Honorable mentions in no particular order:
![](https://pbase.com/image/170741431/medium.jpg)
Arnie Peterschmidt
![](https://pbase.com/image/170014805/medium.jpg)
cits_4_pets
![](https://pbase.com/image/101637997/medium.jpg)
Jola Dziubinska
Third place:
![](https://pbase.com/image/48779874/medium.jpg)
luxun54
I liked how the flower and butterfly were all in focus. It is hard to get all of a flower like that in focus without having a busy background.
Second place:
![](https://pbase.com/image/149861783/medium.jpg)
Walter Otto Koenig
This butterfly just pops - it almost seems like it is floating above the background.
First place:
![](https://pbase.com/image/77765416/medium.jpg)
Markus Grompe
I loved the colors of this very interesting Japanese Tiger Bug. Very nicely captured.