Just to announce the winners of my competiton that closed on 12th April:

1st place goes to:

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A beautiful image that just makes me smile everytime I look at it. I've seen photography described as "painting with light" and always thought it was a little pretentious but this image gives that description a whole lot more weight in my books


2nd place goes to:

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I love the subject in this photo - the way the bird seems to be "wearing" the flower is really appealing and it's helped along by the perfect dof and lovely colours. The square format frames the subject beautifully.

3rd place goes jointly to:

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A beatifully sharp capture of a stunning bird.

and

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Whats not to love about a dog looking so happy in the sunshine

Thanks to everyone who entered and made the job of choosing the winners as incredibly difficult as it turned out to be