The 2017 Hardy Orchid Society Photographic Competition was held during the Autumn Meeting in Kidlington on Sunday, 19th 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 downloaded here

The Maren Talbot Photographic Trophy
Richard Hogg for this image of Epipactis purpurata entered in Class 14

First Epipactis helleborine ssp. neerlandica by Steve Tandy	Second Orchis purpurea by Thomas Turner	Third Orchis mascula by Gillian Elsom

Class 2: A group of at least three orchid plants. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group, print size up to 7x5 inches. (16 entries)

First Orchis militaris by Sandra Clements	Second Ophrys sicula by Gillian Elsom	Third Neottia nidus-avis by David Hughes

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

First Orchis provincialis by Hilary Pickersgill	Second Epipactis helleborine by Steve Clements	Third Orchis anthropophora by David Pearce

Class 4: A close-up of an orchid, showing one or more entire inflorescence(s), print size up to 7×5 inches.
(18 entries)

First Dactylorhiza praetermissa by David Hughes	Second Ophrys insectifera by Gillian Elsom	Third Epipogium aphyllum by David Pearce

Class 5: A close-up of an orchid showing part of an inflorescence, print size up to 7×5 inches. (18 entries)

First Ophrys reinholdii by Gillian Elsom Best Print	Second Himantoglossum hircinum by Alan Blackman	Third Epipactis atrorubens by Phil Smith

Class 6: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment,
print size up to A4. (11 entries)

First Orchis anthropophora by Steve Clements	Second Orchis mascula by Gillian Elsom	Third Dactylorhiza maculata & Gymnadenia borealis by Patrick Marks

Class 7: A group of at least three orchid plants. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group, print size up to A4. (17 entries)

First Spiranthes spiralis by Steve Clements	Second Anacamptis sancta by Hilary Pickersgill	Third Orchis mascula by Gillian Elsom

Class 8: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber, print size up to A4.
(16 entries)

First Anacamptis papilionacea by Steve Clements	Second Orchid mascula by Steve Tandy	Third Neotinea lactea by Hilary Pickersgill

Class 9: A close-up of an orchid, showing one or more entire inflorescence(s), print size up to A4.
(18 entries)

First Neotinea ustulata Richard Laurence	Second Dactylorhiza fuchsii by Gillian Elsom	Third Myrmechila platyptera by Steve Clements

Class 10: A close-up of an orchid showing part of an inflorescence, print size up to A4.
(18 entries)

First Epipactis palustris by Alan Blackman	Second Cypripedium montanum by John Wallington	Third Equal Ophrys ×pietzschii by Richard Laurence

Class 11: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment
in jpeg form. (20 entries)

First Gymnadenia conopsea by Ivar Edvinsen	Second Dactylorhiza purpurella by Phil Smith	Third Neotinia ustulata by David Hughes

Class 12: A group of at least three orchid plants. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group in jpeg form. (22 entries)

First Spiranthes spiralis by Steve Clements	Second Anacamptis papilionacea by Gillian Elsom	Third Orchis italica by Richard Bateman

Class 13: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber
in jpeg form. (25 entries)

First Orchis italica by Gillian Elsom	Second Orchis mascula by Richard Bateman	Third Cephalanthera damasonium by Sandra Clements

Class 14: A close-up of an orchid, showing one or more entire inflorescence(s), in jpeg form. (27 entries)

First Epipactis purpurate rosea by Richard Hogg Maren Talbot Trophy	Second Ophrys lutea by Karen Gregory	Third Himantoglossum hircinum by Mike Waller

Class 15: A close-up of an orchid showing part of an inflorescence, in jpeg form. (23 entries)

First Ophrys cornutula by Gillian Elsom	Second Ophrys omegaifera by Ken Elsom	Third Epipactis atrorubens by Ana de'Ath

Class 16: Novice class, any hardy orchid print, size up to A4. (4 entries)

First Orchis anatolica by Eric Gendle	Second Dactylorhiza viridis by David Livermore	Third Epipactis helleborine by Steve Tandy

Class 17: A hardy orchid subject that has been manipulated using any advanced software technique to create an artistic image. Print size up to A4. (7 entries)

First “Lizard Orchid” by Alan Blackman	Second Orchis mascula by Gillian Elsom	Third “Coming to Life” by Steve Tandy

 

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