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2010 Nature Finals - Results |
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Written by John Doheny
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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The 2010 IPF National Nature Competition was held in Dublin Zoo on Sunday 7th March. The competition was judged by renowned Italian nature photographer Claudio Calosi. The results are as follows.
Best Overall Image: “Itchy Nose”, Thomas Gee, Waterford Camera Club Colour Print: Gold Medal: “Splash”, Des Connors AIPF, Mid Louth Silver Medal: “Common Darters Mating”, Mark Sedgwick FIPF EFIAP, Celbridge CC Bronze Medal: “Redwings”, Brendan Norris LIPF, Celbridge CC Projected Image: Gold Medal: “Got it! Red Kite”, Aiden Finn LIPF, South Kildare CC Silver Medal: “Bee & Balsam”, Padraig Kavanagh, Enniscorthy CC Bronze Medal: “Kerry Puffin”, Noel Marry, Mid Louth Class Awards (above images not eligible) Best Insect: “Reflection”, Sean Fogarty, Enniscorthy CC Best Bird: “Bald Eagle”, Des Connors AIPF, Mid Louth CC Best Mammal: “Humpback Whale Breaching”, Andrew Kelly, Navan CC Best Irish Wildlife: “Short Eared Owl in Flight”, Noel Marry, Mid Louth CC Download the results here.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 March 2010 )
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2010 IPF National Club Finals |
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Written by John Doheny
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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The 2010 IPF National Club Finals will be held in the Athone Institute of Technology on 24th and 25th April 2010. The competition is open to all clubs in good standing with the IPF. There are no qualifying rounds. The Rules of the Competition are the same as last year, with each club allowed to enter one Monochrome Panel and one Colour Print panel. Entry fees are €20 for one panel, €35 for two panels. Completed Entry Forms together with the relevant fee (cheques etc. made payable to the IPF), and an A4 sheet containing thumbnails should be sent to Sarah Nix, 23 Oak Rise, Green Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. Closing date for receipt of entry forms is Wednesday 14th April 2010. It is not necessary to print the thumbnails on expensive photographic paper. Monochrome Prints will be displayed and judged on Saturday, and Colour Prints on Sunday. The judges for the competition will be Jacque Denis and his wife Dedee, and Mr. Conrad Mularoni (see.... on this website). Directions on how to get to Athlone Institute of Technology is available on www.AIT.ie/tools/wheretofindus. The college is on the Dublin Rd, Athlone, not far from the Kilmartin Roundabout.For those wishing to stay in Athlone over the weekend. The Creggan Court Hotel, situated at the Kilmartin Roundabout, have special rates of €50 single, and €40 per person sharing double or twin rooms. Booking should be made direct with hotel 0906 477777, quoting IPF. The IPF Dinner has been arranged for the Creggan Court for Saturday 24th April 2010. Cost: €20 per person. Please make your reservation with Sarah Nix at
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stating your name, club and the number in your party. Further information available from the event coordinator Sarah Nix
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. Click here for Competition Rules and Entry Form or go to the Downloads section of the website. There will also be a Distinctions sitting on Saturday, ant the IPF AGM on Sunday.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 March 2010 )
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Celbridge International Salon of Photography |
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Written by John Doheny
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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To celebrate 25 years in existence, Celbridge Camera Club is hosting the First Celbridge International Salon of Photography. This is a digital only salon, open to photographers from all over the world, and is approved by the Photographic Society of America (PSA). The salon consists of two sections – ‘Open’ and ‘Creative’ (Altered reality). The closing date for entries is 30 May 2010. Please visit this link for more information and the on-line entry system. http://www.celbridgecameraclub.net/?page_id=246
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 March 2010 )
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2010 Print & Projected Image Results |
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Written by John Doheny
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Saturday, 20 February 2010 |
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 The 2010 finals took place over the weekend of 13th & 14th February. An excellent weekend of photography resulted in the best overall image prize being won by Morgan O’Neill of Mallow Camera Club.
