Weekly Competition #306 - The May Garden Competition

The weekly comp entries can be shot any time, surely?

Yeah monthlys have to be shot in that month, but weekly comps NORMALLY are open

Perhaps mods can clarify

I thought the person setting the competition determines the criteria. If he says May that's what it is.

The title seems to have determined the date. Please start forum threads for discussion of competitions rather than here. Custom has it that weeklies are usually open, and also that we have no discussion here until the judge has judged.

Presumably it doesn't have to be just May 2013 but any May.

John K

Thank you all for your contribution. I have enjoyed judging all your entries and it’s be so hard to pick the winner but here you go:


winner : Red Rose in my Mom's Garden
runner up : Barge Garden
runner up : Succulent

So well done ArsenAl for such a beautiful shot.

Having a feed in a weed.
Excellent composition with the fly on the edge. Stunning details and the yellow adds to a superb shot.

My May Geraniums.
Love the framing of these flowers and the greens in soft focus. The natural light works wonderfully with the Geraniums colours.

In the pink.
Super use of natural light and colour. You have capture these Rhododendrons so well. However it’s a shame there is no exif data recorded.

Banana Tree
Great idea and like the use of the flash. The green bananas look great however I think a closer tighter framing would improve the composition.

Yellow Poppy
The intense shades of yellows in this capture are fantastic. However the white vignette detracts from the beauty of the flower.

Hoveton Hall Gardens
The composition of this shot is wonderful, with what looks like inspiration from a Monet painting. The contrasts of green are marvellous and the splashes of colour makes this such a wonderful capture.

Shelter from the storm
The timing of this shot is super, with the drops of water adding to the around interest of this composition. The colour contrast between the greens and purples makes for such a pleasing shot. Love the ladybird too.

Where The Wild Things Are
The contrast between the purples and the greens in this capture works brilliantly. While the white flowers add to the comparistion.

Garden Peoni
The hues of pinks and shadows in this capture make this such a beautiful shot. The yellow stamens add to the images interest.

Aliums in the May sun
The foreground subject in this shot makes it so interesting and makes for such a lovely warm photo.

Rose
Such a pleasing shot. The soft focus on the outside leads you eye to the rich colours and hues in the centre of the frame. Lovely shot.

Iris Blue & Sage Red
The natural light in this capture is a delight and the colours in the flowers make this
such a wonderful image.

Picnic
A lovely framed shot that simply says May Garden. The use of the family adds to the an overall great composition.

Red Rose in my Mom's Garden
This simplicity of this shot is just fantastic. The way the red stands out from the background draws you to the main subject works superbly.

Succulent
The use of what seem to be backlight in this capture makes for a very interesting study.

Mellow yellow
The contrast between the sky and rapeseed is super. The band of green in the horizon make this such a pleasing image.

Barge Garden
The composition of this shot is great, the barges add interest while the path leads your eye to the potted gardens line the path. Great work.

Blue Poppies
The light in this capture make this such a warm and pleasing subject. The blues of the petals also really make this a lovely shot.

Thanks again everyone.

Many thanks for the competition guy, you've done well with your judging.

ArsenAl, what do you have for us next?

Thanks everyone for a lovely selection of flowers, most enjoyable, as winter tightens its grip down south. All the images have a lovely feel-good note. Congratulations ArenAl a very worthy winner. Hope you've given it to your wife or mother. And congrats too to Jim-w. Thanks for the runner up, guy. Sunlight gave the back-lighting.

Congrats to ArsenAl for the win and to Noelcmn as a fellow runner-up Thanks to Guy for comp and judging and well done to all, lovely set of images

Jim.

Thank's Guy for great theme and judging and for my 1st place! congrats runner up's!

Many thanks for a great subject, that brought out some fantastic pictures, a very nice set of reviews and probably difficult but excellent judging.

Congratulations to ArsenAl for the winning image and everyone else for another wonderful set of photos.

Glyn