Viewpoint G R E E N W I C H G A R D E N C L U B 2 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 P H O T O G R A P H Y S H O W GREENWICH ARTS COUNCIL.299 GREEN WI CH AVENUE.GREENWICH, CT 06830
E GREENWICH GARDEN CLUB member of GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA FEDERATED GARDEN CLUB G R E E N W I C H G A R D E N C L U B 2 1 0 2 R B E M Viewpoint N O V P H O T O G R A P H Y S H O W NOVEMBER 8TH, 9TH, 10TH GREENWICH ARTS COUNCIL Viewpoint 299 GREENWICH AVENUE GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830 A position from which something is observed or considered; a point of view. The mental attitude that determines a person's opinions or judgments; personal point of view. The purpose of the Greenwich Garden Club is to unite its members in an active personal interest in cultivation of plants and flowers, together with the purpose to raise and maintain the highest standards of excellence in all branches of horticulture, conservation and civic projects through exhibits, lectures and discussions and to raise public interest in the same.
Viewpoint T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S VIEWPOINT COMMITTEE 1 TIMETABLE FOR EXHIBITORS 2 SHOW CALENDAR 3 PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES-4 GENERAL RULES 5 ENTRY INFORMATION 7 GREENWICH GARDEN CLUB SHOW AWARDS 8 PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES 9 REGISTRATION INFORMATION 10 REGISTRATION/ENTRY FORM 11
V I E W P O I N TCommittee THE GREENWICH GARDEN CLUB P.O. BOX 4896 GREENWICH, CT 06831 PRESIDENT SUSAN SCHIEFFELIN SHOW CHAIRMEN HELEN FITZGERALD & URLING SEARLE AWARDS-CHRIS NICHOLS TREASURERS KAREN LAWSON-JOHNSTON & SUZANNE SENNATT GRAPHICS CONSTANCE CARROLL BOUTIQUE BETSY VITTON & VIRGINIA MARZONIE CLASS CONSULTANTS POLLY HANSON & LISI VINCENT SCHEDULE LIBBY KING, ANNE GREEN, KAREN MARACHE STAGING CHAIRMAN JANE DUNN JUDGING CHAIRMAN KAREN MARACHE ENTRIES ANNE GREEN & LIBBY KING SPEAKERS AMORY SPIZZIRRI PREVIEW PARTY HELEN FITZGERALD VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR KATHY HEIDT PUBLICITY KIM GREGORY HOPSITALITY CRISSY ROBINSON INVITATIONS-KATIE SIMON WEBMASTER-LISA HURST celebrating 100 years in 2014 Throughout its history the Greenwich Garden Club has made contributions of time, effort and money to projects pertaining to civic improvement, conservation and educational initiatives. Net Proceeds of the Viewpoint Photography Show shall become part of the Greenwich Garden Club Civic Fund. RECENT PROJECTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDE: Armstrong Court Community Garden Armstrong Court Butterfly Garden Audubon Greenwich Babcock Preserve Greenwich Youth Conservation Project GCA General Scholarship Fund The Garden Conservancy The Garden Education Center of Greenwich -1- Greenwich Adult Day Care Greenwich Daffodil Society Greenwich Green and Clean Greenwich Land Trust Greenwich Tree Conservancy Junior League of Greenwich Save the Sound/CT Fund for the Environment YWCA of Greenwich
T I M E T A B L E F O R Exhibitors MAY 1, ONLINE REGISTRATION WITH DIGITAL IMAGE OPENS FOR GREENWICH GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS MAY 1, ONLINE REGISTRATION WITH DIGITAL IMAGE OPENS TO THE PUBLIC (CLASS VI ONLY) JUNE 1, ONLINE REGISTRATION WITH DIGITAL IMAGE OPENS FOR ZONES I, II AND III JULY 1, ONLINE REGISTRATION WITH DIGITAL IMAGE OPENS FOR ALL GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MEMBERS AUGUST 15, ONLINE REGISTRATION WITH DIGITAL IMAGE CLOSES SEPTEMBER 15, NOTIFICATION OF JURY RESULTS AND FINAL ENTRANT ACCEPTANCE OCTOBER 15, FINAL RECEIPT OF PRINTED PHOTOGRAPHS OCTOBER 20, PASSING OF ACCEPTED PHOTOGRAPHS COMPLETED NOVEMBER 8, FINALISTS JUDGED NOVEMBER 10, PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE COLLECTED BETWEEN 4-5:00PM -2-
S H O W Calendar NOVEMBER 8, PREVIEW PARTY 6:00-8:30 P.M. NOVEMBER 9, GALLERY HOURS: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. BOUTIQUE OPEN: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. LECTURE: 11:00 A.M. WORKSHOP: 1:00-3:00 P.M. NOVEMBER 10, GALLERY HOURS: 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. LECTURE: 11:00 A.M. SHOW CLOSES: 4:00 P.M. FOR TICKET INFORMATION TO PARTY, LECTURES OR WORKSHOP, CONTACT GREENWICHGARDENCLUB@GMAIL.COM IN SUBJECT LINE INDICATE TICKET INFORMATION. -3-
P H O T O G R A P H YClasses CAMERA SETTINGS FOCUS ON NATURE (Human subjects should be secondary in all classes) CLASS I Portrait Color 6 entries CLASS II Landscape Nature Class A Color 6 entries Class B Monochrome 6 entries Architecture Class A Color 6 entries Class B Monochrome 6 entries CLASS III Zoom Macro image Color 6 entries CLASS IV Action Color 6 entries CLASS V Manual Creative manipulation Color 6 entries CLASS VI Click on Greenwich Open to all GCA members and the public [A detail of Greenwich captured.] Adult Color 6 entries Monochrome 6 entries Youth (12-18years) Color 6 entries Monochrome 6 entries Class consultants: Polly Hanson (pollyhanson1@mac.com) Lisi Vincent (lisiv@mac.com) -4-
