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Success for mallow camera club at SACC qualifying round

David Lavery — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:43:00 +0000

The SACC regional round of the National Print & Projected Image Competition (formerly known as Print & Slide competition) was held at the Park Hotel, Clonmel on Sunday last, 7th December. This competition is a qualifying round for the national finals . There were several hundred entries from many of the camera clubs in the southern counties.
Mallow camera club was very well represented with members from all levels participating in the event. The competition was split into different categories for both advanced and intermediate. There were sections for Colour Print, Mono Print & projected image. The club results are as follows

Colour Print, Intermediate
1st Rodney O Callaghan

Mono, Intermediate
2nd John Flynn

Advanced Section
Colour Print
1st John Hooton
2nd Brid Coakley
3RD David Lavery

Mono Print
2nd John Hooton

Projection Digital/slide
1st Morgan O’Neil
3rd John Hooton

More SACC & IPF Wins for Club

John Doheny — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:58:37 +0000

It has been another great weekend for the club. Following on from the recent successes in the SACC Nature Competitons, the club and club members have scored more wins over the last few days.

On Saturday club members travelled to Dublin to participate in the IPF National Print and Projected Image competition. Veteran club member John Hooton won a Gold Medal for his slide ‘Fallen Water’ in the Projected Image section.

The following day, Sunday 10 February, the club travelled to Castleconnell, Co. Limerick to participate in the SACC Annual Exhibition & Competition. The club took the overall prize for best club in the competion. They also won trophies for best colour panel and best slide panel. Bríd Coakley and John Hooton both picked up first prizes for best colour print and best slide respectively.

The club now qualifies for the IPF National Photography Finals which will be held in Thurles in April.

Well done to all.

SACC Success For Colman Culhane

David Lavery — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:53:40 +0000

On Sunday the 27th January the 2008 SACC Nature Photography Competition was hosted by Limerick & District Camera Club. The competition was judged in two categories, Flora and a Fauna. Entries consitsted of colour prints and slides from members of SACC clubs.
Colman Culhane was successful in two categories. Coleman won best slide the Flora section with a lovely fungi image. He also picked up a silver medal in the colour print section of the flora category.

New members Jeremy Kingston & Paddy Feen both picked up silver medals in the slide section of the flora and fauna respectively.
Well done to all who participated.

The next club open competition is the IPF National Print and Projected Image to be held in Dublin on the 9th of February. On Sunday 10th February the SACC Annual Competition & Exhibition will be hosted by Limerick Camera Club. This is a qualifying round for the national photographic finals which will be held in April 2008.

Club Members Successful at SACC & Drogheda

David Lavery — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:32:22 +0000

It was another successful day for Mallow Camera Club at the SACC Print and Slide competition held in Clonmel on Sunday 09 December. There were 234 entries for the SACC competition which included three sections, Slide, Colour Print, and Monochrome Print.
John Hooton won the Seamus Scullane Memorial Trophy for the second year running for the best image in the competition. John also won the best slide image of the day for haunting image of a remote river in the Kerry mountains. John was also highly commended for a beach shot taken in Kerry. Morgan O’Neill received second place in the Colour Print (open section) for a dramatically lit abandoned house interior. Bríd Coakley was also highly commended for a low vantage point image of water rushing around a beach rock.
John Hogan (Club Chairman) was delighted when he came first in both the Colour Prints and the Mono Prints for the novice section. This was a terrific result for John as there was a very large entry. John Hogan’s colour print was of a spider guarding his web, while his mono print was a dramatic portrait of his daughter. Well done John.
This is Morgan O’Neill’s second prize within a few weeks as he picked up a first place prize in the recent Drogheda Photographic Club’s open competition in the colour section.
John Doheny also picked up a prize in Drogheda for best Mono print of a Portuguese beach. Both John Doheny and Morgan O’Neill fought off very strong competition to recieve these awards.
Well done to all prize winners.

Mallow Camera Club Shines at 2007 IPF EPSON National Photography Finals

John Doheny — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:19:06 +0000

Mallow Camera Club traveled to Tallaght in Dublin over the weekend to take part in the 2007 IPF EPSON National Photography Finals. The club had two excellent panels and were delighted to finish in Third place overall. This is the best result the club has chalked up in this prestigious event which is the most important in the IPF calendar. In 2006, when the competition was held in Mallow, the club finished in fourth place overall.

The club finished in joint second place in the Colour Print section – up from third place in 2006. In the Monochrome Print section the club finished third – a considerable improvement on fifth place last year. Sixteen clubs from all over the country took part in the competition which was won by Drogheda Photographic Club.

John Doheny picked up a Bronze Medal for his photograph ‘Anticipation‘ which was awarded third place in the Individual Monochrome Print section.

Visit by Dungarvan Camera Club

John Doheny — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:38:59 +0000

On Monday night 16 April we were delighted to welcome members of Dungarvan Camera Club who shared some great photographs with us. Photographs covering such diverse subjects as Portraits, Landscapes, Macro/Close-Up, Wedding, Travel and Night Photography were among the images shown. A cup of tea and a chat rounded off a great evening. Thanks to the members of Dungarvan CC who made the trek to Mallow. We’re looking forward to the return trip.

