2007 AFS PHOTO CONTEST RESULTS
At the AFS Annual Luncheon, Al Sydnor our Photography Chairperson had a beautiful display of all the 2007 Photo Contest entries. American Fuchsia Society would like to thank the following members who helped make this year’s photo contest a success. Matthew Beard member of the Crescent City Branch, Barbara Parker member of the San Mateo Branch, Jo An Lambert member of the Santa Clara Valley Branch, Andrew Cathcart a member at large from Scotland, Al Sydnor member of the San Jose Branch, Raymond McGowan member of the Vallejo Branch,Texie McGowan member of the Vallejo Branch, Carlyss Van Ness member of the Sebastopol Branch, Jim Horning member of the Santa Clara Branch, Debra Ferris member of the Sacramento Branch and Marie Kemper member of the San Mateo Branch. The Photo Contest Judging was done by the members of a local photography club. The following is a list of the judging results for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Best of Show.
| Cultivar | Placed | Photographer |
Class A: |
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| F. Magallenica | 1st. and Best in Show | Andrew Cathcart |
| F. fulgens, var, minuata | 2nd. | Andrew Cathcart |
| F. boliviana | 3rd. | Andrew Cathcart |
Class B A close-up showing no more than three open blossoms, buds and foliage : |
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| F. excorticata | 1st. | Andrew Cathcart |
| F. andrei | 2nd. | Andrew Cathcart |
| ’Mary Poppins’ | 3rd. | Jo An Lambert |
Class C: A well-grown fuchsia plant in a container, display or in the ground |
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| ’Border raider’ | 1st. | Andrew Cathcart |
| ’Tom Thumb’ | 2nd. | Matthew Beard |
| ’insulinde’ | 3rd. | Jo An Lambert |
Class D: Novelty - with the fuchsia subject dominant, will include accessories and/or living things |
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| ’Andy Cracoline’ | 1st. | Jo An Lambert |
| ’WALTZ Harp’ | 2nd. | Jo An Lambert |
| ’Daisy Bell’ | 3rd. | Barbara Parker |
Class F: Fuchsia Fantasy - Prints may be enhanced digitally using photo editing software to produce different effects. Judging for the Fuchsia Fantasy part of the Photo Contest was done by members attending the Annual Meeting |
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| Fuchsia Fantasy | 1st. | Al Sydnor |
| Fuchsia Fantasy | 2nd. | Jo An Lambert |
| Fuchsia Fantasy | 3rd. | Al Sydnor |
Its time to start thinking about participating in this years 2008 AFS Photo Contest.