G E N E R A LRules 1. All rules as stated in The Garden Club of America Flower Show & Judging Guide, 2009 revised edition, shall apply. 2. All classes are open to members of GCA clubs. Class VI, Click on Greenwich, is the only class open to non-gca members. 3. Registration is required for all classes. An entry form must accompany each accepted entry. 4. Prior to the juried selection of the photographs, the committee must pass each digital entry. The committee reserves the right to refuse any entry that does not conform to the schedule. 5. Photography entries are limited to subjects consistent with Garden Club of America interests such as horticulture, floral design, gardens/landscapes, conservation and the environment, historic preservation, civic improvement and the natural world. 6. Identification of plant material is not required but encouraged wherever possible. The common and botanical names, if included, are to be placed on the entry form on the back of the photograph. 7. While The Greenwich Garden Club will exercise due caution in safeguarding exhibit, responsibility for damage, loss or personal injury cannot be assumed. 8. A novice is an exhibitor who has not won first place in the division entered or at a GCA or GCA Major Flower Show. A novice exhibitor will be identified by a green dot placed on the top of the entry form following judging. 9. Photographs that have won first place or a special award in a GCA show may not be entered in competition again. A photograph that was previously entered and did not place first, may be entered again if the image is altered and newly printed. The same photograph may only be entered in one show at a time. 10. An exhibitor may submit only one entry per class and have up to two entries in the entire show. If space is available at the deadline another entry may be possible. 11. All photographs must be the work of the exhibitor. Matting, mounting and printing may be done professionally. 12. Photographs will be displayed on a cream colored wall. -5-
13. Any manipulation at the time of exposure, in the darkroom, by computer, or in the printing process is allowed in all classes and must be the work of the exhibitor. This includes cropping of the image, enhancement for color of clarity, removal of a part of the image, combining images, or distorting the original subject. 14. Creative Manipulation Class V: The intent of a creative image is to transform an original subject for artistic effect, where the effect dominates the image to the extent a viewer will easily recognize that the image does not attempt to depict reality. A. Entries in this class must display unusual characteristics suggested by, but not limited to, abstraction, alternative media and techniques, camera movement, chemical or physical manipulation, digital manipulation and creation, experimental techniques, impressionism, multiple exposure, collages, etc. Simply using unusual angles, extreme close-ups, direct capture of abstract subjects, or depicting unusual situations as the basis for the creative element does not qualify an image for this category. B. All images and image components must have been taken, created, or generated by the member. Inclusion of images from outside sources or created by other parties is prohibited. C. A 4 x 6 photograph of the original image must accompany each entry in Class V. -6-
Entry I N F O R M A T I O N THIS IS A JURIED SHOW: An exhibitor may submit only one entry per class, and have up to two entries in the The digital photographs will be juried by the Photography Committee to determine the 6 finalists in each class. No additional entries will be accepted once the finalists have been selected. The finalists will print and mount their photographs for final judging at the show TO ENTER: 1. Register online via e-mail, to Anne Green at: greenwichgardenclub@gmail.com Class number and title should be indicated in the subject line. As digital photos are required as part of the entry process, please email your digital photo (in jpeg format between 1 and 5 mega bites) along with the required registration information found on page 10. No paper copies will be accepted. Deadline to Register is August 15,. 2. Receipt of your emailed registration and digital photograph(s) will be acknowledged by the committee. 3. Entrants will be notified that their photograph has been accepted for final judging by September 15,. 4. All accepted photographs are required to be 11 x 14 or 50 overall, and must be mounted on mat board cut to the exact size of the image. No borders on the photograph and no over mounting. Glass and framing not permtted. 5. Accepted photographs must be received no later than October 15,. Each entry must have the entry form affixed to the back of the photograph. Please refer to Entry information on page 11 for mailing information. The top of the photograph must be indicated. 6. All printed photograph entries will be passed by the photography committee to verify class specifications have been met. If a photograph is not passed, the exhibitor will be notified and allowed, if time permits, to send a replacement photograph. 7. If forced to withdraw, an exhibitor must notify the division chairman and/or class consultant and find a substitute unless there is a waiting list for the class. 8. Only the photography committee may reclassify an entry with the permission of the exhibitor. In consultation with the committee, judges may subdivide a class during the show. -7-
