{"id":33091,"date":"2013-02-04T16:47:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T21:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=33091"},"modified":"2013-02-04T16:48:14","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T21:48:14","slug":"tppc-week-two-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2013\/02\/photography\/tppc-week-two-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"TPPC: Week Two Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/newyorkbotanicalgarden\/8386923903\/in\/photostream\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8359\/8386923903_ac3d300ee8_m.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>Another week, another set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2013\/tropical-paradise\/photo-contest.php\"><em>Tropical Paradise<\/em> Photography Contest<\/a> winners!<\/p>\n<p>This week saw an increase in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/newyorkbotanicalgarden\" target=\"_blank\">number of entrants<\/a>, which means the competition is really heating up! And don&#8217;t forget, you can enter as many times as you want. So escape the onslaught this week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/gothamist.com\/2013\/02\/04\/alberta_clippers_bringing_light_sno.php\" target=\"_blank\">Alberta Clippers<\/a> and bask in the warmth of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/conservatory\/\">Enid A. Haupt Conservatory<\/a> (it&#8217;s a great way to exercise your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/support_the_garden\/membership\/\">Membership<\/a>, no?).<\/p>\n<p>Curious as to how to enter? Simply upload your pictures to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr<\/a> (please limit them to photographs taken inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/conservatory\/\">Conservatory<\/a> during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2013\/tropical-paradise\/\"><em>Tropical Paradise<\/em><\/a>), add them to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/thenewyorkbotanicalgarden\/\">our Group Pool<\/a>, tag them with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/groups\/?q=tropicalparadise&amp;m=pool&amp;w=569562%40N22&amp;s=rec\" target=\"_blank\">#tropicalparadise<\/a>, and then sit back and hope we pick your pix! And don&#8217;t think that just because you&#8217;re snapping with an iPhone, you can&#8217;t take part&#8211;all skill and equipment levels are welcome to participate.<\/p>\n<p>Now &#8230; Onto the winners!<\/p>\n<hr width=\"350\" \/>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sense of Place<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>First Place (and moving on to the finals in five weeks): #tropicalparadise by Enrie M.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/enrie19\/8434417232\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8084\/8434417232_28234a2711.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<hr width=\"150\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\nFirst Runner-Up: Beam of Light by Venus Melo<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/venusmelo\/8428422898\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8463\/8428422898_01cbc51f33.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a>\n<hr width=\"150\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\nSecond Runner-Up: Look UP by Venus Melo<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/venusmelo\/8427345723\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8075\/8427345723_55e9bb553e.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a>\n<hr width=\"350\" \/>\n<h3>Macro<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\nFirst Place (and moving on to the finals in five weeks): Wispy by Barbara Reiner<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/marketingholisticscom\/8429135403\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8518\/8429135403_94965336fe.jpg\" width=\"340\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a>\n<hr width=\"150\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\nFirst Runner-Up: #tropicalparadise by Enrie M.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/enrie19\/8425834176\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8228\/8425834176_d4d7bda85b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<hr width=\"150\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\nSecond Runner-Up: Tropical Paradise at NYBG by Rich Haig<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/richhaig\/8427595315\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8227\/8427595315_99a393dd0a.jpg\" width=\"331\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a>\n<p>For full contest rules and dates for entry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2013\/tropical-paradise\/photo-contest.php\">please read this<\/a>. 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