The translucency of the shell is well done.

Great shot of the rare "Snailus Levitatus"

I enjoyed this one too, because I got to eat it!

After a kabilliion shots of the whole sandwich and not liking any of them, I finally gave up and scarfed it down in front of the comp. Then grabbed the camera, pointed it down-like, took one snap, and ended up with my entry!

Thanks for the comments, Robert. And well done, Mike. I liked it a lot too.

I like this a lot. The bridge is balanced by the riverbank, giving a nice frame.

Welcome to the forum. I'll toast you with a glass of Argentinian Malbec.

Well as long as no one else enters, I'm guaranteed a ribbon!

Mmmmm, that was good.



f/4, 21mm, 1/3sec

Proof that great minds think alike! Are you two sure you're not the same person?

Thanks for the advice, very very helpful.

Now that the contre jour competition is over, I can ask a question about my submission.
David mentioned that the focus seemed soft in places, and I completely agree. I'd like some tips on how to make it better - I think I'm going to reshoot just to get it right.

Here's the set-up:
Professional light table (for viewing slides, etc)
mini-tripod, impossibly rigged to point the camera straight down
myself standing on the table to look thru the viewfinder
K100ds and 18-55mm kit lens
orange slices (duh)
EXIF:f/8, 50mm, 1/100sec, iso200, AF

Mac just mentioned that he uses this lens at f/8 with manual focus whenever possible. So my first thought is I should've tried manual?
(Giving serious thought to no longer letting my camera think for me all the time)

Anything else? And don't say "a bigger tripod" -- it's on my Christmas list!

Really like #1.

Very good photo. The purple hue of the background sets off his coat nicely.

I might try to tone down those two yellow corners.