THE GREATER LYNN INTERNATIONAL
The Greater Lynn International is a dual projection slide and digital competition with entries received from all over the world. It is sanctioned by the United States, Canada, and European organizations. These organizations give us very strict rules and time tables to follow to be eligible to give their medals each year. There are about 80-90 of these salons held worldwide each year. Greater Lynn is the largest one held and has had that distinction for over 15 years. It involves six months of work by our members, and is also very expensive to run. We are only one of four salons in the Northeast. It is our pleasure to show you the medal winners of the 2009 International Color Exhibition.
This is our 34nd year of running an International Salon. We normally receive entries from 40-50 different countries, and about 45 different states. Images are judged over a two day period by a panel of three judges. Last year we had 1088 entrants with 4352 image submissions. The highest scoring images are then put into a showcase style presentation choreographed to music. This year's Color Salon show will be presented on Monday evening at 7:30PM, April 5, 2010 at Greater Lynn for a $6 donation. The second presentation will be on Saturday, April 10, 2009, 2:30PM, $8 donation, at "Yankee" at Danvers High School, Danvers, Massachusetts, in conjunction with a one hour teaching presentation. Both shows are open to the public. We publish a catalog with all the accepted slides listed, pictures of the medal winning slides, and all the names of the patrons will be listed.
The 2010 online entry form is now posted. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Mosser at s.jmosser {at} comcast {dot) net All entries must be received by the closing date of February 12, 2010.
Members can help out on the scheduled work nights. We will have our first work night in October to assemble and mail the entry forms. Then the work nights start in earnest in mid-February. The work is easy, and the members enjoy the camaraderie while setting up the entries. The pictures that are on this page are from various work nights in 2002. It is only a matter of time when these images will be part of our color salon slide processing history. The work night schedule are posted on the Calendar.
Members and patrons can help in any of the following monetary ways:
#1 - Medal Sponsorship - There are approximately 25 medals that need sponsors. For a donation of approximately $25-$35, depending on the medal, you can get your name on a title slide in the show and in the catalog. The medal sponsorship generally goes very fast. The medal signup sheet is passed around early in January.
#2 - $12.00 Donation - Become a "Patron" and your name will be listed in the catalog.
#3 - $25.00 Donation - Become a "Benefactor" and your name will be listed on a multiple title slide in the show and be listed in the catalog.
#4 - $50.00 or more Donation - Become a "Gold Benefactor" and you will have your own title slide in the show and be listed in the catalog.
Enter the Salon - All it takes is 4 slides or a digital entry and an entry form.
Foreign multiple entries (3 or more entries insame packet): $9 per maker.
Club fees (7 or more entries in same packet):USA $6 per maker, foreign $8 per maker. Single foreign entries are USD10. Foreign multiple entries (3 or more) are USD9 per maker. GLPA members get the reduced entry fee of USD5 per entry.
Foreign entry fees cover the return of slides and catalogs via air mail. PayPal is available only for foreign payments. Make the U.S. checks payable to the Greater Lynn International. Please send U.S. currency OR Euro only, or if regulations prohibit, send equivalent IRCs redeemable for USD10 (approximately 10).
Corporate sponsors may submit a camera-ready ad for the catalog. Advertising deadline for 2010 will be in late February. Corporate sponsors will also be listed for a full year on our Links Page.
The Largest and Best Known
Single Division
Color Projected Exhibition
Last updated on: February 28, 2010
Working the line
Slides are thumbspotted
Entries are placed in little boxes
Slides are carefully loaded into these boxes
After the judging, the completely rejected slides are sorted and repacked for mailing
International Work Nights
Slides are placed on their assigned salon entry number
There are over 700 squares
This is the worker's favorite part of the procedure - slide "bingo!"
IT'S TIME TO JUDGE!!
And we do it all again next year!!
Workers, sponsors, and donations graciously accepted.
GREATER LYNN MEDALS
Michael Videtta Memorial
& Two GLPA Medals
CAPA Medal (Canada) Highest Aggregate Score)
FIAP Gold, FIAP Silver, & FIAP Bronze
PSA Medal
Two people open the entries to start the processing
Entries move down the line
Slides are dusted and cleaned
Another view of the line
Dave processes an entry form
Denise records entrants
Jim is placing the slides in order
June is cleaning slides
Jake cleans all the slide trays
Jake & Ken check the slide titles to the entry cards
Joe & Judy process multiple entries
Susan gives instructions
Susan explains labeling
More hands process mailing material
Two Freds check titles
A small group check titles
Jake & Skip check titles
A slide title is getting double-checked by Dave and Susan
Over 2500 slide titles are checked
Yvonne & Chris check an entry
NECC Medal and Springfield Photographic Society Portrait Medal
Click here for the 2009 Exhibition.
2006 Judges (left to right)
Charles Burke, PPSA, - Leominster, MA
Michael DiStefano, MNEC - N. Providence, RI
Daniel Charbonnet, APSA, MNEC - Westwood, MA
Alternate June Visser, EPSA, EFIAP - Hyde Park, MA
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The Worker Bees, Judging Day 2006
Commentary: This will be the last year these work night images will be posted. We had 150 slide entrants and 938 digital entrants in 2009. In 2010 we were down to 70 slide entrants and 1138 digital entrants.
Images for the 2010 medal winners will be posted in early March. Come see the show on April 5th at the club $6, or the 1/2 day program at Danvers High School on April 10. See the flyer below for details.
