July Clip Winners
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Judges
Idaho Statesman photo staff: Kim O\’Connor, Katherine Jones, Chris Butler, Darin Oswald, Joe Jaszewski, Kerry Maloney and Shawn Raecke
F-Feature
Cream of the Crop
1st: AJ Mast, Freelance
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Beautiful image- stood out from all the rest, well seen, well composed, nice mood.
2nd: Jon L. Hendricks/The Times
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Great moment- well blanced- great energy- we felt like we were going to get wet.
3rd: Justin Rumbach, The Herald
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Nice moment, nice compostions could have used a slightly tighter crop on the right but otherwise nice layering.
HM: Charlie Nye
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Creative composition- nice juxtaposition. Hard to judge this image in a feature category- hoswever as a portrait the depth and energy intrigued us.
GN-General News
1st: Joseph C. Garza, Tribune-Star
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The entries in this catagory seemed to lean on the feature side, so this image of Roscoe stood out in the crowd as a great photo for a day-after assignment and made a great story.
2nd: Chris Bergin, The Star Press
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The color in this event photo is striking and instantly grabbed the judges attention. The attention to the exposure and composition made it a good choice for second place.
S-Sports
1st: Joseph C. Garza, Tribune-Star
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A nice job at getting a good angle to show the classic thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
2nd: Joseph C. Garza, Tribune-Star
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Good reaction shot on a crucial play that shows the photographer stayed focused after the action. A tighter crop on the right side to eliminate the umpire and maybe the silver pole would have helped.
3rd: Pete Schreiner, Bedford Times-Ma
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The expressions on the players faces make this shot sing. A good job by the photographer to follow the action.
SN-Spot_News
1st: Melanie Maxwell
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This was the only entry in the spot news category that showed any kind of emotion and intensity.
2nd: John Terhune, Journal & Courier
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We would have liked to see more reaction to the roof collapsing but this shot told the story.
3rd: Jeri Reichanadter
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The caption described the scene well but left the judges looking for that same detail in the image. The cross in the background was a nice touch. This category was weak overall.
Multi
1st: Joseph C. Garza, Tribune-Star
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A good visual story from start to finish with a variety of moments and angles.
2nd: Denny Simmons
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This entry shows the photographer wasn’t afraid to get his or her feet wet. A good job catching real moments and a variety of images.
3rd: Melanie Maxwell
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A nice use of light and several striking portraits. The package could have used some tighter editing and consitency on choosing posed vs. candid moments.
Clip Contest Top 10
Through June winners, including July entry points
| 1 | Denny Simmons | Courier and Press | 475 |
| 2 | Rob Goebel | Indianapolis Star | 445 |
| 3 | Justin Rumbach | The Herald-Jasper | 425 |
| 4 | Matt Detrich | Indianapolis Star | 302 |
| 5 | AJ Mast | Freelance | 205 |
| 6 | Chris Howell | Herald-Times | 202 |
| 7 | Joe Garza | Tribune Star | 192 |
| 8 | Natalie Battaglia | The Times of Northwest Ind. | 190 |
| 9 | Jeri Reichanadter | Indianapolis Star | 174 |
| 10 | Charlie Nye | Indianapolis Star | 164 |
June Clip Contest Winners
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Judges
Andrew P. Scott, Michael Madrid, Sean Dougherty, sports photo editors, USA TODAY.
F-Feature
1st: Jeri Reichanadter
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The largest overall category, with many entries. If it didn’t have a great moment or was visually compelling, it was quickly eliminated. This entry was a nice and clean graphic image.
2nd: Natalie Battaglia/The Times
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This image was a wonderful and fun moment.
3rd: Justin Rumbach, The Herald
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A decent moment capturing a nice slice of life gave this entry third.
HM: jim rider
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The entry was the best of the rest. While somewhat of a cliche, the photographer was at least paying attention and made a clean image.
GN-General_News
1st: Ellie Bogue, The News-Sentinel
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Many, many images entered in this category were entered in the wrong category. First was an unusual and fleeting moment that made the reader look further.
2nd: Chris Howell, The Herald-Times
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There were several funeral photos entered and this was the best executed of them. Good job by the photographer to put the hearse in context.
3rd: Natalie Battaglia/The Times
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This was a visually intriguing image but a weak caption left many questions about the content.
I-Illustration
1st: Rob Goebel Indianapolis Star
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Not many entries in this category. This one was well lit and executed.
2nd: AJ Mast, Freelance
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Interesting perspective on this portrait.
3rd:
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Well lit, this photo conveys the intent of story.
S-Sports
Cream of the Crop
1st: Joe Vitti
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Great job by this photographer of paying attention and seeing of action off the field in a visually strong way. The best photos are not always on the field of play and this one shows that watching for moments on the margins can pay off.
2nd: Natalie Battaglia/The Times
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A very nice moment, very clean, strong faces, good anticipation and great job of using a long lens well.
3rd: AJ Mast, Freelance
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A genuine reaction moment and a good job of getting in close gives the reader a view in the action.
HM: ERIN McCRACKEN, Evansville Courier & Press
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A strong and unique moment, but could have benefited from shooting tighter.
SN-Spot_News
1st: ERIN McCRACKEN, Evansville Courier & Press
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Best of a weak category. Good job of making a clean frame and use of color at a news scene.
2nd: Denny Simmons
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Good use of ambient light to capture the scene and mood.
3rd: Natalie Battaglia/The Times
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Not much of a moment, but somewhat graphical. Best of the rest.
Multi
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1st: Denny Simmons
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Closest to a complete story within this category, but several redundent photos within the edit made this entry not a slam dunk for first. At least most of the photos had moments and were compelling.
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2nd: Justin Rumbach, The Herald
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Again, a few extra pictures that should have been edited out hurt this entry. But several visually interesting images, even though it doesn’t really hold together as a story.
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3rd: Pete Schreiner, Bedford Times-Mail
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The best of the rest, really just several nicely composed images, but with no real story line or compelling visual essay. A big drop off in quality after this entry.