2004 Spring Contest
Details
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1st Place: John Hong from Washington, United StatesJudges Comments
A far from cliché detail. Light and colorful, whimsical and storytelling all at once. Beautiful backlighting and pastel colors- has an ethereal feel to it.
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2nd Place: Melissa Bonvini from Maine, United StatesJudges Comments
UDGES COMMENTS: Repeated pattern of arms and fabric make for a striking parallelism. It's an image all about color and composition abstracted from a much bigger scene.
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Judges Comments
Feet walk across a carpet and the details tells much about the East Indian, likely, wedding. A small ceramic elephant is in the background.
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3rd Place: Cameron Gillie from Wisconsin, United StatesJudges Comments
Truly a cliché, but the composition, tight enough to be clean while loose enough to see all the action, really makes it sing. Needless to say, the light is perfect as well. Loved all of the movement of the hands relating to the patterns of the ribbons.
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3rd Place: Victor Junco from Florida, United StatesJudges Comments
Artistic and executed beautifully. Big kudos to the photographer for doing something unexpected.
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3rd Place: Richard Nowitz from Maryland, United StatesJudges Comments
The composition and lighting, the flower and the delicate way the hand holds the gown make this a wonderfully sensual moment. It's just simply a beautiful moment.
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Judges Comments
A small piece is missing from the elegant cake. A simple detail, well focused showing just enough of the cake and not all of it. An all-time cliché, but so nicely composed and exposed. I feel like I could eat the cake.
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Judges Comments
Simple, strong in its softness . . . the lips and the buttons on the vest . . . the shadow . . . all make for a very beautiful and elegant portrait.
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Judges Comments
Not sure this happens every day.
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10th Place: Matt McGraw from North Carolina, United StatesJudges Comments
So cute! Completely unexpected.
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10th Place: Cameron Gillie from Wisconsin, United StatesJudges Comments
All that makeup for just one face. It's a fairly monochromatic image that says much about bringing an image of beauty forward.
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10th Place: Chris Parker from Michigan, United StatesJudges Comments
COMMENTS: Delicate, soft, barely touching yet a grasp that will last forever. Strong lines, wonderful contrast in black and white. A wonderful memento.
