Guidelines
Copyright Porter County Master Gardeners Association, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is an Affirmative Action, equal
access/equal opportunity institution.
The Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is an Affirmative Action, equal
access/equal opportunity institution.
Garden Photography Contest
Porter County Master Gardeners Association
The Garden Photography Contest is sponsored by Purdue University Cooperative Extension
and the Porter County Master Gardeners Association.
All photographs are to be 8” X 10” and mounted
on an 8" X 10" mounting board.
No framed or matted photographs will be accepted.
No photographs with people in them will be accepted
Name, address, telephone number and entry category (see below)
must be printed legibly on the back of each photograph submitted.
Photographs must be mailed or delivered to:
Purdue University Cooperative Extension
Suite 301
155 Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Photographs must be received between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
on or before January 10, 2012.
Limit of three (3) photographs per person.
Photographs will be judged on composition, use of color and aesthetic value.
Decisions of the judges are final.
Entries may be picked up at the Gardening Show after 4:00 p.m. on January 21, 2012,
or at the Cooperative Extension Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays
between January 23 and February 10, 2012.
Photographs not picked up by 4:30 p.m. on February 10, 2012
will become the property of the Porter County Master Gardeners Association.
Thank you for entering the contest and good luck!
Remember: this is not a portrait contest.
No photographs with people in them will be accepted. Thank you!
and the Porter County Master Gardeners Association.
All photographs are to be 8” X 10” and mounted
on an 8" X 10" mounting board.
No framed or matted photographs will be accepted.
No photographs with people in them will be accepted
Name, address, telephone number and entry category (see below)
must be printed legibly on the back of each photograph submitted.
Photographs must be mailed or delivered to:
Purdue University Cooperative Extension
Suite 301
155 Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Photographs must be received between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
on or before January 10, 2012.
Limit of three (3) photographs per person.
Photographs will be judged on composition, use of color and aesthetic value.
Decisions of the judges are final.
Entries may be picked up at the Gardening Show after 4:00 p.m. on January 21, 2012,
or at the Cooperative Extension Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays
between January 23 and February 10, 2012.
Photographs not picked up by 4:30 p.m. on February 10, 2012
will become the property of the Porter County Master Gardeners Association.
Thank you for entering the contest and good luck!
Remember: this is not a portrait contest.
No photographs with people in them will be accepted. Thank you!
Prizes
1st prize for each category
2nd prize for each category
3rd prize for each category
Best of Show
1st prize for each category
2nd prize for each category
3rd prize for each category
Best of Show
Categories
Gardens in all seasons
Flowers alone
Flowers with something else (e.g., trellis, statue)
Bugs and insects in the garden
Butterflies in the garden
Birds in the garden
Wildlife in the garden
Fungus in the garden
Fruits and vegetables in the garden
Gardens in all seasons
Flowers alone
Flowers with something else (e.g., trellis, statue)
Bugs and insects in the garden
Butterflies in the garden
Birds in the garden
Wildlife in the garden
Fungus in the garden
Fruits and vegetables in the garden
Winner, Flowers Alone Category
6th Annual Gardening Show
6th Annual Gardening Show
Winner, Flowers Alone
Suzanna Tudor
Suzanna Tudor
Posting the Winners
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Gardens in All Seasons 1st Place: Suzanna Tudor 2nd Place: Melanie Flick 3rd Place: Nancy Furcsik Flowers Alone 1st Place: Deborah Scheckel 2nd Place: Sandra Teutemacher 3rd Place: Steven Scarborough Fowers with Something Else 1st Place: Sandra Nantais 2nd Place: Sandra Teutemacher 3rd Place: Mary Lou Carney Butterflies in the Garden 1st Place: Ryan Kwiecinski 2nd Place: Harold Scheckel Jr. 3rd Place: Ryan Kwiecinski |
Bugs and Insects in the Garden 1st Place: Gayle Brandt 2nd Place: George Tamalunas 3rd Place: Harold Scheckel Jr. Birds in the Garden 1st Place: Janice McAllister 2nd Place: Todd Peterson 3rd Place: Robin Brandenburg Wildlife in the Garden 1st Place: Jim Rettker 2nd Place: Sue Stymiest 3rd Place: Thomas Zmigrocki Fungus in the Garden 1st Place: Kylie Surgot 2nd Place: Jim Rettker 3rd Place: Todd Peterson |
| Photo Contest Winners 9th Annual Gardening Show Best of Show Jim Rettker |
| Fruits and Vegetables in the Garden 1st Place: Gary Merrill 2nd Place: Colin Stiscak 3rd Place: Sandra Nantais |
Winning photographs will be on display at the Valparaiso Public Library, 103 Jefferson Street in Valparaiso, during the month of February. |