first place, we like how the photographer used the lights around them to illustrate the intensity of the situation. The cop lights show the uncertainty that stems from a suspect and SWAT standoff and allows me as a viewer to be intrigued by the multi-image entry and eagerly await for another photo that shows me what happens next. The order of the entry flows together well in a beginning, middle and end order. The first photos being a wide shot of the scene of the standoff showing officers and witness outside the home and the middle and end photos showing SWAT officers entering the suspect’s home are perfectly fitting. second we like how the photographer captured a large tree on the ground with its limbs uprooted while displaying a person in the photo. Weather damage images are always best when it includes a human because it displays just how much humans are impacted the severe weather. In this case, it showed that the driver was trying to inspect the damaged and/or avoid being impacted be the damaged trees and branches. The photo could have been even visually stronger if it was cropped tighter to get rid of sky and bring more attention to the tree and driver. and third place because it didn’t have nearly as much of a dynamic visual impact as the other photos. I appreciate what the photographer was trying to do by showing the flooding, water and the impact that has on drivers. But the images aren’t as visually strong because too much of the heavy water is behind the cars. It’s good the photographer showed the heavy puddles in the grass and sidewalks, but it would’ve worked better if they captured tighter photos and showed a car or person traveling in a puddle or heavy water to create a more dynamic moment.
Judges:
Joseph Cooke/Springfield News-Sun/Dayton Daily News, Michael Blackshire/freelance
Judges Comments
first place, we like how the photographer used the lights around them to illustrate the intensity of the situation. The cop lights show the uncertainty that stems from a suspect and SWAT standoff and allows me as a viewer to be intrigued by the multi-image entry and eagerly await for another photo that shows me what happens next. The order of the entry flows together well in a beginning, middle and end order. The first photos being a wide shot of the scene of the standoff showing officers and witness outside the home and the middle and end photos showing SWAT officers entering the suspect’s home are perfectly fitting. second we like how the photographer captured a large tree on the ground with its limbs uprooted while displaying a person in the photo. Weather damage images are always best when it includes a human because it displays just how much humans are impacted the severe weather. In this case, it showed that the driver was trying to inspect the damaged and/or avoid being impacted be the damaged trees and branches. The photo could have been even visually stronger if it was cropped tighter to get rid of sky and bring more attention to the tree and driver. and third place because it didn’t have nearly as much of a dynamic visual impact as the other photos. I appreciate what the photographer was trying to do by showing the flooding, water and the impact that has on drivers. But the images aren’t as visually strong because too much of the heavy water is behind the cars. It’s good the photographer showed the heavy puddles in the grass and sidewalks, but it would’ve worked better if they captured tighter photos and showed a car or person traveling in a puddle or heavy water to create a more dynamic moment.