THIRD PLACE WINNER
Total judging points: 22
Judge's Comments:
#1 Strong impact and composition, very good exposure and focus. The judge recommends eliminating the distracting green area in the upper right of the image.
#2
#3 This image has lots of potential. Focus stacking would help. The super sharpness at the bottom needs to be balanced out more in the overall image. From the super-sharp bottom to the out-of-focus middle to the top was a distraction for me. Cropping from the right to remove the green corner might be considered.
#4 A beautiful flower and colors. It is technically good. The black area on the right pulls my eye from the flower.