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IAPLC 2011 Top 27 World Rankings

The Top 27 from the IAPLC/International Aquatic Plants Contest have been released!

You can see them here The IAPLC 2011

Congratulations to all the entrants.  The IAPLC 2012 is now open - it is the new generation of IAPLC and involves a round of public voting!

 Hopefully we will get a record number of UK entrants this year, to really represent the UK in aquascaping!

The Power of ADA: A History of Takashi Amano and ADA

Takahsi Amano and Aqua Deisgn Amano
Takashi Amano, founder of Aqua Design AmanoThe name ‘Takashi Amano’ has become synonymous with the Nature Aquarium and aquascaping.  Takashi Amano was born in 1954 in Niigata, Japan. Mr Amano started his career as a famous Japanese landscape photographer in 1975.
 
Takashi Amano: World Class Photographer
After visiting the world’s largest tropical rainforests in the Amazon, Borneo, West Africa and the pristine forests of Japan, Mr Takashi Amano produced a range of stunning photographs entitled ‘Untouched Nature”.

As a photographer, Takashi Amano works with iconic large format cameras to capture the minute, intricate details of nature.  This ability to appreciate nature’s fine detail is expressed clearly in Mr Amano’s famous quote – ‘To know Mother Nature, is to love her smallest creations’.

ADA IAPLC Results 2011 Out Now!

The ADA International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2011 Rankings have been released!

Congratulations to everyone who entered, the UK has had some truly fantastic results this year!

We don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen their placement just yet, so you can see the results for yourselves here;

http://en.iaplc.com/results11/pdf/ranking2011e.pdf

ADA IAPLC 2010 Top 27 Aquascapes HD Video Slideshow

International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2010 top 27 world rankings.

image preview of IAPLC 2010 results video slideshow

We have made a full 1080p HD video slideshow of the top 27 ranking aquascapes... you can watch it on our YouTube channel or on our website. Don't forget to set the quality to the highest your Internet connection can cope with... for highest quality full HD set it to '1080p'.

» Watch the video and browse the gallery on our website.

» Watch it on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/TheGreenMachineLtd

You may also read a note on the contest from Takashi Amano here ».

Final Call to Enter the IAPLC 2010

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest 2010 closes on the 31st May (Japanese time). It is advisable to submit your entries in advance of the deadline to allow for time differences.

The IAPLC is the worlds largest aquascaping contest and all entries are featured in the annual IAPLC booklet so it provides a fantastic opportunity to see your work in print.

For more information, photographic advice and to enter online please visit http://en.iaplc.com/

Call in to our showroom/store to pick up a leaflet, or download one from the website above.

International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2010

The IAPLC 2010 is fast approaching – the closing date for entries is May 31st 2010. International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest 2010 image.