First connects us to the human emotion that the other entries lacked. The bottom could have been burned down or cropped for more impact.
Second is a subtle moment that could have been helped with tighter crop. The rest in this category lacked urgency, emotion and good cropping.
Judges:
Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register, Jeff Gritchen/Orange County Register, Paul Rodriguez/Freelance
Judges Comments
First connects us to the human emotion that the other entries lacked. The bottom could have been burned down or cropped for more impact. Second is a subtle moment that could have been helped with tighter crop. The rest in this category lacked urgency, emotion and good cropping.