FIAP acceptances were awarded to all images scoring 22 points or more in all three sections. Results | | Judges: | Mr. Nicolas Berlingieri, MFIAP, EFIAP, APSA | | Best Overall Image:Sorry! by Morgan O’Neill, Mallow Camera Club | Mr. Jacky Martin, EFIAP | | | | Mr. Leo Palmer FPSA, EFIAP, PPSA, APAGB | | Colour Print | | | | | Author | Title | | | 1st | Morgan O'Neill | Sorry! | | | 2nd | Thomas Gray | Hopscotch | | | 3rd | Brid Coakley | Three Sisters | | | HC | Morgan O'Neill | Dingle | | | HC | Bobby Bracken | Thirsty Work | | | HC | Gabriel O'Shaughnessy | Cook in the Parlour (Judges’ Medal) | | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | 1st | Charlie Flynn | I Can Read Your Mind | | | 2nd | Pat Killilea | At the Water's Edge | | | 3rd | Jarlath Judge | Summer Skyline | | | HC | Margaret Lucas | Stones | | | HC | Neily Curtin | Hot Spud | | | | | | | Mono Print | | | 1st | Ciaran DeBhal | Big Doors, Small People | | 2nd | John Hooton | Kinard Rock | | 3rd | Margaret Lucas | Stormy Sea at Kilfarassy | | HC | Morgan O'Neill | Nature Hunting (Judges’ Medal) | | HC | Gerry Kerr | Carrying the Full Load | | HC | Ciaran DeBhal | Monte Cristo | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | 1st | Neily Curtin | Blanket of Snow | | | 2nd | Paul Cummins | Unsaddled | | | 3rd | Larry Kenny | A Man and His Pint | | | HC | Emilia Krysztofiak | Bill Murphy | | | HC | John Henry | Mocha | | HC | Emilia Krysztofiak
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| | | Projected Image | | | | 1st | Ciaran DeBhal | Boot Polish | | | 2nd | Des Connors | Kingfisher | | | 3rd | Brian Hopper | Prize Fighting Cocks | | | HC | Noel Marry | Flying Kestrel with Rat | | | HC | Noel Browne | The Flight | | | HC | Brid Coakley | Kinard Orange Stone (Judges’ Medal) | | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | 1st | John Henry | Odie | | | 2nd | Charlie Flynn | Is it really true? | | | 3rd | Damien Jackson | Jet Skier | | | | | | | | |
Click here for Results and Report. Marks for all images in the competiton available here.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 March 2010 )
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Written by John Doheny
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
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Its that time of year when distinction fees are due. This year for the first time, we are accepting payment by Paypal. There are two options for payment - annual or lifetime. The annual renewal fee is €25.00 p.a and the lifetime fee is a one off fee of €200. There is also a reduced fee of €15 for Seniors. Please include your full name and your distinction when paying - it will help us track the payment.
Alternatively, payment can be made via Cash, Cheque, Bank Draft or Postal Order. Please make payable to the Irish Photographic Federation and send to: Brian Hopper Carra Puncha The Square Blackrock Dundalk Co. Louth |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 March 2010 )
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Colm Fitzpatrick's Wildlife Photographs |
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Written by John Doheny
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 |
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Colm Fitzpatrick, LIPF, has been interested in photography since his teenage years when he first bought a Russian made Zenith SLR. Since then he has progressed to embrace the digital age, moving to a digital SLR set up in 2007. Colm's main interest is Wildlife Photography, he has spent a lot of time on Bull Wall in north Dublin, photographing the many waders and other seabirds which occupy this UNECO protected oasis of wildlife in the heart of Dublin.
Colm hopes to travel further afield in the future to capture some of the wildlife of the frozen north. He is planning a trip to the high Arctic to photograph Polar Bears and other arctic wildlife. In the coming months he is also embarking on a new project photographing insects and hopes to learn more about the microscopic world of Macro Photography. Colm’s awards and achievements to date include... Image "Little Egret" Highly Commended In CIWEM International Environmental Photographer Of The Year 2009 Image "Fox" Won Best Wildlife in 2009 IPF National Nature Finals Two page spread of image "Little Egret" in Sublime, a bi-monthly international lifestyle magazine Images "Fox" and "Short Eared Owl" featured in "Photography Ireland 2010" To see more of Colm’s work visit his website at www.colmfitzpatrick.net  |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 February 2010 )
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2009 National Shield Results |
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Written by John Doheny
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
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The 2009 National Shield Competition was held in the Ballyfermot Civic Centre on Sunday 15 November. The event was hosted this year by SatSun Photographic Club, Ballyfermot, and attracted an entry of 21 clubs. The judges this year were Damien DeMolder, editor of Amateur Photographer, John Law, FRPS, MFIAP, Cambridge Camera Club, UK, and Tom Fairley, Banbridge Camera Club, NI. 2009 National Shield Results [Click here to download results] Overall Winners 1st Offshoot Photographic Society 2nd Celbridge Camera Club 3rd Dublin Camera Club Monochrome Panels 1st Celbridge Camera Club 2nd Drogheda Photographic Club & Midlands Photography Club (Joint Second) 3rd Malahide Camera Club Colour Panels 1st Offshoot Photographic Society 2nd Dublin Camera Club 3rd Clondalkin Camera Club Individual Awards Monochrome Prints 1st “Power Lift” by Martin Moran of Clondalkin Camera Club 2nd “Always beyond the Fence” by Anil Kumar of Mountmellick Photographic Society 3rd “Untitled” by Don Horne of Midlands Photography Club Colour Prints 1st “Local Woman, India” by Martin Sweeney of Drogheda Photographic Club 2nd “Peppers” by Maria Kinsella of Kilkenny Photographic Society 3rd “Lay Off” by Martin Moran of Clondalkin Camera Club Paul Stanley, event coordinator, extended thanks on behalf of the Irish Photographic Federation to SatSun Photographic Club and all the participating clubs who helped make this year’s event a success.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 27 November 2009 )
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