The 2014 Hardy Orchid Society Photographic Competition was held during the Autumn Meeting in Kidlington on Sunday, 17th November. Thanks to Peter Gasson for judging the entries and to Steve Pickersgill & Neil Evans, the HOS members who organised the show. Details of the winners and their photographs follow:

A .pdf file with a summary of the results can be opened here

The Maren Talbot Photographic Trophy
Alan Parfitt  for this image of Dactylorhiza maculata with Old Man of Hoy, Orkney entered in Class 9

First Serapias lingua by Neville Henderson	Second Dactylorhiza fuchsii by Steve Clements	Third Gymnadenia conopsea by Eric Gendle

Class 2: A group of at least 3 orchid plants. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group, print size up to 7x5 inches. (17 entries)

First Serapias cordigera by Alan Pearson	Second Serapias lingua by Colin Rainbow	Third Orchis anthropophora by Eric Gendle

Class 3: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber, print size up to 7x5 inches.
(18 entries)

First Neottia nidus-avis by Karen Gregory	Second Dactylorhiza viridis by Gillian Elsom	Third Orchis italica by Patrick Marks

Class 4: A close-up of an orchid, print size up to 7x5 inches. (23 entries)

First Hammarbya paludosa by Nigel Johnson	Second Spiranthes spiralis by Tony Hughes	Third Ophrys apifera by Alan Pearson

Class 5: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment,
print size up to A4. (17 entries)

First Dactylorhiza praetermissa by Steve Clements	Second Dactylorhiza incarnata by Tom Turner	Third Anacamptis morio by Alan Blackman

Class 6: A group of at least 3 orchid plants. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group, print size up to A4. (22 entries)

First Anacamptis morio by David Wain	Second Orchis purpurea, O. militaris & hybrids by Karen Gregory	Third Anacamptis morio by Tom Turner

Class 7: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber, print size up to A4.
(20 entries)

First Dactylorhiza romana by Tony Hughes	Second Himantoglossum robertianum by Steve Clements	Third Epipactis purpurata by David Pearce

Class 8: A close-up of an orchid, print size up to A4. (26 entries)

First Thelymitra nuda David Pearce Best Print	Second Orchis purpurea by Eleanor Coate	Third Platanthera chlorantha by David Wain

Class 9: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment,
max size 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high in jpeg form. (17 entries)

First Dactylorhiza maculata by Alan Parfitt  Maren Talbot Trophy	Second Dactylorhiza maculata by Graham Giles	Third Orchis militaris by Tarmo Pilkner

Class 10: A group of at least 3 orchid plants. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group, max size 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high in jpeg form. (15 entries)

First Anacamptis morio by David Pearce	Second Dactylorhiza fuchsii by Colin Rainbow	Third Dactylorhiza purpurella by David Hughes

Class 11: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber,
max size 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high in jpeg form. (17 entries)

First Serapias nurrica by David Pearce	Second Neotinea ustulata by Neil Evans	Third Dactylorhiza incarnata by Patrick Marks

Class 12: A close-up of an orchid, max size 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high in jpeg form. (23 entries)

First Pterostylis curta    by David Pearce	Second Ophrys apifera by Hilary Pickersgill	Third Spiranthes spiralis   by Richard Laurence

Class 13: Novice class, any hardy orchid print, size up to A4. (9 entries)

First Opifera apifera by Eleanor Coate	Second Dactylorhiza maculata by Chris Hansen	Third Dactylorhiza cordigera ssp. bosniaca by Samantha Hurley

Class 14: A hardy orchid subject that has been manipulated using any advanced software technique to create an artistic image. Print size up to A4. (8 entries)

First Ophrys apifera (Twirling Bee) by Hilary Pickersgill	Second Dactylorhiza fuchsii var. rhodochila by Alan Blackman	Third Ophrys apifera (stained glass) by David Pearce

 

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