1^st - "Heron In Low Key"

by Sonya Lang ©

"Beautiful portrait; Great Composition; great detail; beautiful light."

2^nd - "Aquatic Acrobat"

by Sharon Ely ©

"Wonder focus, brilliant colors accented beautifully by the stark, contrasting background!"

3^rd - "Cactus Star Trail"

by Bill Schwarz ©

"I like the image overall. I feel a different composition to help highlight the north star more could help and the random iridium flare on the left edge is distracting."

HM - "By The Sea"

by Donna Branscome ©

"Calm, peaceful, silhouette is well done."

HM - "Lower Sunwapta Falls"

by Bill Schwarz ©

"Excellent depth of field and composition for a stunning landscape!"

HM - "Wintering Bison"

by Sonya Lang ©

"Another fantastic image. The focus on the eye is perfect."

1^st - "Wolf"

by Sonya Lang ©

"Very well done - photo shows the emotions and yeah - kinda scared me! Incredible focus, great Bokeh with a great use of shutter to capture the snow!"

2^nd - "Howling"

by Sonya Lang ©

"Good lighting, Good use of light background, nice Bokeh."

3^rd - "Garden Fantasy"

by Sharon Ely ©

"Beautiful Color, excellent use of DOF, good bokeh."

HM - "Falcon"

by Steve Lightle ©

"Beautiful bokeh, Nice composition and detail & texture in bird."

HM - "Cormorant With Creamy Bokeh"

by Juan Stout ©

"Good bokeh."

HM - "Sally's Flower"

by Paula Kelley ©

"Incredible capture with Bokeh at it's finest! Great use of light and the lack there of. The yellow really pops with purple hues!."

1^st - "Lady Astor"

by Paula Kelley ©

"Love the colors and the background separation."

2^nd - "Dogwood"

by Renee Deierling ©

"Good light, focus and composition."

3^rd - "Fawn Lily 2018"

by Steve Lightle ©

"Great composition and details on the middle."

HM - "My Little Sweetpea"

by Renata Kleinert ©

"Superb focus!"