Rudbeckia dream
Nikon D300, Nikkor 105 micro VR.
I thought I would share my good news with you all. My image of Rudbeckia hirta ‘Marmalade’ has been awarded 1st prize in the plant portrait category of the RHS photographic competition and given me my dream of becoming RHS photographer of the year 2008.


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Krys Bailey
Superb, Jacky! Wonderful selective focus and I like the flow of the colour from the flower to the background!
Jacky Parker replied
Thank you so much Krys :)
Eva and Klaus ...
Fantastic blur, beautiful shot!!!
Jacky Parker replied
Thank you both so much :)
mingtees
Big, big congrats, that’s wonderful. I keep saying every year i’m going to enter but haven’t yet. Do you enter the Garden Photographers’ competition as well?
Jacky Parker replied
Thank you Ming tees, you really should have a go, I have entered the gardeners competition but that is very big one ! :)
Jan Bickerton
WOW! Jacky many congratulations!
Fantastic news and very well deserved. You’ll be famous now and I’ll see your photograph when I visit Rosemoor in Devon. Do let us know how you get on at the award ceremony.
Jacky Parker replied
Thank you so much Jan, Rosemoor is such a lovely garden I hope you get to see the photograph there :)
Sensiworld
Beautiful !
Jacky Parker replied
Sylvia, thank you for your kind comment :)
bevanimage
Jacky, this is simply beautiful – truly a “portrait” of a lovely flower. Congratulations on your well-deserved 1st prize.
Jacky Parker replied
Bevanimage, thank you so much for your kind words
Kathy Reid
Fantastic image!!
Jacky Parker replied
Many thanks Kathy :)
AnnieSnel
Many congratulations! Outstanding beautiful work!!
Jacky Parker replied
Annie, thank you for your very kind comment :)
melant1017
Such a beautiful flower, well done as always Jacky :)
~A
Jacky Parker replied
Antonio, thank you so much :)
jenndes
stunning! Congratulations!
Jacky Parker replied
Many thanks jenndes :)
Julie Thomas
wonderful shot… great colours!
Jacky Parker replied
Julie, thank you so much :)
Sarah-fiona Helme
Jacky, congratulations on 1st prize! Didn’t know the results were out this soon. Beautiful portrait. And really lovely to know of the person who got first prize! I’m praying for a Commended even! xxx
Sarah-fiona Helme
Oh, just realised it was the RHS comp – I was thinking of IGPOTY which only closed at the end of Jan! I’ll probably enter next time. I noticed that you have won other awards too. You are such an accomplished photographer – well done! xxx
Jacky Parker replied
Sara-fiona, thank you so much for your kind comment and very good luck with your entries :)
mingtees
I’ll enter some year – problem is i still shoot slide film and need a slide scanner. I meant before the Garden Photographer’s Guild (part of the Garden Writer’s Guild) competitions – here’s the url if you don’t know of it – http://www.igpoty.com/
Just noticed the GWG changed it’s name to Garden Media Guild.
Jacky Parker
Thank you Mingtees, I have entered a few this year for that competition, fingers crossed, I managed to get a commended with a snail image last year lol!:)
hilarydougill
glorious capture and macro, wondrous flower and colour. hugsxxx
Jacky Parker replied
Hilary, thank you so much for your kind words :)
khadhy
A wonderful blur.
Jacky Parker replied
Thank you Khadhy :)
dinghysailor1
wonderful!
Jacky Parker replied
Many thanks :)
Angel Warda
it’s gorgeous! congrats!!!!
Jacky Parker replied
Angel, thank you so much :)
Jonicool
Such a fabulous image…Congrats to you!!
Jacky Parker replied
Thank you Jonicool :0
eseffpe
wow amazing colours !!!
Jacky Parker replied
Many thanks eseffpe :)
John Edwards
Congratulations on the win. A stunning image!
Jacky Parker replied
John, thank you for your kind words :)
DottieDees
Wow…this is a stunner!!! Congratulations on your win..as it was very well deserved!!!
Jacky Parker replied
Appreciate your kind words Dottie :)
artisandelimage
gorgeous, excellent DOF…
my best, francis.
artisandelimage
hum, congratulations indeed, but what is RHS ? lol
Jacky Parker replied
Thank you artisandeimage, it stands for the Royal Horticultural society here in England.
Lois Bryan
this is one of those images that truly make the heart sing … spectacular color and dof … textbook classic beauty!!!!! had to fave it!!!
