The Colour Green

This aurora image is nicely done - would love to know what temperatures you were at! What a gift to have that swirl so perfectly reflected in the water. Your choice of shutter speed means that there's the opportunity for the stars to stay sharp, along with less movement amongst the ice. I appreciate the tiny figure on the foreshore - while there's a bit of motion there, the scale of the scene is much more evident with the human form included. I can tell that it must have been extremely dark to the naked eye, making it a challenge to retain clarity in the foreground detail. Even so, it's an eye-catching wide-angle representation of The Colour Green, thank you for sharing it!

There's a beautiful energy about seeing this bird in full-voiced action, in its natural habitat! It's also a considerate edit with gentle tones in the green, allowing the bird to grab all the attention. The focal length at which you were able to take this allows sharpness and bokeh to fall naturally into place - the background not losing all of its detail, so that we still have a sense of the vegetation around. The placing of the bird in the frame, with the reed leaves curving outwards, makes it a pleasing composition too. Congratulations!

Perfect reflection, focus and timing! The result, I’m sure, of a great deal of patience. The greens here are beautifully varied and the mirror-image choice of composition, straight across the centre, couldn’t be better suited to the subject. A superbly eye-catching entry (!) and a worthy top ten place.

A very difficult choice to pick a favourite from the aurora images, but I keep coming back to this one. The greens are vivid without having blown details; plus there's a feeling of the dancing, flowing movement of the lights. Due to having them juxtaposed with the artificial lighting, you haven't had to retrieve too much foreground detail; and with manmade structures and the solid bulk of the mountain, you've kept a good static base to play them against. The complementary hint of warmer colours from the buildings are what allows the greens to grab our attention. It's a great representation of our tiny presence compared to the vastness of sky, in a very pleasing composition. I'd even be tempted to dial down the exposure of the fencing on the left, just to avoid our eye being distracted out of the frame.

This is a fantastic study in silhouette, with the shadows and shades of green setting it off so well. Amongst many macro photographs of leaf structure, I've enjoyed this original take and its bold energy. The placement of the central veins creates a movement that guides your eye around the image from edge-to-edge, corner-to-corner in a dynamic way. A great celebration of the colour green!

A beautiful representation of the English countryside, with the ancient tree really holding your attention. The almost reddish tones of the bark complement the acidic leafy greens of Spring perfectly. It's a great use of the mist across that central third, keeping the grass and the tree canopy dominant. The f/11 aperture is a good choice, keeping enough detail in the leaning trunk while allowing the mysterious background to recede appropriately. A really eye-catching entry, well done!

This is the sort of photograph I can spend a very long time looking at, and green is the star of the show. The choice of shutter speed is excellent - highlights contained, and enough detail retained in the water so that you can see it's in motion. I particularly like the swirls in the bottom right, caught in a patch of beautifully coloured sunlight, those vibrant leaf greens reflected as well - the reddish tones here balancing the greens and helping them to shine. The clarity of the water is a delight, and it means that your eye doesn't immediately head straight for the focal point of the bridge. Expertly done, congratulations!

This is an original take on a few themes that appeared many times in this contest - light through leaves, leaf structure, and small creatures! The acidic greens are the perfect platform for the silhouette, with lovely focus showing off all of the highlighted leaf veins. I would have loved to know some of the backstory and settings here; you get the feeling that the lizard is just about to make a run for it! This one makes the Top 10 thanks to its dynamic composition and well-observed subject with beautifully harnessed greens - congratulations.

Absolutely love this take on 'The Colour Green' to represent the ticking clock of preserving our natural world. It speaks of slow decline versus urgency - the movement in the alarm clock is depicted perfectly, while it seems that the flower is the only one listening... Such a thoughtful image, bold and accomplished; thank you for sharing it.

I find this a captivating bird portrait and would love to know more details about the story behind the capture. The shades of green are very pleasing, more so due to the red details of the crest, beak and eye. The monochrome feathers below the eye only serve to draw us in even more to that brightest part of the photograph - and a gaze that you can't ignore! A very bold choice of wide aperture has really paid off here - well done!

As far as 'The Colour Green' goes, managing to include sunlight and water in an agricultural image speaks volumes! This is a superb composition, made complete by the precision timing of the rainbow through the spray mist. The verticals are perfectly aligned, and the deeper shadows to the left add interest and avoid blandness. I kept coming back to this one - as a drone shot, it's beautifully observed, and so deserves a Top 10 spot. Congrats!

This has been so well thought-out with the colour of light, and the careful composition. Amongst many photos of droplets, bubbles and oil on water, this one stands out in its simplicity. I'd be tempted in post-processing to clean away a few of the stray hairs that have a habit of showing up in macro photography. A beautifully managed colour palette to celebrate the theme of green!

What a beautiful delicate representation of 'The Colour Green- - there's a peaceful quality to this, and I enjoy the fact that there are hints of the grass and surrounds to take in too. With the toadstools being grouped, there could easily have been a loss of focus somewhere; but your aperture choice at a distance, together with thoughtful positioning of the focal plane, means that there's no distraction. I like that the bright area of background is muted and held back just enough to keep your attention coming back to the lighter subjects. A captivating natural world image, well done!

As drone photographs go, you've caught exactly the light you'd hope for. Stonehenge draws all your attention without losing any of the highlight detail, with those meaningful shadows like a lovely underline to emphasise their form. I particularly like that the sunlight is held across that central portion of the frame, as without the contrast it would be less impactful. I appreciate the choice of excluding the sky - again, I think given the brightness of sun, it may have been too distracting; as it is, the composition allows the greens to sing. A striking image that so very nearly made Top 10 - congratulations.

A tender portrait with a pleasing compositional balance, and a beautiful platform for the colour green. I like the 'decisive moment' element to the fingers held and ready; plus the angle that you've managed to find so that the facial features aren't obscured. I also appreciate the equal-handedness of the tail tip off to the left, and the branch reaching out to the right of the frame. There are some bright highlights and deep shadows to this image, which you've managed to contain very well. Great aperture choice at this distance, allowing for the subject to shine. If only I'd had more than 10 top places! Congratulations.