The results for the FIAP Nature Biennial have been released and I am very pleased to let you know how Ireland did this year.
We entered a panel of 10 colour prints on the theme of “Insect Life”.
We were represented by the following:
- Apollo Pair – Malcolm McCamley
- Mating Dung Files – Paul Tips
- European Garden Spider – Ailish Sands
- Pretty in Pink – Colette Gemmell
- Common Blue Butterflies – Mary Twomey
- Best of Friends – Vincent Higgins
- Grasshopper – Mary Kinsella
- Snipe Fly – David Triglia
- Bright Line Brown Eye Moth Caterpillar – Carla Ennis
- Nettle Weevil – Gerard Murtagh
Our panel scored 119 points – the greatest amount across all panels submitted.
However, a cohesion score is also added – we received 41 cohesion points , resulting in a total of 160.
This left us in third place receiving a FIAP Silver Medal – behind Italy who received 165 points and were awarded the FIAP World Cup and France on 162 points, who were awarded a FIAP Gold Medal.
The image from Paul Tips was awarded the top individual prize of a FIAP Gold Medal and the image from Malcolm McCamley was awarded a DVF Honourable Mention.
We also entered a panel of 20 digital images on the theme of “Birds in Action”.
We were represented by the following:
- White Tailed Sea Eagle with Catch – Suzanne Behan
- Heron with Fish – Michael Lenihan
- The Big Catch – David Harris
- Fighting Finches – Gerard Murtagh
- Eying up Dessert – Brenda Sheridan
- Morning Light Woodpecker – Kieran O’Mahoney
- Greenfinches Squabble – Ross McKelvey
- Bee Eater Gift – Jill Crockett
- Fishing Rights – Dominic Reddin
- Kingfisher 4 – Freddie McArdle
- Kingfisher 2 – Tom Ormond
- Lunch Time – Finbarr O’Shea
- A Mouthful – Rory O’Connor
- The Catch – Pascal Lee
- Red Necked Falcon with Babbler – Ita Martin
- European Roller Pair – Jill Crockett
- Snow Storm Buzzard – Kieran O’Mahoney
- Pipit Landing – Ross McKelvey
- Peregrine Falcon – Patrick Kavanagh
- Mouthful – Vincent Higgins
This panel scored 203 points and received a cohesion score of 45 giving us a total of 248 leaving us in fifth place and receiving a FIAP Honourable Mention. The winners were Canada on 255 points, 2nd place were Great Britain on 249 points, 3rd were France on 248 and 4thwere Belgium also on 248.
Thanks go to all who submitted images for consideration to be in these panels.
And congratulations to those whose images were selected and especially to Paul Tips and Malcolm McCamley on their great awards.
My thanks go the selection committee of Dominic Reddin, Des Clinton, Gabriel O’Shaughnessy and myself for their advice and knowledge in selecting the images.
Thanks also to Suzanne Behan for her support with the IFP competition software which allows us to request and process the images.
And to Gabriel O’Shaughnessy for printing the print panel.
The IPF would like to thank Permajet for their valued sponsorship of papers and inks.
This year’s panel is printed on Permajet Fibre Base GOLD SILK 315 using canon inks.
Paul Stanley FIPF EFIAP/p ESFIAP
FIAP Liaison Officer for the IPF
