Pam led a group to Magnolia Gardens on March 27th, where she gave each participant 3 assignments:
1 – A CHALLENGE: Shoot a problematic area of low-growing ferns
2 – AN ASSIGNMENT: Different for each participant, randomly assigned
3 – Our “MAGNUM OPUS” or best/favorite shot from the day
Here, she reviews our images & offers ideas for improvement or other interpretations.
ENJOY!
Images from the critique:

Brad McIlvain Assignment 
Brad McIlvain Challenge 
Brad McIlvain Magnum 
Cindy Perry 1 Assignment Magnolia 
Cindy Perry – Challenge: Magnolia Ferns 
Cindy Perry 3 Last shot 
Cindy Perry 4 fun Magnolia 
Cookie Gilliam – Bee Picture 
Cookie Gilliam- CHALLENGE 
Cookie Gilliam – Assignment 
Cookie Gilliam – Magnum Opus 
Trayce Fenton – Fun photo Kimberly, Jeri & Joe 
Pam Cohen Pink azaleas & purple wisteria 
Jeri – Challenge Fern 
Jeri – Assignment Marsh Rookery ala Pep Ventosa 
Jeri – Magnum Opus 
Joe Hits Assignment shot heavy foreground 
Joe Hits Bee shot next to Flower 
Joe Hits Challenge Photo Fern Area 
Joe Hits Magnum Opus #2…Bird in Flight with Stick 
Joe Hits Magnum Opus…Defending the Nest! 
Kimberly Wissel – Joe 
Kimberly Wissel – Pam & Nima 
Kimberly Wissel Cindy & Trayce 
Kimberly Wissel – Pam 
Kimberly Wissel Wissel assignment 
Kimberly Wissel Wissel challenge 
Kimberly Wissel Wissel favorite 
Nima Marsh ASSIGNMENT DSF9473 Edit 
Nima Marsh CHALLENGE DSF9467 2 
Nima Marsh MAGNUM DSF8471 Edit Edit Edit 
Trayce Fenton DSCF2553 
Trayce Fenton DSCF2615 Edit Edit 2 Edit 
Trayce Fenton DSCF3086 Edit 
Trayce Fenton IMG 8428 
Larry Wolahan – Magnum Opus 
Cindy Perry – Challenge: Magnolia Ferns 
Larry Wolohan – Challenge Ferns 
Larry Wolahan Assignment