FIRST PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 96.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 96 | Robert Lino 97

 This image was taken at Boynton Beach Pier at Sunrise.
NikonD750
F18
30 s
ISO 100

SECOND PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 96

JUDGES: Tom Collins 97 | Robert Lino 95

Bluejay in Backyard of Pinecrest Home
70-200 @200; f/3.5; 1/2500s; ISO 4000

THIRD PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 92.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 90 | Robert Lino 95

 This image was taken in Santorini, Italy.
Nikon D850
F/8
1/80 s
ISO 100

FIRST PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 91

JUDGES: Tom Collins 89 | Robert Lino 93

SECOND PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 91

JUDGES: Tom Collins 88 | Robert Lino 94

THIRD PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 91

JUDGES: Tom Collins 96 | Robert Lino 86

 This male peacock from the National Aviary of Colombia in Cartagena was trying to impress the female peacocks. He flashed his feathers, jiggled them, danced around and he did it for awhile. Sadly, the ladies we not impressed.

Shot on Nikon D7500
f/5.6
1/320 sec
ISO 800
300mm

 GROUP A - SCORE 89.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 87 | Robert Lino 92

 GROUP B - SCORE 84.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 84 | Robert Lino 85

Homestead Rodeo

GROUP B - SCORE 85

JUDGES: Tom Collins 83 | Robert Lino 87

GROUP A - SCORE 91.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 89 | Robert Lino 94

f/22 1/20 sec Nikon D780

GROUP B - SCORE 88

JUDGES: Tom Collins 87 | Robert Lino 89

Nikon D500 f/5.6 1/1600 sec

GROUP A - SCORE 87

JUDGES: Tom Collins 86 | Robert Lino 88

Taken at Everglades Nat'l Park's Flamingo. I had gone to photograph the 4 lined planets and the moon, but it turned out cloudy and the mosquitoes were rather persistent, even while wearing a bug net and hat over my head. So, "I made lemonade".
EXPOSURE: 1/60 sec at f8, ISO 100
Canon 50D with 24-70 2.8L lens, set at 32mm

GROUP A - SCORE 91

JUDGES: Tom Collins 88 | Robert Lino 94

This Ditch Lily is part of a flower arrangement we received for Easter.
Exposure: 0.6 sec at f32 ISO 400
Canon 5D MkII with 100mm 2.8L Macro lens with a Canon 25mm Tube extension.
Camera mounted on a tripod, and used a shutter cable release.

 GROUP A - SCORE 86

JUDGES: Tom Collins 85 | Robert Lino 87

GROUP A - SCORE 89

JUDGES: Tom Collins 83 | Robert Lino 95

 natural light in the afternoon. handheld. 210mm.

 GROUP A - SCORE 84

JUDGES: Tom Collins 84 | Robert Lino 84

GROUP A - SCORE 90

JUDGES: Tom Collins 85 | Robert Lino 90

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly in Backyard of Pinecrest Home
100 mm (Macro lens); f/6.3; 1/3200s; ISO 1000

GROUP A - SCORE 90.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 94 | Robert Lino 87

GROUP A - SCORE 86

JUDGES: Tom Collins 92 | Robert Lino 80

Lots of Baby Alligators no mother in sight - these are just a few of them
1/100 sec. at f/9 Iso 400, 438mm Canon RF 100-500 lens

 GROUP A - SCORE 92.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 96 | Robert Lino 89

GROUP B - SCORE 85.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 85 | Robert Lino 86

GROUP A - SCORE 82.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 85 | Robert Lino 80

 This photo was taken at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach.
Fujifilm X-T5 | 70-300mm lens + 1.4x @ 137mm | 1/1000s | f/9 | -1/3 Compensation to preserve highlights | Auto ISO 1250 - Manual Exposure     

GROUP B - SCORE 76

JUDGES: Tom Collins 80 | Robert Lino 72

These two girls were taking selfies with the pigeons at Parque de las Palomas in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I liked the shadows and contrasts of the photo and the way each one dealt with the pigeons' invasion of their space.

GROUP B - SCORE 85.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 84 | Robert Lino 87

 This is one of the many picturesque streets of the city of Nafplio, the first capital of the modern Greek state.

Shot on Nikon D7500
f/5
1/50 sec
ISO 400
20mm

GROUP A - SCORE 85.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 83 | Robert Lino 88

 This image was taken at Butterfly World in Coconut Creek.
Fujifilm X-H2S | 70-300mm at 122mm | 1/800s | f/5.6 | ISO 2000
Processed with DXO Pure Raw, On1 Photo Raw, and Nik.

GROUP A - SCORE 88

JUDGES: Tom Collins 88 | Robert Lino 88

 Taken at Fairchild Gardens

GROUP A - SCORE 79

JUDGES: Tom Collins 82 | Robert Lino 76

natural light in the afternoon. handheld. 300mm

GROUP B - SCORE 86

JUDGES: Tom Collins 87 | Robert Lino 85

 This is a masked lapwing at the Metrozoo. It is taken with a zoom lens and cropped.

GROUP A - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Tom Collins 88 | Robert Lino 87

 Set up my tripod early morning early before the crowds

15mm at F/11 ISO 500 merged two photos