Congratulations to Galway Camera Club who have been announced as winners of the IPF National Shield 2014 by the narrowest of margins with only one point separating them from second placed Waterford Camera Club. Malahide took a very honourable third place, just four points behind the winners!
Full results, winning panels and winning individual images are available to view below.
This year saw a record entry of 27 clubs from every corner of Ireland – well done to all participating clubs.
Galway Camera Club also win €250 in vouchers for Canson Infinity paper from Sheldon Fine Art Papers, Waterford Camera Club win €150 in vouchers and Malahide Camera Club receive €100 worth of vouchers. Our thanks to them for their generous sponsorship once again this year.
Judges:
We would like to thank our judges who gave such great comments and feedback, they are: –
Glyn Edmunds APSA EPSA EFIAP/s –
Jean Brooks EFIAP/b BPE2* –
Ross McKelvey MPAGB FIPF EFIAP BPE5*
Thanks:
Thank you also must go to Malahide Community School for the use of their superb venue and a massive thank you to our host club, Malahide Camera Club for their organisation, resourcefulness and helpfulness in running the National Shield, especially Michael Killen, Harry Reynolds, Éamon O’Murchu, Mark Stewart, and Tony Murray and to the rest of the back room staff including Darragh Sherwin. Thanks to Michelle La Grue and Ronan McLaughlin for their fantastic talks. Special thanks also to Joe Doyle, IPF Shield Co-ordinator for the countless hours he has dedicated to this event.
| Overall Winners | |||
| 1st Place | Galway Camera Club | ||
| 2nd Place | Waterford Camera Club | ||
| 3rd Place | Malahide Camera Club | ||
| Colour Print Panel | |||
| 1st Place | Galway Camera Club | ||
| 2nd Place | Celbridge Camera Club | ||
| 3rd Place | Malahide Camera Club | ||
| Monochrome Print Panel | |||
| 1st Place | Waterford Camera Club | ||
| 2nd Place | Dundalk Photographic Society | ||
| 3rd Place (joint) | Malahide Camera Club | ||
| 3rd Place (joint) | Palmerstown Camera Club | ||
| Individual Awards - Colour Print | |||
| Gold Medal | Stephen Conway | 'Nude' | Waterford Camera Club |
| Silver Medal | Des Glynn | 'Collie' | Galway Camera Club |
| Bronze Medal | Noel Kierans | 'Symmetry' | Mid Louth Camera Club |
| HM | Virgil Ispas | 'Drowning in 6" of Water' | Celbridge Camera Club |
| HM | Mario MacRory | 'Kingfisher' | Waterford Camera Club |
| Individual Awards - Monochrome Print | |||
| Gold Medal | Monica Ralph | 'Chest of Drawers' | An Tain Photographic |
| Silver Medal | David Armstrong | 'Who Cares' | Clones Photographic Society |
| Bronze Medal | David O'Sullivan | 'Tankardstown' | Waterford Camera Club |
| HM | Janusz Trzesicki | 'Treasure' | Mallow Camera Club |
| HM | Micheline Murphy | 'Horse' | Wexford Camera Club |
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Winning Print Panels
Winning Individual Images
Colour Panels
Monochrome Panels