DC Garden Photo Contest Winners

Washington Gardener Magazine's First Annual DC Garden Photo Contest was a huge hit and kudos are in order for:  Editor Kathy Jentz, Judge Joshua Taylor, and some fabulous local shutterbugs.  Kathy reminds us that it's not too early to start snapping your potential winners for next year's contest.  The categories next year will be Garden Views, Small Wonders, and Garden Creatures.  All photos have to be taken within the Washington, D.C. area.  (Kathy's all about LOCAL.) This year's winning photos are on display from now through May 25 in the lobby of the Adams Bank on Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring.

Here's just a sampling.  This field of tulips by Iris Posner won an Honorable Mention, but I should add that Iris also won the Grand Prize for a photo I don't have (sorry!)  She spotted these tulips at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD.

Next, on the right, won Second Place in the Garden Views Category.   Melissa Clark eyed these cool gloves at the Children's Garden at Green Springs in Alexandria, VA.

This wonderful tulip+funky old building shot was taken by my Takoma Park neighbor Rob Rudick.  He spotted it while on a ritzy garden tour in Upperville, VA. So while most tour-goers were madly photographing every fuschia azalea in sight, Rob was looking for a bit of character, and found lots of it.

Last (and I hope not least - Kathy, can I use some more?) reminds us of
what we love about winter.  Patricia Deege of Vienna, VA calls it "Meadowlark Snow Bridge."

This last photo was quite a stand-out in the Small Wonders category.  It's by Evelyn Jacob and because she's an old friend, maybe she'll tell me how she did it because I'm dying to know.*

Judge Joshua Taylor is a terrific photography teacher and is a huge hit on the garden club circuit.

[*This just in from Evelyn: "The butterfly was resting on the salvia and was stationary (they are more likely to do this early in the morning before their bodies warm up). I used a tripod and a macro lens on my digital SLR camera; macro lenses allow you to take closeup shots. I took the photo in the Brookside Gardens Conservatory during their butterfly show last year. I had signed up (and paid) for a program that allows a limited number of  photographers to use tripods and come in two hours before the conservatory opens to the public."  Thanks!]

Posted by Susan Harris

Washington Gardener Magazine's First Annual DC Garden Photo Contest was a huge hit and kudos are in order for:  Editor Kathy Jentz, Judge Joshua Taylor, and some fabulous local shutterbugs.  Kathy reminds us that it's not too early to start snapping your potential winners for next year's contest.  The categories next year will be Garden Views, Small Wonders, and Garden Creatures.  All photos have to be taken within the Washington, D.C. area.  (Kathy's all about LOCAL.) This year's winning photos are on display from now through May 25 in the lobby of the Adams Bank on Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring.

Here's just a sampling.  This field of tulips by Iris Posner won an Honorable Mention, but I should add that Iris also won the Grand Prize for a photo I don't have (sorry!)  She spotted these tulips at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD.

Next, on the right, won Second Place in the Garden Views Category.   Melissa Clark eyed these cool gloves at the Children's Garden at Green Springs in Alexandria, VA.

This wonderful tulip+funky old building shot was taken by my Takoma Park neighbor Rob Rudick.  He spotted it while on a ritzy garden tour in Upperville, VA. So while most tour-goers were madly photographing every fuschia azalea in sight, Rob was looking for a bit of character, and found lots of it.

Last (and I hope not least - Kathy, can I use some more?) reminds us of
what we love about winter.  Patricia Deege of Vienna, VA calls it "Meadowlark Snow Bridge."

This last photo was quite a stand-out in the Small Wonders category.  It's by Evelyn Jacob and because she's an old friend, maybe she'll tell me how she did it because I'm dying to know.*

Judge Joshua Taylor is a terrific photography teacher and is a huge hit on the garden club circuit.

[*This just in from Evelyn: "The butterfly was resting on the salvia and was stationary (they are more likely to do this early in the morning before their bodies warm up). I used a tripod and a macro lens on my digital SLR camera; macro lenses allow you to take closeup shots. I took the photo in the Brookside Gardens Conservatory during their butterfly show last year. I had signed up (and paid) for a program that allows a limited number of  photographers to use tripods and come in two hours before the conservatory opens to the public."  Thanks!]

Posted by Susan Harris

Washington Gardener Magazine's First Annual DC Garden Photo Contest was a huge hit and kudos are in order for:  Editor Kathy Jentz, Judge Joshua Taylor, and some fabulous local shutterbugs.  Kathy reminds us that it's not too early to start snapping your potential winners for next year's contest.  The categories next year will be Garden Views, Small Wonders, and Garden Creatures.  All photos have to be taken within the Washington, D.C. area.  (Kathy's all about LOCAL.) This year's winning photos are on display from now through May 25 in the lobby of the Adams Bank on Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring.

Here's just a sampling.  This field of tulips by Iris Posner won an Honorable Mention, but I should add that Iris also won the Grand Prize for a photo I don't have (sorry!)  She spotted these tulips at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD.

Next, on the right, won Second Place in the Garden Views Category.   Melissa Clark eyed these cool gloves at the Children's Garden at Green Springs in Alexandria, VA.

This wonderful tulip+funky old building shot was taken by my Takoma Park neighbor Rob Rudick.  He spotted it while on a ritzy garden tour in Upperville, VA. So while most tour-goers were madly photographing every fuschia azalea in sight, Rob was looking for a bit of character, and found lots of it.

Last (and I hope not least - Kathy, can I use some more?) reminds us of
what we love about winter.  Patricia Deege of Vienna, VA calls it "Meadowlark Snow Bridge."

This last photo was quite a stand-out in the Small Wonders category.  It's by Evelyn Jacob and because she's an old friend, maybe she'll tell me how she did it because I'm dying to know.*

Judge Joshua Taylor is a terrific photography teacher and is a huge hit on the garden club circuit.

[*This just in from Evelyn: "The butterfly was resting on the salvia and was stationary (they are more likely to do this early in the morning before their bodies warm up). I used a tripod and a macro lens on my digital SLR camera; macro lenses allow you to take closeup shots. I took the photo in the Brookside Gardens Conservatory during their butterfly show last year. I had signed up (and paid) for a program that allows a limited number of  photographers to use tripods and come in two hours before the conservatory opens to the public."  Thanks!]

Posted by Susan Harris