I posted some photos to the contest for the first time!! Whew! That's over!
I put in five. one each in wildflowers, houseplants, perennials, and two in bulbs. Now, nothing to do but wait! It turned out to be worth it lying down on the lawn on Easter Sunday this year to get some pictures.
Martha
PS This one is NOT an entry!
Good for you! Good luck.
I put 40 pics in the contest and just about the same last yr. This is so fun. BEV
Hi Bev!
Good luck to all with their entries!!!! ^_^
Yeah good luck to all. I can't wait to see some of these awsome pics. BEV
Wow! 40! I have great bunches of them, but I was only really happy with these five.
Martha
I have 2743 pics in my pics. I didn't take very many this yr tho. I have deleted hundreds. I love to take pics. Wish I could travel some. BEV
I have more pictures than that but they are not all of plants. I still was only happy with those 5.
Martha
I put some in that I am not real happy with. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so we will see what others think. Usually something I don't like, someone else will, funny!! LOL BEV
Always stressful to be juried
I don't sweat it. It is just a lot of fun. My biggest thing is looking at other's pics.
Best of luck, Martha and Bev!! I hope you both have several chosen!!
Louise
Best of luck to you, Martha - and everyone!
I have not even started going through my pics yet.
Martha, I always say you're not a real photographer until you've laid on the ground to get shots! I did it one time last year and did not realize until I got up that I was on a pile of deer scat.
Ewwww, Victor! I hope you got a 1st place for that photo!!! LOL
I was lucky on Easter Sunday, just an old layer of oak leaves and wood chip mulch. The summertime pictures I took standing up as they were all tall plants.
I just wish I had been able to get a picture of the humungus spider building its web across my kitchen doorway the other day. Instead, I almost walked into the spider with my face and had to assist it out of the building. It was beautiful but creepy and close.
Martha
did someone say spider web?
Cool.
thx - grabbed that shot one morning climbing up crotched mtn in nh last month
now I know why I had trouble getting on the web this morning, round & round.
Great web shot, Bill! LOL, Iris!!
For those of you achng for the photo contests juding to start or just need some inspiration.......check this sote out.
http://www.anniesannuals.com/slideshows/
Meant to say grab a drink and enjoy the show. I understand this was a photo contest from Annies annual seeds in California. I seem to remember buying seeds from here before.
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I can NEVER decide whom to vote for in the DG photo contests - the quantity and quality of pictures is just overwhelming! I get glassy-eyed looking at more than a few pictures, even of my own plants or kids or something I should really care about. You photographers and contest entrants have all my admiration!
Cool spider web pic.
It is an overwhelming task voting for the best pics.
is that a rock in the back ground Bill?
ha ha ha ha ha
It was a big jump for me, Carrie. I always take lots of flower and garden pictures but I never got around to entering any. I hope they do well.
Martha
Congratulations, Martha! I never take as many as I mean to.
I have voted for myself and others in the categories I entered. i have to go back and look through the other categories! What gorgeous pics!
Martha
just did the mushroom category. I never knew they came in such fascinating colors! Wow!
Will vote some more tomorrow. i think for an extra 5 bucks, Dave should let us make a calendar either of our own entries or the ones we like a la carte. i am sure the ones of the winners will be beautiful, but there are some great pics up there.
Martha
Martha - you can easily do a calendar of your own shots - on that website or many others.
But Martha's way would raise funds for Dave's!
I wouldn't want to trash people's photo rights. But my idea of the best is going to differ from yours or the things that amaze or amuse me about gardening will also be different.
Martha
True, Carrie.
Martha - I was referring only to your own pics. You have a nice idea. You can always ask the people afterward to permit you to use their shots. I'm sure they would be flattered.
Whew, finally got thru all the pics...bulbs was a tough one to judge too.
Oh nuts!
I am about halfway through the categories. I do 4-5 at a time. It's taking time, but it's worth it. So many beautiful pix.
Martha
