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2010 Photographic Competition

A fuller writeup will appear in the shortly along with the winning photos, but suffice to say the 3rd BCSS Photographic Competition was a great success, congratulations to all involved. More information here.

Results

Class 1 – Cactus Portraits
A composed picture of one container-grown cactus, with or without flowers. The photographer potentially has full control over the subject & surroundings.

1) Anastasya Konson, Saint-Petersburg, Russia - Echinocereus albiflorus (Wilcoxia albiflora).
2) John Pullan, Barnt Green, Birmingham - Blossfeldia liliputana.
3) Angelika (Angie) Money, Amesbury, Wiltshire - Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus.
H.C.) Pavel Pavlovich, Saint-Petersburg, Russia - Echinocereus rigidissimus ssp. rubispinus.

Class 2 – Succulent Portraits
A composed picture of one container-grown succulent, with or without flowers. The container does not need to be included in the photo.

1) Ralph Martin, Cardiff - Ceropegia ampliata.
2) John Ellis, Stockton-on-Tees - Hoya polyneura.
3) Wiebe Bosma, Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands - Ceropegia affinis.
H.C.) Irwin Lightstone, Dallas, Texas, USA - Haworthia cooperi.
C.) Tina Wardhaugh, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Bucks. - A monstrose Trichocaulon (Larryleachia).

Class 3 – Up Close & Creative
A closer look at the beautiful patterns, symmetry or texture of part of one cactus or succulent, e.g. the spination or flowers. The judge looked for pictorial effect and creativity, rather than a scientific record.

1) John Pullan, Barnt Green, Birmingham - Agave potatorum.
2) Pieter Colpaert, Xativa, Spain - Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae.
3) Ray Stevenson, Choppington, Northumberland - Aeonium glandulosum.
H.C.) Trevor Wray, Northampton - Haworthia 'Hakuteijo'.
C.) Wiebe Bosma, Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands - Pelargonium paradoxum.

Class 4 – In Nature & Garden
A 'found' portrait of one or more cacti or succulents growing in the ground, i.e. in the wild or a garden, either outside or inside a greenhouse. The photographer has an immovable subject and potentially changeable weather to cope with (or exploit).

1) Paul Klaassen, Salisbury, Wiltshire - 'Raindrops keep falling on my Cephalium', TL for Melocactus azureus, Juçara, Bahia, Brazil.
2) Paul Klaassen, Salisbury, Wiltshire - Melocactus pachyacanthus with a Glittering-bellied Emerald Hummingbird (Chlorostilbon lucidus).
3) Tobias Wallek, Essen, Germany - Aloe asperifolia, E. of Swakopmund, Namibia.
H.C.) Tobias Wallek, Essen, Germany - Aloe hereroensis, Farm Tiras, S. of Helmeringhausen, Namibia.
C.) Angelika (Angie) Money, Amesbury, Wiltshire - Copiapoa cinerea ssp. haseltoniana, N. of Paposo, Chile.

Class 5 – Where Cacti & Succulents Grow
A landscape where cacti or succulents grow outside i.e. a scene in the wild or a garden, with cacti or succulents visible as a lesser part of the image.

1) Ian Woolnough, Exeter, Devon - Copiapoa cinerea, on the hills N.of Taltal looking south-eastwards, Chile.
2) Jean-André Audissou, Fouras, France - Aloe deltoideodonta var. fallax, S. of Ambalavao, Madagascar.
3) Jean-André Audissou, Fouras, France - Adansonia rubrostipa, Andovodoaka, Madagascar.
H.C.) Rogan B. Roth, Scottsville, KwaZulu-Natal - Aloe ferox colony near Mount Ayliff, South Africa.

[Awards: H.C. = Highly Commended; C. = Commended]