[转载]第6届国际花园摄影师大赛获奖作品

我心中的“最美花园”，但只是获得好评。
Jason Ingram
Stone House Cottage Nursery
Worcestershire, UK
The main herbaceous borders at first light; the plants include veronicastrums, phlox, thalictrums and monardas. It was part of a shoot for a magazine. This was the opening shot; it captured everything the garden was about in one shot that would work really well as a double page spread. The light guided me to where I wanted to set up. I had previously worked out where the sun was going to be for first light.

这个才是获得“最美花园”一等奖的作品
Nic Barlow
Sunrise at Ballue
A stunning sunrise over the gardens. I loved the formal topiary and revisited many times.

“最美花园”二等奖
Ewa Gryguc
Spring in the Allotments
Warsaw, Poland
From the end of April the fruit trees in small gardens are covered with lots of white blossom. They are a place of rest for people and a refuge for birds and small animals. I live in a high-rise next door. This photograph was taken just before sunset.

“最美花园”三等奖
Carol Casselden
Orchard Path at Sunrise
Great Dixter, Sussex, UK
The orchard at Great Dixter is planted with spring bulbs and later in the year is a wild flower meadow. I had this image in my mind, but was waiting for the right morning - for mist, and sunlight at just the right time so that it would light up the pathway.

获好评的这个美得有点不真实

“最美植物”一等奖
Debbie Hartley
Dogwood Cover
Canberra, Australia
I was visiting the annual 'Floriade' event that is held in Canberra and had been taking photographs of the beautiful flower displays when I came across this tree. The dogwood tree was not part of the display - it grows freely in the park. I was attracted to the masses of beautiful pink flowers. I looked up and loved the contrast of the pink against the blue sky - it pays to look up!

“最美植物”二等奖，油画般的感觉
Anthony Wallis
Waterlily House Window
Kew Gardens, UK
The photograph is of one of the front windows by the entrance to the Waterlilly House, Kew Gardens, taken from the outside. It was taken in late September 2012, when the greenhouse plants were mature and to be seen at their best. The Waterlily House has a tropical environment, hot and humid, and houses gourds and varieties of climbing plants besides the giant waterlilies for which it is famed. A reflection of the Palm House first caught my eye. Moving towards the window the frame became the more important thing, preventing the foliage from escaping - wild reds and greens behind the glass. I've visited and photographed the Waterlily House many times in the past few years, this being my favourite spot in the gardens.

“最美植物”三等奖，荷包牡丹的确很美
Mandy Disher
Bleeding Heart
Cambridgeshire,UK
The name Dicentra spectabilis is derived from the Greek words Di and Kenton which mean two and spur, referring to the flower itself which has two spurs, ‘spectabilis’ means spectacular. I was drawn to this beautiful cottage garden plant for its whimsical heart-shaped flowers dangling from arching stems.

总冠军
Dennis Frates
Penstemon sunrise
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Penstemon only grows in a very few isolated spots around Crater Lake. Of course every year is different, but with some scouting you can find small patches like this one. Often they don't always fit into a good composition, but this location had the flowers, lake and sunrise visible together. Wind was a problem, and I had to wait a good deal of time for it to stop moving the flowers, which made me nervous, thinking I would miss the sunrise. I was excited to find an image that showed three aspects all together - the flowers, lake and sunrise. I spent several days in this area and scouted locations each day, so finding this particular spot in the early morning darkness was much easier.

“Breathing Spaces”（怎么翻译好呢？）一等奖
Rob Hunt
Kite Flying on Clifton Downs
Bristol, UK
At the end of a bleak January day, kite flying was perfect for working up an appetite. The afternoon light was beautiful and the wind was biting

“Breathing Spaces”二等奖，我喜欢这个二等奖胜过上面那个一等奖

Breathing Spaces三等奖
Danny Beath
A Walk along the River
River Severn, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
This was taken on a misty morning, just as the sun rose along the banks of the river. I waited a while for this couple to walk into the mist, and as I took the shot, the rising sun illuminated the leaves and fence very briefly. Five minutes later, the mist disappeared. I often walk along this path on misty mornings and have been impressed by the quiet beauty of this place. Finally after a three year wait, everything came together.
in memory of Danny Beath
1960-2013

“慷慨的地球”组，每一幅我都喜欢
一等奖
Rich Pomerantz
Inner City farmer
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
‘Cleveland Crops’ is a program that teaches disabled inner city youths and adults how to grow food on farms created in abandoned lots. The food raised is sold to restaurants and through farmers’ markets. I was struck by the variety of shapes, sizes and colors of the tomatoes in the box. When I asked him to pose his neutral expression and the anonymity of the mirrored sunglasses highlighted the natural caution of life in the inner city, which in my mind was contrasted by the cheery tomatoes. I was working on and blogging a photo project documenting young farmers. I had arranged to photograph one of Cleveland's leaders in the slow food and urban farming movement at this location when I saw and approached this young man.

二等奖，居然拍自中国四川
David Thurston
Corn Harvest
Sichuan province, People's Republic of China
Livestock and humans alike will be kept going through winter on this fine crop of maize. The elderly farmer was looking after two children while parents were at work in the fields. It is a remote and hostile mountainous environment where man and giant panda vie for survival. The panda is losing. The repetitive sculptural pillars of corn and the magnificent splash of colour caught my eye: amazing that it will all be husked and milled by hand. I was visiting Wolong panda reserve in the mountains of western China. On the way there we flashed past this little family farmyard. I immediately shouted for the driver to stop. It was too good to miss.

