Photo Contest Winners

Washington Gardener editor Kathy Jentz has done it again - another successful event, this one showcasing winners of the first-ever DC Garden Photography Contest.  Great turn-out, great photos, and lots of energy.  Yes, she’s doing it again next year and keep that in mind this season when you’re snapping photos anywhere near Washington, D.C.  (Kathy’s all about LOCAL.)  Categories will be Garden Views, Small Wonders and Garden Creatures.

Here’s 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 (I actually like this one better, anyway.)  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 terrific tulip+funky old building shot was taken by my 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.

This snowy scene on the right reminds us of what we love about winter.  Patricia Deege of Vienna, VA calls it "Meadowlark Snow Bridge."

The last (amazing) shot is by my old Ethical Society friend, Evelyn Jacob.  So maybe for old time’s sake she’ll tell me how she did it because I’m dying to know.*  It’s no wonder it excelled in the Small Wonders category.

Kathy’s excellent judge was the terrific photography teacher/garden club speaker, Joshua Taylor.

[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, Evelyn.]