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[Congratulations to the Winners!]



1st Place Winner:

(29)


"Resting Dragonfly"

By: Springfeather


Some comments from the judges: "I love how in the description you describe how the subject just happened along when you were searching for a  model. The image is exceptionally clean and clear. The detail is stunning! The colors vibrant! One gets the feeling they could reach out and touch it, in they have a mind to."



2nd Place Winner:

(13)

"Flowers"
By: Aezira


Some comments from the judges: "Overall Impression: This is beautiful. The flowers were captured in a marvelous way, and I love how you made the whole picture look like, in my opinion, pearls. It is not lifeless black and white, but shining pearls, and it makes it gorgeous. This touch is also very creative compared to other pieces where the colors were not changed at all. The focus in this piece is also amazing. Overall, it is a very nice picture."



3rd Place Winner:

(21)

"New day"
By: Morgan-Lou


Some comments from the judges: "I love the color contrast in this picture - I find that blue and yellow look very nice together. My favorite part about this piece is the sun and it's rays. It is really lovely. It is a very skilled piece, the way it focuses on that flower, then the other flower is blurred, but then the sun is blurred in the background but at the same time it is being focused on. I also love the title and I feel like it fits. This picture just struck me as beautiful."


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Update:

Entry #3 "Pink to Blue" By: LashelleValentine

has been disqualified because it was entered into another contest while entered into this one.


Entry #7 "Passion Flower" By: ~shiny-emerald

has been disqualified because it was entered into another contest while entered into this one.


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[THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER]


The first in a series of PHOTOGRAPHY Contests which I will be hosting.
This one will feature MACRO Photography.
Specifically, Macro Photos of Nature.


Stats:
Ends June 30, 2013 - 12:00 Midnight Pacific time.

Rules:
You may use anything in nature as your subject but the photo must be a macro shot.
Include a description of your photo in your gallery where you post your entry, along with a link to this contest journal.
Photography only; manipulations or heavy edits will be disqualified.
YOU MUST FAVORITE THIS JOURNAL.
Must make a journal pointing to this one, then post a link here so that I can verify you.
Must be original work created specifically for this contest.
You may submit only one entry!
There must be a minimum of 5 entries to this contest or it will  be cancelled/rescheduled.
All art must be properly tagged, and in compliance with Deviantart's standards; 18 or older tagged material is acceptable as long as it is still in compliance with dA's rules.

S P E C I A L: When this contest ends, critiques on any or all entries will be allowed to be posted here in the journal by anyone interested in doing so. These critiques will have no impact on the judges' determinations.
However, anyone creating a critique post (within 7 days after the contest ends) will be entered into a drawing for 100

For help writing your critique, go here: hellsplumber.deviantart.com/ar…


Prizes:
1st place: 200 points, plus 3 month PM
Plus a 1 month FEATURE
PLUS Winners Package from AnotherContestGroup
PLUS a Custom Chibi or Anime drawing by ixRawrmarshmallow
PLUS a Custom drawing by Toru-chi

PLUS a Custom Headshot of your favorite animal by MovedDeviant



2nd place: 100 points plus 1 month PM
PLUS a custom custom chibi by WhiteKiss


3rd place:  50 points
PLUS a custom Scenery by VivaFariy


***JUDGING CRITERIA***
My panel of judges will use the following:
Creativity and Originality
Quality of the Art Piece
Clarity of Theme
Overall Impression

Note: My panel of judges do not know who the other judges are. They will present their opinions to me individually and, I will use their scores on a graph plus my own thoughts, and the winners will be chosen.



Good Luck!

EQ

[E N T R I E S]

(1)
:thumb342026649:
"loving the snow"
by: akkochi



(2)

"Pepper Flower"
by: KitzMonster



(3)

"Pink to Blue"
By: LashelleValentine



(4)

"Nanners the Banana Spider"
By: Lady-ALTernate



(5)

"Cherry Blossom"
By: Wolfe37



(6)

"Magenta Chrysanthemum Morifolium"
By: KawaiiMidnight



(7)
:thumb375841615:
"Passion Flower"
By: shiny-emerald



(8)
:thumb365102284:
"White as Snow"
By: kernelcat



(9)

"Innocence"
By: :devemeraldeyesx3"



(10)

