Judge- Rodney Curtis, Features Picture Editor at The Detroit Free Press
I enjoyed looking at your pictures. One thing’s for certain, the light
out there is great – cleaner, brighter yet more saturated and full of
fun and touching moments. Okay, so maybe it’s not the light and it’s
just your fine shooters. Regardless, here are the winners.
First Place – Mario Ruiz/Provo Daily Herald
Troop 1768 from St. George helps one of their scouts climb up a wall at the
C.O.PE course (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) at Maple Dell Boy
Scout Camp in Payson Canyon Thursday, July 12, 2007.
This is a radical departure from the first place winner in that the picture
is ALL about composition and the only emotion is that which can be inferred
by the scout’s legs dangling against the wall before the final pull to the
top. Fun seeing, daring Iwo Jima-like construction.
Second Place – Colin Braley/Ogden Standard Examiner
A coyote pounces on lunch along the Antelope Island causeway, January 15,
2007. The winter months brings many of the canines on the island out
into the open as they look for mice.
Are there Kangaroo Coyotes out there in Utah? The only thing keeping this
animal in the canine family is the fact that we can’t see a pouch. Funny
natural history photo shot at the perfect moment.
Third Place – Ashley Franscell/Provo Daily Herald
As" Pomp and Circumstance" plays in the background teacher Emily
Orme leads her kindergarten class into the gym for their graduation.
Sure, we’ve all seen this and done this a thousand times, but the look
of sheer determination on the lead girl’s face makes this an HM. The lighting
that is so close to being horrible would give the photo desk and toning
department fits. But it works because it’s on the edge.
Honorable Mention – Beth Schlanker/Ogden Standard Examiner
(From left) Gentrie Maag, 16, Adam West, 16, Johnny Giles, 16, and Taylor
Cox, 16, take advantage of days of rain as they surf down the bank of a
soccer field overflowing with water at Davis Applied Technology College
Park in Kaysville, Utah on Wednesday, June 6, 2007.
This just wins honors because it’s so darn unusual to equate a soccer
field and surfing in the same picture. Did the photog get soaked? Why did
they all show up with their wet suits? This is insane.