Getting ready for the DG Photo Contest, 2005

Thanks Dave! I'll nudge the members on the C&S Forum to see if anything essential has been left out.

While I was typing, okus chimed in with a good idea! Thanks.

Best non cultivated is added!

I've posted a thread in the Lily forum asking if there are suggestions other than: Species, Asiatics, Orientals, and Hybrids.

Anyone have ideas for Trees & Shrubs?

Best Flowering Tree
Best Tree/Shrub combination
Best Flowering Shrub
Most Interesting Bark

??

Thanks Dea - those are added!

Maybe a few more for Trees and Shrubs since it's a broad category?

Most Interesting Leaf/Needle Color
Best Overall Deciduous
Best Overall Conifer

?

I can't believe there are already over 50 entries !

Dea

They are added!

I'm also surprised at the numbers. I haven't even announced the contest yet! Nice!

More for Trees and Shrubs since it's a broad category?

Most Beautiful Canopy

I think some good judging categories for roses would be:

Best Climber
Best Tea Rose
Best OGR (Old Garden Rose)
Best Shrub Rose
Best Mixed Planting
Best Overall

Looks like there are 41 entries already!

Would most interesting limb silhouette be the same as canopy?

I'm still looking for a "Humerous" catagory Dave. Please?

I should have said "Tree Canopy" - I was referring to the entire top overall shape of a tree some of which can be beautiful.

Under trees and shrubs - how about best for seed (nuts) and (bird) feed - bushes with berries or seeds birds use in winter.

As for "best for seed (nuts) and (bird) feed", that doesn't sound like a photography contest...

dave

For wildlife, how about
Best bird
Best mammal
Best reptile or amphibian
Best other wildlife

Dave, On the Trees and Shrubs can we have a Best Close-up?
This would include flowers as well as bark.
Andy P

I'm caught up with categories - thanks.

No humorous category will be added - we have enough trouble keeping the Jokes and Chat forum clean. :(

dave

Just a quick thought? I **think** people who join as members cannot see most photos.

At the end of the contest, it might be nice to have a viewable page of all the winning category photos that is viewable for anyone who "stops by". That might really boost the Subscribers base?

Dea

The contest, once the judging is complete, will be open for everyone to view, even non-members. (I think that's how the older contests were, too)

dave

Thanx, dave on Trees & Shrubs.

Good deal :)

For the Wildflowers categories we could have;

Best Field
Best Group
Best Mixed Group
Best Closeup

We need Spiders in Wildlife!

You have "Best Bird picture" in Wildlife and in "B, B, B, and B."

Dave,
I believe these have been used or suggested in the past for BRUGS AND FRIENDS.
Best Brugmansia
Best Datura
Best Container Grown - Brug or Datura
Best Use in Landscape - Brug or Datura
Longest whisker
Best color combo

Could we add
Best Flush- Brug or Datura?
Thank You
Kin

Great!!

We still need judging categories for:

Tropicals
Landscaping
Garden Art
Lilies
Morning Glories
Dahlias

You have all done a terrific job coming up with all these categories. I would have never been able to produce this.

dave

Thank You Dave!
;)
I noticed that when you posted the categories on Brugs and Friends BEST Flush has a ? mark. I thought I would bring this up to your attention so no one gets confused. LOL
Speaking from One who gets confused easily...

One thing I noticed. I find it a bit ironice that with so many people here growing flowers of all kinds, that the "flower" category was under miscellaneous.

I'd like to see flowers on its own but then we'll need categories. Last year lots and lots of flowers ended up in Miscellaneous so this is really just a carry over from that

I'd like to see Sunrise/Sunset under Miscellaneous as well.

Dave you are a trooper!

haven't read through this entire thread, but is there a place to put photos of Bamboo and/or grasses?

We don't have a category for bamboo/grasses.

Here are categories for Lilies ~ thanks, Dave.

Asiatics
Orientals
Other Types
Best Overall

I posted over in Tropicals for some help there.

How about this for morning Glories?

Best Overall
Best Combination Planting
Best Color Combination (different colors of MG growing together)
Most Unusual ( most unusual use of the morning glories like climbing something you wouldn't ordinarily think about them climbing)

HEY folks !!

The 2005 DG Photo Contest is ... OFFICIALLY OPEN http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/555215/ ..

- Magpye

Did we decided the best place to put a pic of bamboo or grasses?

Count Playa Cofi and Knot in!!!!!

Is there a limit to the number of photos you can enter?

NO
;)

Thanks

Raingazer - I placed mine in the Tree and Shrub category. I believe they are closest to a type of a shrub (as we look at the options).

If I'm wrong and we find out later that there is a better place - we can delete it and resubmit it elsewhere later. I hope this helps some.