think27 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>We have some winners!</p> <p> </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allardk Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>Congratulations Ian! That was actually one of my favourites, but for some reason I had not expected it to win. Glad I wasn't in the jury though, so many great images.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedding-photography-denver Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>Nicely done y'all, and thanks to the judges for the time on this project.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbondy Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>I think the shoulder in the first picture is awful and really is not a shot a pro would be proud of. I believe the other two photos are definitely, of far better overall quality. Great job Marc and Botikario!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopher hartt dallas Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>Mary, since a large part of the "judging" is based upon technical excellence:<br /> <em><br /> Judging - We will consider exposure accuracy, composition, lighting, image quality, technical excellence and other factors such as the impact of the image which could be drama, emotion, beauty humor, etc.</em> <br /> <br /> <em>Can you please post the EXIF data so we have a better idea of how these "masterpieces" were created technically?<br /> </em></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uaguy Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>Congratulations 1st 2nd 3rd!<br> looking forward to the next contest :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francie_baltazar Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>Congratulations to everyone - beautiful work in this catagory... gives me something to strive for in my own work...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <blockquote> <p>Can you please post the EXIF data so we have a better idea of how these "masterpieces" were created technically?</p> </blockquote> <p>That's really up to the photographer's themselves to post or not. You should ask them.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <blockquote> <p>I think the shoulder in the first picture is awful and really is not a shot a pro would be proud of.</p> </blockquote> <p>Do keep in mind that many things are in the eye of the beholder. There is no way on god's green earth that any judged competition will make decisions that every single viewer will agree with. While YOU yourself might not care for this photo, many others will. That is just the varied world of human opinion.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_clark___minnetonka_mi Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>Congrats to the winners.</p> <p>Interesting how two of them are in B&W!</p> <p>Best to your Success in 2009.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_irvine Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>Congratulations to the winners; great photos. I must say that this whole event was pretty exciting. I know it kept me checking back every 10 minutes for the last 4 days!</p> <p>Cheers</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nishnishant Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>Surprised that 2 are B&W.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_evans Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>Congratulations to the winners - and kudos to all who posted. Not everyone likes to be judged, especially by such veterans as those who were on the panel. Thanks to all for giving me something to strive for. Great work everyone. --Rich</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think27 Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 <p>Christopher only one image had EXIF data and it is not hard to judge image quality and exposure as it relates to the final image. No blown highlights, good detail along with many other factors.... these are winners. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karina_a Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>Excellent work. Congratulations to the winners. And thanks to the judges for all their time with both comps!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Taylor Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>Thanks, that was fun. Nice to see everyone's work.<br> Good luck for 2009.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchamorro Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>Felicidades a todos por vuestros trabajos. Saludos</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanai_rubaja Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>Great work! Congratulations!!<br> wish everyone a great 2009.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnina Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>First photo is a very good with lighting, should not have win if not perfect!<br> Second photo comparing it to the other two should have been winner of first place.<br> Third I have a dozen photos like that!<br> Just my stupid opinion!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think27 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>Jose - That photo was chosen as the top 3 by all three of the judges. No other photo was chosen as the top three out of 240 something shots. All the other shots were picked as the top three by two of the judges. To give further weight to the winner - aside from the fact that all three of us had it in our top picks - Jeff Ascough, one of the top wedding photographers in the world picked it as his #1 favorite. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiyen Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>One thing I was thinking when I first saw Marc's photo (I wrote him personally to tell him how much I liked it right then - it struck me that much) was that he must have really gotten into the spot to take it. I pride myself on getting into the action when shooting the dance floor at a reception. Not that my photos are great, just that I really try to get in there. I don't want shoulders and arms and what not in front of me (I still do, though, a lot of the time). I got stuck in a big circling line of dancing one time and got knocked around pretty hard. </p> <p>other than the feeling of the photo, what I saw right away in Marc's photo was that other than the young girl in the foreground he is clearly up close and personal when taking it. He's in the action, he moved to get the shot, and captured this moment with the arm extended on the groom, and everything kind of leads into the middle. The wide angle lens makes it feel farther away, but I can appreciate that getting a shot like that is not easy. Imagine if one of those balloons had fallen/floated right in front of the couple. Shot ruined. That's why I don't think it's like other photos I've taken, for the most part, at receptions. Right spot, right time, great pose, and technically and physically challenging. perfectly executed.</p> <p>The others are wonderful, as well - I'm just giving my feedback in response to Jose's comment. And we are all entitled to our opinions, of course.</p> <p>2nd place is ridiculous in how it captures the sense of the place and moment. Wow. It was submitted after I had last checked that thread (so many photos, takes a long time to load, I'm impatient :-). I'm blown away by that one as well.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnina Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>Again, I already stated that is just my stupid opinion :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think27 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>Thanks Jose - I get that...</p> <p>As Josh had mentioned, in any judged competition the judges will make decisions that every single viewer will agree with. You want to really have some fun, take a look at the huge variation of opinions of the Weekly POW (Photo of the Week) ;-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>Thanks to the judges ... it's often a difficult task and often thankless. Excellent way to generate buz on the forum and provide inspiration to all.</p> <p>Hat's off to the winner ... while it was noted that the shoulder was less than desirable, it is the nature of journalistic work to put up with such imperfections to preserve such a sensitive moment. </p> <p>When I saw what is now the second place winner, I e-mailed my second shooter and said that this shot had a good chance of winning. </p> <p>Obviously, subjectivity is what makes the creative world go around ... but to discount the first place winner really is an unfortunate act of unkindness. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiva Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 <p>This was a fun informal contest and the top three are truly exceptional! Congrats to all who participated.</p> <p>~Idea for <strong>future contests</strong> on a more serious level: have independent judges from "the outside" come in and view image files that have no way of identifying who the photographer is and let the outside judges pick their top images; how about showing the top five or ten. Photos would not be posted on the discussion threads but submitted to photo.net without it being an active / current thread were there is open debate even before the judging is complete. Outside judges would take pressure off those closely affiliated with photo.net and the outside judges could be from a wide variety of backgrounds yet have familiarity with wedding photography in general.</p> <p>~If a contest was initiated for each quarter of the year there would not be a great stress on managing the contest or getting a couple of judges, from the outiside, to spend a couple of hours juding the photos (time is money, lol). This might keep the process manageable yet add a nice element that would have all members looking forward to a quarterly contest or even a semi-annual contest.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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