June 2008 Photo Contest Winners...

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the June 2008 Weekly Photo Tips contest winners, click on either image to view a larger version:

The first image, "Flower", is from Jason Anderson:

Location: Unknown
Equipment Used: Canon 550 EX, shot through diffuser with a Sigma 70mm macro lens, f22, flash on with shutter sync of 1/200th @ 1/500 second, ISO 1600
Post Production: tweaked the exposure in Photoshop, cloned out a few spots, ran through Noise Ninja, and applied a little output sharpening

Be sure to check out Jason's blog.

The second image, "Beach Ballerina", is from Melissa Belcher:

Location: Florida
Equipment Used: Canon 40D, a 28-135mm lens, lighting was good old sunshine
Post Production: post production with iPphoto - fading the color and blurring the edges

You can visit Melissa's website here.

Jason will be getting an original Battery Caddy and a copy of Lou Jones latest photography book.

Melissa will also be getting an original Battery Caddy and a copy of Doug Gordon's "Weddings with a Video Light the Easy Way" DVD.

Congratulations to the June winners and and the July contest is now open!