Macro Photo Competition 2012 No 1 : Results
- Competition Winner : First Prize
- $445.20 plus a Leica V-LUX 40 worth approximately $800
- Judges Comment
- Congratulations for this beautiful photo, the composition is very well done, the sharpness is very good on both butterflies, for me it's all good!
- Photographers Comment
- Many thanks! This photo was taken with a CanonEOS Mark iv with a 180mm Canon Macro. The focal plane was very flat which allowed me to use a fairly open aperture and still hold the butterflies in focus but let the background become very soft. The backlight was wonderful, and I used a fill in flash set a minus 1. This photo was taken at Rancho Naturalista in Costa Rica last year.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Superb close-up, perfect clarity, a beautiful photo!
- Photographers Comment
- This Carpenter Bee was shot with a borrowed Sony Alpha 100, with a 1.5m/4.9ft Sony Macro lens (4.5-5.6/75-300) and a Raynox DCR-150. My Nikon flashes don't work with the camera, but it was an overcast day. With ISO 200 and a 1 second exposure, I was able to manually trigger the flashes (2, triggered with Cactus Wireless V5 transceivers). I'm Derek Hauffe, currently shooting in Alabama, US. Thanks for the recognition :)
- www.facebook.com/DerekHauffePhotography
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A very original macro shot and very well done. The reflection of the photographer adds a bonus! Superb.
- Photographers Comment
- . I shot this photo in Seattle. I shot this image with a Nikon D800 and a Tokina 100mm f2.8 Macro. I shot it a 1/100 and f16 with 3200 ISO. I was very close to the cat's face. I used Lightroom to process the shot.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Very nice shot with great sharpness and nice composition.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A beautiful picture with beautiful light and the depth of field is very well managed!
- Photographers Comment
- I took this picture in a moor near my hometown Karlsruhe/Germany. I used a EOS 50D with a Tamron 90mm 2.8 macro lens. The light setup was established with a reflector on the right side and a ring-flash unit on the lens. The flash fired only on the left side of the ring. I also added a small led-light behind the woods on the left side. Processing - curves in Lightroom cropping and sharpening in Photoshop
- www.betz-naturfoto.de
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Very nice capture of this spider jig. The composition is very neat and the sharpness is very good!
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A very original composition for this Dragonfly, beautiful setting and very good sharpness.
- Photographers Comment
- I took that picture with a canon G9 on a boat in the backwaters (India).
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Very nice capture of this dragonfly, with sharpness and beautiful colors together.
- Photographers Comment
- James S. Dozier, Forney, TX, Canon 60D, Canon 50-250 telephoto lens, ISO 640, f/6.3, 1/320, iPhoto post processing. Taken in a creek adjacent to my house.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Superb capture of this spider with its small eggs. This photo is not easy to do so congratulations.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Very nice capture of this praying mantis, beautiful composition and beautiful colors.