Teetering on Top
Maker: Kristi Olson -- 36 points 1st Place Judge's comments: Like the subdued, subtle reflection; great lighting; good composition--nicely off center Maker's comments:
Barn #12
Maker: John Zoerb -- 35 points 2nd Place Judge's comments: Nice leading line; tree provides a nice frame; weather adds interest Maker's comments:
Paper, Light and Shadows
Maker: Kristi Olson -- 34 points Hon. Mention Judge's comments: Lovely abstract; good lighting; light and shadow create interest; intriguing Maker's comments:
Dungeness Spit
Maker: Austin Miller -- 34 points 3rd Place Judge's comments: Nice layers into the distance; beautiful lighting; rocks in the foreground are a little soft Maker's comments:
Kitty Kitty
Maker: Brandon Wanke -- 34 points Hon. Mention Judge's comments: Sharp; good angle for the shot; nice tonal range; well-cropped; nice, sharp eyes Maker's comments:
Macaw Friend
Maker: Mary Ann Roesler -- 31 points Voted Acc. Judge's comments: Good impact; background has no distractions; whites could be brighter and the shadows could have more detail Maker's comments:
Frost Design
Maker: John Zoerb -- 31 points Voted Acc. Judge's comments: Lots of different textures and angles; very sharp; like the diagonal composition Maker's comments:
Done for the Day
Maker: Shirley Gates -- 31 points Judge's comments: Tells a story; lines lead the eye into the image; cropped a bit tight on the left; might like to see the entire shoelace Maker's comments:
Delightfully Charming
Maker: Brian Narveson -- 30 points Judge's comments: The water droplets add interest; like the different position of the leaves; print seems a little soft in the center Maker's comments: This image was shot in my home studio. Lighting set up is provided in Entry "Twirling Rose" in the Creative category for Feb. 2021. Lens was an 18-135mm zoom set to 50mm. Camera settings were Manual Mode, f/10, 1/60th sec., ISO 160. Auto White balance and Auto Focus. Black and White processing was done in Photoshop CC. I had a great deal of difficulty getting what I saw on the screen printed. After many tries I settled for this.
Rose Perfection
Maker: Brian Narveson -- 30 points Judge's comments: Whites handled very well; good detail and lighting; like the angle; in focus; white print border draws attention to a slight color cast in the rose Maker's comments: This image was shot in my home studio. Lighting set up is provided in Entry "Twirling Rose" in the Creative category for Feb. 2021. Lens was an 18-135mm zoom set to 62mm. Camera settings were Manual Mode, f/11, 1/60th sec., ISO 200. Auto White balance and Auto Focus. Black and White processing was done in Photoshop CC. I had a great deal of difficulty getting what I saw on the screen printed. After many tries I settled for this.
Ready to Ride
Maker: Brandon Wanke -- 30 points Judge's comments: Tells a story; sharp; tightly cropped; tonal range tends to be dark Maker's comments:
Mormon Row 2
Maker: Austin Miller -- 29 points Judge's comments: Very sharp; image empahsizes the vastness of the landscape; a variety of textures in the image; much discussion about the buildings being close to centered Maker's comments:
Taxi Driver
Maker: John Schilling -- 26 points Judge's comments: Nice angle; seems to be lots of emotion in his expression; head fills the frame nicely; backlighting is a bit bright; overall the image is a little soft Maker's comments: