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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: ranunculus on February 10, 2009, 01:39:02 PM
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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.
8) 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.
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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.
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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.
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Second batch from Class One ...
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I like no. 11. 8)
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nos 7, 1 and 5, in that order!
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No 10 is my choice!
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I like nr. 11, but silly question: what is it?
Nr. 12 looks more like work than hobby.. ;D ;D
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I like number 10, it makes me want to go and explore the rest of the garden. ;D
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I like nr. 11, but silly question: what is it?
Ismene amancaes - used to be Hymenocallis amancaes (not exactly an alpine ::) )
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Must Google it and look for bulbs. 8)
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Crumbs, even B & T World Seeds don't have it. :(
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You are spot on, Diane (as usual) ... perhaps it may have been 'Not as schedule', but not in our friendly regime! ;D
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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.
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I rather like the white Campanula. Were these judged on the plant or on the image Cliff?
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7, 9, 17 get my votes.
Paddy
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I love the snowdrop pic because it is taken at a different angle - not the usual one for identification purposes.
I don't know anything about alpines but the Irises are pretty. Are all irises alpines?
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Hi Vivien,
Welcome to the forum. No, not all irises are alpines, in the same way that not all buttercups, not all rhododendrons and not all primroses are. There are alpine species in a veritable host of different genera and their natural habitats (among a host of other criteria) decree whether they are 'alpine' or not. The broadcaster, Geoffrey Smith stated that, in his opinion, 'alpines could encompass any plant that would not look out of place in a rock garden' and, for lack of a brief, but technically accurate substitute, I would suggest you try to use this as a reasonable rule of thumb. Many species of iris are, in fact, too tall, too stately and/or too fragile to contemplate planting in a rock garden situation. They would look as out of place as a palm tree, a pumpkin or a purple sprouting pinyon.
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Hi Cliff, thanks for the great pictures, one plant each please. cheers Ian the Christie kind
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Were these judged on the plant or on the image Cliff?
Thanks Ian, Lesley et al,
All the way through the competition I kept urging them to try to concentrate on the best photograph, but some of them still swayed unerringly towards the unusual plants ... the 'gardener' coming out in them obviously!
We also suggested that exhibitors (and their partners) might wish to vote for any but their own images and this seems to have worked very well.
It all made for a very interesting evening and feedback was very encouraging - such a shame that only 42 members could make it to the hall on such a potentially snowy evening.
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Hi Cliff, thanks for the great pictures, one plant each please. cheers Ian the Christie kind
I thought you always tried to persuade punters to buy three of everything Ian? ;D
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CLASS TWO : For a digital image of an alpine plant in the wild
25 Entries
PLEASE REMEMBER : IT IS A PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST AND NOT AN ALPINE SHOW
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CLASS TWO continued ...
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Oh wow, 2-16, Fabulous!! ;D
Also love 2-11.
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Cliff,
I reckon 2 and 10 are yours?
Paddy
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CLASS TWO continued ...
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RESULTS FOR CLASS ONE were:-
FIRST 9
SECOND 7
THIRD= 17
THIRD= 14
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An interesting choice, Cliff, because if one sticks to the brief, then No. 10is the onew hich most cloesely follows that... the others might, really, have been taken anywhere, though they are super photos..... now to see what happens with the following classes! :-\
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2.7 is a superb plant - but I can smell it from here!
and 2.14, it's nice to guess who's been where on their holidays
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CLASS TWO : For a digital image of an alpine plant in the wild
Your lot do get about, don't they? Travel agents must be happy in East Lancs!! ;D
2.15 and 2.16 remind me of Lawrence Greenwood paintings... perfect compositions with lovely backgrounds :D
...great photos, but do they show enough habitat?
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2.7 is a superb plant - but I can smell it from here!
Yes, Diane, I thought it was the dog :P
Polemoniums are rather on the stinky side ....pity really :'(
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Yes, Diane, I thought it was the dog :P
Polemoniums are rather on the stinky side ....pity really :'(
I can put up with it, for that show of flowers. I keep losing mine.
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Fantastic pics. 2.11 looks like Cypripedium montanum, which is notoriously difficult in the garden?
