Hi Steemians artists!

First of all, I would like to thank all the participants of this contest because the level was excellent!
The contest is now finished and I received more than 530 ENTRIES for this first 7 DAYS MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE!

Now I have to choose a WINNER from these 4 CHALLENGERS OF THE WEEK. I need you Steemians because as you see, the level is high and I would like to have your opinion ...

I am waiting for your comments with the number of your favorite challenger and if you are motivated you can even give your top 3 !!!

Thank you very much for your support! =D

As you know the first price is 50 SBD, it's a lot of money so to be sure that the work of each participant is an original work and done by themselves, I asked them for proof.

It is, for example, a photo of your camera with the photo(s) selected. As @marjenko did for example in this picture:

Source

I got @marjanko's and I'm expecting @rikilhok, @sallybeth23 and @kenzoo.

THE 4 CHALLENGERS SELECTED FOR THE FINAL!

Finalist number 1: @rikilhok

• Entry 1:

wasps were drinking"

Bees and wasps, there are still many people who sometimes think they are the same. Dead are both sting but there are more harmful to humans. Can you guess it, Urbanites? The answer is wasps!
More Aggressive and Can Be Deadly

Compared to the bees, these tiny winged animals characterized by yellow and black body colors are called more aggressive in attacking humans.

Bees are mentioned only to sting a human one time, but these insects can do it many times.

As a result of the sting, the skin surface of people will not only be itchy but can change like burning. Over time, the stung body area will bulge.

• Entry 2:

Hornet is a flying insect that is easily recognizable because it is known to sting when disturbed and its striking color in some species. Wasps are included in the order Hymenoptera which also consists of ants and bees. Wasps or wasps are sometimes mistaken as bees by the layman.

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Finalist number 2: @marjanko

• Entry 1:

"Another life on earth"

Quick story
If you manipulate the light, you can create amazing footage. This is one of my best work. This little bug looks like an alien from another world.
If you remember the movie PREDATOR 🙂
This is little brother.

Cam: Sony a6000
Lens: Minolta 50mm macro
Set: F7.1 /shutter 1/100/ Iso 200
Light:Ex. flash

• Entry 2:

"Once in a lifetime"

Quick story

Let me tell you,the hardest 3 hours of my life, but as you see, it payed off.
Tried over and over and over and over.... until the magic happened.Yes, I love macro photography so much and let me tell you this.
If you want something done, do it, until you succeed, no matter what you have to do and how long will it take.

What do you think, of the photo?Let me know in the comment section.

Cam: Sony a6000
Lens: Minolta50mm macro
Set: F12 /shutter 1/160/ Iso 600
Light:Ex. flash

• Entry 3:

As this is the last day of MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE by @flamingirl, I created something special, to end the contest, with a BANG.
As you know, time stops when you shoot macros. It was quite a process, to get the right colors and light, but the real challenge was, to get the bugs behave, like I want them to get the perfect shot.
A few hours later....I finally got the shot, that I liked.

Quick question
How many shots did I make, before I got the perfect shot?
Let me know in the comment section.

"Bro,don't look behind"

Cam: Sony a6000
Lens: Sony 90mm macro G OSS
Set: F7.1 /shutter 1/160/ Iso 300
Light:Ex. flash, 1x led light, sunlight

Yes, you can use my photos and if you need any help, don't be shy, just contact me.
🍀Enjoy❤️Upvote❤️Resteem🍀

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Finalist number 3: @sallybeth23

• Entry 1:

This is my entry for the 7 Days Steemit Macro-Photography Challenge by @flamingirl. This is a damselfly. Distinct from a dragonfly in a couple of ways. Firstly the position of the eyes. A dragonfly has eyes that almost meet each other whereas a damselfly has obvious distance between the eyes. Also a damselfly folds its wings parallel to its body when it lands rather than a dragonfly whose wings are always perpendicular to its body when at rest.

This was taken with my Canon Powershot SX60 HS
No editing or colour correction was done on this photo. It’s just as nature made it.

Thanks @flamingirl for your wonderful macro photo challenge!

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Finalist number 4: @kenzoo

• Entry 1:

This is my entry for 7 Days Steemit Macro-Photography Challenge by @flamingirl. and this is my first entry in macro photography challenge and I am very interested to follow it. moreover I really like macro photography, because the insect's little world is so amazing, especially when we take this macro-type photos of these insects at very close distances, the colors and details of this little insect's life are clearly visible and unnoticed it is so beautiful and amazing.

Camera Canon eos 1100D kit 18-55mm, extension tube, external flash, tube diffuser, trigger, f/22 ISO 200 speed 1/160 Flash power 1/2.

See you soon for the FINAL of the 7 DAYS MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE!!!

If you liked this contest, don't hesitate to FOLLOW ME, UPVOTE and RESTEEM this article =)! Thank you for your support my Steemians friends!

"Dream Big"!
Flamingirl, with love <3