Macro Photo Competition 2015 No 4 : Results

Judges Comment
Congratulations for this great image, close-up is simply magical. Everything is beautifully mastered in this picture, the background is beautiful with the colors blue and green, sharpness is perfect, the composition is impeccable. Dewdrops highlight the details of the eyes. You fully deserve the first place. Congratulations again.
Photographers Comment
Really thank you for the firs prize again.My name is Richard Kubica and I live in Myjava/Slovakia.This shot was taken at sunrise 5:30 am near lake in village Jablonka.That morning was a great conditions to macrophotography with dewdrops.Everything was under the dew and it was really nice.This photo was taken with Canon EOS 600D+canon macro 100mm/2,8 USM with Raynox DCR-250. I have used simply modification like contrast, tones and sharpness at the end. Thank you very much !
www.500px.com/ricikubica

Judges Comment
An image of beauty, superb composition of these two Calopteryx, light is beautiful and brings out all the details. The clarity is superb, you have opted for a good opening because both subjects are sharp. The colors are really beautiful. A gorgeous image.

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Beautiful image of this jumping spider, sharpness on the eyes is perfect, the golden light is superb and the composition of this picture is perfect, very good work!
Photographers Comment
Thank you very much for the "Mark Of excellence". My name is Frantisek Dulik and i am from Slovakia. Picture was taken with canon EOS 70D + reverse 50/1.7 minolta lens with 46 mm set of extension tubes. ISO 160; f/11;1/200s. Post process in LR5.
500px.com/FrantiekDulk

Judges Comment
A beautiful picture of this butterfly at sunrise or sunset, the light is divine, the composition is very good and the sharpness is perfectly controlled. The picture would have been perfect if the head of the butterfly was not hidden by the blade of grass. Superb image.

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A beautiful image of these two dragonflies, taken the morning I pense.La composition is beautiful, the sharpness is impeccable, the only criticism I could make is that the colors are a bit bland but it's a beautiful image.

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This is a very funny picture, it seems that these religious mantis dance for you! A very nice sharpness on both subjects , the composition is impeccable, the only complaint would be that too much dark background but has the advantage of highlighting topics .

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A beautiful image which out of the ordinary , the composition is very good, the only criticism I could make this image is too dark back plan and that the bee is not on the same level of sharpness that the wasp. But it is a very beautiful image .
Photographers Comment
I’m very happy about that honor - thanks a lot to the judge! My name is Annelie Henn. My focus of interest are macro photographs of wasps, ants, spiders and other arthropods with a lack of reputation in the general public, hoping to supply them with the respect they really deserve. By the way - wasps, if treated decently, are among the nicest and least aggressive models you can imagine. The picture was taken in my garden near Trier, Germany, using a Canon 7D Mark II with a Canon 100 mm/2,8 L Macro IS USM. Post processing: LR5, no PS.

Judges Comment
Superb picture of this bee, there is a beautiful clarity on this image , the composition is very good , sharpness and focus are very well controlled.

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Beautiful shot this dragonfly , the composition is very good , sharpness is well controlled by against the colors are a bit too saturated .

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Nice picture of this wasp, the background is a bit dark , but the straw but well worth the image. A good focus and a nice sharpness.
Photographers Comment
Thank you very much for the "Mark Of excellence". My name is Law Kean Hui and i am from Malaysia. Picture was taken with canon Sony A7 + Venus 60mm F2.8 lens. 1/160 at f/16, ISO250 Post process in LR.
photo.keanhui.com