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That is an amazing Polemonium. I've just ordered seed from Ron Ratko. I can bear it if it smalls like the dog. After all, I can bear the dog smelling like the dog. :)
I'm inclined to agree that the pictures with a lot of habitat/background are the best, according to schedule, as it were.
What is the plant in 2-19 please?
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What is the plant in 2-19 please?
It looks suspiciously like winter heliotrope, Petasites fragrans ???
But perhaps it's another less invasive species?
cheers
fermi
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Fantastic pics. 2.11 looks like Cypripedium montanum, which is notoriously difficult in the garden?
It is extremely difficult, Anthony, though it is only fair to point out that this class is for images captured in the wild. (In this case; the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon).
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What is the plant in 2-19 please?
It looks suspiciously like winter heliotrope, Petasites fragrans ???
But perhaps it's another less invasive species?
cheers
fermi
This exhibit was untitled, but is certainly a petasites species (possibly fragrans) ... from the same contributor who exhibited the Ismene in Class One.
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That is an amazing Polemonium. I've just ordered seed from Ron Ratko. I can bear it if it smalls like the dog. After all, I can bear the dog smelling like the dog. :)
I've just sown it (P viscosum) from Ratko, as I have the last few years. It germinates fine, grows on fine, but never any flowers? I've once seen a good pot in cultivation - probably Alan Furness, although it wasn't as tight as the wild specimen.
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Fantastic pics. 2.11 looks like Cypripedium montanum, which is notoriously difficult in the garden?
It is extremely difficult, Anthony, though it is only fair to point out that this class is for images captured in the wild. (In this case; the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon).
They are all beautifully taken. Thanks Cliff, as I think it extremely useful to see what makes a good picture.
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2.14, it's nice to guess who's been where on their holidays
2.2 looks familiar to me
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2.14, it's nice to guess who's been where on their holidays
2.2 looks familiar to me
It probably will again in late June, Ian ... especially if you hire a car while you are there? :D
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RESULTS FROM CLASS TWO
FIRST 16 Congratulations JohnnyD!!!
SECOND= 10
SECOND= 14
THIRD= A FEW EXHIBITS
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CLASS THREE For a digital image close-up or macro shot of an alpine plant
TWENTY SEVEN ENTRIES
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CLASS THREE continued ...
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CLASS THREE continued ...
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I like 3-7 best. :)
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7, 20 and 21 for me. Is 20 a Lantana? or what?
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I like 7 and 5 and 21 and....
I also like the plant on number 22 but what is it?
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Is 20 a Lantana? or what?
I'd suggest it's a what Lesley. ::) Lantana is a tropical bush with yellow, orange, pink or purple flowers that produces poisonous black berries. It is used in butterfly houses as a nectar source and also as bedding in summer.
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Is 20 a Lantana? or what?
I'd guess Lantana.
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Sorry, only just got back from a lecture date ... yes, it is a lantana (should be 'not as schedule', of course - but we are tremendously lenient in Lancashire)!!!
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I need specs? Here is a link to Lantana camara.
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=lantana&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=iVKXSYmwN6TEjAeblNjiAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title
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RESULTS FROM CLASS THREE
FIRST 12
SECOND 7
THIRD= 9
THIRD= 11
THIRD= 21
CLASS FOUR WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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They are quite good photos in many ways but I am puzzled. ???
Two of the winners were Iris sibirica and Lilium pardalinum. Alpines??
They are not potatoes but I.s. is something I have in the herbaceous border and L.p. is a woodlander in my garden.
OK they are "alpinier" than hymenocallis. :-\
Comments anyone please.
Göte.
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I enclose a picture of Lilium amoenum. I like this picture and would enter it in a competition for "Woodlanders" or "Species plants" but I would feel discouraged to enter it as "alpine"
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Good evening Gote,
I feel I must answer your query and reassure you that we do understand your puzzlement.
