Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Fauquier Times Entry Title: Local communities celebrate the holiday season with parades Entry Credit: Carson McRae, Coy Ferrell Judge Comment: Strong moments under difficult lighting conditions. The children watching the fireworks and the Grinch under arrest are both fun, with good energy. The other photos rounded out the package.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Fauquier Times Entry Title: Fauquier welcomes back county fair Entry Credit: Carson McRae Judge Comment: Some strong high energy photos including the lead and trick rider photo. Getting closer for some photos, creating more variety, would help a story like this.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Fauquier Times Entry Title: Fauquier High School celebrates homecoming week Entry Credit: Coy Ferrell Judge Comment: Pretty light and different viewpoints throughout this story.
It would have been nice to see tighter shots of people in the parade as well.