9. If a photograph is to be returned the exhibitor must provide a self-addressed return envelope, postage and packing material. Any award received will be noted on the back of the mount before it is returned. 10. A follow-up notification will be sent to all photography exhibitors listing the results of the classes. 11. Digital entries submitted to the juried portion of the show will be shown on a screen at the show whether or not they were finalists in the competition. 12. The Greenwich Garden Club will gratefully accept any entered print(s) for donation to the show. Proceeds from donated photographs will benefit the Greenwich Garden Club Civic Fund. 13. Unless notifed by exhibitor in writing, images may be used by Greenwich Garden Club to further the goals of GCA. Every effort will be made to properly credit the photographer. 14. The recommended scale of points by which the classes are to be judged. Creativity 30 Composition 25 Technical Merit 20 Distinction 15 Interpretation of Theme 10 Total 100-8-
V I E W P O I N T Awards AWARDS BEST IN SHOW AWARD: Awarded to the most outstanding photograph among the First place winners. NOVICE AWARD: Awarded to the most distinctive photograph that has placed First, Second, or Third, by a Novice exhibitor. CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE: Judges may present award to novice exhibitors in any number of classes. TOP MERIT AWARD: Judges may present award to any number of final entries exhibiting outstanding or exceptional creativity in a color or monochrome photograph. CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION: Judges may present award to any number of photographs displaying exceptional technical merit. JUDGES AWARD FOR INTERPRETATION: Awarded to an exhibitor for a photograph showing an outstanding composition and interpretation of the schedule. The photograph must be a finalist in the show and have placed First, Second or Third. JUDGES COMMENDATION: may be given to a specific class or any other aspect of the show that is of exceptional merit. MOFFLY MEDIA AWARD: Awarded to the most distinguished printed photograph(s) in the youth and adult divisions of Class VI. It need not be a blue ribbon winner. Photographs to be published in Greenwich Magazine. -9-
Viewpoint R E G I S T R A T I O N TO REGISTER: PLEASE EMAIL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ALONG WITH A JPEG IMAGE OF 1-5 MEGABYTES by August 15th, to Anne Green at greenwichgardenclub@gmail.com. In subject line, please indicate class number and title subject. Name, Address, Telephone, E-mail, Garden Club and Zone Class Number and Title Novice? Yes No Description of Photo Statement of Intent (if applicable) - 25 words are less {see Entry Form} VIEWPOINT ENTRY INFORMATION Photographs selected for final judging must be mailed with a printed version of the entry form on the next page. Please affix one Entry form per exhibit. Entries should be mailed to: Libby King 11 Oakwood Lane, Greenwich Ct. 06830 Phone: 203-869-0642 e-mail: lk213@optonline.net And received No Later Than October 15,. A 4 x6 photograph of the original image must accompany each entry in Class V -10-
PHOTOGRAPH ENTRY INFORMATION FORM (To be affixed on back of entry) Top of the photograph must be indicated. Class No: Title: Novice? Yes No Name: Address: Phone number: E-mail address: Class: Title: Garden Club & Zone: Description of photograph: Plant identification: Location: Summary of any software adjustments used: Optional: Statement of Intent (25 words or less) YES! I would like to donate my photograph to Greenwich Garden Club to sell at the show. (Proceeds will go to the Club Civic Project Fund.) OR : Return Postage and packaging provided : Yes PHOTOGRAPH ENTRY INFORMATION FORM (To be affixed on back of entry) Top of the photograph must be indicated. Class No: Title: Novice? Yes No Name: Address: Phone number: E-mail address: Class: Title: Garden Club & Zone: Description of photograph: Plant identification: Location: Summary of any software adjustments used: Optional: Statement of Intent (25 words or less) YES! I would like to donate my photograph to Greenwich Garden Club to sell at the show. (Proceeds will go to the Club Civic Project Fund.) OR : Return Postage and packaging provided : Yes