DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 2008-2009

[ranunculus]

Last evening members of the East Lancashire Group of the Alpine Garden Society held their second annual digital photographic competition and we were delighted to receive 167 superb entries from 12 enthusiastic exhibitors in 8 individual classes.
Rules were few - classes were broad - and the audience seemed to enjoy their roles as unpaid judges.  Each image was allotted seven seconds of screen exposure and, with some classes boasting over 25 entries, selecting a winner in each class was never going to be an easy task. 

Classes were kept deliberately loose e.g.

1)  For a digital image of an alpine plant in a garden setting

2)  For a digital image of an alpine plant in the wild

3)  For a digital image close-up or macro shot of an alpine plant

4)  For a digital image of any garden featuring alpine plants

5)  For a digital image of any mountain or alpine setting from the wild with or without alpine plants

6)  For a digital image taken at an AGS or SRGC Show

7)  For a digital image of an animal, insect or bird - taken in the garden or in the wild, but not necessarily in a mountain environment.

  For a computer enhanced image of alpine plants - let your imagination run free.

    and the rules simply insisted that:-

 Exhibitors must be paid-up members of the East Lancashire Group

 Maximum of three entries per exhibitor per class

 Images must have been taken by (or for Class 8 - enhanced by) the exhibitor

 Entries to be received by a set date


Many thanks to all the exhibitors and congratulations to the winners ... I will attempt to post a few images over the days to come.

[Lesley Cox]

Maybe something similar on an annual basis for this very Forum? Mmm? Without going to the extreme lengths of so many individual classes as the AGS Online show.

[ranunculus]

In pursuit of nothing more than a matter of interest I will post the 17 entries for Class One (obviously scaled down in size).

CLASS ONE : For a digital image of an alpine plant captured in a garden setting.

[ranunculus]

Second batch from Class One ...

[Anthony Darby]

I like no. 11.

[Maggi Young]

nos 7, 1 and 5, in that order!

[Gunilla]

No 10 is my choice!

[Lvandelft]

I like nr. 11, but silly question: what is it?
Nr. 12 looks more like work than hobby..

[maggiepie]

I like number 10, it makes me want to go and explore the rest of the garden.

[Diane Clement]

I like nr. 11, but silly question: what is it? 

Ismene amancaes - used to be Hymenocallis amancaes  (not exactly an alpine )

[Anthony Darby]

Must Google it and look for bulbs. 

[Anthony Darby]

Crumbs, even B & T World Seeds don't have it.

[ranunculus]

You are spot on, Diane (as usual) ... perhaps it may have been 'Not as schedule', but not in our friendly regime!    

[Lvandelft]

I like nr. 11, but silly question: what is it? 

Ismene amancaes - used to be Hymenocallis amancaes  (not exactly an alpine )

Thank you Diane.
I expected something like Ismene, but never seen this yellow one myself.

[Lesley Cox]

I rather like the white Campanula. Were these judged on the plant or on the image Cliff?