Second Place Winner (3-way tie)
Total judging points: 24
Judges Comments:
- This is a very effective, sharp image of a columbine with the background appropriately blurred to focus the viewer’s attention on the center-of-interest. The stem is an effective lead-in line. The image is properly exposed. The image is a bit static, as the blossom is in the center of the image. Consider cropping from the right and bottom, and possibly some subtle vignetting--something to add some "pop" to the image.