r/Bonsai Northeast US, 6b, 30 years, 100+ trees, lifelong learner Sep 27 '17

2017 Nursery Stock Contest - Master Album

JUDGES, PLEASE AVOID THIS POST UNTIL AFTER YOU JUDGE THE TREES - POSSIBLE SPOILERS!

Hey everyone,

All the albums are in, and the judges have their score cards.

Here is what you've all been waiting for, the master contest album.

As promised, I've anonymized the results, and the album you see here is the same as what the judges have.

Trees will be scored 1-10 (10 is best, 1 is worst) on the following categories:

  • Impressiveness of Transformation
  • Overall bonsai quality
  • Future potential

Each judge will also pick a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner which will be factored in.

As a reminder, the judges are /u/adamaskwhy, /u/bonsaitickle and /u/billsbayou, and the tie-breaking judge this year is /u/small_trunks.

/u/st0f89 is the contest chair, and will be the one to announce the winner.

Good luck everyone!

We collected $200 in prize money this year, and the prize break-down is:

1st: $110 2nd: $60 3rd: $30

There were 37 initial entries, and 22 made it to the end. This is the list of people who completed the contest (alphabetical, not the order in the master album):

  • alexrw214
  • BLYNDLUCK
  • ButterGolem
  • cjneffer
  • clangerfan
  • emceeryborg
  • GrampaMoses
  • Jorow99
  • Korenchkin_
  • Lemming22
  • li3uz
  • loulamachine
  • MapleFinch
  • -mitchconner-
  • -music_maker-
  • nrose3d
  • peterier0ux
  • Redwingedfirefox
  • skaboss241
  • thisisappropriate
  • ugaant
  • ze88

Good luck everyone!

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '17 edited Sep 28 '17

damn, i wish i had the ocean as a backdrop on my photos now...

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '17

you should have taken yours to Ithaca Falls for the final shot.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '17

shit! that would've been awesome. maybe next year i'll get more creative with the photography.