Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Free Lance-Star Entry Title: Chief Brooks funeral Entry Credit: Peter Cihelka Judge Comment: Wonderful moment. Photographer de-emphasized the possible cluttered background by using the long glass. Composition is as perfect as you could hope for in the situation.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Suffolk News-Herald Entry Title: Library Color Blast Entry Credit: Alex Perry Judge Comment: Drawn to not only the color, but the filled-out frame. Every bit of the frame is utilized. Some nice faces in there, too.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Suffolk News-Herald Entry Title: I got in! Entry Credit: Jimmy LaRoue Judge Comment: A great moment from a somewhat new type of general news assignment. Well composed.