These are some of my thoughts in judging
the images for October.
I understand you want to be
photojournalists, storytellers and communicators. We do this through our
photography. In most categories I often had no idea what was happening in your
photographs. Your photos should tell a story of what is going on in the photo
often they did not.
Watch your compositions, and clean up your
backgrounds. There were wires coming out of people’s heads, messy backgrounds,
other people just in the background. Find a clean angles, use a lens or
aperture that will help get rid of unwanted items in your background. Move
around and look for the best place to shoot.
Watch how you crop images. Often some of
the crops that were used hurt your photographs. Quality seems to be a bit of an
issue as well, I saw some very noisy photos entered leading me to believe that
exposures were way off. Learn what your camera can and can’t do.
Feature
1st- Although the quality is lacking
in this photo and the crop is a bit off, it’s a funny moment and I get what was
going on here.
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| (10/17/15) Toronto, ON - A young woman flashes an embarassed smile while walking past the Stag Shop on Yonge Street. Dancers hired by the shop strut their stuff behind her, causing noticeable reactions in passersby. The window display is part of a Halloween promotion for the adult store. Photo by Curtis O'Connor |
2nd- I like the art photo, the
woman in the mirror almost mirrors the painting of Kahlo. Too bad there was a
guy in the background, that hurt the image.
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| MANHATTAN, NY (14/10/15)— A Freida Kahlo fan admires her work at the Musuem of Modern Art in Manhattan. Kahlo had apparently gifted this piece to a friend— along with the mirror— so that they could look at each other even when they were apart. Photo by Hannah Lawson |
3rd- Lovely composition and
light, but not much going on in the photo.
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| BELLEVILLE, Ont. (03/10/2015) – The internationally known Janette Sue Fishell was performing on the organ of the Bridge Street United Church in the honor of the 200th Anniversary of this congregation in Belleville. This organ is the biggest in the area between Toronto and Montreal as we can count 4000 pipes. Janette Sue Fishell had played a wide range of melodic repertoire as she founded that this particular organ was producing eclectic and romantic sounds. Photo by Audrey Caron, Loyalist College |
Portrait
1st- I like the quiet moment of
the boxer, but not sure why part of his reflection was cut off in the mirror.
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| Belleville, Ont. – (22/10/15) – Jordan Graham takes a breather during his daily training at Loyalist Martial Arts Academy. Jordan is a Muay Thai fighter and at 21 has already accomplished a lot in the sport including fights worldwide. Photo By Isaac Paul. |
2nd- This was a good use of
reflection, but the quality is a little shaky and I am not sure what is going
on here.
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| (26/10/2015) BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Miss Lily of the Kingston Show Girls prepares for a Halloween themed drag show at the Belle Pub. Photo by Chris Donovan |
3rd- A simple portrait, but
again, no real emotion or telling sign of what is happening.
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| BELLEVILLE, Ont. (09/10/2015) - Michael MacGill is sitting quietly while taking a coffee and slowly warming up in the Nightlight Cafe in downtown Belleville. MacGill is living in Belleville since 2013 and lives there independently. He have suffered of rejections in his family and do not wish to make friends anymore as he finds difficult to trust people. Photo by Audrey Caron, Loyalist College |
Sports
1st- I like the fact that you
can see inside of their helmets.
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| KINGSTON, Ont (10/01/15) Will Sanderson (middle) a player for La Salle Black Knights trys to power through the Ernest town Eagles. La Salle won 27-7. Photo by Emma Gardner |
2nd- A nice moment where you can
see she is in pain and what is happening in the photograph
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| BELLEVILLE, Ont. (10.21.15) – Loyalist Lancers' number 7, Sara Way, is treated by the team's medic during their game against Fleming College at Loyalist College. The Lancers won 1-0. Photo by Marissa Tiel |
3rd –The background is very
busy, but the photographer captured the player getting away from a tackle.
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| SCARBOROUGH, Ont. – Robert Seguros, running back of the Jean Vanier Boys Flag Football team runs past his opponents from Pope John Paul II Boys Flag Football team at Mary Ward’s field in Scarborough on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. Jean Vanier went on to lose the game 6-13; they did not place in the event. Photo by Beatrice Serdon, Loyalist College |
News
1st- A good reaction to an
obvious election win.
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| OTTAWA, Ont. (19/8/15)—A raucous group of Catherine McKenna supporters celebrate her MP victory at the Richmond Road Clocktower Brew pub in Ottawa on October 19, the date of Canada's 2015 federal election. McKenna was running for liberal MP in the central Ottawa riding. Liberal nominee for the same riding in 2008— Penny Collenette (front, left)— is among McKenna's supporters, along with her husband the honourable David Collenette (left, second row). Photo by Hannah Lawson |
2nd- Not sure what’s going on
here, but it’s a nice moment
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| SCARBOROUGH, Ont. (23/10/15) - Amanda Walther, member of Juno-awarded group Dala, laughs as her bandmate Sheila Carabine plays the piano at Songs for Syria, an event held in Mary Ward CSS in Scarborough on Friday, October 23, 2015. The duo performed for free in an event that will support incoming Syrian refugees to Canada. Photo by Beatrice Serdon, Loyalist College. |
3rd- A messy fire picture,
photographer should have looked for a cleaner angle.
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| (10/02/15) BELLEVILLE, ON - Firefighters put out the last flames from an explosion that destroyed a home Friday afternoon. The explosion occurred after construction workers in the area struck a gas line. As of early Friday evening police had evacuated residents within three blocks of the home. Photo by Curtis O'Connor |
Standings
The current standings for the 2015-2016 Photo of the Month Contest.
Points Awarded
345 - Charlie Vilagut
310 - Hannah Lawson +150
310 - Hannah Lawson +150
275 - Beatrice Serdon +75
260 - Zachary Prong
200 - Marissa Tiel +50
260 - Zachary Prong
200 - Marissa Tiel +50
175 - Isaac Paul +100
160 - Andrew Johnson
150 - Audrey Caron +50
150 - Chris Donovan +50
135 - Nakita Krucker
160 - Andrew Johnson
150 - Audrey Caron +50
150 - Chris Donovan +50
135 - Nakita Krucker
125 - Curtis O'Connor +125
110 - Phil McLachlan
100 - Emma Gardner +100
110 - Phil McLachlan
100 - Emma Gardner +100
50 - Elliot Gould
