turtlehead

I think the waterfall tank was creative but it also used filter floss, maybe that was not the style ADA is looking for? Turning a commonly green stemmed plant is more exciting maybe? I liked both. Very creative.

Steven_Chong

Were CAU's new generation tanks in this contest?

Bah, turning a green stem red isn't an artistic innovation IMO-- not when the exact same effect could just be made by planting vietnam instead of najenshan . . .

Gomer

Akwarium.org - profesjonalne urz±dzanie akwariów

Not the clearest scans, but who cares for right now

Grand Prize


Gold Medal


Silver Medal


Silver Medal


Bronze Medal


Bronze Medal

standoyo

Well? comment? I can only say good things cause they are all better than mine!

Faruk Gençöz

They are better than mine too.

Faruk Gençöz

The picture you have addressed seemed to be a product of primary school student as compared to winning photos. I am relax to say this because it was mine in 2004.

Actually we can use the ADA's 6 evaluation criteria to make sofisticated comments.

1- Artistic expression(maximum 100 points)
2- Originality(maximum 20 points)
3- Composition/Positioning of the plants(maximum 20 points)
4- Harmony of the fish and the layout(maximum 20 points)
5- Creation of one natural atmosphere(maximum 20 points)
6-Conditions of the plants and the temporal progress (maximum 20 points)

My ratings for the first place are:

Artistic expression 90/100
Originality 10/20
Composition 20/20
Harmony 10/20
Natural atmosphere 13/20
Conditions of the plants 20/20

Total:163/200


My ratings for the bronze medal:

Artistic expression 90/100
Originality 15/20
Composition 18/20
Harmony 18/20
Natural atmosphere 17/20
Conditions of the plants 18/20

Total:176/200

Jimbo205

This is only my opinion, but Faruk - I like yours better. But again, this is MY personal opinion.
To me, yours look real. The others do not.

Anyway, like I said. Just my opinion. I like yours better Faruk.

gf225

Thanks. There's no comparison though, I'm not talented - just enthusiastic.

trckrunrmike

The new CAU tanks did make the contest. You just have to go to the CAU website and beside every ADA entry tank there is a #, that # is its rank.

Steven_Chong

Amano also, started off as a fish breeder.

Personally, I'm a bit dissappointed-- while the execution is great, it seems like the level of creativity made a large plummet. Without seeing the book I can't say if it's the scapers or the judges, but it's apparent that next year, hopefully both parties will step up in that regard. The top placers are stagnant as ADA's aquajournal photos. -_-

Actually, the guys lower down are a little better in that regard . . . the two silver-medalists are pretty impressive. They both have some subtle innovations that let them capture a bit more of the feel of real places-- though I can see how they lose to gold and grand in terms of how well kept they are. Grand and Gold . . . jeez, they look like carbon copies of aquajournal's more basic styles . . .