First place had strong emotion, composition, and use of color. The caption added important information and elevated the photo.
Second place was a compositionally strong photo.
Third place was a nice moment but there are some background elements that could have been worked out better compositionally.
This category saw a lot of images from the fair but none rose above what is expected in terms of moment, composition, or technique.
Judges:
Nick Rohlman/Cedar Rapids Gazette, Joseph Cress/Freelance, John Richard/Bocce Ball Films
Judges Comments
First place had strong emotion, composition, and use of color. The caption added important information and elevated the photo. Second place was a compositionally strong photo. Third place was a nice moment but there are some background elements that could have been worked out better compositionally. This category saw a lot of images from the fair but none rose above what is expected in terms of moment, composition, or technique.