1st Place: Love it! Wonderfully crafted framing. Exposure is on point. The subject is crisp. It's a sports shot that we don't get to see often - the behind the scenes. Great job!
2nd Place: Really nice emotion here. What does the shot look like before cropping? Being a hair wider could allow for some breathing room for the subjects on the left. The highlights are also blown out a little bit. If you have access to a variable ND filter those sometimes save the day when it comes to bright overhead light. Tiffen makes decent ones, although you have to watch out for vignetting. Great job all around though!
3rd Place: Great crisp shot that totally captures the emotion. Again it would be great to see this with an ND filter since some faint blue is poking out of the sky. Really nice work.
Judges:
Kelly Dessoye/WVIA, Aimee Dilger/Freelance
Judges Comments
1st Place: Love it! Wonderfully crafted framing. Exposure is on point. The subject is crisp. It's a sports shot that we don't get to see often - the behind the scenes. Great job! 2nd Place: Really nice emotion here. What does the shot look like before cropping? Being a hair wider could allow for some breathing room for the subjects on the left. The highlights are also blown out a little bit. If you have access to a variable ND filter those sometimes save the day when it comes to bright overhead light. Tiffen makes decent ones, although you have to watch out for vignetting. Great job all around though! 3rd Place: Great crisp shot that totally captures the emotion. Again it would be great to see this with an ND filter since some faint blue is poking out of the sky. Really nice work.