IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 10 ‘Whitehead Gap’

Whitehead Gap Li Da Wei CHINA W120×D50×H50(cm) Distinctive texture of stones and nicely trimmed stemmed plants are perfectly matching. The use of cosmetic sand in the foreground also improves the natural look. It is very regrettable thicket of stemmed plants in the background was not filled completely to the right end. The layout could be more natural if they were taller and had more inclination at both sides so that they cover the joint part…

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 11 ‘Drizzle’

Drizzle Wang Chao CHINA W120×D55×H50(cm) The creator expressed a natural feeling well with stones, driftwood, cosmetic sand and mosses. The way stemmed plants in the background grow also looks natural. The overall impression and natural look is very positive, but the arrangement of driftwood, and their angles did not make a good impression. The layout could be different if driftwood angles were a bit lower as they seem too wide.

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 12 ‘Shou Stone Ridge’

Shou Stone Ridge May Kwan HONG KONG W150×D50×H55(cm) The layout was composed by meticulously arranging perforated rocks. It gives us an impression the creator took time for planting between the rocks, and composing the whole layout well. It is very regrettable the black joint part of the back corner appeared very clearly, which limits the spatial width. It is interesting layout, but this point became the subject of point loss.

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 13 ‘Mountain of Imagine’

Mountain of Imagine Chonladar Rattanawichien THAILAND W200×D40×H40(cm) The creator combined several types of mosses, and made a layout with green contrasting density. But the composition is divided into two parts, and the left and right composition seem unconnected. It is not easy to make a good composition in panoramic size aquarium, but considering the whole composition is necessary for a high-quality layout. It could have been better if the creator limited the number of aquatic…

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 27 ‘Deep Green’

Deep Green Minako Hara JAPAN W180×D45×H45(cm) This panoramic layout was composed by dynamically arranged driftwood. The driftwood shape is good, and the plant arrangement looks natural. Composition seems well organized, but the weight of driftwood seems unbalanced between left and right side. Usually the left side should be heavier, so the big driftwood on the right should have been placed on the opposite side.

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