This year three of our 2007 winning exhibitors judged our contest.   Our first judge, Carol Ann Moyer, was our Winner of the largest category, close-ups, in 2007, and placed with a couple of Honorable Mention photos as well.   Carol Ann resides in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and has a garden named in her honor, the Carol Ann Moyer Iris Garden located within the Henry Schmieder Arboretum of Delaware Valley College in Doylestown.
      Our second judge was Steve Blecher, he is the RVP of Region 20 and resides in Littleton, Colorado.  Steve enjoys entering several photo contests each year and placed as the AIS 2007 Runner Up in the Events category and with an Honorable Mention.
      Our third judge was Grace Farley, age 17 and a Senior at Lincoln Lutheran High School in Lincoln Nebraska.  Grace was our winner of our Youth category for 2007 and has competed and received honors in other youth photo contests as well, one being the Best Unedited Photo in the National Junior Horticulture Association Contest.