Feb INPA Clip Contest Results

Cream of the Crop

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Judges

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Staff Photographers Staton Breidenthal, Mitchell Pe Masilun, and Tommy Metthe.

 

Winners

F-Feature 1st Place Cream of the Crop 60 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
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Judges Comments:
The most creative image in the category.

F-Feature 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Sam Owens, Evansville Courier & Press
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Judges Comments:
Straightforward with a strong character.

F-Feature 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Sam Owens, Evansville Courier & Press
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Judges Comments:
Cute moment, what’s not to like.

GN-General_News 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Tribune Photo/MICHAEL CATERINA
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Judges Comments:
Only three images entered, and since there’s no portrait category for this month, this is the strongest of the three.

GN-General_News 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
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Judges Comments:
Good composition.

GN-General_News 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Tribune Photo/MICHAEL CATERINA
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Judges Comments:
3rd place by virtue of being 3rd.

Multiple_Entry 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
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Judges Comments:
Only two entries, this was a more complete series and was edited tighter.

Multiple_Entry 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
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Judges Comments:
Too many similar shots.

SA-Sports-Action 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
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Judges Comments:
This was the only shot that didn’t need a tighter crop out of those submitted, and we still agreed some more can come off the top. It is also the strongest.

SA-Sports-Action 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Tribune Photo/MICHAEL CATERINA
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Judges Comments:
Peak action, good expressions, needs a tighter crop.

SA-Sports-Action 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: DENNY SIMMONS
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Judges Comments:
Good peak action, tight crop.

SF-Sports-Feature 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Tribune Photo/MICHAEL CATERINA
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Judges Comments:
Nice moment that stood out.

SF-Sports-Feature 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
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Judges Comments:
Different perspective and nice details.

SF-Sports-Feature 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
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Judges Comments:
It got a laugh, were the HM didn’t.

SF-Sports-Feature HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Kale Wilk, The Times of Northwes
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Judges Comments:
Good timing.