2009
OHS Photographic Competition
Theme: Emphasis on the National Capital Region
Taking over from
Angela Snowdon as Convenor: Deborah McPhedran, sci-tech(-at-)sympatico.ca.
Class
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“Up Close and Personal.” Close-up photos of spring or summer
flowers. Location: open.
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“Flora and Fauna.” Photos involving animals, birds, and
insects as part of the gardenscape. Location: open.
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“Voluptuous Vistas.” Photos of beds, borders, colourful
drifts, and masses of mixed plantings. Location: private gardens.
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“Shade Planting.” Photos of shade groupings or individual
specimens. Location: Anywhere in the National Capital Region.
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“Flowering Woodies.” Photos using flowering shrubs, trees,
woody climbers, etc. Location: Anywhere in the National Capital Region.
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“Edibles.” Photos of plants that contain at least one edible
plant part. Location: Anywhere in the National Capital Region.
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“Winter Interest.” Photos of a local winter scene with
horticultural interest. Examples: persistent berries on shrubs, sekku
(Japanese for “snow blossoms,” blobs of snow retained on branches),
ice-glazed blossoms or plants, etc. Location: Anywhere in the National
Capital Region.
All entries are to
be on photographic-quality paper. Entries received on non-
photographic-quality paper will be disqualified. Where the words
“print,” entry,” and/or “image” appear, reference is to
both film and digital. Only prints will be accepted. It is requested
that any slide entries be converted to print format before
submission. The year in which the photo was taken does not matter.
However, it may not have been entered previously.
There are two
components to the voting procedure:
A Judge’s
Choice vote, which will be judged first, second, and third in
each class for both the best film and/or the best digital print. The
overall winner, as voted by the judge, will receive the Photographic
Stores Ltd. trophy and a plaque of the winning image as a memento,
and will have his or her winning photograph appear on the cover of
the 2010 yearbook.
A People’s
Choice vote, which will be judged first, second, and third in
each class. The overall winner will receive a plaque of the winning
image and a $25.00 cash prize. No distinction will be made for film
or digital. Voting will take place at the December AGM. The Popular
Choice Award, new in 2007 and based on an aggregate of the
People’s Choice votes, will also be awarded. The winner will
receive a $25.00 cash prize.
All winning
photographs will be displayed at the January 2010 meeting, and the
names and photographs of all winners will appear on the Society’s
website.
The
Photographic Stores Ltd. trophy is awarded each year for the
image that according to the Judge shows the greatest imaginative
quality and technical excellence. The
winner in 2008 was Anne Johnston.
General Rules
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The competition is open to all members of the Ottawa
Horticultural Society.
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A photograph may be entered only once as a print; it
does not matter whether it originated on film or digitally.
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Each competitor can enter a total of six images per
class (any combination of film or digital prints).
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Digital and film entries will be combined.
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All entries will be returned in February of 2010, after
the award presentations at the January 2010 meeting.
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Photographs will be judged on their horticultural merit
(40%), their photographic impact (40%), and subject interest (20%).
Please note that “photographic impact” includes an assessment of the
technical quality of the print e.g., with respect to colour
reproduction or other physical elements in the preparation of the
print. Keep this in mind especially when editing and/or printing
digital images at home. Also note that “horticultural merit” may be
taken into consideration in instances where the vote is tied.
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Entries must be submitted to the competition’s
co-ordinator, Deborah McPhedran, or the Society’s secretary on or
before the date of the October 2009 OHS meeting.
Rules for Prints
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Prints must be on photographic paper and be 4” x 6” in
size.
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To allow for an unbiased judgment, we ask that your name
appear nowhere on the print. Please submit your photos in an envelope
upon which you have clearly printed your name, phone number, and e-mail
address, and have indicated whether or not you agree to have your
winning photos reproduced (see item 3 below). Please include the word
“Class” and the Class number on the back of each print. A competition
code will be assigned to each entry in the envelope and will be
recorded on the back of the print.
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Unless you indicate otherwise, by entering the
competition you agree that your name and scanned images of your winning
photos may be reproduced in the OHS yearbook or newsletter and/or
displayed on the OHS website.
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If possible, please provide the names and cultivars of
the plants in each photo, and indicate the location in which the
photograph was taken.
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Please place a small arrow on the back of each photo to
indicate which way is up.
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For our records, please enter the word “digital” or
“film” on the back of all photos.
Viewing of all
photographs, and the People’s Choice voting procedure, will take
place at the Annual General Meeting in December 2009. The
announcement of the winners in all classes, as determined by the
judge, plus the results of the People’s Choice and Popular Choice
awards, will take place at the January 2010 meeting.