Our alpine garden society group is made up of experts, novices, enthusiasts and general gardeners, so entries to any competition that we stage will reflect this diversity of knowledge and interest. Like many groups of this type we are eager to encourage the novice and to cherish the enthusiastic. We welcome entries from all our members and would be loathe to refuse or deny anyone the chance to exhibit their lovely photographs. Results 'usually' tend to reflect the sum of our knowledge, but occasionally the joint decision is slightly out of line with the views of the erudite. We accept these anomalies and appreciate all our entries. Members are much harder to keep when they feel their efforts have not been appreciated.
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I think this is a very wise attitude and approach Cliff ! 8)
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Göte, what a beautiful lilium.
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Hi Gote,
Involved as I am with the East lancs Group (currently as 'recycled' vice-chairman), I heartily endorse the views expressed by Cliff - with one addition.
The definition of alpine has always been rather vague - especially when it comes to showing.
The best definition in that respect seems to be that anything which will survive in the garden or alpine house, and can be transported to a show without being totally overwhelming, will be acceptable under the 'alpine' definition - especially at the novice stage.
The official definition covers all plants which are suited to a 'medium sized rockery', - which in turn needs further definition as to what we each regard as 'medium sized'. This certainly includes many 'woodlanders' and plants which would be at home in the border.
I am much happier to accept that Cliffs brilliantly conceived and organised photo show is an expression of the whole group and, as such, will show huge breadth of interest.
While there are certainly some entries which would be regarded as NERCTS ( Not Even Remotely Close To Schedule ::)), the effect of the exercise was the quietest and most attentive audience I think I have ever seen, and the proportion of that audience who commented on a super evening was the highest ever.
As for wider interest - just wait until you see the eventual winner! :o. I am sure you will be impressed.
JohnnyD.
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I have enjoyed all the photos very much. I also like the idea of a competition with generous rules that encourages both experts and novices to participate.
I still have one question though. What is the name of the plant on photo 3-22 ? I haven't got a clue.
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Good morning Gunilla,
Many thanks for your very kind comments.
When I was giving a commentary to the images as they appeared on the screen I realised that this image (3-22) was untitled ... I very hastily referred to it as a scilla species ... that was the only thing that sprang to mind?
May I also compliment you on your choice of avatar ... by far the friendliest face on the forum!!!
Hi JohnnyD.
Many thanks for your very supportive posting.
CLASS FOUR
For a digital image of any garden featuring alpine plants
SEVENTEEN ENTRIES
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CLASS FOUR continued ...
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When I was giving a commentary to the images as they appeared on the screen I realised that this image (3-22) was untitled ... I very hastily referred to it as a scilla species ... that was the only thing that sprang to mind?
Thanks for your answer, Cliff. I'm sure it's not a scilla species. Could it be some kind of Polygala maybe ???
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Class four is a real treat Cliff !
Very nice to see all these gardens - a lot of them could (should) have entered the AGS on-line show !!
Nr 13 is awesome !!
Thanks for taking the trouble to show all these Cliff !
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Hi Gunilla,
I suspect the plant in question MAY be of South African origin ... I know the exhibitor has travelled there. I will try to find out for you.
Many thanks, Luc ... I am so glad that you are enjoying our little competition.
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I agree with Luc. What a superb display in that alpine house. 8)
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Fantastic pics, I like them all!
4-8, are they all Rhododendrons?
Gorgeous!!! :) :) :)
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4-8 are all Rhodos, Helen... aren't they lovely?!!
3-22 might be a veronica but I suspect a Polygala ....the scale is deceptive, I think.
What a super show and what an entertaining evening it must have been .... loking forward to more..??
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I really DO appreciate the view that newcomers should be encouraged and I DO think that most of these pictures are excellent and worthy of being shown. I Do think that people should be commended for their efforts. I am glad that they are posted.
On the other hand I think that the word 'alpine' should have a meaning just like most words have. If I were conteplating to send in a picture to a competition in the class "Closeups of an alpine plant". I would not send the picture of Lilium amoenum but restrict myself to pictures of plants that grow in exposed rocky areas. If the winning picture were a woodland Lilium I would consider myself unfairly treated.
A simple way to eat the cake and still have it would be to amend the description of the class so it indicated what really is accepted as an entry.
Göte
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4-7 is fantastic. It's like looking into a magic garden.
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A question of a different kind.
How do you exhibit these pictures?
