Macro Photo Competition 2019 No 5 : Results

  • Competition Winner : First Prize
  • $567.20
  • Judges Comment
  • Congratulations for this first place with this superb shot of this morning fly ! Wonderful focus with awesome details ! Nice job
  • Photographers Comment
  • Hallo, Im very happy for this 1st place because there was so many amazing photos. I think macrophotography is such a beautiful theme for any photographer, because this is unbelievable world of awesome little-tiny creatures all over the world :)). This is house fly ,you can see them on every step and you can say - this is normal insect. Im agree with it but if you wake up in early morning for the shooting macro, you can see compeltly different world. This photo was take in early morning whith Canon gear and home made flash diffusor.
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Superb shot of this ant, the focus is perfect and the light too ! Wonderful job !
  • Photographers Comment
  • I am honored to have my photo ranked among the best photos. Thank you very much. I'm Kis Szilveszter, amateur nature photographer from Romania. "The Scissor Sorcerer" I found a place in the Csíky Garden arboretum at Gyergyó, [Transylvania] where red wood ants traverse over beautiful moss carpets. I returned to this spot many times, waiting for the appropriate moment to successfully photograph them with their prey on their way to their anthill. On one occasion I saw a subject lugging an earwig. Heat does not make photographing any easier because the ants move even faster, I only had a few seconds for the shot. I took the photograph with a reverse lens. I fabricated a home-made flash diffuser for the internal flash, and used the tooth of a comb to manually control the aperture. The photo was taken with camera hand held. NIKON D5300 - Nikkor 18-55mm | 1/200 | ISO: 500
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  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Very nice pics of this fly, the details are incredible ! Perfect focus. Good job !
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Great picture of this little spider !
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Nice picture and great subject !!!
  • Photographers Comment
  • Thank you very much for Mark of Excellence. I'm Susanne Wunn from Sonsbeck/Germany Shot this Spanish Festoon in the Sierra de Gredos/Spain with Nikon D800E - post processing with Photoshop CC
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  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Great composition for this picture, nice details and lovely colors !
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Nice picture with great composition !
  • Photographers Comment
  • I am honored to have my photo ranked among the best photos. Thank you very much. I'm Kis Szilveszter, amateur nature photographer from Romania. "Robber fly portrait" The robber fly seen in the photograph was sitting on a Carthusian Pink flower in the early morning hours. At this time many other insects wait in the safety of plants for the proper setting before starting off. Taking advantage of the peaceful moment, l established the desired depth of field with the help of focus-stacking, highlighting thereby the robber fly’s characteristic ambush behavior. It usually lands on an object or plant from where it can see the airspace of the area. At such times it observes the potential prey, which it catches in flight. I took the photo with a reverse lens. I fabricated a home-made flash diffuser for the internal flash, and used the tooth of a comb to manually control the aperture. The photo was taken with camera hand held NIKON D5300 - Nikkor 18-55mm | 1/200 | ISO: 640
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  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Great portrait and good details, nice close-up !
  • Mark Of Excellence
  • Judges Comment
  • Great shot and good speed !!!!!