DSLR Nature Qualifier Results

The DSLR qualifying round of the IPF National Nature Competition in association with Mahers Photographic took place on Saturday November 16th 2013 at Palmerstown Parish Centre.
The highest number of entries for DSLR Nature Competition were recorded and it’s great to see this competition grow from strength to strength.
Congratulations to Michael Linehan from Celbridge Camera Club who was awarded top spot for his image ‘Heron with Pike’.  You can view a list of the other placed images in each section here.
The cut off scores for each section are as below (images were scored out of 20). Images with these scores or higher will be forwarded to National Finals. A list of all accepted images is available to view here.
Projected Themed: 18 and above
All other sections:  17 and above
Please note: As the competition is ongoing, we are not in a position to show winning images as it wouldn’t be appropriate to identify images and photographers until judging of finals is complete.
Martin Devlin, chair of DSLR region and event organiser would like to thank the following for their involvement in making this competition such a success:
“A very big thank you to all the competitors who entered, for without your participation there would be no competition.
I would also like to express my thanks to Palmerstown Camera Club and it’s members who generously gave of their time on the day and provided tea and coffee throughout the day, also to The Palmerstown House (Pub) for making their car park facilities available for both competitors and visitors alike on the day. Thanks also to our judge, Bill Power, AIPF, Mallow CC.
A modern day competition like this requires teamwork to run, accordingly I would like to single out the following people for special mention, Pat Killilea & Malcolm McCamley, DSLR Treas., & Sec., Bray CC, Elaine & Nina Butler PCC (for scoring duties) Pat Kavanagh PCC (print handling) , Paul Geraghty, Picturk, Michael O’Sullivan IPF Competitions Officer and Niamh Whitty IPF Webmaster.
Credits would not be complete without mention of our sponsor Mahers Photographic, Drogheda” – Martin Devlin