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Kilkenny are the Kings of the Shield!

November 27, 2017 by Niamh Whitty Leave a Comment

The high standard of entry in this year’s National Shield competition was repeatedly complimented by the judges during their commentary at the event in Limerick over the weekend. Twenty-six clubs entered the competition, making it one of the biggest entries in the history of the National Shield. 

Kilkenny Photographic Society won the top award, with Malahide and Dundalk coming in a very close second and third. The quality, variety and imagination of the photography on all the panels (a total of almost 420 photographs) entered in the competion illustrates just how much standards in Irish photography continue to rise.

Members of Kilkenny Photographic Society as the very proud Overall Winners of the IPF National Shield 2017 – there will be no stopping  them now 🙂

 

Many new clubs who had entered the Shield for the first time, enjoyed the opportunity to see the work being done in other clubs and to share their interests with club members from far and near. Many new friendships were made and there was no shortage of exchanges of invitations between clubs to visit each other.

Once again this year, the National Championships was sponsored by Sheldon Long of ‘Fine Art Papers’. Sheldon has been a valued and much appreciated supporter of the Shield for several years. The event was hosted by Limerick Camera Club, whose members gave much help and assistance throughout the day.

One of the highlights of the day was the presentation of the Seamus Scullane Memorial Award to John Doheny, LIPF, of Mallow Camera Club, which is reported elsewhere. Both he and his friend Pat Heavin, AIPF, also of Mallow, gave a tour de force presentation on Audio Visual photography and how it can be used to utilise and add interest to photographic projects. Their talk followed an equally superb presentation of the photography of Dominic Reddin, FIPF, whose fellowship panel of kingfishers and whose work as a nature and landscape photographer, went down extremely well with his audience.

This year’s event marked a number of significant changes in the competition. For the first time, clubs were allowed have up to two LIPF images on each panel (subject to certain criteria) and images were marked out of ten points, rather than twenty as in the past. In previous years, all judges were from outside Ireland. This year, two of the judges were from Ireland, but neither were from clubs competing in the competition. Comments received by the co-ordinator after the event will be put to the IPF Council for consideration in the running of next year’s competition.

The Irish judges, Anne Cassidy, FIPF and Podge Kelly, FIPF, (a former president of the IPF) judged with Janet Haines, ARPS, who is chair of the Royal Photographic Society’s Digital Imaging Group. Their commentary on individual images and panels at the end of the event went down extremely well and in the opinion of many present, were the best ever provided at a National Shield. By that period of the day, the audience had grown to over 150 people. In all, upwards of 200 people visited the exhibition throughout the day.

A phenomenal amount of work goes on behind the scenes in the weeks before the competition and on the day itself. This was acknowledged by the IPF President, Dominic Reddin, during the awards ceremony when he thanked the co-ordinator, Bill Power, for organising the event. He also expressed thanks to the back-room team of Joe Doyle, Tony Murray, Ita Martin, Brian Deering, Niamh Whitty, Patrick Kavanagh, Liam Beattie, John Cuddihy, Sheamus O’Donoghue, Helen Quinn, Denis Whelehan and Jim McSweeney. Taking and checking entries, organising the venue, panel displays, number crunching, preparation of medals, awards certificates and much more besides takes huge time and effort before the event, but especially so on the day itself.

Results, winning panels, winning individual images are all available to view below. Presentation photos to follow later in the week.

Finally, we express a massive thank you to all clubs who participated and to everyone who travelled to Limerick for the 2017 National Shield.

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Shield Results 2017

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IPF National Shield 2017 Results
Overall Winners
1st PlaceKilkenny Photographic Society
2nd PlaceMalahide Camera club
3rd PlaceDundalk Photographic Society
Colour Print Panel
1st PlaceKilkenny Photographic Society
2nd PlaceLimerick Camera Club
3rd PlaceWexford Camera Club
Monochrome Print Panel
1st PlaceDundalk Photographic Society
Joint 2nd PlaceCatchlight Camera Club
Joint 2nd PlaceMalahide Camera Club
Most Improved ClubKilkenny Photographic Society
Individual Awards - Colour Print
Gold MedalAnne HughesPoppiesBreffni Camera Club
Silver MedalRichard DoreRiver FlowingKilkenny Photographic Society
Bronze MedalDennis O'ReillyNostalgiaKilkenny Photographic Society
HMDieter Row SetzTree PodsKilkenny Photographic Society
HMPaul GibneySplitPortlaoise Camera Club
Individual Awards - Monochrome Print
Gold MedalAvril KennanKilkenny CastleMalahide Camera Club
Silver MedalGirth MikoSpeak no Evil, See no Evil, Hear no EvilAthlone Photography Club
Bronze MedalThomas HealyThe Fishing LineBlackwater Photographic Society
HMTerry ConroyAimezle GazePortlaoise Camera Club
HMLorraine MorrisSilencedPalmerston Camera Club

Winning Panels

Colour Panel - First Place - Kilkenny
Colour Panel - Second Place - Limerick

Colour Panel - Third Place - Wexford
Monochrome Panel - First Place - Dundalk

Monochrome Panel - Joint Second - Catchlight
Monochrome Panel - Joint Second - Malahide

Winning Images

Colour Gold Medal - Anne Huges - Breffni Camera Club - Poppies
Colour Silver Medal - Richard Dore - Kilkenny Photographic Society - River Flowing
Colour Bronze Medal - Dennis O'Reilly - Kilkenny Photographic Society Nostalgia
Colour Honourable Mention - Dieter Row Setz - Kilkenny Photographic Society - Tree Pods
Colour Honourable Mention - Paul Gibney - Portlaoise Camera Club - Split
Monochrome Gold Medal - Avril Kennan - Malahide Camera Club - Kilkenny Castle
Monochrome Silver Medal - Girto Miko - Athlone Photography Club - Speak no evil, see no evil, hear no evil
Monochrome Bronze Medal - Thomas Healy - Blackwater Photograhpic Society - The Fishing Line
Monochrome Honourable Mention - Lorraine Morris - Palmerstown Camera Club - Silenced
Monochrome Honourable Mention - Terry Conroy - Portlaoise Camera Club - Aimzele Gaze

Colour Panels

An Oige
Athlone
Blackwater
Blarney

Boyne
Bray
Breffni
Catchlight

Celbridge
Clones
Cois Lí
Dundalk

Enniscorthy
Kilkenny
Limerick
Mallow

Midlands
Naas
Offshoot
Palmerstown

Portlaoise
Raheny
Tallaght
Waterford

Wexford
Malahide

Monochrome Panels

An Oige
Athlone
Blackwater
Blarney

Boyne
Bray
Breffni
Catchlight

Celbridge
Clones
Cois Lí
Dundalk

Enniscorthy
Kilkenny
Limerick
Malahide

Mallow
Midlands
Naas
Offshoot

Palmerstown
Portlaoise
Raheny
Tallaght

Waterford
Wexford

Presentation Photos

National Shield 1
National Shield 2
National Shield 3
National Shield 4

National Shield 5
National Shield 6
National Shield 7
National Shield 8

Janet Haines Judge
Ann Cassidy Judge
Podge Kelly, Judge
Lorraine Morris

Terry Conroy
Thomas Healy
Girth Miko
Ita Doyle On Behalf Of Avril Kennan

Terry Conroy On Behalf Of Paul Gibney
Andy Mangan On Behalf Of Dieter Row Setz
Dennis O'Reilly
Andy Mangan Collecting On Behalf Of Richard Dore

_Anne Hughes
Club Monochrome Joint 2nd
Club Monochrome 1st
Club Colour 3rd Place

Club Colour 2nd Place
Club Colour 1st Place
Club Overall 3rd Place
Club Overall 2nd Place

Club Overall 1st Place
Dondalk Photographic Society & Sponsor Fine Art Papers by Sheldon
Malahide Camera Club and Sponsor Fine Art Papers by Sheldon
Malahide Camera Club and Sponsor Fine Art Papers by Sheldon.

Catchlight Camera Club wit Sponsor Fine Art Papers by Sheldon

 

 

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