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Entry Forms for National Club Finals

March 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Entry forms are now available for the National Club Finals, which are due to take place in Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) on May19th/20th next.

Forms can be found at the following links:

http://irishphoto.ie/?file_id=64

http://irishphoto.ie/?file_id=65

Completed forms together with an A4 sheet containing thumbnails of the images, a CD of the images, and the appropriate fee should be sent to Deirdre Gaffney, 13 Ard na Mara, Malahide, Co. Dublin.

The closing date for entries is May 1st 2012.

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Nature 2012 Results

March 12, 2012 By 5 Comments
Des Connors took the overall prize with his image 'Fish Presenting Display'.

Congratulations to Des Connors from Mid Louth Camera Club, who was declared the overall winner in the 2012  IPF National Nature finals over the weekend with his image ‘Fish Presenting Display’.

Congrats to all who reached the  national finals which took place in Westport on Saturday and many thanks to renowned wildlife and natural history cinematographer Colin Stafford-Johnson for judging this years competition.

Colin Stafford-Johnson presenting the overall Nature prize to Des Connors from Mid-Louth CC.

 

 

Des Connors took the overall prize with his image 'Fish Presenting Display'.

 

 

Winning print of a greenfinch by Freddie McArdle

 

 

Results of the National Nature Finals 2012 as follows:

 

Overall Winner Fish Presenting Display Des Connors Mid Louth CC

 

Projected Results

Position

Title

Author

Club
1st Fish Presenting Display Des Connors Mid Louth CC
2nd Foxglove Eamon Brennan Thurles CC
3rd Sparring Egrets Kieran Phelan Celbridge CC
Cert of Honourable Mention Red Kite Noel Marry Mid Louth CC
Cert of Honourable Mention Untitled John Coveney Offshoot PS
Cert of Honourable Mention Thrush Pat Kavanagh Palmerstown CC
Cert of Honourable Mention Peck Off Bill Power Mallow CC

 

 

Print Results

Position

Title

Author

Club
1st Greenfinch Freddie McArdle Dundalk PS
2nd Evening Wolf Charlie Galloway Waterford CC
3rd Proud Mum Donal Byrne Kilkenny PS
Cert of Honourable Mention Gannets in Love Bill Power Mallow CC
Cert of Honourable Mention Desert Snakes Gary Hill Mullingar CC
Cert of Honourable Mention Bear Field Kevin Johnson Limerick CC
Cert of Honourable Mention An Irish Pine Marten Noel Marry Mid Louth CC

 

A selection of images from the competition

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Latest on National Nature Competition

March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westport Leisure Park
The Finals of the IPF National Nature Competition will take place at the Auditorium of the Westport Leisure Park, James Street, Westport on March 10th, starting at 1PM sharp and finishing at approx. 4.30PM. The judge will be the renowned wildlife and natural history cinematographer Colin Stafford-Johnson. 
Directions to the venue as follows:
Westport Leisure Centre is located just off James Street, next to the cinema. Following the one way flow of traffic from the Tourist Office on James Street, it will be the next left turn before the traffic lights at the river.

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Ricoh Competition

February 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ricoh

Ricoh cameras in conjunction with the Irish Photographic federation are organising a photographic competition with a range of pries on offer from Ricoh. Closing date for entry is 31st March 2012

The  entry form and details are available here;

http://irishphoto.ie/wp-content/plugins/downloads-manager/img/icons/pdf.gif download: Ricoh Competition Entry Form (9.89MB)
added: 18/02/2012
Entry form and details for the Ricoh Photographic competition

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NATURAL HISTORY LECTURE

February 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Close-up & Macro

by Robert Thompson

In Glenside Hotel, Drogheda, Hotel is about 2 km south of Drogheda on Julianstown road.

On Thursday March 1st, Starting time: 8pm

Cover Charge €5 includes ticket for raffle

Robert hails from Banbridge in Northern Ireland and is widely recognised as the leading natural history photographer in UK and Ireland. Robert is the author of 7 books including:
• Close –up and Macro, a photographers guide
• The natural history of Ireland’s Dragonflies
• The natural history of Northern Ireland
• Orchids of Ireland

Robert has kindly agreed to give this lecture and he is hoping as many natural history photographers as possible will come along on the night so that he can meet them. This is a once off lecture; being held in the Glenside so that anybody interested in Natural History or just stunning photography can come along and see all these amazing images. The lecture is sponsored by:
• Royal Photographic Society of GB
• Drogheda Photographic Club
• Glenside Hotel

Lecture is open to all to attend.

To reserve seats phone Des Clinton 0866009976 or Glenside 0419829185
Email: desclinton@eircom.net
By post: to Des Clinton, 35 Hillview, Drogheda.

For more information on Robert, please see his stunning website at

http://www.robertthompsonphotography.com/

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Updated rules for National Club Finals

February 16, 2012 By 1 Comment

Please see below updated ruled for the National Club Finals, which are due to take place in Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) on May19th/20th next.

The main change requires each club to submit a CD of the images (each 1024 by 768 pixels) entered in each panel in the competition in addition to the regular requirements – see rules for full details.

