AV News 187 - February 2012
Is Feidir Linn
Lilian Webb A.I.P.F.
The Irish Photographic Federation's 29th
National Audio Visual Championships & 3rd
Open Audio Visual Competition was a very
successful weekend, held in Clondalkin,
Dublin on 15th & 16th October 2011 - not only
for the prize winners but also a very social and
sociable event on the IPF's calendar of
events.
The judge was Richard Brown FRPS EFIAP
FIPF APAGB. Richard had judged the championships in Galway in 2002 and had
attended and won the 2nd open Audio Visual Competition two years ago. His
comments, advice and constructive criticism were well received by the entrants
and the spectators - and all learnt a lot from him. It was great to have an hour
on the Sunday to see some of Richard's prize winning sequences including the
winning sequence of the UK National Championships in Sutton Bonington a
couple of weeks previously.
A presentation was made to Frank Malthouse LIPF, of the Brendan Walkin
medal for his services to the IPF and in particular to his chairmanship of the IPF
AV Group Committee since its inception in May 1999 to November of last year.
Brendan O'Sullivan, current chairman of the IPF AV Group Committee
welcomed all on the Saturday and there were two empty chairs at the front in
memory of Kieran O'Loughlin FIPF ARPS, a member of the committee also
since its inception and voted chairman just last November, who died in May
of this year and also to Peter Coles FRPS FIPF, who had judged in Shannon a
couple of years ago.
In memory of Kieran, Mary O'Loughlin
was presented with the overall trophy,
which had been won by Kieran more
times than any other and a trophy was
bought to be presented to the overall
winner of the national championships,
the Kieran O'Loughlin Memorial Trophy.
During the Sunday afternoon, four of
Kieran's prize winning sequences were
shown and it would have been possible
to hear a pin drop as the sequences
were watched. Kieran had a remarkable
talent for all aspects of audio visual,
which he readily shared with all and had
only set up the Shannon Camera Club
AV group earlier this year. As a tribute,
the members of Shannon Camera Club
entered seven sequences.
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