"One Piece of Release"
By: feaneye



(11)

"Frog Eyes"
By: TheWritingDragon



(12)

"White blossoms"
By: NexusKaji



(13)

"Flowers"
By: Aezira



(14)
:thumb373122298:
"Spring is here"
By: LarrisePhotography



(15)

"1984"
By: Fant0me



(16)
:thumb374023145:
"Voices of Spring"
By: LensLove78



(17)

"2"
By: A-Negative-Blood



(18)

"Flowers"
By: Sam-432



(19)

"Les 3 ages"
By: Sunshine-Lullaby



(20)
:thumb377019361:
"Tiny bug on a leaf"
By: Zoranea



(21)

"New day"
By: Morgan-Lou



(22)

"Yellow Flowers bring Sunshine to your Spring"
By: Egil21



(23)


"Iris 4"

By: zero-percent





(24)


"Camomile"

By: radvelii





(25)


"Flowers By The Road"

By: jjtt41910





(26)


"Overlap"

By: amaliabastos  




(27) [Bullet; Green]

:thumb379398332:

By: SelfOutcast


[Bullet; Red][Bullet; White][Bullet; Blue]

[Bullet; Green] (28) [Bullet; Green]


"Eye to eye"

By: Orangutan-Klaus


[Bullet; Green] (29) [Bullet; Green]


"Resting Dragonfly"

By: Springfeather



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Comments: 142

x-EQ-x In reply to ??? [2013-06-04 05:18:45 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

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Sam-432 [2013-06-03 07:59:19 +0000 UTC]

Journal [link]

deviation[link]

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x-EQ-x In reply to Sam-432 [2013-06-04 05:16:34 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

A-Negative-Blood In reply to ??? [2013-06-03 04:37:42 +0000 UTC]

Heres the Journal [link]

and my pic[link]

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x-EQ-x In reply to A-Negative-Blood [2013-06-04 05:14:59 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

A-Negative-Blood In reply to x-EQ-x [2013-06-09 00:30:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!!!

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LensLove78 In reply to ??? [2013-06-02 20:47:37 +0000 UTC]

Hello!
My entry : [link]
My journal : [link]

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x-EQ-x In reply to LensLove78 [2013-06-04 05:12:51 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

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Fant0me [2013-06-02 12:18:12 +0000 UTC]

My entry [link] and the journal [link]
Nothing was mentioned regarding the date of the entry.

👍: 0 ⏩: 2

x-EQ-x In reply to Fant0me [2013-06-02 18:12:13 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, but your entry was not made exclusively for this contest.
And, all my contest journals have the deadline displayed at the top.

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Fant0me In reply to x-EQ-x [2013-06-02 19:08:09 +0000 UTC]

This one has been done for the contest : [link]
I shooted it yesterday.

And now the title of the journal is changed.

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x-EQ-x In reply to Fant0me [2013-06-04 05:08:05 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Fant0me In reply to x-EQ-x [2013-06-04 10:10:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot

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Fant0me In reply to Fant0me [2013-06-02 12:24:35 +0000 UTC]

Sorry I was distracted this morning . I will send you soon a link to a picture specifically done for this contest. I thought the previous one would be more popular but it won't qualify. I worked yesterday on a picture, having in mind the contest. I just need to make some adjustement and upload it.

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Fant0me In reply to Fant0me [2013-06-02 12:42:08 +0000 UTC]

So here is my entry : [link]
Sorry for the confusion.

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LarrisePhotography In reply to ??? [2013-05-22 11:45:05 +0000 UTC]

Id' love to join ^^

Journal - [link]
Deviation - [link]

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x-EQ-x In reply to LarrisePhotography [2013-05-31 05:41:05 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

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Aezira In reply to ??? [2013-05-19 16:10:31 +0000 UTC]

I would like to join in if it's alright

Deviation: [link]
Journal: [link]


Thank you for the contest opportunity!

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x-EQ-x In reply to Aezira [2013-05-20 16:57:09 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered.

Note: you should be aware that this photo may NOT be considered "macro" and disqualified by the judges.

Just an FYI in case you want to submit a replacement.

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Aezira In reply to x-EQ-x [2013-05-20 20:04:24 +0000 UTC]

Here, lets try this one I dug up from the camera
[link]

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x-EQ-x In reply to Aezira [2013-05-20 22:17:54 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered.

