Category: People This category normally includes both portraits and human interest images. A Portrait is likeness of a person especially of, but not limited to the face, and must be staged. Human Interest is an un-posed image of a person/people engaged in an activity. If a particular competition limits images to one or the other, it will be indicated in the subcategory. Learn more about categories Gallery is available Entries due: Sep 29 05:00pm Judging: Oct 6 04:00pm Showing: Oct 8 06:30pm This competition has been judged and shown at the meeting. You can see the results in the gallery below Outdoor Fun Maker: Rachel Gilbertson -- 36 points 1st PlaceJudge's comments: Nice lighting; very sharp; good color; nice pose; good choice of location; strongly suggest a vertical cropMaker's comments: The newlyweds Maker: Donnalee Hoelzen -- 35 points 2nd PlaceJudge's comments: Very nice pose with diagonal lines; good light and shadow; arms create circles; could darken the background a littleMaker's comments: Aren't I cute? Maker: Donnalee Hoelzen -- 34 points 3rd PlaceJudge's comments: Good composition; colors pop; sharp; hair ribbon adds a lotMaker's comments: "Little Men" Can Frown Too! Maker: Danette Jessie -- 32 points Hon. MentionJudge's comments: Good storytelling; expression makes the picture; nice catch light; skin has a little green castMaker's comments: Autumn Maker: Cindy Hanson -- 31 points Hon. MentionJudge's comments: Nice to see bare feet and the shoes; nice pose; good use of sepia; skin seems a little brightMaker's comments: Lady in Red Maker: Rachel Gilbertson -- 31 points Hon. MentionJudge's comments: Good pose; colors pop; lots of detail; could crop from the topMaker's comments: Thira Maker: Brian Thorp -- 29 points Judge's comments: Nice idea with good impact; would like to see the entire performer--image is cropped very tight, actually outside image boundary; highlights are quite brightMaker's comments: Nikon F100 / Nikkor 50mm f/1.8DFuji Superia X-TRA 800 Gridiron Warriors Maker: Gary Olds -- 29 points Judge's comments: Good action shot; no disconnected body parts in image; good colorMaker's comments: Thumbs up for ice cream! Maker: Paula Clements -- 29 points Judge's comments: Nice facial expression; good color; fun story; sharp; bright background is distractingMaker's comments: Tree Boy Maker: Lisa Gray -- 29 points Judge's comments: Like the parallel angle of boy and tree; arms are at a nice diagonal; good skin tones; head is centered in the image, but cropping on left and top would take boy out of centerMaker's comments: Our First Puppy Maker: Scott Blanke -- 28 points Judge's comments: Great expression from child on right; good lighting on faces; sharp; the two children need to interact; back ground is distractingMaker's comments: Observation Maker: Brian Thorp -- 27 points Judge's comments: Good lighting on subject; sharp; stands out from background; could drop more on left to get rid of partial girl; might like to see what he's looking at the catMaker's comments: Nikon N80 / Nikkor 50mm f/1.8DKentmere 400 The Critic Maker: Dave Halverson -- 27 points Judge's comments: Great story; both focused on the art; good detail in shadow areas; highlights are very bright; text draws the eye; water bottle keeps the eye from moving in and looMaker's comments: Hanoi Entertainment Maker: Scott Blanke -- 20 points Judge's comments: Interesting subject matter; image is not in focusMaker's comments:
