Monthly Archives: April 2011

Photography Winners from the 2011 San Diego Rose Show

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Admin

Thanks to Bob Martin for sending results the evening of the show! Class 1 Rose Portrait Bill Henslin ‘Peace’ Class2 Rose Close-Up Dona Martin ‘Night Owl’ Class 3 Rose Art Dave Mahoney ‘Magic Show’ Class 4 Rose Garden and/or People … Continue reading →

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Rose Photography Awards for Bill Farmer

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Admin

My May/June 2011 American Rose arrived today, and it had the results of the ARS Magazine Photo Contest. Congratulations to PSWD Photography Committee member Bill Farmer, for: First Place, Class 11-2 One spray (Novice) with ‘Gemini,’ and First Place, Class … Continue reading →

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A Non-Rose Photography Award

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Admin

Although not a photograph of a rose, I would like to thank the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards for awarding my photograph ‘New Life’ a Merit Award in the “Beauty Around Us” competition. It was one of 83 images selected from … Continue reading →

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“Thinking as a Viewer”

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Admin

Entering photo competitions – not just rose shows – is a good way for any photographer to work on skills, especially if the competition gives feedback. (Judges in our shows – as a side note, we can really help our … Continue reading →

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Fun Using the PSWD Score Card for Photography

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Admin

Let’s have some fun judging some photographs using the PSWD Score Card. Assume these are entered in the Miniature Rose at most perfect stage class, and also assume they meet all requirements for conformance. Clicking on each photograph will give … Continue reading →

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Photography Division at ARS National in October!

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Admin

Thanks to efforts of Marcia Sanchez-Walsh and her committee, the Fall National in Los Angeles will indeed have a Photography Division using the PSWD guidelines after all! Thank you Marcia for all you have done for advancing the concept of … Continue reading →

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For Those of You Who Have Been Looking for a Good Deal on Photoshop Elements 9

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Admin

Although I do not usually use this blog to keep readers up-to-date with reviews of or sales on various photo editing software, I received an email this morning about a really good price on Adobe’s Photoshop Elements 9, currently the … Continue reading →

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Results from the 2011 Tucson Rose Photography Show

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Admin

First, thanks to Danielle Fochs and Jude Singer for sending photos from the Tucson show, held April 9, 2011. It looks like it was a beautiful show. This photo by Danielle Fochs of a spray of ‘Gene Boerner” won Best … Continue reading →

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