168th Show & Tell Competition: Eye Contact - WINNER

[terrybowker]

There were really many very nice shots entered in this contest. It was very difficult to eliminate a number of photographs to narrow the field down to the final selections. I started my process by taking three dozen initial images and placing them in a folder and start sorting them; in most cases I do not know who’s photograph is who’s unless there is a water mark in the image. When there is only one judge for a contest like this, the final selections come down to personal preference. I hope you like my selections.


First the Honorable Mentions in no particular order:


by Dennis Camp


“Portrait of an Artist Two” by GP Merfeld


William Von Gonten


“what are YOU looking at” by Daniel McCarey


“Hello, I’m a Rainbow Lorikeet” by Chris Lock


Children of Asia by Bartosz Kotulski


by Dominic Cantin


by rhonson ng

5th Place
Brad’s capture of this wolf is really a wonderful composition capturing the action; the eye contact here is brilliant!

Brad Claypole

4th Place
I just love this image of Swimming by Peter. Great composition here, the reflections of the subject in the water as well as her arms visible beneath the water lead your eye to the subject’s eyes.

Swimming. by Peter Stubley



3rd Place
Great shot of this crab, excellent reflection, color and composition! No doubt about eye contact here!

Wot U looking at ?... Heh by Nick Vivian

2nd Place
Such wonderfully sharp image of this Swan. The lovely red colors against the black of the feathers make for a terrific composition.

Black Swan 1 – Swan River
by Marcel de Jong

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1st Place
This image fascinates me! I love the depth of field here, the dark background really makes this image pop. Great color and dynamic range as well as the framing of the eye really made this a winner in my opinion. Congratulations Juan!

http://www.pbase.com/jlben/image/75078741/original
Ojo_albino by Juan Leon

[fishit]

Thanks for the HM nod, you had many good pictures to choose from, congrats to the winners.

[jlben]

It had to be a very hard to choose among so many wonderful pictures, thank you very much for choosing mine Terrybowker!!


Regards,

Juan

[bclaypole]

Thanks for the 5th place. Among so many quality entries, its a real honor.

[jose3344]

Great choice! Our congratulations to the winners!

[rhonson_ng]

Thanks for the honorable mention. Congrats to all the winners.

Rhonson

[nickviv]

thanks for the 3rd !
I was careful to make sure that my pics weren't disqualified due to the lack of contact...

Good competition...

[dominiccantin]

Congrats Juan Thanks for the HM

Dom

[pajamacat]

Thanx for the honorable mention!! Thanx for the gator for not attacking me!!! BVG

[singapore_photographer]

Inspirational!