South – February 2023 – General News

Judges Comments

First place was a clear stand out. The moment is genuine, the composure is beautiful and everything you need to know is obvious with out forcing anything. The photographer was ready, willing and welcome. Second place is right place right time. We wish the caption gave a little more gravity to the image, possibly with a quote from the subject to allow his words to pair with and humanize the image instead of talking about him and the moment. Third place has interesting elements but needs to be composed so that the subjects face is separated from the black lines of the computer screens. Obviously it was a tricky setting, but falls just short of a higher rating.

Judges: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Freelance, Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer