The Merrimack Valley Camera Club (MVCC) will host and conduct the next annual George W. Glennie Nature Salon on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Judging will be held at the Greater Lynn Photographic Association located 564 Boston St, Lynn, Massachusetts. Judging will commence at 9:30 am and continue until finished in the afternoon. This salon is open to all camera clubs and photographic associations worldwide. Entry is by Club; no individual entries.
In 2007, the conversion to digital images resulted in a 25% increase in the number of clubs participating. It was also interesting to note that a significant number of members from the newly joined clubs earned awards. It is hoped that even more organizations will give serious consideration to participating in this premier all-Nature interclub event. Furthermore, any organization wishing assistance in preparing their submissions should feel free to contact The Chairperson.
Each participating organization may submit 10 images, with no more than 2 by each maker. In the event that the same image (by the same maker) is submitted by 2 or more clubs, the earliest entries will qualify for individual and club awards. The other entries will be judged but will beineligible for any awards, club or individual. Also ineligible are all slides and digital images that have received awards in previous Glennie Salons. No maker may enter more than 2 images, from one or two clubs.
Categories:
- Animals (consists of the following categories)
a. Birds
b. Invertebrates - Insects, Mollusks (snails etc.), Arachnids, Annelids (worms), Crustaceans
c. Reptiles
d. Amphibians
e. Mammals
f. Marine and Freshwater Life - Fish, Marine Crustaceans/Mammals, Starfish, Corals etc.
- Botany
- Landscape
- Special Theme - "Close-Up" Photography of specimens that are typically small.
Awards will be presented to those clubs receiving the 4 highest scores. The individual awards will include but are not limited to Best of Show, Best Animal, Best Botany, Best Close Up, and Best Landscape. Some categories may be sub-divided, depending on the number of entries. A number of individual Honor Awards will also be presented, based on the level of submissions in each category.
Images should be submitted by uploading using our online form. If you have problems, please send an email to glennie@mvcameraclub.org.
Image Preparation:
Each digital image may have a maximum width of 1024 pixels and a maximum height of 768 pixels. The image must be submitted in JPEG (.jpg) format and the size is limited to no more than 1 Megabyte (MB). It is suggested that the image resolution be no greater the 100 pixels per inch (ppi) and that the color space be sRGB.
An image filename shall consist of the following: 4 alphanumeric characters indicating the camera club (each club may choose their own); followed immediately by a dash (-); followed immediately by a 2 digit number indicating the image number shown on the registration form; followed immediately by a dash (-); followed immediately the image title (with spaces filled in with underscores); followed immediately by a dash (-); followed immediately by the maker’s first and last name separated by an underscore. As an example, the following would be the image filename for the 4th image submitted by MVCC, with “Purple Fish” as the title and John Doe as the maker.
MVCC-04-Purple_Fish-John_Doe.jpg
Judging:
The judges will be guided by the PSA definition of Nature. The following is a statement of the basic guidelines concerning Nature digital images:
No elements may be moved, cloned, added, deleted, rearranged, combined, or changed in any way that affects the integrity of the image content. No manipulation or modification is permitted except resizing, cropping, selective lightening or darkening, and restoration to the original color of the scene. No special effects filters can be added or applied, and any sharpening must appear natural.
Authentic wildlife is defined as one or more organisms, living free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Therefore, photographs of zoo or game farm animals are not eligible for a Wildlife Award.
Submitting Images:
Submissions will be accepted beginning the first week of February, 2010.
The submission closing date is Monday, March 22, 2010.
Registration is online, via our form.
The entry fee for a club is US $15 US payable by PayPal.
Additional information and assistance may be obtained by contacting the Glennie Committe.
