Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Solon - Solon Economist Entry Title: Spartan archers take aim Entry Credit: Chris Umscheid Judge Comment: I really like the composition of the photo and the symmetry of the wheels and elbows and matching shirts. I'd have liked it a little more if the photographer took about three steps to their right, to get a little better shot of the face, but that may have thrown off the symmetry.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Traer - North Tama Telegraph Entry Title: Happy Sesquicentennial, Traer!: Community marks 150 years with Taylor Park bash Entry Credit: Soren Peterson Judge Comment: I love the photo and all of the expressions in it. I'm torn because the original is phenomenal and one of my favorites, but I think cropping out the bottom section in the newspaper version was a mistake. I really miss seeing what the kids are grabbing for. I'm not sure I would have if I hadn't seen the original, but I did and I like that version so much better.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: West Branch - West Branch Times Entry Title: Cottonball clouds Entry Credit: Keaton Norfleet Judge Comment: The photo kind of looks like an oil painting and I think that really works for it.
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