Flower Photo Competition 3 2014 : Results
- Competition Winner : First Prize
- $346.80 plus a Leica C worth $700
- Judges Comment
- Congratulations to the winner! Amazing details in this image with well chosen DOF! Very professional post processed. This image got it all!
- Photographers Comment
- Hi. My name is Eberhard Ehmke. Thank you for the votes and congrats. I´m internationally excellent photographer with passion and photographing all Genres. So I am happy, to win the first price by this award. The flower of a pasque I have taken in the outdoors of the Bergwinkel in Germany, Hessen. The cam is the Sony A 700 with a Tamron 2,8 90mm. ISO 200, F 13, 1/80 s. and a tripod. proccesing with adobe photoshop CS 6.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- What a wonderful image. Especially the unusual composition with parts of a flower in the foreground, makes this an amazing capture. The bright yellow and green, as well as a narrow DOF makes this a positive and powerful photograph.
- Photographers Comment
- I'm always looking for different ways to shoot subjects. On this shot I could have focused on the main flower but I thought it made the photo more interesting - and different - to focus on the yellow petals in the foreground. I enjoy using a fixed focal length lens - in this case a Tamron 90mm - because it makes you concentrate on composition. My name is Dan Gindling and I'm from San Diego.
- dangindling.smugmug.com/
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- This is a well executed photo, with an appearance of almost black and white. The dark background makes the seeds of this Dandelions beautifully stand out.
- Photographers Comment
- Hello, my name is Stephan Heidrich and Iive in Germany. I`m very pleased about your vote. This picture is one of a serie and I found this one the best :-) It was shot with a Olympus E-P3 with 17mm/2.8 and spot measuring. Most of my pictures I don´t edit.This is only cropped. My Flickr Account is in the beginning. Keep on going with this competitions and thanks for Your good work
- www.flickr.com/photos/stheid02/
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- This is another one of our favourites! Nicely photographed with all the details of the window in the back, which can be a bit tricky for some. Lovely how the flowers are positioned off center and in a simple vase.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- The deep dark purple makes this photo special. Also the composition of the flowers is amazing.
- www.flickr.com/photos/126529972@N06/
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- This image we like because of its spontaneousness and its positive appearance. The bright colours against the blue and white sky are truly refreshing.
- Photographers Comment
- My name is Jose Rojas from Umina Beach, NSW the photo was taken at Old Bar, Middle North coast, NSW on a cloudy and windy day, for that reason I am holding the flower with my left hand wile I took the picture with the other hand. I used a Pentax K-5 with a polarized filter taken in Row and processed in Lightroom 5 to control contrast ,sharpening and cropping.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Almost like a painting from an old master! The moody desaturated colours, and how the flowers are being framed in the photo is wonderful. Well done!
- Photographers Comment
- My name is John Freiermuth from Maple Grove, MN. I captured this blooming Hasta in my front yard. Laid up most of the summer at home, this was as far from the house as I could get so this recognition is quite welcomed to a not so great summer, Thank you. Cannon 7D ISO 400, 70mm, F20, 1/40 sec. Post processing: Lightroom5
- john freiermuth @ flikr.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- The simplicity in the composition of this photo, as well as the complementary colours of yellow and purple make this photo one of the best! Lovely seen and well executed.