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Congratulations to our 2021 Contestants!

Judging was done by Darlene McCowan from R.R. #2 Seaforth for the 4 categories. Viewers' Choice was done by the members attending our November meeting, and John Gross receives the trophy to keep for the year!
Darlene's comments are below the photos.

You can click on any photo to get the full size and see the photographer's name and placing. Thank you all for participating!
Overall Winners:
  1. Nick Barclay (10)
  2. Dianne Wood (8)
  3. David Norman (7)
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Viewers' Choice! - John Gross
1. I can Make Tea with this
A Plant from which Tea can be steeped

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1st! Linda Doig
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2nd! Laurel Peever
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3rd! Nick Barclay
David Norman
John Gross
Dianne Wood
2. Ground Zero
A low growing Ground Cover
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1st! Dianne Wood
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2nd! Laurel Peever
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3rd! Carol Bennewies
David Norman
John Gross
Nick Barclay
3. Welcome!...
A Garden Gate
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1st! David Norman
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2nd! Nick Barclay
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3rd! Carol Bennewies
Laurel Peever
Dianne Wood
4. A Rose Arose
A Single rose
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1st! Nick Barclay
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2nd! Dianne Wood
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3rd! David Norman
Linda Doig
Cathy Meagher
Darlene's Comments for 2021:
General – Great photos this year. I can see comments from previous years paying off in better use of rule of thirds and depth of field!
Category 1 – I Can Make Tea With This – A Plant from which Tea can be steeped
  1. Linda Doig – Nice crisp focus; great depth of field with background out of focus; negative space in neutral colour draws attention to the flower
  2. Laurel Peever – Great use of rule of thirds to draw attention to the rose hip; lighting works well as it fades darker to the bottom to create negative space; great focus
  3. Nick Barclay – Great use of rule of thirds with negative space created in left third through use of shadow and depth of field; great focus
Category 2 – Ground Zero – A low growing Ground Cover
  1. Dianne Wood – Very Pretty photograph with the yellow popping through the soft white; great diagonal rule of thirds usage; crisp focus
  2. Laurel Peever – Great depth of field and use of negative space in the top of the photo; crisp focus
  3. Carol Bennewies – This is very appealing to the eye with the curved use of thirds in the garden; the colour is very vibrant and the photo well focused
Category 3 – Welcome!... – A Garden Gate
  1. David Norman – Interesting use of rule of thirds in this image, both in the vertical thirds but also in the foreground, focal point and background; nice consistent lighting alloews the view beyond the gate to pop through; well focused and framed nicely by the pillars
  2. Nick Barclay – Very  vintage feel to this image and well composed using rule of thirds; I quite enjoy the rose framing the gate and the natural flow of the garden around the gate; crisp focus and great exposure; the pop of yellow is very eye-catching
  3. Carol Bennewies – Interesting use of rule of thirds by filling 2/3 of the image with the gate itself; the green in the background and to the right allows the gate to stand out; crisp focus
Category 4 – A Rose Arose – A single Rose
  1. Nick Barclay – Wonderful use of depth of field in this image, creating negative space in the outside thirds of the photo and making the rose pop; the fact that the red and white are such contrasts draws you in to the image; very crisp focus and well composed
  2. Dianne Wood – Very soft colouring makes this image elegant, yet the contrast between the pink and green, along with the consistent lighting, allows the rose to be the main focal point; great depth of field and crisp focus
  3. David Norman – Very crisp focus and pretty with soft colouring; great use of rule of thirds and depth of field; great use of negative space
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