The 2015 Hardy Orchid Society Photographic Competition was held during the Autumn Meeting in Kidlington on Sunday, 17th November. Thanks to Jon Evans 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

CLICK HERE to view the winning images as a slide show

The Maren Talbot Photographic Trophy
Ivar Edvinsen for this image of Himantoglossum comperianum entered in Class 12

First Orchis mascula by Barry Taylor	Second Orchis purpurea by Alan Blackman	Third Gymnadenia conopsea by Hilary Pickersgill

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. (16 entries)

First Spiranthes spiralis by David Pearce	Second Cypripedium calceolus by Gillian Elsom	Third Orchis militaris by John Wallington

Class 3: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber,
print size up to 7x5 inches. (15 entries)

First Pseudorchis albida by John Wallington	Second Plantanthera bifolia by Gillian Elsom	Third Orchis italica by Sandra Clements

Class 4: A close-up of an orchid, print size up to 7x5 inches. (19 entries)

First Anacamptis morio by Richard Hogg Best Print	Second Orchis italica by Ken Elsom	Third Serapias vomeracea by David Pearce

Class 5: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment,
print size up to A4. (15 entries)

First Dactylorhia fucshii by Stephen Clements	Second Gymnadenia conopsea by Hilary Pickersgill	Third Orchis quadripunctata by Eric Gendle

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. (20 entries)

First Orchis purpurea by Richard Laurence	Second Dactylorhia fuchsii by Richard Hogg	Third Orchis mascula by Ken Elsom

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

First Orchis militaris by Richard Hogg	Second Neotinia lactea by Eric Gendle	Third Epipogium aphyllum by Hilary Pickersgill

Class 8: A close-up of an orchid, print size up to A4. (20 entries)

First Anacamptis syriaca Ken Elsom	Second Ophrys umbilicata by Stephen Clements	Third Dactylorhiza sambucina by Alan Blackman

Class 9: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment
in jpeg form. (25 entries)

First Cypripedium flavum & C. tibeticum by Graham Giles	Second Anacamptis morio by Alan Parfitt	Third Gymnadenia conopsea by Tony Hughes

Class 10: A group of at least 3 orchid plants. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group
in jpeg form. (30 entries)

First Corallorhiza trifida by Michael Waller	Second Pseudorchis albida by Gillian Elsom	Third Ophrys bucephala by Ivar Edvinsen

Class 11: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber
in jpeg form. (27 entries)

First Epipactis purpurata by Michael Waller	Second Cypripedium calceolus by Karen Gregory	Third Cephalanthera longifolia by Richard Bateman

Class 12: A close-up of an orchid in jpeg form. (33 entries)

First Himantoglossum comperianum    by Ivar Edvinsen Maren Talbot Trophy	Second Ophrys morio by Ken Elsom	Third Spiranthes spiralis   by Jeff Hodgson

Class 13: Novice class, any hardy orchid print, size up to A4. (6 entries)

First Orchis militaris by Gillian Elsom	Second Orchis italica by Sandra Clements	Third Ophrys apifera by Eric Gendle

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. (5 entries)

First Anacamptis morio by Alan Blackman	Second Anacamptis syriaca by Ken Elsom	Third Cypripedium calceolus by Gillian Elsom

 

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