Macro Photo Competition 2019 No 1 : Results

Judges Comment
First at all,congratulations for this first place ! Awesome shot of this micro frog ! The light is just perfect,the focus and details are great too. A very nice image !
Photographers Comment
My name is Izabela Reich from Germany. I’m a passionate photographer of wildlife nature. This Limon giant glass frog (Sachatamia ilex) was shot in Costa Rica. The camera was Nikon D810. I feel honet to win this competition and would like to thank all judges and participants.
www.izabela-reich.com

Judges Comment
Very great shot of this jumping spider with his prey ! The details are incredible and the focus is perfect !
Photographers Comment
Thanks for choosing my photo! My name is Andreas, i'm a very passionate macro and animal photpgrapher from germany. This pic of a juvenile Phidippus regius was taken with a Canon EOS 7D, Sigma 105mm macro + Raynox DCR-250. (14 handheld images stacked)
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Judges Comment
A very great scene of life with this ants. Great focus and sharpness !
Photographers Comment
Shot this in Singapore Park, saw the two ants trying to eat this fly, one has grasp the thorax immobilizing the victim while the other was try to bite the head. Shot it with Sony A7r Mk2 90mm lens fill flash at twelve noon.

Judges Comment
A very great shot of this praying mantis ! The bokeh is well managed !
Photographers Comment
Thank you for this Mark of Excellence. My name is Henrik Spranz and I'm living in Austria. This photo has been shot Tuscany during autumn with a Sigma 180 mm F2,8 EX APO Macro OS HSM on a Canon 5d Mk iii. Bokeh and the part of negative space plays a big role in my work and all you can see is out of the cam. I just do some basic RAW development with tonal correction, white balancing, optimizing contrast, de-noising and sharpening.
www.spranz.org