Lois Bryan
... just read your note … most sincere congratulations on your honor!!!! And VERY well deserved!!!!!
Jacky Parker replied
Thankyou so much Lois, so glad you like it :)
Béla Török
Fabulous image, Jacky! Congratulations!!!
Jacky Parker
Bela, thank you for your kind words :)
Diane Schuster
Gorgeous work, Jacky! Beautiful softness! I love it! Dee
Brian Haslam
Deserved congratulations.
Bonnie T. Barry
Extraordinarily beautiful. The colors are spectacular!
Angelique Brunas
Stunning!
malina
feels like flying !!! amazing shot !!!
gompo
WOWWWWWW!!! great macro!!
Vulcan Spark S...
great work
Ana Belaj
Fantastic photo,anna
1001cards
superb ! vibrant… not only from colors but movement captured.
Smudger
this is simply stunning
naturelover
Another stunner= loving your work!!!
Noelene Davies
Wow, Wow this is stunning.
DottieDees
Congratulations!!! My goodness….you are my photographer of the year too!!
Colleen Rudolph
Amazing color and focus!
Rajdev D
What a beautiful flower, well composed and captured. Your flower photography is just superb.
Susan Gary
Wow!!!!!!! amazing color and light!
Lyn Evans
Thats incredible news Jacky and so very well deserved. I haven’t seen any floral photography that can top yours. This is awesome…so beautifully done.
Jacky Parker replied
Coming from you Lyn that is such a compliment with your amazing photography, thank you so much, big hugs :)
Trudy Wilkerson
Instant fav….and congratulations…Jacky…most magnificent work.
Jacky Parker replied
Trudy, thank you so much :)
Teresa Zieba
Wow, congratulations Jacky. Wonderful news and fantastic capture.
Jacky Parker replied
Thank you so much Teresa :)
lorilee
Beautiful!!!!
Jacky Parker
Lorilee, thank you so much :)
SKCPhotography
Congratulations Jacky. This is truly beautiful.
Karen Tillotson
stunning…and congratulations!
Debbie Roelle
beautiful image and congratulations.
Yool
you are featured in the Flowers in Macro Group with this beautiful image !!!!
GiGee
A beautiful image. Congratulations on your RHS win and your feature, so very deserving.
Gina Cormier
Stunning image. Congrats on your feature!!
Rosy Kueng
Fantastic shot Jacky! Woow…so well deserved on being awarded :))
Congratulations on your feature here on RB as well!!! Amazing dream capture :)))
bubbleblue
Stunning
Suzanne Chouinard
Beautiful! Nice short dof. Beautiful precision.
Melissa Harry
beautiful colours and dof!
Elana Bailey
Congrats on your win. I’m not surprised with such a splendid capture. Well done indeed. An instant fave.
Phil Deaves
A worthy winner….well done.
lisewick
Beautiful shot- of course it’s prize-worthy! Congratulations, Jacky. :-)
Look forward to seeing more of your work.
Scott d'Almeida
stunning
jodyangel
This is certainly prize worthy!! Just stunning….
Scott d'Almeida
cheers excellent work you have
Mandy Disher
This is a stunning shot Jacky, beautiful capture!!
Janette Dengo
Your work is very beautiful… lovely gallery you have! : )
Susan Gary
the colors!!!!! stunning!
Susan Gary
oh and I just read about your honor!! amazing .. I am sure it was easy for them to pick your image..as it is just perfect!!!!!!!
Ralph Angelillo
Superb shot ! Really like the angle ! A favourite !
Jessica Jenney
Fantastic news, Jacky! You deserve the honor!
Rajdev D
Excellent capture and lighting, superb.
Elly Rousou
Took me some time to get to the bottom of this long list :) And so richly deserved for this beautiful shot it’s my favourite so far from all your floral shots as I just adore any yellow flowers. Congratulations from me Jacky & I believe your dream will come true a lot sooner than you think :)
Jacky Parker replied
Elly thank you so much for your kind words, very much appreciated :D
Nancy Polanski
I know I’m a little late, but congratulations on that honor you mentioned up there, Jacky! The image is perfect!
Edge-of-dreams 20 days ago
Stunning – can’t wait to see more from you!
Magee 18 days ago
I’m just loving everything I see in your portfolio! I may be here till Christmas! :-/
A1000WORDS 13 days ago
Impressive capture… =)
Victoria _Ts 9 days ago
Fabulous creation!
DaRkSiLeNcE 5 days ago
such beautiful composition, focus, colour, light… adorable!!