When it comes to digital pictures a lot of difference comes from the printer you use.
Göte
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Hi Gote,
The images are displayed/projected onto a large screen via a digital projector. I have utilised Keynote (Mac) technology to ensure that each image is displayed on screen for exactly seven seconds and then all images in each class are displayed on (as many as necessary) multi-image screens for easy comparison. It involves a lot of work to set up the presentation initially but hopefully each successive competition will become easier to manage. I have slotted in class description screens and interesting transitions between photographs - a musical introduction and voting procedure screens complete the presentation.
in addition I am able to move the eight class winners into another short presentation to decide the 'Best in Show'.
At the end of the judging I present the entire thing again with exhibitors names added and with the display time reduced to four seconds for each image.
Please don't ask how long this takes to set up - 167 images in total - I must be mad!!!
I will give thought to your suggestion about class descriptions - this may still prove a minefield!
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I suspect 3-22 is a very good spike of Polygala vulgaris.
J.
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Hi John,
Still not absolutely certain?
There is very good representation of Polygala vulgaris as I would recognise it, at the following link:-
http://www.lucianabartolini.net/Immagini/fiori3/polygala-vulgaris-2.jpg
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Gote
in your post re the use of the word 'alpine' I feel you have raised a point that occurs all the time. Both our major societies use either the word 'Alpine' or 'Rock' in their names and yet many of the classes at the shows have plants that have no connection with either. This also applies to the articles in the journals. Looking at the definition in the show schedules brings up the word 'hardy' and yet many of the plants exhibited would not survive the mildest frost and are grown in heated greenhouses(e.g. cyclamen persicum). In defence I would say that both the shows and the journals would be much depleted if this definition was used in the true meaning and it is I think an impossible one to square if we are to keep our hobby as embracing as possible
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I wish I could put things as well as that! :-\
Cheers Tony.
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I think it is Scilla bifolia, in bud mostly. The foliage apparently with it belongs to something else and the scilla is emerging through it. Its own foliage is visible to the left.
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Here is photo 3-22 again....
I'm sure it is a Polygala......
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Yes I think it is, Maggi. :) Thanks. I first got the impression that it was a bigger plant.
Lesley, I love all kinds of scilla and try to grow as many as I can get my hands on. It was the fact that the buds resembled scilla that drew my attention to the photo in the first place.
Scilla bifolia
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Oh well, I'd better retire from this one. Bloodied but unbowed. ::)
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RESULTS FOR CLASS FOUR
FIRST 11
SECOND 8
THIRD 7
CLASS FIVE SOON.
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Goodness, Cliff, these competitions certainly mean a lot of work for you. I hope it was appreciated by those who entered and those who viewed.
Certainly the images were enjoyed here.
Paddy
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Many thanks Paddy.
CLASS FIVE
For a digital image of any mountain or alpine setting from the wild with or without alpine plants
TWENTY NINE ENTRIES
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CLASS FIVE continued
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4-8 are all Rhodos, Helen... aren't they lovely?!!
Yes they are Maggi, this forum is a very dangerous place!! :o
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CLASS FIVE continued
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Oh, 5-21 is unreal ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Another lovely set, Cliff and, if I am not mistaken 5-21 could very well be one of Cliff's own photographs. It certainly is from the Dolomites.
Paddy
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In 5-21 I'm very surprized not to see an image of the Booker carved into the stone fave of the mountain. Any candidates for someone to accompany him. No Americans, they have their own.
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Good morning all,
Whilst this stunning image (5-21) is certainly captured in the Dolomites, Sue and I have NOT been the only visitors to these magical mountains from the East Lancashire group!
Forum member JohnnyD has also led wildflower walks for Collett's Mountain Holidays and this particular image is one of his. I must admit that I felt an overwhelming sense of deja vu when I encountered John's lovely shot ... attached are John's entry for the competition and one of mine captured a couple of seasons ago.
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What Cliff doesn't tell you is that the shots are taken from the terrace of a restaurant/bar at the end of a super walk among the flowers.
