This category was the judges favorite. Very good standard action shots with some excellent peak moments captured. The entries were technically done very well.
The first place photo of the boxing jab jumped out at us amongst all of the football action photos, which there were plenty. The image was tack sharp and very clean. The exploding sweat added a lot of context to an already great photo. The second place photo was unusual. Like the boxing photo there are similarities in composition and peak moment. Good lighting/exposure on a high contrast day with a clean background. Despite a busy background in the third place photo of the leaping football player, the coach’s expression adds to what is already a great peak moment. The judges felt that it would have more impact if it was cropped tighter losing the superfluous people on the sides.
Judges:
Mark Stockwell/freelance, Ken McGagh/freelance, Art Ilman/MetroWest Daily News
Judges Comments
This category was the judges favorite. Very good standard action shots with some excellent peak moments captured. The entries were technically done very well. The first place photo of the boxing jab jumped out at us amongst all of the football action photos, which there were plenty. The image was tack sharp and very clean. The exploding sweat added a lot of context to an already great photo. The second place photo was unusual. Like the boxing photo there are similarities in composition and peak moment. Good lighting/exposure on a high contrast day with a clean background. Despite a busy background in the third place photo of the leaping football player, the coach’s expression adds to what is already a great peak moment. The judges felt that it would have more impact if it was cropped tighter losing the superfluous people on the sides.