The closing date for entries is May 1st 2012.

Completed forms together with an A4 sheet containing thumbnails of the images, a CD of the images, and the appropriate fee should be sent to Deirdre Gaffney, 13 Ard na Mara, Malahide, Co. Dublin.

The fee for two panels is €35 and one panel is €20. Cheques should be made payable to the Irish Photographic Federation.

Updated rules can be downloaded at  http://irishphoto.ie/?file_id=62

Entry forms to follow shortly.

Further details of the weekend programme and judges will also follow shortly.

 

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Full details of Print & Projected winners

February 15, 2012 By 2 Comments

Photographers from around the country gathered in Athlone Institute of Technology last weekend for what is one of the biggest competitive events in the IPF calendar.

Year on year photographers continue to raise the bar in this individual print and projected images competition run by the IPF and this year was no different.

The overall best image prize went to Richard Hatch (LIPF) from Mid Louth Camera Club for his image ‘A bleak dream’, which also saw him take first place in the advanced colour category.

Full details of all category winners on the day are as  follows:

Photographers Name Club Image Title Cat ID i/a Result
Richard Hatch LIPF MLCC A Bleak Dream CP A 1st Adv + overall winner
Michelle McNally LIPF DPS Little Ballerina CP A 2nd Adv
Michael Crean Clondalkin CC Jumber CP A 3rd Adv
Linda Tierney Tain Roses CP I 1st Int
Alex Coroliu DPS Accident CP I 2nd int
Eddie Lennon Clondalkin CC Out of Reach CP I 3rd int
Brian Hopper  FIPF,EFIAP DPS Ciara in Motion CP A JM
Arthur Carron DPS Diana CP A HM
John Hooton Mallow Camera Club Sandshape 2 CP A HM
Tony Murphy Boyle Clew Bay Sunset COS A Gold
John Kent Dublin CC walking the dog COS I Silver
John Hooton Mallow Camera Club Coolemonoole Beach COS A HM
Paul Morrissey Clonmel Twin Beaks MP I 1st Adv
Brian Hopper FIPF.EFIAP DPS Sweet Dreams MP A 2nd Adv
Michael Crean Clondalkin CC The Dance MP A 3rd Adv
Michelle Geoghegan DPS Dancing With Daddy MP I 1st Int
Damien Jackson waterford Rough day , Tramore MP I 2nd Int
Bill Power Mallow Gannets in Love MP I 3rd int
Brid Coakley Mallow Flower MP A JM
Morgan O’Neill Mallow Girl with Doll MP A HM
Carl Cutland Portlaoise Katie ENV A Gold
Terry Conroy Mallow The band strikes a pose ENV I Silver
Tony McDonnell EFIAP.b DPS Horse Boy ENV A HM
Des Clinton FIPF DPC Kids on Cart Dig A 1st Adv
Pat O Donoghue Mallow Sky Movement Dig I 2nd Adv
Tony Mc.Donnell EFIAP.b DPS Leaning Tree In Snow Dig A 3rd Adv
Eddie Lennon Clondalkin CC Late Tackle Dig I 1st Int
Adam Schulze Waterford Dingle Rocks Dig I 2nd Int
Patricia Roche Wexford The Chat Dig I 3rd Int
John Hooton Mallow Inch Dig A JM
John Dunne Portlaoise Monte Carlow Style Dig A HM
Natalja Murphy Wexford Another Part of Me P A Gold
Vladimir Morozov Wexford Kylie P I Silver
Nathan Richardson Cork Kid P A HM

 

 

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Update on 2012 National Nature Competition

February 13, 2012 By 1 Comment

The IPF is delighted to confirm that the 2012 National Nature Competition will take in the Westport Leisure Park Auditorium in Co. Mayo on the 10th March.

Regional rounds have taken place in recent weeks and months and the final round will be judged by prominent wildlife documentary maker Colin Stafford Johnson.

Further details to follow closer to the event.

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Win a Weekend Workshop!

February 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
johnhooton

There will also be a raffle over the weekend of the PPI competition (11th, 12th) February with great prizes up for grabs! Among the fab prizes to be won is a fantastic weekend photography workshop with renowned landscape photographer, John Hooton, FIPF, MFIAP, FRPS, valued at €295. John has kindly donated this fab prize, which includes two nights B&B on a self catering basis, on the stunning Dingle peninsula, plus course tuition on either April 20th-22nd or May 11th-13th.

Click here for full details on the weekend activities.

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Date set for National Club Championships

January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The date has been set for the 2012 National Club Championships, which return to the midlands this May.

This year’s National Club Championships will take place on May 19th & 20th at Athlone Institute of Technology.

This major weekend event will see clubs from around the country battle it out for the Rose Bowl and the honour of being named as the top photography club in the country.  There will also be a distinctions sitting over the two-day event.

Rules and entry forms for the National Club Championships will be posted soon, as will the full programme of events for the weekend.  Further details on the distinctions applications process will also be posted as soon as they become available.

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