Winners of the Flower Photography Competition 1st Place Tie Isaac Tharpe 004 Isaac Tharpe 1st Place Tie Igor Ricardo #024 024 Igor RicardoSun and Flower 2nd Place Dr Avneesh Gupta #018 018 Avneesh Gupta“Ladybugs and Aphids”Chrissy had an aphid infestation in her garden, and so she recruited around 1,500 ladybugs to take care of them. After several days, the ladybugs had completed their job, and the aphids were all gone. I shot this image with a 100 mm macro lens. 3rd Place Place Dr Ilse Castro Aragon 015 Ilse Castro-AragonOne Moment in Time – The Whole Life Cycle of the Hoya Flower – from umbrel of wax flowers to porcelain flowers with nectar.