We have just received the final result of the 8th Salon International Photo-Phylles – 2015, Bordeaux, France, world wide contest. Salon Chairman Jean-Jacques Milan informed us, they received 2386 images from 26 countries around the world. Based on the judges decision and their scores, two of my wife’s images, “Foxtail Barley” and “Columbine” and two of my images, “Cranes among the Corn Field” and “Reed Geometry” were selected for the exhibition and those will be published in the Exhibition Catalog. The exhibition is open from April 21 – May 31, 2015 in the Botanical Garden of Bordeaux, France and from June 7 – June 14, 2015 in Minizan, France. The Awards ceremony will be on May 19, 2015 at 6 PM in the Botanical Garden of Bordeaux.
#708 PERLAKY, Laszlo : Reed Geometry: Observing and photographing the vegetation at the French Lake area at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife refuge, Oklahoma, USA, I found this reed like marsh plants in the shallows of the lake. I moved around and I was impressed with the beauty of the reed geometry. I captured the moment.
#711 PERLAKY, Laszlo: Cranes among the corn field: During winter, thousands of Sandhill cranes stay at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, U.S.A. After roosting in the ponds, they fly to feed to the cornfields. They are always alert and watching for coyotes or other danger. We slowly walked on the dirt road and watched the birds from a distance, and tried to find a good spot, where we can photograph their feeding, communicating behaviour. The feeding cranes slowly walked between the lanes, picking seeds from the plants or from the ground. However, few cranes always were alarmed, looked around, and when the watchers picked up few seeds, other cranes looked around and watched for danger. We were impressed with the beauty of the red hooded grey birds, and how did they blend into or became visible in the cornfield.
#714 NEMETH, Alexandra: Foxtail Barley: We searched for moose at the Snake river flood area at Grand Teton NP, Wyoming, early morning, when the Sun was low. We slowly walked on the dirt road when we saw these Foxtail Barley patches nearby. The wind gently moved the heads and they were sparkling in the backlight. I captured the moment.
#715 NEMETH, Alexandra: Columbine: We hiked and photographed scenery and wildflowers at Silver Jack area, near to Courthouse Rock, Colorado. This columbine was in a dark area; the trees behind it provided a dark backdrop while the morning sun hit the flower.
Comments from e-mails and Facebook:
- Congratulations! Very exciting. (Geoffrey Koslov)
- You two are ROCKING it!! (Dion McInnis)
- fantastic! (Nathalie Brouard)
- Nice Laszlo, Congrats to you both (Steve Sherman)
- That’s terrific. Congratulations you two. (David Mann)
- Great!! Congrats (Dr. Robert Davis)
- Congratulations Laszlo, that’s amazing and fantastic! (Dr. Stacey Berg)
- Nagy-nagy gratulacio mindkettotoknek a Bordeaux-i sikerhez! (Dr. Horvath Gyozo)
- Hi dad, that’s great news – congratulations! love d (Daniel Perlaky)
- Congratulations!!! (Eva Kapus Talbot)
- Congratulations for a job well done! Best wishes. Bill (Dr. Bill Dewey)
- Congratulations! (Dr. Susan Blaney)
- Wonderful, Laslo and Lexi!!! (Sally Stubbs)
- Wow! Congratulations on such a prestigious award! This shows that you and your work are truly worthy of worldwide recognition. Of course, to those of us who know you, we aren’t surprised, we know your work speaks for itself. And by this global recognition, your friends are right again! Congratulations to both of you! See you soon! Ron & Georgia (Ron Fontenot)
- Hi Laszlo and Lexi, Congratulation, I wish I lives closer to Bordeau to go and check it out.. Cheers, Nathalie (Nathalie Brouard)
- Wow guys, that is really great! I hope you can make some monetary gain from this! (I mean in local print sales). at any rate it is pretty prestigious company you are keeping! ciao Marie (Marie Curtis)
- Weeeeeee. Such brilliant news! (Marti Corn)
- Congratulations! Thanks for sharing. (Sharon Hanzik)
- More wonderful news for you and Lexi! What a dynamic duo you two are!!! Congratulations, Charlotte (North Valley Art League)
- Congratulations to you both. Beautiful photos. Anna Dell (Anna Dell Williamson)
- Wow. Congratulations to you both. Bill (William Burychka)
- You really are doing well, you two. Congratulations. (Louis and Emilce Vest)
- Laci!!! That is outstanding, superlative, supercalifragilistec – hugs and congratulations to the both of you. Do pass on my best wishes to Lexi. I am so proud to call you friends. Plus, I am even more proud of the beautiful framed picture you gave me at my retirement party. It is a gift I treasure with all my heart. (Dolores Bertrand)
- Great!! Congrats (Dr. Robert Davis)
- Best of luck to you. (Sarah Wasserman)
- It just keeps getting better! Again, congratulations!!! Al Iverson (Ivy Optics)