Competition Report

The George W Glennie Memorial Nature Salon takes place annually at the Merrimack Valley Camera Club in Andover, MA. It has been held since 1980 and is named after the founder and first chairman of the nature group at Merrimack Valley.

Boston West has finished in First Place in the George Glennie Memorial Nature Salon hosted by Merrimack Valley Camera Club for the second year in a row. The club also earned four individual honors, Mike Goodman Best Seascape, Ed McGuirk Best Animal, David Poorvu a Judge's Choice Award, and Ed McGuirk the Chairman's Choice Plaque.

Club Awards

Here are the top clubs with their scores.

Individual Awards

Here are the award winners for the competition.

Best of Show: Osprey, Shiv Verma, Stony Brook Camera Club.

Best Animal: Wolf & Prey, Ed McGuirk, Boston West Photographic Society.
Runner-up: Galapagos Sea Lion and Newborn, Sandy Selesky, Nashoba Valley Photo Club.

Best Bird: Loon Fishing, Mary Campbell, Merrimack Valley Camera Club.
Runner-up: Eagles Fighting, Jim Fenton, Merrimack Valley Camera Club.

Best Botany: Frosty Leaves, Tom Briere, Nashoba Valley Camera Club.
Runner-up: Looking Up, Doug Coleman, Portland Camera Club.

Best Insect: Dragonfly, Joan Shirley, Stony Brook Camera Club.
Runner-up: Orb Weaver Pair, Sue Conley, Greater Lynn Photographic Association.

Best Landscape: Diana's Bath, Alan Borror, Portland Camera Club.
Runner-up: Kent Falls #2, Karen Carroll, Assabet Valley Camera Club.

Best Seascape: Anemone Crab #2, Mike Goodman, Boston West Photographic Society.
Runner-up: Oregon Coast Sunset, Peter Selig, Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club.

Judges' Choices

Dan Brown: Ring-Billed Gull, Dick Clark, Simsbury Camera Club.
Chris Otte: Wolf Eyes, Mike Sterling, Seacoast Coast Camera Club.
Gail Hansche: Cheetah With Cub, David Poorvu, Boston West Photographic Society.

Chairperson's Award (Yankee Photographic Society Plaque)

Golden Eagle and Hare, Ed McGuirk, Boston West Photographic Society

BWPS Individual Scores

Here are the BWPS individual images and their scores.

Thank you again to all who allow your slides to represent our club!