Teas Amateur Photo Contest
WINNERS SPRING 2008:

BELLAIRE (May 10, 2008)—With 173 entries, the judges were flitting around like butterflies from one beautiful flower to the next trying to pick winners… but they finally concurred: Beth Ann Boyd’s stylized “Sunflower” was voted first place in the annual Teas Nursery Photo Contest and received $100 in Teas Nursery gift certificates.

Second place was Ross Gore with an incredible shot of a hummingbird drinking nectar from a flower. Gore received a $50 Teas Nursery gift certificate. “Mr. Gore is the Susan Lucci of the Teas Photos Contest…he has been second place winner several years in a row,” said Paul Downs, photo contest coordination, speaking of Ms. Lucci’s years as a second place Emmy’s winner. “He always submits several incredible nature photos,” added Downs.

Ten Judge’s Awards of $25 gift certificates went to Katie Strausser, Cynthia Cox, Joyce Lobliner, Judith Bell, Susan Rowley, Jimmie Creswell, Janice Stacy, Bev Victory, Matthew Strausser and Don Pederson. The creative images included: a “gardenscape” of hail drops in water; the inside of a banana tree; a dramatic calla lily and butterfly composition, and several more of exotic flowers and elusive butterflies.

“They were all winners; it was very difficult to choose,” said Marissa Mijal, a Teas employee and a judge who also cataloged the entries and set up the display. A first for the contest this year was the addition of a media judge, Charlotte Aguilar, editor of Houston Community Newspapers, who selected “photos with the best composition,” she said, “not necessarily the most beautiful flower or landscape. For a complete listing of the photo contest winners and photos, see www.teasnursery.com/PhotoContest08.htm

Prizes awarded: May 10, 2008
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