Please update your description to include a link to this contest.

Thanks.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

NexusKaji In reply to ??? [2013-05-17 21:42:52 +0000 UTC]

journal here: [link]
deviation here: [link]
hope its alright and complies with all rules

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x-EQ-x In reply to NexusKaji [2013-05-20 16:50:17 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

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TheWritingDragon In reply to ??? [2013-05-16 03:18:49 +0000 UTC]

Journal's here [link]

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TheWritingDragon [2013-05-15 20:18:13 +0000 UTC]

My entry: [link]

Journal to come!

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radvelii In reply to ??? [2013-05-14 16:34:55 +0000 UTC]

I'll enter if I'll have time. I have very beautiful white peach... If i'll enter it probably be it. So, i hope time will be on my side. My journal if I enter, here [link]

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feaneye In reply to ??? [2013-05-14 11:36:05 +0000 UTC]

My Entry:
[link]

My Journal:
[link]

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

x-EQ-x In reply to feaneye [2013-05-14 14:47:52 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

blaze490 In reply to ??? [2013-05-13 22:15:19 +0000 UTC]

My Entry:
[link]

My Journal:

[link]

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

x-EQ-x In reply to blaze490 [2013-05-13 22:24:23 +0000 UTC]

Very nice photo, however it does not qualify for this particular contest.

Your photo is a scenic, landscape.

This contest is for Macro Photos of Nature

However, I will be hosting a landscapes contest soon. So keep honing your skills.

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blaze490 In reply to x-EQ-x [2013-05-14 02:13:04 +0000 UTC]

alright, thanks!

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emeraldeyesx3 In reply to ??? [2013-05-13 18:15:24 +0000 UTC]

My Journal:

[link]

My Entry:

[link]

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

x-EQ-x In reply to emeraldeyesx3 [2013-05-13 22:20:18 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

emeraldeyesx3 In reply to x-EQ-x [2013-05-13 23:06:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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kernelcat In reply to ??? [2013-05-03 08:29:51 +0000 UTC]

Photograph: [link] Journal: [link]

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

x-EQ-x In reply to kernelcat [2013-05-07 16:50:26 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Wolfe37 In reply to ??? [2013-05-02 03:02:11 +0000 UTC]

Photograph: [link] Journal: [link]

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

x-EQ-x In reply to Wolfe37 [2013-05-03 06:04:34 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

KawaiiMidnight In reply to ??? [2013-05-01 22:26:44 +0000 UTC]

Here is my contest entry: [link] and the journal: [link]

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

x-EQ-x In reply to KawaiiMidnight [2013-05-03 06:04:50 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

KawaiiMidnight In reply to x-EQ-x [2013-05-03 07:02:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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shiny-emerald In reply to ??? [2013-05-01 21:32:15 +0000 UTC]

Okay, so here is the link to my journal ([link] ) and for my photo ([link] ) as well.
I know, I already submitted a photo 2 days ago, but I'd like to withdraw it if it's possible. I just think the photo doesn't fit the theme of the contest as well as my new one.

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x-EQ-x In reply to shiny-emerald [2013-05-20 16:57:55 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered.

Note: you should be aware that this photo may NOT be considered "macro" and disqualified by the judges.

Just an FYI in case you want to submit a replacement.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

shiny-emerald In reply to x-EQ-x [2013-06-06 21:48:52 +0000 UTC]

Sorry it took me so long. My replacement is this photo: [link] .

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x-EQ-x In reply to shiny-emerald [2013-05-03 06:09:13 +0000 UTC]

no problem.
verified and entered

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shiny-emerald In reply to x-EQ-x [2013-05-03 07:06:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. :>

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Lady-ALTernate [2013-04-30 21:42:19 +0000 UTC]

oops here [link]

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x-EQ-x In reply to Lady-ALTernate [2013-05-01 04:37:38 +0000 UTC]

verified and entered

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Lady-ALTernate In reply to ??? [2013-04-30 21:42:09 +0000 UTC]

I got my entry in Journal so Idk if I should link you to my pic alone or put it on my Journal. anyways I think it's a good Spider pic

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x-EQ-x In reply to Lady-ALTernate [2013-05-01 04:37:21 +0000 UTC]

That's fine.

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