The fact they are both in focus is testimony to the fact that they were also taken BEFORE the beers! ;D
JohnnyD
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I must admit that I felt an overwhelming sense of deja vu when I encountered John's lovely shot ... attached are John's entry for the competition and one of mine captured a couple of seasons ago.
No wonder :)
I really love these pics.
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Hi Helen,
It is quite possible to stand at that particular spot and take twenty or more images of comparable beauty simply by moving the camera left or right by a few degrees.
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What Cliff doesn't tell you is that the shots are taken from the terrace of a restaurant/bar at the end of a super walk among the flowers.
The fact they are both in focus is testimony to the fact that they were also taken BEFORE the beers! ;D
JohnnyD
yeah, yeah, that'll be right..... we all know that digital cameras can mange a decent shot even if the photographer is three sheets to the wind...... ::) :P ;D ;D ;)
(which does rather beg the question as to why I have such fuzzy pix when I'm stone cold sober :-[ :-\ :'( )
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What Cliff doesn't tell you is that the shots are taken from the terrace of a restaurant/bar at the end of a super walk among the flowers.
The fact they are both in focus is testimony to the fact that they were also taken BEFORE the beers! ;D
JohnnyDyeah, yeah, that'll be right..... we all know that digital cameras can mange a decent shot even if the photographer is three sheets to the wind...... ::) :P ;D ;D ;)
(which does rather beg the question as to why I have such fuzzy pix when I'm stone cold sober :-[ :-\ :'(
delirium tremens ???? ;D
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which does rather beg the question as to why I have such fuzzy pix when I'm stone cold sober
delirium tremens ???
Could be... it's hard to munch chocolate bars and hold the camera at the same time........ ::)
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Hi Helen,
It is quite possible to stand at that particular spot and take twenty or more images of comparable beauty simply by moving the camera left or right by a few degrees.
Sounds like they picked the right spot to build a restaurant.
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Just to labour a point a little, Helen ... all taken in the immediate vicinity ... and the flowers aren't bad when you can take your eyes off the mountains! Apologies for the cable car wires in the background ... :)
Dolomites scenes
Dolomite meadow
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Brilliant last pic Cliff - we should do something about that cable car. ;D
J.
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Thanks for the extra pics Cliff, it is certainly an amazing area.
How our lives have been enriched by the advent of affordable digital cameras. :)
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Brings back happy memories Cliff. Any pics of Route 22 about?
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Thanks Shelagh ... I will have to check re: route 22!!
RESULTS FOR CLASS FIVE
FIRST 21 Congratulations JohnnyD.
SECOND 27
THIRD 6
CLASS 6 WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY
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I can still taste that beer. :P
Still can't remember the name of the mountain - it really was good beer.
This is just to reinforce Cliffs observation about the stunning scenery at that spot. Even the bar looks good. ;D
JohnnyD
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This is the pic which should have been on the last post. Drat! >:(
pic edited by M....
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Do me a favour again Maggi - still can't get the size right. Must try harder!
JohnnyD
My pleasure , Johnny..... Maggi ;D
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Re: the mystery plant in Class Three ... (3/22) ...
From the exhibitors own hand - 'Taken on 25/4/06 in Hungary, the Narodney Park & Valley. I might get a
closer venue with research. The day I also saw a Europea Lynx which was
much more memorable for me'!!!
Hope this might help?
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Good morning Cliff,
Thank you very much. You have been most kind. I'm sure now it is a Polygala.
I just heard on the radio that tracks of two Lynx have been found in the south of Sweden. They are beautiful animals and it certainly must be really something to see one live.
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Hi Shelagh,
I am sure I can find a lot of slides from Route 22 - but they will need to be scanned.
I suggest it may require a new thread perhaps titled 'Alpine Torture' or something similar. (Explanation to follow! ??? ???)
See what I can do.
JohnnyD
p.s. Here's one to be going on with. :D
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Many thanks, Gunilla ... glad to be of service. :)
Shelagh and JohnnyD,
I would be a little wary about making TOO much of the trials and tribulations of route 22 on this forum ... we have members in New Zealand (and elsewhere, I suspect) who think nothing of ascending near vertical tussock-clad mountains for many hours at a time (in day-glow lycra tights and disintegrating boots) just to reach the start of an exhausting flower hunting expedition!!!
