1) Judges loved the intensity of the goalie's eyes on the puck in this frame. It's cropped perfectly drawing the viewer into the moment.
2) The flying hair adds to the intensity of the conflict between athletes. It's a quintessential sports photo but needed to be cropped tighter from the right to make the great facial expressions more prominent.
3) The juxtaposition of the arms make the viewer look twice and it's a happy coincidence that makes covering sports such fun. The image would have finished higher in the category with a tighter crop and more caption info.
Judges:
Caroline E. Couig/Independent Visuals Editor, Bradley E. Clift/Contract Photographer, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Judges Comments
1) Judges loved the intensity of the goalie's eyes on the puck in this frame. It's cropped perfectly drawing the viewer into the moment. 2) The flying hair adds to the intensity of the conflict between athletes. It's a quintessential sports photo but needed to be cropped tighter from the right to make the great facial expressions more prominent. 3) The juxtaposition of the arms make the viewer look twice and it's a happy coincidence that makes covering sports such fun. The image would have finished higher in the category with a tighter crop and more caption info.