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May 2023 - Taken with a phone (or tablet)
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Jim_Mercer
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Re: May 2023 - Taken with a phone (or tablet)
I think I now have everyone's entries safely in Lightroom to try and make my decision a bit easier - most images are the full size version available by clicking on correct location in forum not the image that appears in forum posts apart from a couple that didn't seem to have larger images available
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Jim_Mercer
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Re: May 2023 - Taken with a phone (or tablet)
The winner is MatDz with Bulbine mesembryanthoides flower that I eventually decided was a better photo than edds Cleistocactus brookeae ssp.brookeae
Approximate order for images shown below, sorted by 5 star ratings so not complete ranking as I couldn't find a way to sort images with same number of stars (and one image seems to have lost its stars - sorry rodsmith)
Approximate order for images shown below, sorted by 5 star ratings so not complete ranking as I couldn't find a way to sort images with same number of stars (and one image seems to have lost its stars - sorry rodsmith)
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MatDz
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Re: May 2023 - Taken with a phone (or tablet)
Thank you Jim, I am genuinely flattered as this month's thread was a pleasure to look at with every new photograph incoming. Congratulations to everyone sharing their plants and photographs, and to edds in particular - it must have been a coin toss to decide 
I will quickly check the topics from the last year or so to hopefully propose something a little different for June.
I will quickly check the topics from the last year or so to hopefully propose something a little different for June.
Mat
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edds
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Re: May 2023 - Taken with a phone (or tablet)
Thanks both. Well deserved Mat, well done.
Ed
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