FIRST PRIZE

"Burst of Color"
 Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
Nikon D50, f/11, 1/13 second, ISO 200

by Cindy Landrum

 

JUDGE'S NOTE: Other than the incredible palette of colors portrayed here, I was also impressed by Cindy's composition: the deliberate intimate framing, fine-tuned by the cropping of the frame to a more favorable aspect ratio, the portion of the stream placed off-center and forming a subtle diagonal flow through the scene. The looking-down perspective is also interesting here, and the distance allows for an interesting intimate view of a grand scene. — Guy Tal