The B&W one is awesome. But if this is a state contest then the yellow flower says Wisconsin the most to me
If the judge is an artist and composition is important, I would choose #1 or #5. I like #5 best because of the contrast and shapes. If the judge is an animal photographer, go with #1.
1and 6 Any self respecting judge would throw out an image with half a face. If the comp is
Pictorial the background in 1 will not matter. If Natural History it will.
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