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04-09-2008, 04:09 AM
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| April Photography Contest The Comp Guidelines Please Read The Guidelines. --------------------- -------------------------- 1) The photo comp is open to all members. 2) Three Photos Only Per member, please include plant names. 3) Indicate your level of photographic experience/expertise. Choose one of the three levels as described below: 3a) Novice: point-and-shoot experience only, has had camera less than 3 years, no photography classes 3b) Intermediate: beyond basic point-n-shoot, has possibly had camera for 3-5 years, considers lighting, composition, has possibly had 1 or 2 classes on photography basics 3c) Open: For experienced armature's, photography hobbyists, and professional photographers - way beyond basic point-n-shoot, photography may be a hobby, carefully considers lighting and composition, probably more than 5 years experience, has possibly had classes beyond basic photography, includes one who has been paid for their photographic expertise 4) All Non Photo Entries Will Be Deleted. 4a) Photos of own orchids are to be entered only 4b)This is a fun competition to help people improve their photography skills, and not to be taken too seriously. All comp pics entered are viewed by a professional as well as the judges. If there is any chance that the images look like they have been taken by a professional and above the standard expected of that entrant then there will be a "please explain" as to how they obtained that image photographically. 4c) Once a member wins first prize in the Novice or Intermediate category,s 3 Times they must move up to the next level. -------------------------------------- 5) List of Awards 5a) Best Photo ** Novice 5b) Best Photo ** Intermediate 5c) Best Photo ** Open 5d) Best Photo ** Orchid Species 5e) Best Photo ** Best Floral Display or Floral Art     |
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04-18-2008, 09:15 PM
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| I'm entering as an intermediate - I tend NOT to mess with the cloths so I don't think I'll do well but I'm experimenting with different compositions. This first one is one of my NOID dend's with a garden statue I have on the table.  Larger image is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jirel/2423853788/sizes/o/ |
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04-18-2008, 09:20 PM
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| Second picture is looking down the throat of Phal Everspring Light - i guess this is "Intermediate" and I should make the one above "Floral display" but I can't edit THAT post, just this one.  Last edited by Jirel; 04-18-2008 at 09:29 PM. |
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04-19-2008, 11:32 PM
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| Novice Category Miltonidium Bartley Schwarz 'Highland'  
__________________ “When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume” |
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04-20-2008, 07:57 PM
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| Dendrobium bigibbum in black and white-novice
__________________  April  "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail" -Ralph Waldo Emerson   |
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04-21-2008, 01:08 AM
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| Phal violacea var. coerulea Novice, open and species. No classes, just playing with my digital camera.
__________________  Last edited by Ak_Orchid; 04-24-2008 at 06:53 AM. |
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04-21-2008, 07:06 AM
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| intermediate #1 A ballerina with her tutu - Prostechea cochleata  Floral art #1 - A Faux 3D of Prostechea cochleata  3 angle view in 1 shot   Last edited by kmarch; 04-21-2008 at 09:53 AM. Reason: name correction |
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04-21-2008, 04:32 PM
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| Phrag Sedenii Phrag Sedenii was first made in 1873 by John Seden of Veitch and Sons. It was only the second successful slipper cross ever made. It is out of Phrag schlimii by Phrag longifolium. In those days each repeat of a cross got a different grex name so synonyms for Sedenii are Leucorrhodum, Porphyreum, Tenellum, and Weidlichianum. This a small flower. The pictured one is 2.75 inches tall by 3.25 inches wide as it stands. Intermediate entry  |
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04-21-2008, 04:54 PM
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| Cattleya mossiae Cattleya mossiae. First discovered by Europeans in 1836 in Venezuela and bloomed in Otterpool England by Mrs. Moss.First published by Willian Jackson Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1836. Known as "Flor de Mayo" in it's native country where it is the national flower. In his original description Hooker wrote that mossiae is "the most magnificent of all orchidaceous plants". I think I agree. Intermediate entry #2  |
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