Joe Brier

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Love the emotion here.

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The groom is either waiting or stunned by that windswept veil. Perhaps it is both. I enjoyed the directness of this image that doesn’t muss around with laborious intrusions. It presents itself for what it is - a simple swoosh of fun. The composition is clean and neat, by a photographer who makes photography look easy. And, that’s a high compliment on any day.

This is a moment that could never happen twice. Nice symbolism here with the wind blowing the veil to the sky as the door swings open, priceless.

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Excellent angle. Stood out among the rest of the entries. High vantage point made for a common scene but seen from a different perspective.

The high angle adds a nice dimension to an already fine moment.

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Nicely framed moment of a bride and what I assume is her mother during a toast at a reception.,

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I wondered if they dared her to smoke the cigar, based upon her expression and those around her, she won the bet.

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This photograph succeeds because the expression on the man’s face is inherently funny and because the long lens used to make the photograph eliminates background distractions and forces the viewer to concentrate on the man’s face. We don’t know what she just said to him but whatever it was, it was quite a surprise.