The Northern Rhode Island Camera Club is cordially invited to participate in the
30th annual George W. Glennie Nature Interclub Exhibition, which will be held by
the Merrimack Valley Camera Club, North Andover, MA on Saturday, March 27, 2010.
The digital-only format is now well established as the Exhibition medium, as it
provides more organizations with greater opportunities to participate in this
event that has become a world-wide showcase of Nature photography. It should be
noted, though, that scanned slides are acceptable.
As has been done previously, awards will be presented to both clubs and
individuals for their meritorious achievements.
In 2009, the invitation area was expanded to include the all of the Eastern
United States and Canada as well as Western Europe in addition to Australia and
New Zealand with great success; as 95 clubs participated. Visit
www.glennie-exhibition.com to view last year's results. The invitation area for
the 2010 Exhibition includes all camera clubs and similar organizations
world-wide. It is intended to provide many more clubs with the opportunity to
participate in this premier event. It is also hoped that the spectrum of Nature
specimen will be increased, as well, for the information and enjoyment of all.
The following general categories are listed as guidelines, but are not limits.
for the selection of images:: Amphibians (frogs, toads, salamanders, newts);
Birds (hummingbirds, predators, song birds, waders, waterfowl); Botany (grasses,
shrubs, trees, wild flowers); Insects (ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, moths,
spiders, wasps); Geological formations (including those with and without water);
Mammals (bear, big horn sheep, deer, moose, mountain lion, wolf); Marine Life
(anemones, coral, crustaceans, dolphins, fish, sponges, whales); and Reptiles
(crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles). Some examples of possible images for
each category are shown in parentheses. The final specific categories will be on
the types and level of submissions. The goal is to have the broadest range
possible..
Awards will be given for the clubs that have the 3 highest total scores,
including ties, for their 10 images. For the first time, recognition will be
given to clubs for the diversity of their image submissions. In order to be
eligible for this award, a club must submit an image in at least 6 of the 8
general categories mentioned above. A club's 6 highest scoring images will be
used to determine the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place winners, including ties.
Individual "Best Of" and Merit Awards will be presented in each of the specific
final categories In addition, Best of Show and Best Wildlife plaques will
given as well as a Judge's Choice Awards. The Exhibition Chair will also
present an award courtesy of the Yankee Photographic Society. In addition, high
scoring images that are not otherwise recognized will receive an Honor Award.
Further, another set of awards has been established for the 2010 Exhibition. A
Special Theme Category, which is close up photography of specimen that are
typically small. Some examples include insects and their larvae as well as
fungi, flower blossoms, seed pods and microbes. Individual awards will be
presented for the Best in Category and a select number of high scoring images.
A special theme entry may also count as one of the 6 categories for the Club
Diversity Award.
Each club may submit ten (10) images, which conform to the PSA Nature definition
and guidelines for the adjustment of Nature images. Multiple image HDR
submissions are acceptable. An individual may submit no more than two (2)
images, even through more than one club. The scores for those acceptable images
will be given to the first club(s) submitting them; all additional images will
be scored but not eligible for club or individual awards.. All previous award
winning images, regardless whether they were slides or digital, are ineligible.
The maximum width (horizontal dimension) and height (vertical dimension) for
each images is 1024 and 768 pixels, respectively, regardless of the image's
primary orientation – portrait or landscape. The image file must be in JPG/JPEG
format and not exceed 1 megabyte (MB) in size. For best projection, the images
should be saved in the sRGB color space.
On-line entry forms and image submissions will be available on February 1, 2010.
Postal mail may also be used for the submission of entry forms and images, on a
non-returnable CD basis.
Additional information concerning a closing date and the entry fee will be
provided at a later date. Last year, the club entry fee was $15 (USD); little,
if any, increase is anticipated this year.
If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact the Exhibition
Chair.
Hopefully, you will find this exhibition interesting and wish to make a
significant contribution of your own to its success by participating. This is
one of the few opportunities where individuals can gain recognition for images
of specimen throughout the Nature spectrum.
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing your images.
Charlie Burke
Chair, 2010 Glennie Nature Interclub Exhibition
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