Here are the results of the league run on the entries to our monthly competitions during the September 2020 to May 2021 Season.
As you may know our Club is divided into 3 categories, Novice (those new to photography), Intermediate (those who understand the basics of photography, exposure, composition and so on) and Advanced (those Members who have attained a Distinction from the Irish Photographic Federation (or equivalent organisation, such as the Royal Photographic Society in the UK).
Furthermore in the last season we had 3 types of Competition, Colour Images (on even months) and both Mono Images and Projected Images on the alternate months.
The reason for Mono Images and Projected Images arises from the times - pre COVID-19 - where we had Mono Prints Competition and Projected Images Competitions on the same night, as the entries of Mono Prints were quite few and didn't justify bringing a judge to our meeting place on Competition night. To encourage members to enter more images we then included Projected Images Competition to be held on the same night.
As it looks like we will not be meeting face to face for the foreseeable future, it is proposed that in this new season (September 2021 to May 2022) we will have just 2 categories - Colour Images Competition one month, and Mono Images Competition on the alternate months. This is subject to the Members agreeing to this proposal at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 28 September 2021.
So, below are the results of the 3 categories from last Season, which are based on the 6 top scoring images from any Member in their category and Grade.
Novice Grade - Colour Images -
3rd place with 106 points is Rod Kehoe, 2nd place with 110 points is Ruth McConigly, and in 1st place with 112 points is Andrew Hennessy Behan,
Novice Grade - Mono Images -
Joint 3rd place with 93 points are Gabrielle McGrath and Andrew Hennessy Behan, in second place with 103 points is Ruth McConigly, and in joint first place with 106 points are Rod Kehoe and Caroline Long.
Novice Grade - Projected Images -
in 3rd place with 99 points is Gabrielle McGrath, in second place with 107 points is Ruth McConigly, and in 1st place with 108 points is Rod Kehoe.
This means that the placings for the Novice Photographer of the Year are
2nd Runner Up with 289 points is Gabrielle McGrath, 1st Runner up with 299 points is Andrew Hennessy Behan, and in joint first place with 320 points are Rod Kehoe and Ruth McConigly.
Intermediate Grade – Colour Images -
In 3rdplace with 107 points is Brendan Kneafsey, 2ndplace with 109 points is Dominic Gaffney, and in 1stplace with 116 points is Louise Skelly.
Intermediate Grade – Mono Images
In 3rdplace with 107 points is Brendan Kneafsey, 2ndplace with 108 points is Mick Clemenger, and in 1stplace with 110 points is Dominic Gaffney.
Intermediate Grade – Projected Images
In 3rdplace with 95 points is Mick Clemenger, 2ndplace with 109 points is Louise Skelly, and in 1stplace with 117 points is Brendan Kneafsey.
This means that the placings for the IntermediatePhotographer of the Year are 2nd Runner Up with 313 points is Dominic Gaffney, 1st Runner up with 320 points is Louise Skelly, and in first place with 331 points is Brendan Kneafsey.
Advanced Grade – Colour Images.
In 3rdplace with 105 points is Joe Joyce, 2ndplace with 108 points is Liz O'Neill, and in 1stplace with 109 points is Paul Keegan.
Advanced Grade – Mono Images.
In 3rdplace with 103 points is Paul Keegan, 2ndplace with 106 points is Eddie Mallin, and in 1stplace with 113 points is Liz O'Neill.
Advanced Grade – Projected Images
In 3rdplace with 98 points is John Turner, 2ndplace with 103 points is Pat Kehoe and in 1stplace with 113 points is Liz O'Neill.
This means that the placings for the AdvancedPhotographer of the Year are 2nd Runner Up with 305 points is Pat Kehoe, 1st Runner up with 309 points is Paul Keegan, and in first place with 334 points is Liz O'Neill.
Promotions.
Based on the above results the Committee propose to promote Ruth McConigly and Rod Kehoe from Novice Grade to Intermediate Grade, and to promote Brendan Kneafsey from Intermediate Grade to Advanced Grade.
