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Rules of the Pond/Photo Show For most of the entrants the process of netting and
bowling fish was one that they, and their fish, had not
The Photographic Show will take the following format:
rehearsed for a while! Some rusty netting skills were
1. Members who have applied will have their Koi called upon and the Koi offered various levels of
photographed and measured in their own pond compliance in the summer pond temperatures. The
and garden. judge was soaked on at least three occasions by fish
that protested a bit too energetically. One fish got fed
2. There will be no charge for entry. up at being in the bowl for longer than it cared for and
tried to make its own way back to the pond. Putting in
3. The Judge will judge the Koi on the day in the
garden. some practice by some more frequent netting would
have made life easier all round.
THE RULES 4. Each Member will be allowed to enter a maximum
of 6 Koi – these can be decided on the day by the
OF THE Member, with help if needed.
SHOW WERE 5. Each Member participating must have available a
WRITTEN proper Koi Net, Sock Net and a Blue Bowl of
sufficient size to hold the Koi safely so it can be
SPECIFICALLY properly viewed and photographed on the day.
FOR OUR Help will be given if required to catch the Koi.
PURPOSES 6. Members will be told what day and time their Koi
will be photographed and measured in advance. If
you have a preferred day, please let me know.
7. Koi entered will be photographed at the time,
placed into 3 sizes – up to 30cm, 30 to 50cm and
over 50cm – this size decision will be made by the
judge on the day and cannot be challenged.
8. Prizes to be awarded as follows: Grand Champion,
Above: The best bit for me as an entrant was that despite being
Mature Champion & runner up, Adult Champion & Gary got splashed while we soaked by our Yamabuki Ogon, Gary was willing to
runner up and Baby Champion & runner up. There were netting the Koi.
spend time discussing the merits and demerits of each
will also be a Judge’s Choice.
Above Right: fish while it was in the bowl. Also, he offered some
9. Results will be announced at the Club meeting on Our BKKS Judge Gary Hillier insight into how my husbandry could be holding some
discussing the merits of a
6th July. fish back which ‘might just’ have some potential. This
Koi in the bowl.
knowledge and insight from a BKKS judge made the
10. It is expected that all the Members who enter their process very rewarding.
ponds will attend.
Our primary aim was to make the Show enjoyable for all
11. All Members who so wish, may travel round at the entrants. Our photographic skills are not professional.
approximate times each pond is to be judged, and You will be forgiven for thinking that the pictures are
see the Pond, Garden and Koi, so that this less than perfect. We have no specific photographic
weekend we will have as many open ponds for skills within our membership and simply relied on a
Members to visit as possible. mobile phone picture. However, remember the picture is
primarily an aide-memoire for the judge and serves in
giving a presentation of the results at our Club prize
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