Nov Clip Contest Results

Judges

Chris Day/Staff photographer at The Commercial Appeal
Billy Schuerman/Staff photographer at The Virginian-Pilot

Winners

Feature 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
Image:f_1-stairs
Judges Comments:
Nice leading lines with the mural adding to the composition

Feature 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
Image:f_1-bride
Judges Comments:
Good moment, we liked how the train guides your eyes

Feature 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Richard Sitler, The Herald Bulletin
Image:f_189-sunset
Judges Comments:
Nice colors but a person would have elevated the image

General_News 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Richard Sitler, The Herald Bulletin
Image:gn_189-sticker
Judges Comments:
This was a great detail shot any paper would appreciate for an election day spread

General_News 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Image:gn_80-sing
Judges Comments:
We appreciated the photographer getting low while capturing a nice moment with good emotion from the audience

General_News 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Image:gn_80-vet
Judges Comments:
This was a nice moment. We thought it could have been elevated with a better composition

General_News HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Richard Sitler, The Herald Bulletin
Image:gn_189-celebration
Judges Comments:
Nice clean image

Sports_Action 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
Image:sa_88-tumble
Judges Comments:
This was an unusual moment caught well

Sports_Action 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Image:sa_80-blocked
Judges Comments:
Nice peak action moment

Sports_Action 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
Image:sa_1-grab
Judges Comments:
Nice faces and reactions

Sports_Feature 1st Place Cream of the Crop 60 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
Image:sf_1-jube
Judges Comments:
Great moment captured well and bonus points for the layering on the reaction in the background on the Jumbotron

Sports_Feature 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Image:sf_80-coach
Judges Comments:
A nice moment with good layers of reactions

Sports_Feature 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
Image:sf_88-injured
Judges Comments:
Nice reaction, not sure it has the correct caption though. Also could maybe do with a different crop

Sports_Feature HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
Image:sf_88-clock
Judges Comments:
An interesting moment, we thought it could have been cropped more effectively as a horizontal to emphasize the faces