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Mallow Camera Club winners in SACC Slide & Print Competition 2007

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 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.

Mallow Camera Club Members - Standing L to R: John Doheny, John Hogan, John Hooton, Seán Murphy & Colman Culhane.  Front: Bríd Coakley & Morgan O’Neill

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.

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.

Dungarvan Camera Club members who visited Mallow Camera Club.

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

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

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 

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           

  1. Mallow Camera Club
  2. Kilkenny Camera Club
  3. Clonakilty Camera Club
  4. Cork Camera Group
  5. Thurles Camera Club 

Results – Colour Print Panels

  1. Mallow Camera Club
  2. Clonakilty Camera Club
  3. Cork Camera Group
  4. Thurles Camera Club
  5. Kilkenny Camera Club

Results – Monochrome Print Panels

  1. Mallow Camera Club
  2. Cork Camera Group
  3. Limerick Camera Club
  4. Kilkenny Camera Club
  5. Clonakilty Camera Club

Results – Slide Panels

  1. Mallow Camera Club
  2. Kilkenny Camera Club
  3. Clonakilty Camera Club
  4. Wexford Camera Club
  5. 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.

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.

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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.

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).Algarve Sunset

Last December 3rd, ten members of the club travelled up to Cahir to attend the SACC AGM and Print & Slide Competition. The club did very well in the competitions with a number of winners:

Colour Print

  1. John Hooton
  2. Morgan O’Neill
  3. Seán Murphy

In the Black and White Print section Sean Murphy came second and in Slides Bríd Coakley came first while John Hooton came third.

John Hooton also won the Seamus Scullane Trophy for the best image at the competition.  Well done to all involved!

SACC Prizewinners - December 2006

SACC Prizewinners, December 2006.  John Hooton, Morgan O’Neill, Bríd Coakley, and Seán Murphy.