This was not a easy task at all, I know how photographer's feel about their work.
I tried to balance quality with creative and also keeping with the theme.
There were nice works that I could not consider. Note rule below.
3. Post only the medium versions of your picture. Larger versions will not be considered.
I chose a final group and opened all my windows and looked through them all.
After some careful views and hard thinking I came up with the below list, this was not easy to do.
There were at least 8 other solid works I could have used for Honorable Mention or higher.
The Honorable Mentions are in no real order.
I hope everyone had some fun with this choice of subject.
So let us start with the Honorable mentions.
Honorable Mention Mike Malinin
Honorable Mention mathilda williams
Honorable Mention Milos Markovic
Honorable Mention Mario Martinelli
Honorable Mention Enrico Martinuzzi
Honorable Mention Bernd Koenemann
Honorable Mention Mats Sundström
Honorable Mention Jay Jensen
Honorable Mention Hervé Mitko
Honorable Mention David Kinahan
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Winners
3rd Place Phil McInroy
3rd place Phil's picture stood out with the nice back light and use of depth of field.
2nd Place Stephen Winsordrd
2nd place Stephen's picture was a close one to first with his use of motion and static leaves.
1st Place anerino
1st place goes to anerino for the dynamic tonal range and use of light, congrats to anerino.
