The Irish Met Society has announced that it will run another photography competition this year.  The 2009 competition was extremely successful with the winner, Anthony Byrne, going on to achieve first place in the European Met Society competition.

Entries can be of any Irish location but the photograph must have a seasonal or weather theme.

The competition is open to everyone with a maximum of 3 entries per person.  Only colour photographs are accepted and there must be no people in the picture.  Closing date is 30th September 2010.
How to enter: E-mail your photograph(s) to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  - include your name, photograph location and photograph title.

Prizes: 1st: 150 Euro, 2nd: 75 Euro, 3rd: 50 Euro.  The Irish Meteorological Society will nominate a panel of judges and their decision will be final.  Please note that photographs submitted as entries may be selected to feature on the IMS website and related links as well as in IMS publications. The photographer will always be acknowledged.

Click here to go to the Flickr website to see the 2009 entries.

Entries are invited for the Geological Survey of Ireland’s 12th Du Noyer Geological Photography Competition, which each year seems to go from strength to strength.

This competition seeks to encourage a blend of artistic and scientific skills through the medium of photography.

Prizes will be awarded in two categories, Irish and Foreign, with a prize fund of €800.

Entrants may submit a maximum of 4 previously unpublished photographs (print or digital), illustrating any aspect of field geology or scenic landscapes.

Closing date is 8th October 2010.  Click here for full rules.

The 2010 National Club Finals were held in the Athlone Institute of Technology over the weekend of 24th & 25th April.

Results

The 2010 IPF National Nature Competition was held in Dublin Zoo on Sunday 7^th 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  

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. 

Click here for Results and Report.

Marks for all images in the competiton available here.

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.

Fee options

Seniors Fee €15.00 Annual Fee €25.00 Lifetime Fee €200.00

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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