It's been tough trying to select the top three photos from all the excellent submissions for this challenge. Thanks to all that participated in this challenge.

After considerable review these are my selections:

First place and host of our next challenge goes to Dieterson. Great photo of delicate simplicity.



Second place goes to Cynog Ap Brychan. Good color, nice side lighting, and great water drop detail.

Third place goes to tessfully. I like the background, color contrast and detail in this photo.



Honorable mentions go to:

rod_grant


jchorst


mohb

[ramseybuckeye]

Congratulations Dieterson, that is a great image, all of the others are very nice also, well done all.

[rod_grant]

congrats, Dieterson; a great image.

[tessfully]

Without question the "best in show"! Congrats Dieterson... Lovely and skilled capture. With so many awesome images submitted I am honoured to find myself in third. Thanks djb47! Congrats to Cynog Ap Brychan on 2nd and to the runner's up as well. Great challenge. Looking forward to Dieterson's.

[jacamar]

Congrats to Dieterson and the other winners - I also am looking forward to the next challenge.

[Dieterson]

Thank you all, I was already very pleasantly surprised by the many likes I got for my photo. I am glad that so many people seem to like it, and I feel honoured to be picked as a winner!

Thanks also to djb47 for hosting this challenge, and good choice with Cynog Ap Brychan and tessfully photos and the HM's!

I'll try to post the new challenge soon.

[jchorst]

Thanks djb47 for hosting a demanding challenge which brought up some fantastic pictures, above all a marvellous, touching winner. And thanks for naming additional HMs which I feel very honoured to belong to. Congrats to all the other winners and HMs!

[mohb]

]Thanks djb47 and congratulations to Dieterson - this comp brought out some really good photos

[Dieterson]

The new challenge is posted now. You find it >here<.

[noelcmn]

Congratulations Dieterson, fab photo and oh that bokeh! Worthy winner. Congrats extended to Cynog Ap Brychan andTessfully for their podium places, and the Hm's Rod Grant, Jchorst and Mohb. Fab competition too enjoyed looking at all the pics in this one, so a thanks to djb47 for that, and the judging exercise.

[smf]

Congratulations to all, and thanks to djb47 for hosting and judging.