Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:36 pm First of all, I would like to say "Thank You " to all who entered!! Nice photos from all!! ~ And my Opologies for not gettiing this contest to function right, Hopefully , The the winner can do a better job with the next contest. Though there were not a really lot of entries, It was hard to choose betwee them, They were all nice entries and I enjoyed seeing them all!
Starting with the Honorable Mentions ...
jcdefreitas, I really liked the reflection in the water drops, Interesting and Unique in it's own way!
yaron koler, Love the spray / movement of drops around the heron, Wish this image could have be seen in a larger size, It has nice composition and was a nice capture!
Arnie Peterschmidt , Love the mood this image reflects with the drops , I think it was a good choice to do in B&W, It really adds to the suptle mood of the image!
Aaron Zeitler , Nice image! ~ Reminds me of an indian chest plate made of silver beads, Very Unique!
Margaret Lew, Simple and Beautiful! Nice Vivid color, Great to see the drops all along the edge of the leaf and love the clarity of the reflection of the drops along the edges! Nicely done!!
THIRD PLACE : Pawel Kazmierczyk, This image shows the water drops as the main focas and the blurred background really helped bring the drops out! Nicely done!
SECOND PLACE ... Markus Grompe, The water drops are a definate focal point in this image and love how the drops gravitate from clear to black and still show reflective ligh within!! Very captivating, And nicely done!
FIRST PLACE AND WINNER: Walter Otto Koenig ! ... It was hard to pick between that Beautiful Rose image and this one , But, This one definately has the Drops as the focal point! The circle of the drops on the back can be seen through the sheerness of the bloom, The drops on the front look like they have some drops on top of drops and the clear drops have a nice reflection of the green from the background, The strip of yellow adds a pleasing feel of delicatesy to the image and the simplicity of composition was very nicely done!! Great Image!
Congrats to All who placed!! And " Thankyou" to All who entered, You All had very nice images! .. All Yours Walter! ....