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This year’s Photographic Show will be held as usual during the Autumn Meeting at Wisley on Sunday 28^th October. The Maren Talbot Photographic Trophy will be awarded to the best picture in the show, and winning pictures will be published in the HOS Journal and on the HOS web site.

Some changes have been made to the photographic competition this year due to the increasing popularity of the "print" classes, the maximum number of entries in Classes 1-8 is being reduced to one print per class (one slide per class in Classes 9-12) Class 13 has been inserted for “Novices” - anyone who has never been placed 1st in a HOS Photographic Competition. The wording of classes 2, 6 and 10 has been clarified by adding the word “plants”. Also, all entries must be notified in advance by Wednesday 24th October 2007 using post (Tony Hughes, 8 Birchwood Road, Malvern, Worcs., WR14 1LD), or e-mail to Tony Hughes. Those members who wish to enter but cannot attend the meeting may register as above and send their photos in advance to Barry Tattersall.

Do please remember that photographs must be ones you have never shown in the HOS Competition before. Please put your name and address on the back of each print and slide, and correctly "spot" the slide as per the Rules. There is only one trophy and no prizes - but your efforts will be rewarded by the pride of winning and seeing your own photographs in colour in the HOS Quarterly Journal, or you may even be able to declare proudly that you “Have pictures on the Web!” If, in addition to your competition entries, you would like to bring along any photographs you have shown before, we could put up a non-competitive display. This is always appreciated by members.

1.	Judging will be based on the quality of the pictures, not on the rarity of the plants.
2.	Plants may be wild or cultivated, though only ‘hardy’ plants are acceptable.
3.	Advance entry is essential. All entries must be staged by 09.45 a.m. so that judging can be completed before the meeting.
4.	Prints must be un-mounted so that they can be inserted in plastic pouches for protection when on display.
5.	Each member may enter up to one picture in each of classes.
6.	Pictures entered previously in HOS competitions are not permitted.
7.	Prints should have the competitor's name and address on the back. They should also have a small note with them naming the plant and any information of interest to other members, but your name must appear only on the reverse side of the print.
8.	Slides should be labelled with your name (the judge will not see it)! and with an alignment dot on the bottom left corner of the mount (when viewed the right way up). Any standard 35mm slide mount is acceptable.
9.	When a class states ‘close-up’, the photograph should include only part of a plant. This would normally be the flowering part, but may be another detail of interest.
10.	When a class states ‘a single orchid plant’, the picture should consist of the whole of a single plant which may be multi-stemmed.
11.	For Class 13, a Novice is defined as an HOS Member who has never been placed First in a HOS Photographic Competition.

1.	An orchidaceous landscape, print size up to 7x5 inches.
2.	A group of orchid plants, print size up to 7x5 inches.
3.	A single orchid plant, print size up to 7x5 inches (see Rule 10).
4.	A close-up, print size up to 7x5 inches (see Rule 9).
5.	An orchidaceous landscape, print size up to A4.
6.	A group of orchid plants, print size up to A4.
7.	A single plant, print size up to A4 (see Rule 10).
8.	A close-up print size up to A4 (see Rule 9).
9.	An orchidaceous landscape, 35mm colour slide (see Rule 11).
10.	A group of orchid plants, 35mm colour slide (see Rule 11).
11.	A single orchid plant, 35mm colour slide (see Rule 11).
12.	A close-up, 35mm colour slide (see Rule 11).
13.	Novice Class any hardy orchid print, size up to A4