The Macro Bud Flower Seed & Leaf Top 30 Photo Comp 2013 !... Votes..!!

Such wonderful photos and so difficult to choose again. I've voted in most of the competitions this year and it's been a pleasure to see everybodys lovely photos throughout the year. So good luck everyone and lets have some more fab competitions in 2014.

Here's my top 3

Dave W......."Chance Encounter" I went through all of the photos a few times and this is the photo I kept returning to. It's a stark and chilly composition. Looking at it I can feel the coldness of autumn/winter reflected in a solitary leaf encrusted with ice droplets. Love it!

Woo......."Haven't Got a Clue" I haven't got a clue either but I don't need one to appreciate the beauty and the detail. Lovely shot.

HsuH......."Porcelain Pearls" Beautiful delicate pinks showing lovely detail and mother nature at her finest. A fab composition.

 

Isn't this voting premature as there's only been 23 entries and 2013 hasn't finished yet?

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/fo...flower-seed-and-leaf-photo-comp-2-2013.52806/

Surely, unless 30 entries have been submitted that last day should be 31st December?


P.S. Could somebody please check my arithmetic? 19 pics on p1 + 4 on p2 = 23.

 

I agree with Fern, so difficult to choose!

1......Trunky......The Face Of Summer.....Getting the focusing right on Macro is always difficult, this shot is spot on. Sunflowers, the smile of summer.

2.....Dave W.....Chance Encounter.....I like the ice cool blues, a little different to the norm. As Fern says, it's a shot that makes you return to take another look.

3.....Mowgley.....Spiky.....I like the detail that shows on this shot.

 

1st.....Jenny.....In the Pink.....Love the way that solitary, delicate flower stands out from the background.

2nd.....Sheal.....Leaf.....Such a simple subject, beautifully captured.

3rd.....Marley.....She's Gone to Seed.....Nice sharp photo of an interesting subject.

 

I found choosing just three photos rather difficult. The first two were fairly easy to choose but it was almost a flip of the coin between two photos for third place.

1- Sheal. Leaf. A nice crisp photo that shows the beauty of a single leaf.

2 - Marley. She's Gone to Seed. A nice crisp photo of a delicate subject. Excellent detail.

3 - The Wizard. Do You Like Butter? It was a toss up between this and Jenny's 'In the Pink' and although this one isn't perfectly sharp I chose it in the end because it is such a good example of the use of macro and seeks to show the beauty of a flower that as a weed tends to be overlooked.