Macro Photo Competition 2016 No 2 : Results

  • Competition Winner : First Prize
  • $694.40
  • Judges Comment
  • Congratulations for this first place, the choice was not easy with all these great photos! Beautiful portrait of this agrion, sharpness is just right, you can see every detail of his head! Dew makes it even more beautiful composition, the colors are beautiful. Again congratulations for this well deserved first place.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Thank you so much, I am really honored. My name is Frantisek Dulik and i live in Spisska Nova Ves /Slovakia/. I am self-taught macro and close-up photographer. I took this picture with EOS 70D + MP-E 65/2,8 macro lens and speedlite 430 ex II with handmade diffusor. EXIF 1/160s; f/9, ISO 100 Postprocess in LR, PS, Google Nik Collection. Thank you again for the first price.
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  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Superb Ant , perfectly immortalized, sharpness is amazing, you can see all the details! A superb job !!!!!
  • Photographers Comment
  • I can't believe all of my photos are in TOP 10. Used camera EOS 70D with MP-E 65/2,8 lens Exif: 1/200s; f/11; ISO 100 Postprocess in LR, PS, Google Nik Collection. Thank you David for picking my photos.
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  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Another superb jumping spider with a beautiful hunting scene. The technique is perfectly mastered, the light is superb. The spider is just a little too centered.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Used camera EOS 70D with MP-E 65/2,8 lens Exif: 1/160s; f/13; ISO 160 Postprocess in LR, PS, Google Nik Collection.
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  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Beautiful picture of this ladybug, sharpness is just perfect, the details are impressive, the colors are beautiful, very beautiful work.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Used camera EOS 70D with MP-E 65/2,8 lens Exif: 1/160s; f/11; ISO 100 Postprocess in LR, PS, Google Nik Collection.
  • 500px.com/frantiekdulk
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • A superb jumping spider, I have not much to say except that it's a beautiful picture, everything is good in this picture, sharpness, composition, colors ... Congratulations !
  • Photographers Comment
  • Used camera EOS 70D with MP-E 65/2,8 lens Exif: 1/125s; f/10; ISO 100 Postprocess in LR, PS, Google Nik Collection.
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  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Wonderful photo of this ant, sharpness is superb on this zoom ratio. The background is really beautiful but is worth this beautiful subject.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Used camera EOS 70D with MP-E 65/2,8 lens Exif: 1/125s; f/11; ISO 160 Postprocess in LR, PS, Google Nik Collection.
  • 500px.com/frantiekdulk
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Magnificent picture composition is perfect, the speed used is impecable. The colors are really beautiful and the sharpness is perfect.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Thank you very much for choosing my shot. This was taken with Canon EOS 7D with Lens Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM, in my backyard in Jakarta Indonesia. My other shots are in http://www.fotografer.net/personal/yanuarakbar/galeri or in my facebook yanuarakbar.
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  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Very beautiful portrait of this gecko, the sharpness is perfect, the light is beautiful and his attitude is very well fixed. superb
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Superb picture of this fungus is a very good idea to have it lit from the inside, the treatment is superb, the composition is beautiful. A beautiful image!
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Very beautiful image of this snail, the general atmosphere is superb, sharpness is perfect.
  • Photographers Comment
  • I was waiting for the rising sun to burn off the morning fog over Keuka Lake, NY. when I noticed that I had company. He said his name was S. Cargo. This was shot with a Canon 6D, using a 100-400mm, f/11, 1000 ISO, 1/1000. A link to the lake photo appears below.
  • fineartamerica.com/featured/may-fog-bob-magee.html