Judges Comments

You have documented the apothecia well and this is the type of nature image that draws attention to something that many photographers would ignore or overlook. For most of the image the detail is very good, but it is unfortunate that part of the image is not quite in focus because this area is almost in the centre of the image and, therefore, very obvious. Be careful with the use of dark backgrounds in images such as this because it can give the impression that you have "altered the content of the original scene" more than is permitted by the FIAP/PSA Nature definition.