First: Easy winner. Great moment. Nice light. Background elements (stuff on the ground, etc.) aren’t too blurred out and still help provide good context despite the f1.4 aperture.
Second: Some great dramatic photos and nice variety between the firefighters both working and taking a water break, crowd watching, etc. Photos 2 and 5 are the same shot essentially. Would have cut 5 and kept 2 because it has the store sign and helps set the scene.
Third: Nice composition shooting down from a slightly higher vantage point to get more of the damage in the background and show scale with the people appearing a bit smaller.
Judges:
Adam Flash/The Sumter Item, Micah Green/The Sumter Item
Judges Comments
First: Easy winner. Great moment. Nice light. Background elements (stuff on the ground, etc.) aren’t too blurred out and still help provide good context despite the f1.4 aperture. Second: Some great dramatic photos and nice variety between the firefighters both working and taking a water break, crowd watching, etc. Photos 2 and 5 are the same shot essentially. Would have cut 5 and kept 2 because it has the store sign and helps set the scene. Third: Nice composition shooting down from a slightly higher vantage point to get more of the damage in the background and show scale with the people appearing a bit smaller.