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And the winners of Eyes with 225 entries and 376 votes are...

1st place = kendeitch with 14.75 points and (22) votes (returning)
2nd place = MargaretR with 9.78 points and (17) votes (new)
3rd place = artistann with 8.03 points and (16) votes (returning)
4th place = GoofyNewfie with 5.61 points and (8) votes (new)

Congratulations everyone - especially those who added a little more by telling us about their photos!!!

Running Totals - Underlined equals multiple time winners
1st = Wildspirit, pixie, jkaye65, Andrea, kerfree, Andrea, abby, jimmie, bmazz, dansmith, jeep_daddy, Jbranum, bebo1998, NormPR, SheenaghGebhard, Sallywho, artistann, gekko11, kendeitch
2nd = creativ simon, hgsp, kathlyndee, tombackman, pinkycat, LWH, Songalolo, Andrea, erniehatt, kerfree, Lynamick, ladygg, bob44044, JustJerry, kendeitch, kurme, AdkHiker, mary spaulding, artistann, MargaretR
3rd = carnut1, charryl & abby, MWojton, hgsp, Purr Photography, Namwife, LWH, bob44044, JOHN438, NegativeBLUR, gideon, firefly662, ltracy, creativ simon & Zinnia, creativ simon, kerfree, BIPSTER, PennyG, artistann
4th= Fstop12, photog7, LWH, jkaye65, shortage67, bob44044, skinFNP, jimmie, basilio4, portcragin, Paul B., Scoutman, Scoutman, Beercan31, chascar, gaatlanta, GoofyNewfie

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NOTE: Please note the change to voting below
You can vote as many times as you like, but only have one voting point.
If you vote for multiple photos, your voting point gets divided across them all.

eye-eye treefrog


Lucie in Blue


In The Eyes Of A Cat


Tamra

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

An interview with GoofyNewfie

1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
Since 1969- high school photography club

2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
Air Force Photo School, some classes at RIT. BA in journalism I do a lot of different things, mostly categorized as photojournalism

3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
Infatuation with this girl's hair, then I saw these amazing eyes.

4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
2x3 foot softbox on the left side, foam core reflector below her head. Nikon D300, I think I used a 100mm Vivitar Series 1 macro.

5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
Don't think so, but would love to shoot her again sometime.

6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Pilot

7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
My gallery is on the NAPP website: http://members.photoshopuser.com/833907/portfolio/

Thanks- there were some really great entries!

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

An interview with kendeitch

1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
Started in 1950. I was always interested in reptiles

2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
Workshops, interest in nature photography, reptiles, amphibians and insects

3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
Photo club competition

4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup
Canon Cameras and lenses and ringflash

5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
No

6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
I am a retired physician need I say more?

7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
Have some of my images at camera club web site.
Click here: http://www.schenectadyphotographicsociety.com/ for The Schenectady Photographic Society

kendeitch

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An interview with MargaretR

Thank you - I'm thrilled to have won a place in the competition!

1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
I first started taking photos when I was at primary school (many years ago!) and was given a box Brownie.

2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
I have continued to take many photos over the years, especially of family and travel, but have had no formal training. I now belong to a Photographic Society whose members, some of them professionals, are quite exceptional photographers from whom I have learnt a lot very quickly.

3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
'Lucie in Blue', for which I had the idea a while ago, was taken for a club competition and is of my 8 year old granddaughter.

4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
I used my new Olympus OMD-EM5 (14-42 Zuiko lens) on a tripod. I took it indoors, with only natural light from a window to her right.

5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
I don't think I would have done anything differently.

6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
If I couldn't do photography? There'd be no substitute!

7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
I'm afraid I don't have any photos in a public forum where they could be viewed.
- We look forward to more on Ugly Hedgehog of course!

oldmalky Loc: West Midlands,England.

excellent photos excellent interviews well done to all involved and very well done to ST3V3M.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Thank you, but I only facilitate the artists that have put their work out there. Thank you again to everyone who participates and votes to make this happen! Steve