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
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
