The First Place Award for this week’s Flower Challenge goes to Jane Lurie with this incredible shot of a purple iris! We loved the detail, color, and lighting in this shot – it really shows just how incredibly beautiful flowers can be.
Have a look at her winning entry here!
Barbara Beacham is this week’s Audience Choice Award winner and it’s easy to see why with this stunning shot of blue lupine in the spring. What a perfect scene!
Have a look at her winning entry here!
We had what may just be the toughest time we’ve ever had over the past 17 challenges picking the Honorable Mention Award winners this week. We found ourselves wishing that we could award more than 5 awards this week, but – rules are rules, so we’ve done our best to select 5 of the most outstanding photos! They are presented below in no particular order.
In the past one would conclude that I had an overwhelming flower obsession!
A flower obsession is a good one to have, and with beautiful flowers like this around it’s no wonder Ayo is obsessed with them!
Have a look at her winning entry here!
Stefano transports us to the famous Mullik Ghat Flower Market in Kolkata, India where the senses are delighted by thousands of colorful blooms available for sale.
Have a look at his winning entry here!
Flowers are the most beautiful forms of nature and just ask to be admired, loved and photographed.
Western Australia in the springtime is a mecca for flower lovers. We spent August to October in 2010 slowly travelling along the west coast immersed in the most incredible display of flowers you could imagine. This area has the most diverse collection of wild flowers in the world. The shape, texture, form and colours are a visual feast.
A visual feast indeed! Pauline’s photo shows us that humans aren’t the only ones who love a pretty flower.
Have a look at her winning entry here!
Dellilah’s photograph, taken in Sri Lanka, shows off the unique and unparalleled beauty of the passion flower.
Have a look at her winning entry here!
In Jade’s beautiful shot a colorful swallowtail butterfly enjoys a feast while perched atop an equally stunning flower!
Have a look at her winning entry here!
Dries de Wet (dewetswild)
February 7, 2013
Congratulations to all the well-deserved winners!
Barbara W. Beacham
February 7, 2013
Congratulations to everyone! And thank you for choosing me once again as the Audience Choice Award!
Imelda
February 7, 2013
They are all beautiful! Congratulations to the winners. And a great day to all.
Zainab
February 7, 2013
Congratulations to all winners! Incredible pictures right there =), You all deserved it!
lagottocattleya
February 7, 2013
Congratulations to all well deserved winners! Absolutely wonderful pictures!
ayoliag
February 7, 2013
Wow thank you
I feel honoured to be chosen as a special mention! The other entries are really lovely as well .. congrats to all!
Jane Lurie
February 7, 2013
Thanks, Let’s Be Wild for choosing Irises for this week’s challenge and to everyone for your great feedback! I am thrilled. Happy shooting, all!
Ayo
February 8, 2013
Dellilah
February 11, 2013
Thanks for the mention. Amazing photographs by the winners. Great composition.