AV News 179 - February 2010
Brian presenting Ian with the Trophy
Although the sequence was adjudged
to be the winner, Brian made a few
suggestions
to
improve
the
presentation, some of which will be
considered before it represents
Kempston Camera Club in next years’
Felicity Bickley Trophy. A local
interclub competition, featuring clubs
from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire,
Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
in memory of Felicity Bickley, who was
an active member in RAVE (Rushden
Audio Visual Enterprise).
IPF 27th National Championships
L ilia n W e b b AIPF
We were delighted that Ian Bateman FRPS MPAGB returned to Dublin and this
time as judge. In March 2004 he gave the first digital audio visual lecture in
Ireland. I had the privilege of hosting both him and Richard Brown, an entrant.
Break times revealed that the weather was glorious outside! The venue for
this, the 27th Irish Photographic Federation National AV Championships and
2nd International Championships, held on the 19th & 20th October, was the
Irish Cultural Centre. Those partaking of the dinner on the Saturday night, 28
in total, were later joined by others, for a traditional music session.
The competition was judged on the Saturday though all was not revealed
until the end of the championships on Sunday afternoon. As well as the judging
of distinctions in audio visual, we were treated to seeing Ian's sequences on
Sunday. As I had recently been in Oxford, I loved the Oxford Monopoly
sequence. He also showed "The Final Cut", "The Gathering", "The Psychic",
"Chariots of Fire", "Rhondda Grey" and "Morning Has Broken" to name a few.
Though neither Frank Malthouse nor I (from the organising committee) had
sequences, we had a cameo role in "A Cloudy Day At Glendalough" taken in 2004!
During a meal on the Friday night, we had been discussing that there was
to be no coughing at Ian when your sequence came on! I, as MC, made an
announcement to that effect on Saturday morning and at the first break learnt
that Jack Thompson from Bangor, had a bad cough and had to go out to get
sweets from his car! So, I had some explaining as the second session started!
The winners were Marie McGuinness with "The Miracle Of A Seed", in the
Novice Section, Edwin Bailey with "Coole Legend" in the Intermediate Section
and Brendan O'Sullivan LIPF with "Dreamtime Connections" in the Advanced.
By the time the awards were announced, Brendan was now AIPF! He also won
the best soundtrack trophy, the best overall sequence and the Audience Vote!
Bride Maughan LIPF won The George & Doreen Pollock Medal, so generously
presented by The Royal Photographic Society Audio Visual Group and silver
tankard for the Best First Time Entrant with "Marble Halls". Pat Heavin AIPF
won Best Photography Sheild for "Hello Judy".
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