A brief stroll in the Dollies might seem a little tame? ;D ;D ;D
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Brief stroll!!!!!!!!!! :o Just ask Shelagh. :P (And me come to think of it.)
JohnnyD
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I think the worst moment was when we were just feeling pleasantly weary and ready for heading downwards, the signs on the fence ahead pointed Left for one route, Right for another and a vertical arrow up and over the top of another big pointy thing for Route 22. It was a killer cos I crawled into bed just as Brian headed out the door for dinner. Anyone who knows me knows I
never[move]miss a meal.
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CLASS SIX
For a digital image taken at an AGS or SRGC Show
SIXTEEN ENTRIES
Please remember ... it is not a plant competition ... it is a photographic competition.
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CLASS SIX continued ...
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6-10 and 6-2 win for me
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6-1 and 6-11 for me, but if I could walk home with one of those plants it would be the Clematis Tenuiloba ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I'm voting for 6-2 because it shows the plants well and also gives a good flavour of a show bench.
For stuffing up my jumper and running off with... it's the Physoplexis comosum 6-6 ;D
Clematis tenuiloba is fab too, but my jumper isn't THAT big..... ;)
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For stuffing up my jumper and running off with... it's the Physoplexis comosum 6-6 ;D
Clematis tenuiloba is fab too, but my jumper isn't THAT big..... ;)
Maggi, I could fit both of them, I have baggy jumpers, and would look even haha!! ;D
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For stuffing up my jumper and running off with... it's the Physoplexis comosum 6-6 ;D
Clematis tenuiloba is fab too, but my jumper isn't THAT big..... ;)
Maggi, I could fit both of them, I have baggy jumpers, and would look even haha!! ;D
Good thinking there, Helen..... the makings of a fine criminal mastermind, I think.
I too have baggy jumpers, sadly I am also very baggy so there isn't so much free space as most of it is already me :-[ :-\ :-X
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Good thinking there, Helen..... the makings of a fine criminal mastermind, I think.
I too have baggy jumpers, sadly I am also very baggy so there isn't so much free space as most of it is already me :-[ :-\ :-X
Maggi, I suspect those little darlings are chained to the wrists of the owners!! ( or maybe a GPS in the pots) :o :o :o
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Here in East Lancashire we employ a Chief Inspector of baggy jumpers ... there is a four year waiting list for the position!!! ;)
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Here in East Lancashire we employ a Chief Inspector of baggy jumpers ... there is a four year waiting list for the position!!! ;)
I have to ask, are you on the list Cliff? :-X :-X
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I suppose the CI has to say "what's up yours?" or "I want to see up yours." The reply would be just "up yours." :o
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Here in East Lancashire we employ a Chief Inspector of baggy jumpers ... there is a four year waiting list for the position!!! ;)
I have to ask, are you on the list Cliff? :-X :-X
I'm third in line behind Brian 'Warm Hands' Smethurst and Johnny 'I'm behind you' Dower. The current inspector; who must remain anonymous in case his partner finds out, is currently serving twelve months at her Majesty's pleasure! (Didn't even know she wore sweaters). ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Clearly beaten by the jumper jokes - 6-9 is my favourite !
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CLASS SIX RESULTS
FIRST 5
SECOND 6
THIRD 3
CLASS SEVEN TO FOLLOW SHORTLY
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CLASS SEVEN
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.
TWENTY SIX ENTRIES
The competition is for photography and not for rarity of subject matter.
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CLASS SEVEN continued ...
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CLASS SEVEN continued ...
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I was all for 7-5 until I saw the terns flying in tandem ( think they are terns)
7-19 for me, fantastic pic, it looks like their movements have been choreographed ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Hey Cliff...it's 7-19 in a LANDSLIDE...I want to know about how this one was captured...
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and Maggie's correct...they are terns.
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Lovely photos but for me the choice was easy this time. I think 7-19 is outstanding!
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The terns photographs is one of those which brings the instant "Wow" reaction. A brilliant photograph.
