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The 2017 Hardy Orchid Society Photographic Competition was held during the Autumn Meeting in Kidlington on Sunday, 19th November. Thanks to Jon Evans for judging the entries and to Steve Pickersgill & Neil Evans, the HOS members who organised the show. Details of the winners and their photographs follow:

A .pdf with a summary of the results can be downloaded here

The Maren Talbot Photographic Trophy
Richard Hogg for this image of Epipactis purpurata entered in Class 14

Results of the Hardy Orchid Society Photography Competition 2017

Results of the Hardy Orchid Society Photography Show 2018

Class 1: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment,
print size up to 7x5 inches. (16 entries)

First
Epipactis helleborine ssp. neerlandica
by Steve Tandy

Epipactis helleborine ssp. neerlandica

Second
Orchis purpurea
by Thomas Turner

Third
Orchis mascula
by Gillian Elsom

Class 2: A group of at least three orchid plants. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group,
print size up to 7x5 inches. (16 entries)

First
Orchis militaris
by Sandra Clements

Second
Ophrys sicula
by Gillian Elsom

Third
Neottia nidus-avis
by David Hughes

Class 3: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber, print size up to 7x5 inches.
(16 entries)

First
Orchis provincialis
by Hilary Pickersgill

Second
Epipactis helleborine
by Steve Clements

Third
Orchis anthropophora
by David Pearce

Class 4: A close-up of an orchid, showing one or more entire inflorescence(s), print size up to 7×5 inches.
(18 entries)

First
Dactylorhiza praetermissa
by David Hughes

Second
Ophrys insectifera
by Gillian Elsom

Third
Epipogium aphyllum
by David Pearce

Class 5: A close-up of an orchid showing part of an inflorescence,
print size up to 7×5 inches. (18 entries)

First
Ophrys reinholdii
by Gillian Elsom
Best Print

Second
Himantoglossum hircinum
by Alan Blackman

Third
Epipactis atrorubens
by Phil Smith

Class 6: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment,
print size up to A4. (11 entries)

First
Orchis anthropophora
by Steve Clements

Second
Orchis mascula
by Gillian Elsom

Third
Dactylorhiza maculata
& Gymnadenia borealis
by Patrick Marks

Dactylorhiza maculata and Gymnadenia borealis

Class 7: A group of at least three orchid plants. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group,
print size up to A4. (17 entries)

First
Spiranthes spiralis
by Steve Clements

Second
Anacamptis sancta
by Hilary Pickersgill

Third
Orchis mascula
by Gillian Elsom

Class 8: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber,
print size up to A4. (16 entries)

First
Anacamptis papilionacea
by Steve Clements

Second
Orchid mascula
by Steve Tandy

Third
Neotinea lactea
by Hilary Pickersgill

Class 9: A close-up of an orchid, showing one or more entire inflorescence(s),
print size up to A4. (18 entries)

First
Neotinea ustulata
Richard Laurence

Second
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
by Gillian Elsom

Third
Myrmechila platyptera
by Steve Clements

Class 10: A close-up of an orchid showing part of an inflorescence,
print size up to A4. (18 entries)

First
Epipactis palustris
by Alan Blackman

Second
Cypripedium montanum
by John Wallington

Third
Ophrys ×pietzschii
by Richard Laurence

Class 11: A wide area view (landscape or habitat) showing orchids in their natural environment
in jpeg form. (20 entries)

First
Gymnadenia conopsea
by Ivar Edvinsen

Second
Dactylorhiza purpurella
by Phil Smith

Third
Neotinia ustulata
by David Hughes

Class 12: A group of at least three orchid plants. These can be all the same species/hybrid or a mixed group
in jpeg form. (22 entries)

First
Spiranthes spiralis
by Steve Clements

Second
Anacamptis papilionacea
by Gillian Elsom

Third
Orchis italica
by Richard Bateman

Class 13: A single orchid plant, usually the single stem arising from one tuber
in jpeg form. (25 entries)

First
Orchis italica
by Gillian Elsom

Second
Orchis mascula
by Richard Bateman

Third
Cephalanthera damasonium
by Sandra Clements

Class 14: A close-up of an orchid, showing one or more entire inflorescence(s),
in jpeg form. (27 entries)

First
Epipactis purpurata rosea
by Richard Hogg
Maren Talbot Trophy

Second
Ophrys lutea
by Karen Gregory

Third
Himantoglossum hircinum
by Mike Waller

Class 15: A close-up of an orchid showing part of an inflorescence,
in jpeg form. (23 entries)

First
Ophrys cornutula
by Gillian Elsom

Second
Ophrys omegaifera
by Ken Elsom

Third
Epipactis atrorubens
by Ana de'Ath

Class 16: Novice class, any hardy orchid print, size up to A4. (4 entries)

First
Orchis anatolica
by Eric Gendle

Second
Dactylorhiza viridis
by David Livermore

Third
Epipactis helleborine
by Steve Tandy

Class 17: A hardy orchid subject that has been manipulated using any advanced software technique to create an artistic image.
Print size up to A4. (7 entries)

First
“Lizard Orchid”
by Alan Blackman

Second
Orchis mascula
by Gillian Elsom

Third
“Coming to Life”
by Steve Tandy

Photographic Competition 2017