三等奖
Alan Price
Plenty for Everyone
Nantlle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, UK
I have an old apple tree in my garden which produces a small crop each year. The fallen apples are left entirely for wildlife to eat. Birds, slugs, voles and mice all have a share. I wanted to capture my resident wood mouse surrounded by apples, at ground level, to show scale and a sense of intimacy. It was important to choose a sunny day, late afternoon, in order to capture low light hitting one side of the apples. I gathered up several apples, choosing a variety of colours and placed them in a tight group near where I had seen the mouse eat. Chopped apple was scattered between the fruit to encourage feeding. I lay on my tummy with the lens resting on a bean bag about two metres from the apples.

进入该组决赛的三幅



进入该组好评的又一幅来自中国的（应该是龙胜梯田吧？）
Helen McFadden
The Red Umbrella
Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, Tiantouzhai, Longshen, China
A Yao woman walks downhill along an ancient pathway in the Dragon's Backbone rice terraces. Colourfully dressed in traditional costume, the Yao women earn money carrying heavy loads uphill for visitors. Rice has been grown in this region by the Zhuang and Yao peoples for over 700 years. We had hiked up to the top of the Dragon's Backbone the previous evening in the pouring rain and stayed in one of the traditional guest houses. We were therefore able to step outside before dawn to watch the sunrise and to photograph the emerging day

获得好评里我喜欢的，怎么拍出这朦胧的感觉呢？
Elizabeth Molineux
The Race to Ripen
Bramley, Surrey, UK
As the September days shortened, the last fruits of tomato 'Gardeners' Delight' struggled to ripen through the greenhouse glass. I grew the plants from seed but I think I transferred them to the grow bag a bit later than ideal. This meant my best period for fruit was late August and early September, leaving plenty of green and semi-ripe tomatoes longing for light at the time this photograph was taken in mid-September. The cascades of tiny tomatoes seemed particularly poignant in the low light, especially with the hint of approaching autumn in the air. I was busy watering, but the sight made me pause. I considered fetching my DSLR camera, but the tomatoes had not much time left and the moment felt fleeting. So I put down my watering can and took the photograph with the iPhone in my pocket. I knew immediately that I'd made the right decision. This photo was an entirely spontaneous capture of a moment that to me represented autumn and the shortening of time and opportunity.
"野花美景"一等奖也是总冠军获得者，我觉得这一组所拍的野花没有一个能与那玛夸兰的野花相媲美。
二等奖
Andrew George
Mystic Morning
Kamerven Nature Reserve, Gerwen, Netherlands
It promised to be a cold windless night followed by a sunny day. This will usually result in a layer of mist. These were the perfect conditions to photograph the flowering cotton grass in its environment. As I frequently visit this nature reserve close to home I knew the sun would set also on the right spot this time of year. I just had to make sure I was at the right place at the right time. I want to show the often overlooked beauty of plants and nature close to home. This way I can be there at the right place at the right moment

三等奖
Damian Debski
Wiltshire Wildflower Meadow
Clattinger Farm, Wiltshire, UK
This photograph was taken at Clattinger Farm, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve. It is considered the finest remaining example of enclosed lowland grassland in the UK. This photograph, taken on a misty morning in late June shows a wonderful range of typical flora of unimproved grassland, including Devil's-bit Scabious, Great Burnet, Lady's Bedstraw and Knapweed. The plants absolutely fill the landscape with a variety of colours and forms, seemingly to extend onwards without end, particularly on a misty morning at the height of the flowering season. I visit this site every year throughout the flowering season to photograph as many as possible of the various species. I prefer to photograph at first light when conditions are at their best, usually locating potential photographs the day before. However, the right conditions rarely all come together at the same time and it can take many visits over several seasons to capture my impressions of this special place

这一组里有几个被推荐的我反而特别喜欢



新西兰鲁冰花这个太壮观了
Chris Gin
Lupin Delight 2
Canterbury, New Zealand
Each year colourful lupins appear all around Lake Tekapo in New Zealand. While they are technically weeds they make an amazing scene, adding beautiful colours to the landscape. I used a wide angle lens in this shot to exaggerate the lupins in the foreground

“树与森林”组居然一等奖居然又是拍自中国的黄山
Gloria King
Sunrise on Misty Mountains
Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), Anhui Province, China
I have long been fascinated by the many traditional Chinese paintings and modern photographs of beautiful, dramatic mountainous scenes. I travelled from Canada to China, and this visit included a three day stay at Huangshan. To see the sunrise, we left our hotel at 4:20am to reach a lookout point ahead of the crowds. The visibility of daybreak is weather dependent: we were treated to a spectacular display of the sun rising over the mountains and flowing mist.

二等奖
David Cobb
Cherry Hill
Columbia River Gorge near Mosier, Oregon, USA
I live in an area surrounded by cherry orchards. My wife and I walk to this viewpoint often and I've always loved the view and patterns, but under a fresh blanket of snow and beautiful light the scene became magical. I grabbed my camera and began photographing the scene as I envisioned it during the many walks to this area.

好评奖





少年组15岁的孩子Akash Chauhan拍的花园实在是太热烈了，怎么看不出是什么花来？
Akash Chauhan
Age 15
The Stunning Red
Beautiful Gardens
The way to heaven from the busy city, in my uncle's home. The passion of gardening makes his garden beautiful. All the flowers are grown here by him and I couldn't resist taking the photograph