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gary marlowe JULY 2014

IMAGES OF THE HAMPTON COURT

PALACE FLOWER SHOW

gary marlowe

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICE THE IMAGES CONTAINED IN THIS PRESENTATION WERE CREATED BY GARY MARLOWE AND, WHILST BEING AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON SLIDESHARE, THEY REMAIN THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF GARY MARLOWE. ©GARY MARLOWE | 2014

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ABOUT THESE IMAGES THIS WAS MY FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW SHOOTING PRESS DAY AT THE RHS HAMPTON COURT PALACE FLOWER SHOW. IT’S THE WORLD’S BIGGEST FLOWER SHOW AND TAKES PLACE IN THE GROUNDS OF HENRY VIII’S PALACE BY THE THAMES. WITH ONE OR TWO EXCEPTIONS, COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS, I THOUGHT THE SHOW GARDENS WERE QUITE DISAPPOINTING, WITH FEW STANDING OUT AS BEING EITHER TRULY EYE-CATCHING OR UNDERSTANDING WHAT MAKES A GARDEN PHOTOGENIC. DESPITE THE EXTRA SPACE COMPARED WITH CHELSEA, GETTING ‘CLEAN’ SHOTS OF THE ENTIRE GARDENS AT HAMPTON (I.E. WITH NOTHING SPOILING THE BACKGROUND) IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, SO I FOCUSED MY ATTENTION ON INTERESTING DETAILS AND INTERESTING PLANTING. PRESS DAY STARTED IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE AND ENDED WITH DRAB GREY SKIES AND A DOWNPOUR. THERE’S A LOT TO COVER IN JUST A FEW HOURS, SO IT’S ALWAYS A BIG RUSH JUMPING FROM ONE SHOW GARDEN TO THE NEXT AND HOPING YOU’VE NOT MISSED ANYTHING INTERESTING. THIS WAS MY FIRST HAMPTON SHOOTING WITH THE NEW OLYMPUS OMD EM1, I THINK IT’S CAPTURED SOME OF THE BEST BITS AND HOPE YOU ENJOY LOOKING AT THEM!

IMAGES OF THE 2014

HAMPTON COURT PALACE FLOWER SHOW

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DESIGNED BY JIM FOGARTY, THE GARDEN WON A GOLD MEDAL aND WAS NAMED BEST SHOW GARDEN

THE BUBBLES IN THE POOL WERE ACTIVATED BY HASHTAGGED TWEETS

THE ONE SHOW GARDEN DESIGNED BY COMPETITION WINNER ALEXANDRA NOBLE

PLANTING ON THE JORDAN’S WILDLIFE GARDEN

ERYNGIUM NEPTUNE’S GOLD ON THE BOUNCE BACK GARDEN

ASCLEPIAS SPECIOSA

THE ONE SHOW GARDEN

WRATH! A FIERY CONCEPTUAL GARDEN DESIGNED BY NILUFER DANIS

THESE VIBRANT RED BALL DAHLIAS JUST DON’T LOOK REAL!

THE BOUNCE BACK GARDEN DESIGNED BY FREDERIC WHYTE

SINGER SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR

THE GOLD-MEDAL WINNING CONCEPTUAL GARDEN, WRATH!

THE JORDAN’S WILDLIFE GARDEN DESIGNED BY SELINA BOTHAM

SLOTH DESIGNED BY SHEENA SEEKS

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