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Focal Monthly Photography Contest - Oct 2009

Patriotic Drops
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Water drops on glass placed above American flag, indoor window light...105 mm macro lens on tripod
3 Stars
(9 votes)
Double Drop
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Water dropped into bowl of water with a colorful background...camera mounted on tripod, 105mm macro lens.
3 Stars
(7 votes)
Geranium
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Taken handheld using an 100 mm macro lens and 1.4 tele-extender
4 Stars
(3 votes)
Jumping Spider
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Taken handheld with an 100 mm macro lens and 500D close-up lens.
3 Stars
(4 votes)
 
Pansy Closeup
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I saw these vibrant flowers and couldnt resist. People look at you funny when you are on the ground outside of a Burgerville...
3 Stars
(3 votes)
Ice Fence
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This happened after a bad ice storm. The ice formed separate from the fence, that is not connected in most spots. And at night it was beautiful..
3 Stars
(6 votes)
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3 Stars
(4 votes)
snail pace
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Taken with Nickon coolpixel 5000 with the camera set on the concrete floor beside the snail with the early morning sun behind.
3 Stars
(6 votes)
 

Full Details

Thanks to everyone who participated in the September contest. Winners will be notified by October 15th.

In 2009, there are new themes, judges, prizes and several new rules. Please visit the The Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest homepage for all of the new rules, 2009 themes, prizes, judges, and a link to all of the 2008 winners.

Focus

The focus of the October contest is MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY, sponsored by the Close-Up and Macro Photography .

 Contest Specifications
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 Entries: 		  800 pixels max
 600 pixels max
 1Mb max
 Jpeg (.jpg)
 2 images per month max







Judges

This month's guest judges for our First and Second place winners will be Close-Up and Macro Photography author Adrian Davies .


Important note

In 2009, First and Second place winners will be chosen by the monthly guest judge. Third place winners and three honorable mentions will be chosen by popular vote. Third place winners are only eligible to win once in a four month period (Jan-Apr, May-Aug, Sept-Dec). First, Second and Third place monthly winners for Jan-April will be entered to win our First 2009 Grand Prize; monthly winners from May-Aug will be entered to win our Second 2009 Grand Prize; monthly winners from Sept-Dec will be entered to win our Third 2009 Grand Prize. You may upload up to two different photographs per month, but you will not be eligible to win more than one prize per month. You can only vote once for each picture.

Pictures are checked by a moderator so will not appear immediately. Photos will be posted within 24-48 hours (may vary slightly on weekends and holidays) so please check back. If you have any questions or comments send us an e-mail

Submissions