Thank you to all the photographers that participated in the Using Zoom Photo Contest, sharing their best close-up, macro and zoomed-in shots. Congratulations to the winners and finalists, and a special round of applause for the Grand Jury Winner who wins a Canon 20D DSLR Camera.

A special thanks to our friend and professional photographer Brad Olson for his collaboration as a guest judge. Brad approaches photography with a fascination for light, a keen eye for beauty and a quirky sense of humor. Specializing in fashion, editorial and lifestyle photography, Brad brings his experiences from video production, graphic design and music to create a visual style that is uniquely his own. Brad is a PhotoVogue Artist and a Getty Images contributing artist. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife and daughter.

"Stormy" by Damon

"Eagle Eyed Owl" by trishamckinnonkoch

"Eye of the cat" by DPMPhotography

"Male Common Kestrel" by AndyHowePhotography

"Sumatran Tiger" by JSJPhotography

"IMG_2331" by (A)rachaellivingstone

"Miniscule" by JudiLiosatos

""Gojira"" by The-Art-of-Darkness

"Now that you wake me up is better for you to run" by albertoghizzipanizza

"Elephant Eye, Cambodia" by GeoffColeImages

"Flight" by philowen

"wildlife extreme" by Andre11

"Majesty" by simonmartinlewis

"Dalmatian pelican close up" by (A)iriswaanders

"Lion´s yawn on a rainy day" by thomasretterath

"Within me" by sarinamannaert

"Bee in flower" by nedkov

"Time To Hunt" by charlotterhodes

"Bird of prey" by BOULENGER

"Close up" by calebshepard8

"Space Cupdrop" by Allyabdin

"Eaten While Being Eaten" by brettforsyth

"Birdwing butterfly caterpillar" by JohanLarson

"Magic Mushrooms" by gldosa

"CSC_0464" by GraytfeleeEmayzing

"untitled" by chris149

"Resting Snake" by (A)brentflynn

"Stare" by andrew37ot

"Swallowtail against Blue" by (A)carolcardillo

"Mating Blues" by erkkialasaarela

"Caterpillar Junction" by daviddef

"Dandelion" by erik_svec

"Bullish" by antoniozarli

"Green Vine Snake" by angad13

"Blue & Red" by radekgora

"the look © Sonya Messier" by Mayacom

"Young Lions_8855" by Manni

"Polly 2" by ChixPixPhotography

"Someone looking for a backscratcher" by BLPhotography

"Dragon fly on leaf " by Eduardbetz

"A couple off kingfishers" by carmen2016

"Spider in Web _ FINAL" by Peter-Jeffer

"Cold beauty " by traceydobbs

"Crested gecko" by harrylyndonskeggs

"Fly " by valshvetsov

"Leopard " by vladimirchuyko

"Keeping an eye on you" by kdooley

"A Distinguished Turtle" by SamuelGillilanPhotography

"Ready to run" by kutubuddin

"IMG_6364a-Patternv2-Digital" by ceridjones

"Intimidation" by nobryan18

"Taegen" by dlyneephoto

"Succulent Moments" by Kathy_Banich

"Scouting from the Bush" by hrphotography

"Pollock Bee Large" by JayLawler

"Nom nom nom" by nightrose0087

"Mountain Lion" by darvasg

"Grizzly" by dzpphoto

"Crunch-2956" by alexrobb

"Lion" by andrei_duman

"Blissful Ignorance" by hsrana

"Morning Dew" by RAPJones

"Snail on Leaf" by alanasisk

"Ring Blue" by DarkEyes