POTY Competition Round 3: The Winners!
By Mike Lowe

So now then! You may very well remember Round 3 to our Photographer of the Year competition - after many quality entries the votes are in and we have a winner. Before that's announced, there are definitely a number of unsung top quality images among all the submissions. Runner Up Tynes by Lizzie Pike In particular, attention is due to Lizzie Pike's images - a very savvy response to the 'colour' theme, with an experimental home-studio style that has shown development to produce some quirky results. The distortion and layers of colour take a simple concept to interesting and complex new heights. Runner Up Pink Sky by Tony Prower Perhaps it just didn't look right as a thumbnail - viewed full size, there's so much presence with this image. It's silky smooth; refined - and those foreground silhouettes just polish it off as a complete little masterpiece. Its tricky to get landscapes right - this one bangs it right on the head. Winner Plumes by Michael S It may have come to be expected - amongst all the entries, this image responded to the theme in a way of its own. Technically proficient, wonderfully captured and pin-sharp - these colourful plumes of smoke really are rather inspired. Sometimes simplicity can bring the most drama. Many congratulations Michael - an Olympus E400 DSLR is on its way to you! And if you think that was good - just wait until Round 4 - details to follow very soon!