Misty Alder Grove
Misty Alder Grove, under the title "The Grove", received "Highly Commended"
in the "In Praise of Plants" category in the 2011 Veolia Environnement Wildlife
Photographer of the Year competition, owned by the Natural History
Museum, London, and BBC Wildlife Magazine.  Nearly 41 thousand images
were submitted from 95 countries; 108 images were successful.  In addition to
the dramatic, backlit-panel exhibition at the Museum, the show tours
worldwide for a year, and the images are published in the Magazine as well
as in a hardbound portfolio.

I had never been much interested in any of the scores of photography
competitions out there; this is the only one I've entered.  After all, it's a photo
contest every day in the gallery!  But this competition, and especially the
gala black-tie awards dinner, is an experience to be remembered.
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