Container Contest
1st Place - Linda Turnbull
Container Contest
2nd Place Tie - Sharon Seki
Container Contest
2nd Place Tie - Linda Turnbull
View of a Garden
1st Place - Trudy Findlay
This image is beautifully vibrant and interesting. The purple flower travel in a nice diagonal line across the frame, and the blue accents add lots of interest. I like that we see beyond the main subject flowers into a nicely blurred background so that the scene feels more 3-dimensional.
Good light control and exposure.
A very pretty image!
View of a Garden
2nd Place - Brenday Fairfax
A tranquil and beautiful scene. The quiet water path and muted colours work together to make a serene image.
If the photographer would like to experiment with long exposures to give the moving water a silkier appearance, it would make an interesting variation to this already lovely picture.
View of a Garden
3rd Place - Linda Turnbull
This feels like an iconic garden image: pristine white pickets, lush planting and a shade tree to cap the scene. The pattern of red blossoms makes a V-shape that keeps the image from feeling too centrally weighted by taking the viewer inwards.
A very nice garden image.
Macro Photography
1st Place - Gillian Escalante
This very fine image of a bee doing proper bee things is very dynamic and pleasing. Focus is tack sharp on the subject, with a nicely blurred and contrasting background to keep our attention where it should be. The glow on the yellow flowers and the way they sweep in diagonally both add balance and interest without competing for attention.
A very nice macro image!
Macro Photography
2nd Place - Linda Turnbull
This image makes the viewer pay attention to the elegant geometry of the bloom. It almost feels as though this is a rotating pinwheel frozen by the photographer.
The deep, dark background serves to emphasize the purity of the white petals.
I would like to see just a little more depth of field here, as the central petals are nicely in focus, but the yellow accents are just slightly soft, but this is a very good macro as it stands.
Macro Photography
3rd Place - Audrey Barnes
A classic macro celebrating the elegant swirls and whorls of a beautiful rose. This evokes a strong romantic sense to the image, complemented by a well-chosen depth of field that is sharp on the petal edges and then appropriately softens as we go deeper into the blossom.
The slight angle of the composition adds a nice dynamic touch so the image doesn’t feel stagnant.
Well done!
Visitors in the Garden
1st Place - Linda Turnbull
This image of a resting bird is deceptively simple. I like the strong diagonals of the edge of his perch and the perpendicular line of his shadow. Combine this with a deep, dark background plus some very fine focus on the feathers, and you have a very strong image, indeed. Nice work!
Visitors in the Garden
2nd Place - Brenda Fairfax
A very well captured moment at the bird feeder. The photographer has caught just the right instant with the bird looking and chirping at something out of the frame, and we can’t help but wonder what that is. It makes this seem part of a story.
Composition is nicely balanced, and the sepia tones give a vintage feel to the shot.
Very nicely done.
Visitors in the Garden
3rd Place - Marion Cook
This lovely picture of a statue in a lush garden feels natural and inviting. The photographer chose an effective perspective so that the figure feels nestled in the foliage.
The composition could be even stronger if the statue was a little further to the right in the frame: this would give him more room to “look” to the side, and it may have allowed that beautifully vibrant red flower to be completely in the frame.
A very pleasing image.
Garden Colour - Orange
1st Place - Brenday Fairfax
This rose image is gentle, romantic and beautiful. The bloom flows nicely along a diagonal from the bottom right, and the other petals and bud add some balance.
The colour is calming, the light is very well controlled, and the overall feel is one of contentment.
A lovely image!
Garden Colour - Orange
2nd Place - Linda Turnbull
Vibrant and punchy colours with a nice, dark background to emphasize the main subject. Water droplets always are a great addition for visual interest and they are very much a feature in the bright area of the frame.
I also like that the photographer chose to have a grouping of 3 stages in the opening of the flowers.
A very beautiful and exciting image!
Garden Colour - Orange
3rd Place - Diane Escalante
A very nice pairing of blooms tracking diagonally across the frame. This “Dutch Tilt” approach often adds a little tension and interest to an image, and it did so nicely here.
Great work!