The 2021 Hardy Orchid Society Photographic Competition was 2021 Competition was held on Sunday 21st November 2021 as part of the Southern Autumn Meeting at Kidlington. Thanks to Jon Evans for judging the entries and to Neil Evans who organised the competition. Details of the winners and their photographs follow:
Results of the Hardy Orchid Society Photographic Competition 2020
The Maren Talbot Photographic Trophy
Gillian Elsom
for her digital image of Anacamptis morio in Class 10
Best Print
Gillian Elsom
for Goodyera repens in Class 5
Best Novice Class Entry
Winner of the Cole & Waller Book Prize
Neville Roberts
for Bletilla striata in Class 17
Class 1: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment, print size up to A4.
(9 entries)
First
Anacamptis pyramidalis, Dactylorhiza fuchsii & Gymnadenia conopsea
by Ken Elsom
Second
Pyramidal orchids
by Patrick Marks
Third
Dactylorhiza fuchsii,
Dactylorhiza praetermissa &
Dactylorhiza ×
grandis
by Denise Harper
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 A4.
(9 entries)
First
Anacamptis morio
by Gillian Elsom
Second
Anacamptis morio
by Janet Hails
Third
Anacamptis morio
by Ken Elsom
Class 3: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber, print size up to A4.
(11 entries)
First
Hammarbya paludosa
by Phil Smith
Second
Liparis loeselii
by Janet Hails
Third
Orchis purpurea
by Hilary Pickersgill
Class 4: A close-up of an orchid, showing one or more entire inflorescence(s), print size up to A4.
(10 entries)
First
Orcchis militaris
by Gillian Elsom
Second
Ophrys insectifera
by David Pearce
Third
Dactylorhiza viridis
by Hilary Pickersgill
Class 5: A close-up of an orchid showing part of an inflorescence, print size up to A4.
(9 entries)
First
Goodyera repens
by Gillian Elsom
Second
Ophrys apifera
by Hilary Pickersgill
Third
Epipactis palustris var. ochroleuca
by Ken Elsom
Class 6: A group of orchids in cultivation containing at least three flower spikes. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group, print size up to A4
(no entries)
Class 7: A flower spike of a single orchid in cultivation, print size up to A4 .
(no entries)
Class 8: A close-up of an orchid in cultivation, showing one or more entire inflorescence(s), print size up to A4.
(no entries)
Class 9: A view of an area (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment, in JPEG form.
(24 entries)
First
Goodyera repens
by Chris Cater
Second
Dactylorhiza praetermissa
by Elliot Halls
Third
Dactylorhiza maculata
by Patrick Marks
Class 10: A group of orchids containing at least three flower spikes. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group, in JPEG form.
(6 entries)
Second
Anacamptis morio
by Janet Hails
Third
Spiranthes spiralis
by Denise Harper
Class 11: A flower spike of a single orchid, in JPEG form.
(22 entries)
First
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
by Hilary Pickersgill
Second
Dactylorhiza maculata
by Gillian Elsom
Third
Epipactis purpurata
by Mark Dowie
Class 12: A close-up of an orchid, showing one or more entire inflorescence(s), in JPEG form.
(27 entries)
First
Cypripedium calceolus
by Ivar Edvinsen
Second
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
by Ken Elsom
Third
Dactylorhiza maculata
by Gillian Elsom
Class 13: A close-up of an orchid showing part of an inflorescence, in JPEG form.
(26 entries)
First
Ophrys apifera f. trollii
by Hilary Pickersgill
Second
Platanthera chlorantha
by Ken Elsom
Third
Himantoglossum hircinum
by Carol Armstrong
Class 14:
A group of orchids in cultivation containing at least three flower spikes. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group, in JPEG form.
(2 entries)
First
Cypripedium formosanum
by Ivar Edvinsen
Second
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
by Richard Laurence
Class 15:
A flower spike of a single orchid in cultivation, in JPEG form.
(3 entries)
First
Disa Kewensis
by Neville Roberts
Second
Goodyera repens
by Christopher Hoskin
Third
Cypripedium hybrid
by Ivar Edvinsen
Class 16: A close-up of an orchid in cultivation, showing one or more entire inflorescence(s), in JPEG form.
(2 entries)
First
Cypripedium formosanum
Ivar Edvinsen
Second
Goodyera repens
Christopher Hoskin
Class 17: Novice class, any hardy orchid print, size up to A4.
(2 entries)
First
Dactylorhiza viridis
by Adam Smith
Second
Orchis ×angusticruris
by Denise Harper
Class 18: Novice class, any hardy orchid in JPEG form.
(8 entries)
First
Himantoglossum hircinum
by Vincent Blood
Second
Ophrys apifera
by Mark Dowie
Third Equal
Dactylorhiza incarnata
by Adam Smith
Third Equal
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
by Elinor Smith
Class 19: A hardy orchid subject that has been manipulated creatively using any advanced software technique to create an artistic image, print size up to A4.
(2 entries)
First
Anacamptis morio
by Gilian Elsom
Second
Ghosts by Moonlight
by David Pearce
Class 20: A hardy orchid subject that has been manipulated creatively using any advanced software technique to create an artistic image, in JPEG form.
(5 entries)
First
Epipactis palustris
by Gillian Elsom
Second
Cypripedium calceolus
Ivar Edvinsen
Third
Himantoglossum hircinum
Jane Daw