Macro Photo Competition 2013 No 2 : Results
- Competition Winner : First Prize
- $523.20 plus a Leica V-LUX 40 worth approximately $800
- Judges Comment
- Congratulations for this very nice shot, I find all very soft and gives a magical atmosphere in this picture! The treatment is very well done and the blue suits him very well.
- Photographers Comment
- Hi, my name is Janne and I'm a 22 years old student from university of technology in Helsinki, Finland. I like to experiment with different kinds of techniques and subjects to discover something new and exciting. In this photo there is dew on the fireweeds seed. This macro shot was taken with my Canon 100mm 2.8 macro lens and a reversed 50mm 1.8 on top of the macro lens. That allowed me to get an extremely high magnification of around 4:1. So the "big" drop you see in this photo is almost invisible to the naked eye. Check out my flickr for more! -Janne
- flickr.com/photos/janneka
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A beautifully shot, the effect of the water is very well made. The background goes very well with all. Congratulations!
- Photographers Comment
- To get the timing right i used the camera axe and two speedlights .The camera and lens were sigma 105 macro and a Sony A77 .Post process was lightroom and elements 10 but only to cleanup the background not to manipulate the water .
- olavs-silis.artistwebsites.com/
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Beautiful portrait, the focus is very well managed and the opening was very well chosen to highlight this beautiful bokeh.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Great capture of the °OO° development is perfect and the background goes very well with all!
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- I find this very original decision, the treatment is really beautiful and the focus was very well chosen.
- Photographers Comment
- I am honored to receive the Mark of Excellence on my photo. My name is Tom Shope. This picture was taken with a Fuji X100S which uses a fixed 23mm (35mm equivalent) lens. The coins were carefully balanced on my kitchen island. I've been experimenting with macro shots beyond the typical subjects. Congrats to the winner. I am humbled to be singled out among so many talented entries.
- www.flickr.com/photos/92360183@N08/
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Beautiful portrait of the butterfly, the colors stand out really well. The sharpness is very good and perfect focus!
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Very nice shot of the crane fly, very good focus, colors are very good.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Great grip, stance is quite funny, it looks like she posed for the photographer!
- Photographers Comment
- Thank you. My name is Jacqueline Verdun. The little guy wasn't exactly posing, but he was a little displaced. We cut down a Maple tree (had to) and discovered several very small frogs were calling it home. This is a photo of one of them on my lawn. This was taken on May 8, 2013 with a Nikon D300s with a Tamron 180mm Macro lens. 1/250th second @ F4.8. Thanks again!
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Great photo, very smooth and beautiful colors!
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- I do not know at all what it is but I find him very handsome! The treatment is really well done!
- Photographers Comment
- Thank you for the acknowledgment. I am a 51 year old animator/illustrator/designer/dancer currently living in Marin County, CA, USA. This is from a series I did earlier this year of ink in water. It was shot with my Canon 5DII and a Canon 180mm Macro lens.
- www.jeremyweichsel.com