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Judges Comments
OCTOBER, 2004: Judges¹ Comments, NCPPA Clip Contest Judges: Judy Walgren,
Todd Heisler and Evan Semon (Rocky Mountain News)
FEATURE:
1st: Place: (Ethan Hyman, News & Observer) ³Fear Farm² Graphic image, very
cool feel
2nd Place: (Greg Eans, The Daily Reflector) ³Fun House² Graphic image, hilarious
3rd Place: (Jennifer Rotenizer, Winston-Salem Journal) ³Winding Down² Great
moment, beautiful one to capture.
GENERAL NEWS:
1st Place: (Kevin Seifert, The Herald-Sun) ³Salute² Fantastic seeing, great
composition, good job covering a sensitive subject.
2nd Place: (Stephanie Bruce, Fayetteville Observer) ³Homecoming² Great moment
3rd Place: (Kim Walker, News & Record) ³Street Dance² Great moment, nice emotion
SPOT NEWS:
1st Place: (David Smith, Fayetteville Observer) ³Convict on the Loose² Amazing
photo. We were all impressed with the photographer¹s tenacity.
2nd Place: (Ted Richardson, Winston-Salem Journal) ³Demonstrator Arrested²
Nice moment as police arrest man interrupting a public forum.
3rd Place: (David Smith, Fayetteville Observer) ³Boy Struck, Killed² Tender
moment between mother and child on a sad occasion.
MULTIPLE PHOTOS:
1st Place: (Cindy Burnham, Fayetteville Observer) ³Blackbeard¹s Treasure²
Nice photos, displayed well.
2nd Place: (Rhett Butler, The Daily Reflector) ³Stunt Bikes² Several nice
images, good detail, emotion.
3rd Place: (Kevin Seifert, The Herald-Sun) ³A Musical Night² Nice variety
of images, strong lede, weak layout.
PORTRAIT:
1st Place: (Christine Nguyen, The Herald-Sun) ³TROSA at 10² Nice portrait
of a mother and son.
2nd Place: (David Smith, Fayetteville Observer) ³Friday Prayer² Interesting
composition.
3rd Place: (Mike Spencer, Fayetteville Observer) ³Comedian² Shows subject¹s
personality very well.
SPORTS:
1st Place: (Ethan Hyman, News & Observer) ³McLendon Reacts to Fumble² Great
moment, kudos to photographer for going after it.
2nd Place: (Kevin Seifert, The Herald-Sun) ³Pass Coverage² Great peak action.
A shame it ran only postage stamp size.
3rd Place: (Mark Dolejs, The Herald-Sun) ³McLendon Touchdown Celebration²
Great emotion surrounding winning touchdown. A shame it ran only postage stamp
size.