May Clip Contest Results

Judges

Helen Comer/Photojournalist/ The Daily News Journal

Winners

Feature 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Image:f_80-color
Judges Comments:
Great color and reaction. The layering and depth of field help give the photo depth.

Feature 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Image:f_80-habitat
Judges Comments:
This is finding the treasure out of an average assignment. Good moment and framing.

Feature 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Image:f_78-pray
Judges Comments:
Nice use of light.

Feature HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: MaCabe Brown, Courier & Press
Image:f_116-race
Judges Comments:
Nice faces and stop action. I wish you could see both legs of the boy on the right.

General_News 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Image:gn_78-mugging
Judges Comments:
I love the energy in this photo. It is more than your typical graduation photo.

General_News 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
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Judges Comments:
Nice energy and reaction.

General_News 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Image:gn_80-vote
Judges Comments:
A simple and clean image that tells the story.

Multiple_Entry 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: MaCabe Brown, Courier & Press
Image:m_116-grad_13
Judges Comments:
Some nice individual moments that needed to be edited tighter for an even stronger package.

Multiple_Entry 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis Star
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Judges Comments:
Nice photos but needed to have a tighter edit. I especially liked the photo celebrating with the fans.

Multiple_Entry 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
Image:m_1-indywin_03
Judges Comments:
A good grouping of photos that have a clean background.

Sports_Action 1st Place Cream of the Crop 60 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Image:sa_80-track
Judges Comments:
Beautiful use of light and a great angle to accentuate the lines of the track so that they become a graphic element in the photo. A great approach for a long (and sometimes boring) run.

Sports_Action 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Image:sa_78-twinning
Judges Comments:
I like how this image makes you want to take a double-take. Clean image without other runners to distract the viewer.

Sports_Action 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Image:sa_78-catch
Judges Comments:
Nice facial reaction but it needs to be cropped to a vertical. It has way too much dead space, especially on the left.

Sports_Action HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Image:sa_80-wall
Judges Comments:
This might have placed higher if it had been cropped tighter. The logo is very distracting and competes with the jersey.

Sports_Feature 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Image:sf_80-loss
Judges Comments:
A nice clean shot that shows both defeat and victory.

Sports_Feature 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Richard Sitler, The Herald Bulletin
Image:sf_189-hug
Judges Comments:
Nice reaction, with layering to make it more interesting. The low depth of field helps isolate the celebration.

Sports_Feature 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Richard Sitler, The Herald Bulletin
Image:sf_189-excited
Judges Comments:
Nice reaction and use of depth of field to isolate the expressions.

Sports_Feature HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
Image:sf_1-dallas
Judges Comments:
A nice moment with a clean background and good lighting on the face.