***April Photo Contest Final! Vote Here! UP CLOSE!***

[Tom Kitten]

We have for you the final round of our lovely selection of photographs submitted by members of our illustrious forum depicting the fascinating world of macro photography and now it is time for the winner to be chosen by you, the voting members of the GD forum!

Macro photography are photographs of small items larger than life size, by the way.

Voting shall remain open for 72 hours, the conclusion of which will culminate in the crowning and honoring of a new photography contest champion!

And now, without further ado, may we present the ten finalists vying for this cherished honor...


$5.00



A World of Pure Imagination . . .



Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis



Bee Cosmos



Frost



A Lacy Leaf



Ga Ga Zania



Grasshopper



The Rose



Decorations

113 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
	$5.00
	11 (10%)
	A World of Pure Imagination . . .
	10 (9%)
	Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis
	10 (9%)
	Bee Cosmos
	11 (10%)
	Frost
	17 (15%)
	A Lacy Leaf
	14 (12%)
	Ga Ga Zania
	3 (3%)
	Grasshopper
	5 (4%)
	The Rose
	19 (17%)
	Decorations
	13 (12%)
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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. It's been a wonderful contest! Thank you, my dear Tom Kitten, for running it.

[a kennedy]

2. Quite a variety, and all are winners.......

[panader0]

3. The Green Anole snake winked at me I think.

Very hard to chose....

[ShazzieB]

6. Anoles are lizards, although you can't tell that from the pic, lol.

But if you say that one winked at you, I absolutely believe it, scout's honor! 😉

[mvd]

4. Congrats to all on such great submissions

Again very hard to choose. My choice was based on a liking for a certain season.

[brer cat]

5. I loved the variety of interpretations!

Great work by DU photographers.

[FalloutShelter]

7. Very very beautiful.

Our monthly winners should be collected on a oage somewhere.

[planetc]

8. Okay, I pinned the picture names to a wall, and, blindfolded, threw a dart.

It was the dart that actually chose one pic. They all remind us how many things in our world repay close inspection.

[Bristlecone]

9. This is the best/hardest contesting group of photos ever!

It is almost impossible to pic one.

[BarbD]

10. Magnificent pictures. Tough choice.

[aggiesal]

11. Separated at birth ...

[underpants]

12. 👀

[burrowowl]

13. Very difficult choice

[Solly Mack]

14. K&R

[Tom Kitten]

15. Kick

4 pm kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Kick!

[alfredo]

17. Knr

[Callalily]

18. Kick for the early morning crowd.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Kick!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Kick!

[alfredo]

21. Kick

[HappyCynic]

22. kick

[Hortensis]

23. Really difficult choice! But fun. Thanks to ALL.

[Goodheart]

24. What's wrong with you people? The anole is clearly the best... by a long shot.

The others were just too easy in comparison. Takes some guile to get that close up to an anole, and then it's a stunningly beautiful creature.

Full disclosure: it's not my photo, and I don't know the person who took it.

It's a travesty that the rose is in first place at the moment. It's an easy photo and quite frankly a bit boring. Sorry, photographer.

Get real, folks.

[AndyS]

28. Once a photograph is selected to be put on display, the quality of the image is no

longer in question. It has passed the highest and most critical standards in the eye of the one who made it. What is in question is the taste of the viewer.

As my mother, and probably yours as well, said if you can't say something nice . . .

[Goodheart]

29. What utter nonsense.

[AndyS]

30. Do you have a dog in this fight? Have anything up for judgement?

Want to put something up for others to critique?

Asking for a friend . . .

[Goodheart]

37. No, I do not. And, no, I do not.

The rose photo is mundane, truly. I'm certain that I've seen hundreds and hundreds of such photos. And I'm also sure that whoever took the photo is a great person, but I'm new to this: is the purpose of these threads just to heap praise or move along? Since it's a CONTEST I think that discussions of relative merits is quite fair.

[crickets]

25. Love them all! Thank you, photographers! K&R

[urbanhermit]

26. Kick

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

27. Kick!

Please vote! Thanks!

[Tom Kitten]

31. Kick for the late night crowd!

Yo nite owls! Don't forget to vote!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

32. Kick!

[niyad]

33. how could one possibly choose??

[burrowowl]

34. Kick

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

35. Kick for votes!

Please vote!

[Tom Kitten]

36. Kick!

Less than a day left to vote !! Oh no time to make up your mind!

[urbanhermit]

38. Kick!

[Tom Kitten]

39. Kick!

Late night once again! Kick!

[GoneOffShore]

40. great photos!

[akbacchus_BC]

41. Wonderful photos. Thanks Photographers. NT

[2naSalit]

42. Good luck to the finalists!

A lot to choose from!