Paddy
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Can't disagree with that but I also love the owlet babies
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RESULTS FOR CLASS SEVEN
FIRST 19
SECOND= 8
SECOND= 21
CLASS EIGHT TO FOLLOW LATER
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CLASS EIGHT
For a computer enhanced image of alpine plants - let your imagination run free.
TEN ENTRIES
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I like 8-1 :)
I also would like to know what the little bird in 7-21 is, another teriffic pic, it appeals to me on an emotional level. :) :)
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OMG - what fabulous pics. What treat for the eyes. Thank you Cliff.
The little bird in 7-21 looks like a dipper (Cinclus cinclus), which is common along streams in the UK. They feed on aquatic insect larvae by diving underwater. One of the few all-year-round resident insectivores.
The beetle in 7-9 looks like a British burying beetle but clearly isn't. It is Mylabris polymorpha which is found in the warmer parts of Europe. Adults visit flowers (no, really) but the larvae develop in the egg cocoons of grasshoppers.
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Thanks Anthony ... both the images that you mentioned were untitled, but the exhibitor of the dipper is a confirmed bird watcher, both in the U.K. and abroad, and the photo of the beetle was probably captured in the Picos, knowing the travel habits of the photographer.
RESULTS FOR CLASS EIGHT
FIRST 8
SECOND 3
THIRD 1
Many thanks to the exhibitors for their splendid entries and to you, the members of this forum, for your feedback and for your obvious enjoyment of our parochial competition.
Class winners received token prizes of £5 and winner of 'Best in Show' received a beautiful paperweight trophy to keep for twelve months and a £10 prize.
The photograph selected by the audience as 'Best in Show' was 7-19 ... 'TERNS IN PARALLEL FLIGHT'
Contest over for 2008-2009.
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So the competition is over - and some of the winners known, but there is more ......
While Cliff very kindly identified those pics where I was the winner, he studiously avoided telling everyone which were his.
I can now reveal that he was the winner in classes 1, 6 & 7, and winner of the overall prize with his stunning 'Terns in Parallel Flight.'
It is worth noting that the WOW factor was every bit as evident on the night for this picture as it has been on the forum.
While every class winner had support in the final reckoning Cliff had more than half the total votes cast - a landslide by any reckoning.
Congratulations Cliff, and thanks again for the terrific effort in putting together the original idea, the format and sponsoring this thoroughly absorbing thread.
Here's to next year?
Cheers,
JohnnyD.
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Anthony, thanks for the bird ID. :)
Cliff, thanks for posting this thread, I for one have thoroughly enjoyed the pics not to mention the suspense ;D ;)
Congratulations to all involved.
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Cliff,
thanks for the wonderful SHow - the pics are excellent, but Section 8 was really amazing! I would've given 5 the top prize! The thumbnail appeared to be of a bullethole through glass but the enlarged pic is like an ice sculpture of the hoop petticoats! I love it!
cheers
fermi
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My sister has (and I covert) a piece of Lalique glass - a platter - not dissimilar. It has chrysanthemums.
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My sister has (and I covert) a piece of Lalique glass - a platter - not dissimilar. It has chrysanthemums.
I think you mean that you covet it ;D ; unless you meant to say that you covertly covet it? ???
cheers
fermi
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Nice little property in your avatar, Fermi ... have you been speculating?
I could covet that front garden. :D :D :D
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Thanks Fermi. Yes, covet.
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He bought this before the current recession when property in Aus was still very expensive. He went for the low-cost Indian version.
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Cliff just been spending a happy few minutes getting up to date on theis great thread. One of the piccies seems familiar but I can't seem to place it can you tell me where it was taken from please?
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3062.0;attach=105601;image (http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3062.0;attach=105601;image)
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Hi Ian,
The image was taken at the top of the Val Gardena and the general area can be seen on the left hand side of the Pic. No. 2 on Page Seven of this topic.
Cheers,
Cliff
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Nice little property in your avatar, Fermi ... have you been speculating?
I could covet that front garden. :D :D :D
You wouldn't want it, Cliff; too many feet to trample the buttercups! ;D
I'll PM you about that pic.
cheers
fermi
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Thanks Cliff is the first photo of Sasso Lungo - a magnifiicent rock 8)