MHS 2024 Photography Contest
2024 MHS Photography Contest
Please refer to the .pdf file for full details
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Deadline for entries: November 1, 2024
Members Choice Voting:
Voting process begins in November – members will be notified when it is time to vote.
To vote – click on the link for each class number, i.e., Class 1, you will be redirected to PollUnit. You do not require a PollUnit account. However, PollUnit may ask for your Name and then you will proceed as a Guest.
Class Details:
Class 1: The Colour Purple – A photo of one or more purple flowers from a Canadian garden. It can be your own garden or one you visited. Image can be panoramic, close-up or macro. Please identify the location of the garden when submitting.
Class 2: Spring Time Panoramic View – A panoramic image of spring bulbs or plants from an Ottawa garden. It can be your own garden or one you visited. Include at least 3 varieties of bulbs/plants. Please identify the location of the garden when submitting.
Class 3: Close-up! – ‘Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose’ (Gertrude Stein poem Sacred Emily 1913). A photo close-up of your favorite rose, bloom or cluster. The whole bloom/cluster is to fill most or all of the photo frame. No partial images of the flower will be accepted. Location: open.
Class 4: Garden Path – A photo of a garden path that takes in a variety of plants and shrubs. Location: open.
Class 5: Salad Display – A photo of your favorite salad composed of fruit, vegetables, and/or herbs from your garden or locally grown.
Class 6: Winter Scene – Your interpretation of a snow scene highlighting floral/horticultural elements. Location: open.
Class 7: Year of the Dragon – This is a flora and fauna photo specifically of any insect with wings such as dragonflies, bees, butterflies and moths found in your garden or one you came across on a nature walk. No other animal photos will be accepted. Photo must include 40% floral/horticultural component. Location: open.
By submitting photos to any MHS site you are granting MHS permission to: 1) publish the photos with your first and last name; 2) re-use the photos to promote events, and when possible, include your name.