Macro Photo Competition 2014 No 4 : Results

  • Competition Winner : First Prize
  • $189.60 plus a Leica C worth $700
  • Judges Comment
  • What to say except congratulations for this wonderful photo in this agrion. The sharpness is excellent, the colors are just beautiful and the dew brings a big plus to the composition of the photo. Again congratulations for this wonderful picture.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Thank you so much and very nice comment too. My name is Richard Kubica and I am from Slovakia. I specialized in the macro photography. Dragonfly are my favourite spieces in macroworld. This photo was taken with Canon EOS 600D and lens was Canon 100/2,8 macro USM with Raynox DCR-250. Iused these setting on camera: ISO: 100, F/10, 1/100s. It is composed from 8 photos stacked in photoshop cs4. I have used simply modification like contrast, tones and sharpness at the end. This photo was taken in little lake near village in Jablonka (SLOVAKIA) about 5:20 am. I was really surprised fort the first place. Thank you again .
  • 500px.com/ricikubica
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Just a great photo, the colors are gorgeous, the depth of field is very well managed, sharpness is wonderful, superb work!
  • Photographers Comment
  • Thank you for the kind words! I am very happy to appear between all those great Mark Of Excellence macro shots. The picture was taken with a Canon 500D +100L @ 1/500s; F3.5;ISO100. Postprocessing was done in AdobeCameraRaw. My Name is Philipp Andre and i am from Vienna. www.photophil.at
  • www.500px.com/Photo_Phil
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Here is a photo style that I highly appreciate! You managed to embellish this fly with the morning dew. Fly may be a little too centered but it is a wonderful picture. The clarity is superb and the depth of field is well managed. Very good job.
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • A beautiful portrait of this jumping spider, sharpness is very good and the colors are beautiful. The background is beautiful.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Name: Francis Prior Location: Aberystwyth Camera: Canon 550D Post processing in Zerene stacker, Photoshop and Photomatix
  • www.flickr.com/photos/sequentialmacro/
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Great photo of this Empuse in its natural environment, the depth of field is impeccable, soft colors and sharpness is very good. Very good job.
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • A beautiful picture of this wasp, sharpness is very good, the colors stand out well, I just have a little off the wasp to have a little more area outside before, but this is a great photo anyway.
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • A beautiful picture of this little fly, the colors are beautiful, the sharpness is very good and the depth of field.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Thank you for the mark of excellece. My name is Frantisek Dulik and i am from Slovakia. The camera used for this photo is a Canon EOS 70D with a EF 180/3.5L macro lens + tripod, remote switch and collapsible white reflector.
  • 500px.com/FrantiekDulk
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • A beautiful picture of this spider, the angle of view is well thought out and the light is beautiful. the depth of field is very well managed.