There were a total of 60 images from 16 photographers this year, broken down as follows:-
Novice Section - 16 images from 4 photographers.
1st place – ''Ballinastow Mushroom' by Andrea Acosta,
2nd place – 2 images shared 2nd place - 'Glendalough Spring' by Andrea Acosta, and 'Lady I'm Red” by Darren Hanlon,
3rd place – 'All God's Creatures' by Gabrielle McGrath.
Intermediate Section – 16 images from 4 photographers.
1st place – 'Snow Owl' by Dominic Gaffney,
2nd place – 'New Arrival on the Lake' by Mick Clemenger,
3rd place – 'Red Kite' by Dominic Gaffney,
Advanced Section – 28 images from 8 photographers.
1st place – ''Robin in Ivy' by Liz O'Neill,
2nd place – 4 images shared 2nd place – 'Spiral Flower' by Brendan Kneafsey, 'One Leg Stand' by Tommy Keogh, 'Chaffinch, and 'On The Rocks' both by John Turner.
3rd place – 2 images shared 3rd place – ''Dipper” and 'Over the Edge' both by Brendan Kneafsey.
The overall winner was chosen from the First Place winners of each of the categories and it was 'Snow Owl' by Dominic Gaffney, a lovely image of a Snowy Owl.
Congratulations to Dominic and to all who entered this annual competition.
These Images to follow shortly on the website.
The Competition was judged by Ita Martin, LIPF LRPS FIAP/b, from Malahide Camera Club. Ita is a wildlife photographer who won the IPF Nature Photographer of the Year in 2017 and also won a gold medal for best print in the National finals in 2017.
You can see some of Ita's work at https://www.flickr.com/photos/80011528@N08/
