Winner Geoffrey Howe took a great landscape at the National Arboretum near Mount Stromlo.

''I like the way the fog simplifies the whole view of the landscape. It removes a lot of the clutter and gives clarity to the landscape,'' he said.

He said he liked the mysterious nature of the image.

Mr Howe captured the shot with a Canon 60D camera and was very pleased with his success, having taken up photography again a few years ago after a long break.

Second was Jonathan Guppy, who captured a beautiful view from Kings Avenue Bridge with his Canon G10 camera.

''It was a very foggy morning and we were just walking and exercising around the lake and I happened to see this,'' he said. ''I generally take photos wherever I am. I have my camera with me all the time.''

He said he liked the composition in his photo of the three kayakers in relation to the building in the background.

In a stunning example of macro photography, third prize went to Tim Leach for his image of a three-millimetre snowflake.

''It's just an interest of mine, I've been taking these things for quite a long time now,'' he said. ''For about two years I've been working out the technique of how to do it.''

He took the photo at sunrise on a cold morning in Evatt, using a Canon FTb digital SLR camera.

The Canberra Times spring photo competition is now open, and will be accepting submissions until 4pm, Friday, November 29.

Send your pictures as JPEGs to photocomp@canberratimes.com.au and include your name, address, phone number, photo title, the date it was taken and a brief description.

The photos must be at least 150kilobytes to a maximum of onemegabyte.

The winning photographer will receive $500, with $300 for second and $200 for third.