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
Alan Parfitt for this image of Dactylorhiza maculata with Old Man of Hoy, Orkney entered in Class 9
Results of the Hardy Orchid Society Photographic Competition 2014
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Class 1: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment,
print size up to 7x5 inches. (14 entries)
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 |
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)
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Second |
Third |
Class 4: A close-up of an orchid, print size up to 7x5 inches. (23 entries)
First Hammarbya paludosa by Nigel Johnson |
Second |
Third |
Class 5: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment,
print size up to A4. (17 entries)
First |
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)
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Second |
Third |
Class 7: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber, print size up to A4.
(20 entries)
First |
Second Himantoglossum robertianum by Steve Clements |
Third |
Class 8: A close-up of an orchid, print size up to A4. (26 entries)
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Second |
Third |
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 |
Second |
Third |
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 |
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 |
Third |
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 |
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 |