Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Bloomfield - The Bloomfield Democrat Entry Title: Fire departments fight two fires Monday morning Entry Credit: Scott Spurgeon Judge Comment: Dramatic image, perspective and cropping only increase impact; single fireman against barn and fire creates emotional pull
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun Entry Title: group of high school track athletes congratulate one of the youth after a long jump at the youth track meet Saturday, April 23. Entry Credit: Nathan Countryman Judge Comment: Fun slice of life, great POV and use of color
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Solon - Solon Economist Entry Title: Aaron Schultz uses a soft brush to scrub the gravestone of Leonard Stahle in the Oakland Cemetery west of Solon. Schultz has been volunteering his time to clean veterans’ graves and uses the same materials and techniques as are used in national cemeter Entry Credit: Chris Umscheid Judge Comment: Hard to shoot in full sun, detail on headstone creates emotional connection, grass imprint on his knee tells more of the story and his efforts
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