Feb INPA Clip Contest Results
Cream of the Crop
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Judges
Judges: Kent Porter, senior photographer; Chad Surmick, DOP; Christopher Chung, staff photographer, Santa Rosa, Ca., Press Democrat
Winners
F-Feature HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
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Judges Comments:
HM: Right place at the time, excellent use of foreground to give the image a good dose of contras.
F-Feature 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis Star
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Judges Comments:
1st: Great juxtaposition of foreground and background. The extra moment came with the interaction of the human couple.
Judges: Kent Porter, Senior Photographer, Chad Surmick, DOP, Christopher Chung, Staff Photographer, Santa Rosa, Ca., Press Democrat
F-Feature 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
2nd: Close call between second and third place. The image grows on you each time you look at it. The genuine interaction between George Washington and the student is a nice moment. Great patience and getting on the same level helped the photo.
F-Feature 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis Star
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Judges Comments:
3rd: Nice framing, good light and strong composition added to the overall effectiveness of the photograph.
GN-General_News 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Kelly Wilkinson
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Judges Comments:
Tough category. Remember, having content in a photograph is what we aim for. Not always possible, of course. The winners rose above the rest because of the moments and the content that surrounded them.
1st: Firefighters wearing dresses. Kind of a no brainer. Nice image and sense of surroundings, would have liked to see it include the boots. Nice picture.
GN-General_News 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Michael Caterina, South Bend Tribune
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Judges Comments:
2nd: Good emotion, great use of wide angle with information in the background.
GN-General_News 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Alisha Jucevic/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
3rd: good angle, clean, framed well, good whimsy emotion.
GN-General_News HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis Star
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Judges Comments:
HM: This is a nice photograph. The focus bothered the judges. And it simply could have been the photographers pick to focus on the background. It works well the other way too.
Multiple_Entry 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Alisha Jucevic/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Weak category overall. winners rose to the top, but needed to be edited tighter with better moments, which is not always possible.
1st: Good vision on this story. Stayed with it and got some good moments. Lot of walking and patience too.
Multiple_Entry 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Alisha Jucevic/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
2nd: visual story to tell, with good access. story needed to be edited tighter. B&W works well, nice job.
Multiple_Entry 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Joseph C. Garza/Tribune-Star
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Judges Comments:
3rd: Good lede image, tough light. Rounded out well with the other photos, that worked well for the entire story.
SA-Sports-Action 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapol
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Judges Comments:
Judges felt most of the category was light on good action moments. Some good overall, sense of place photos, that really didn’t apply to the action category. Several images would have worked well in picture stories.
1st: Good action, good framing and seeing the photo before it happened. Nice picture!
SA-Sports-Action 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Kelly Wilkinson
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Judges Comments:
2nd: Good daily picture of action from basketball. Faces and hands make the photo.
SA-Sports-Action 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Michael Caterina, South Bend Tribune
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Judges Comments:
3rd: Good angle, background noise works for the overall integrity of the photo, adding, not detracting, from the action.
SA-Sports-Action HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Robert Franklin, South Bend Tribune
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Judges Comments:
HM: kind of a funny image, obviously not having the ball in the photo hurt the image as a top three contender, but it’s good for us to all look around and see images away from the ball.
SF-Sports-Feature 1st Place Cream of the Crop 60 Points
Photographer: Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Good category, one of the tougher to judge. 1st: Even thought image had little sports information therein, it’s a true winner because of the content. An informative caption helped too. Excellent content and good reactions on every face.
SF-Sports-Feature 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Alisha Jucevic/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
2nd: Funny picture. This is what teenagers do. Sports traditions run deep.
SF-Sports-Feature 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Michael Caterina, South Bend Tribune
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Judges Comments:
3rd: After the game scrum. Tilty helps, would’ve like to see more emotion on the athlete above it all.
SF-Sports-Feature HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
HM: Nice framing, good moment.