VERSUS Quarterfinal Round Winners

We have come to VERSUS head-to-head tournament's quarterfinal stage. The Elite Eight. The assigned theme for this round was "Architectural Lines". Here are their entries for you to see, but first, we'd like to thank our guest judges who determined the winners.

Thank you for lending your time and insight, Denison Tan, Marlon Faller, and Lauren Malcampo!


Here are the entries :

MATCHUP 1 :
JAY SALVADOR (Rank : 1) vs. MHOIE MENDOZA (Rank : 8)

JAY SALVADOR

MHOIE MENDOZA

Judge's comment :
"I like that it’s bold and not the usual architectural shot. Beautiful composition too!" (Malcampo)

"There's no clear focal point. It looks like fine art but elements are all over." (Tan)

Judge's comment :
"There's no wow factor to  the composition but everything is decent. And adding that tree beside is helpful. I would've shot it straight facing up instead of slanting it towards the right and probably add streaking long shutter clouds to make it more interesting." (Tan)

MATCHUP 2 :
ALIH VIAJE (Rank : 6) vs. BRIAN SANTOS (Rank : 30)

ALIH VIAJE

BRIAN SANTOS

Judge's comment :
"I like how all the lines lead the viewer’s eyes to move around the frame." (Malcampo)

"It's interesting how the establishment architecture was presented. Showing the curved lines and their convergence." (Tan)

Judge's comment :
"I like the more unusual design that we don't see everyday, plus shooting this silhouette really makes it more compellng. I don't know what it is or what part of an architecture it is... which makes me curious and more interested... than the more informative and straightforward mall photo." (Tan)

MATCHUP 3 :
KATH TUAZON (Rank : 12) vs. JOEL DOMINGO (Rank : 36)

KATH TUAZON

JOEL DOMINGO

Judge's comment :
"More informative albeit less interesting photo... The other one is not appropriate for "architecture lines" theme. otherwise i would have chosen it. This is appropriate but is not an interesting photo." (Tan)

Judge's comment :
"I like that the architectural lines are kept parallel with the edges of the frame. Solid composition and it tells a story." (Malcampo)

MATCHUP 4 :
CHI LOPEZ (Rank : 2) vs. DENNIS SANTOS (Rank : 39)
Chi Lopez advances via default (Dennis Santos failed to field an entry)

CHI LOPEZ

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And here's our VERSUS Final Four :

MHOIE MENDOZA

BRIAN SANTOS

JOEL DOMINGO

CHI LOPEZ

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS! You now advance to the Final Four, where a new theme awaits. Stay tuned for the theme announcement. The matchups will be Mhoie Mendoza vs. Joel Domingo, and Chi Lopez vs. Brian Santos.

Updated VERSUS tournament bracket : http://challonge.com/focusversus

HOW THE JUDGES VOTED :
                                                                   Matchup 1               Matchup 2               Matchup 3
Denison Tan                                        Mendoza                  Santos                      Tuazon
Marlon Faller                                      Mendoza                  Santos                      Domingo
Lauren Malcampo                                Salvador                  Viaje                              Domingo

(Full text of their judges' comments will be provided to participants.)