Photo/Print Entry Rules
(Entries to be received at the January/10 meeting and winners announced at the February/10 meeting.)

The photo/print competition is designed to allow a view of your gardening vision and creativity in an image context. Every club member is eligible to submit up to two unframed 4 x 6 inch photo/print entries in each of the categories outlined below. In all cases the original image must have been exposed by the entrant, but printing and mounting may have been done either by the entrant or commercially (the maximum mount size is 7.5 x 9.5 inches).

For best display, 4 x 6 inch photos/prints should be mounted on a flat board (e.g. foamboard or photographic board), on the reverse side of which the entrant is to record (upper left preferably):

(1) Name of entrant;
(2) Category of photo/print for identification purposes.

No name or title is permitted on the front side of the print.

Some prints may be scanned for use in our society newsletter.
In the judging of the photo/prints, the primary factors are horticultural value, photographic value and appearance and impact. Factors also include: exposure and focus, image content and composition. Relationship to the category theme is also an important factor. The overall presentation, including mounting, is also taken into account.
Ribbons and points will be awarded as per the horticultural division of society flower shows, and a small prize will be awarded to the winner of the "Best in Show".

Categories: (all photos/prints must include some horticultural material)

Hot Rock: Rock garden study (photographed in Ontario)
Hot Dog: Lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer (photographed in Ontario)
Hot and Cold: Interaction of sun, snow and/or ice (photographed in Canada)
Hot Yoga: An unusual shaped shrub or tree (no location restriction)
Hot Water: Water to be prominent (photographed in Ontario)