Members of Dungarvan Camera Club show their photos – more lovely images can be seen on their website www.dungarvancameraclub.com

An Evening With Roy Robertson, FRPS

John Doheny — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:01:05 +0000

Mallow Camera Club is delighted to host an evening with renowned Scottish photographer Roy Robertson on Thursday 26 April 2007 at 8:30 pm. Roy is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and has been active in photography for many years. His photographic interests include Landscapes, Townscapes, and B+W Photography. Roy tends to work on themes and his photographs have been exhibited widely, including in Europe and America. He currently has an exhibition ‘Traditions‘ running in Dundee.

Roy is a regular speaker at camera clubs in the UK. Mallow will be his only speaking engagement in the SACC region during his short trip to Ireland. His talk should not be missed.

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE ON THURSDAY NIGHT

Mallow Best Camera Club in the South

John Doheny — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:10:10 +0000

At the SACC Annual Competition and Exhibition held in Mallow on Sunday 18 February, Mallow Camera Club swept the boards winning all but one of the top prizes, thus securing their place as the best club in the south of the country.

Stags Collide by Morgan O’Neill – Best Colour Print SACC 2007

The club won the event outright and also took first place in each of the three sections, Colour Prints, Monochrome Prints, and Slides. In the individual category club members Morgan O’Neill and John Hooton won first prize in Colour Prints and Slides sections respectively.

The competition was judged by Des Clinton, Judy Boyle and Seán Casey who are all award winning experienced photographers, and well known within the Irish photographic community.

Mallow now qualifies to compete in the IPF National Photography Finals which will be held in Dublin on 21 & 22 April.

Results – Best Club SACC Finals 2007 Club Results

Mallow Camera Club
Kilkenny Camera Club
Clonakilty Camera Club
Cork Camera Group
Thurles Camera Club

Results – Colour Print Panels

Mallow Camera Club
Clonakilty Camera Club
Cork Camera Group
Thurles Camera Club
Kilkenny Camera Club

Results – Monochrome Print Panels

Mallow Camera Club
Cork Camera Group
Limerick Camera Club
Kilkenny Camera Club
Clonakilty Camera Club

Results – Slide Panels

Mallow Camera Club
Kilkenny Camera Club
Clonakilty Camera Club
Wexford Camera Club
Thurles Camera Club

Well done to all concerned.

The competiton was a great success. The judges said they were very impressed with the quality of the photographs on display.

Fourteen clubs from all over the region traveled to Mallow to compete in the competition which is the most important in the SACC calendar.

SACC Annual Competition and Exhibition 2007

Donncha O Caoimh — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:53:34 +0000

Mallow Camera Club is honored to be hosting the SACC Annual Competition and Exhibition in the Patrician Academy, Mallow on Sunday 18 February 2007.

Clubs from all over the south of the country will travel to Mallow to participate in this event, which is also the regional qualifier for the IPF National Photography Finals to be held in April.

The Exhibition will be open to the public from 1pm.

Programme

09:00 Doors Open

09:00 to 10:00 Registration, Hanging of Prints (must be done by each club).

10:00 to 12:30 Judging of Panels

11:00 SACC Meeting.

12:30 to 14:00 Lunch (snacks and soup will be available at the venue)

13:00 Exhibition open to the public

14:00 Judge’s comments on Slide Panels

14:30 Judge’s comments on Print Panels

16:00 Results and Awards Ceremony

16:30 Taking down of prints (responsibility of each club).

Judges: Des Clinton, Seán Casey, and Judy Boyle

2007 Entry Form

VENUE

The venue will be signposted from all roads entering the town. Please note the signs will say IPF in red. The venue is just off the carpark behind the Hibernian Hotel, close to Mallow Garda Station. There is plenty of parking at the venue.

For further information contact John Doheny, PRO, johndoheny@iolfree.ie

Irish Photographic Federation (IPF) – a federation of all camera clubs in Ireland.

Southern Association of Camera Clubs (SACC) – a region of the IPF spanning the country south of a line from Arklow to Shannon Town.

More Medals for Club Members

John Doheny — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:44:22 +0000

Mallow Camera Club members continue to win prizes in major regional and national competitions. In the SACC Nature Competition held in Cahir in January, club members came away with four of the six medals up for grabs.

John Hooton won gold in the Colour Slide section while Bríd Coakley won silver and bronze medals in the same category. Morgan O’Neill also won a silver medal in the Colour Print section with his excellent shot of two stags.

Club members also traveled to Portlaoise for the IPF National Print, Slide, and Digital Projected Championships on Sunday 11 March and again came away with medals and certificates. This competition, which attracted over 400 entries, was open to photographers from around the country and was adjudicated by experienced judges from Scotland and Ireland.

John Hooton won gold and bronze medals in the Colour Slide section while Bríd Coakley finished in the top ten. In the new Digital Projected Imaage section John Doheny won a silver medal with his seascape shot entitled ‘Algarve Sunset’ (below).