AV News e-xtra Issue 13

Welcome from the Chair of the RPS AV Group

Welcome to the thirteenth issue of AV News e Extra, and I am delighted to write this introduction as the AV Group’s new Chairman. Edgar Gibbs has done a sterling job as Chair over the last three years, and as Vice Chair for five years before that, and will be a very hard act to follow.

The ‘new season’ is well underway, and we are starting to see live events taking place after being reliant on Zoom during the pandemic not least of which was the RPS National AV Championships at Leeds Trinity University. There is a full report in this issue with much more in AV News 227, and as Chair of the Jury it was a delight to see all of the entries on a (very) big screen and superb sound system.

We are not quite out of the woods with Covid, and other events such as the recent Irish AV Championships other forthcoming events are still utilising Zoom to run the stage the event. Zoom has been a tremendous asset over the last couple of years, and I can see it still playing a role in the years ahead, with some competitions run as live events, and others as on line ones.

This issue of AV News E xtra, together with the printed copy of AV News 227, due out in December, is a bumper one with a lot of great content, so I’d like to give a massive ‘thank you’ to all those who have contributed. Keep it coming.

Ian Bateman FRPS MPAGB AV AFIAP APAGB Chair of the RPS AV Group Committee

made by the RPS President, Simon Hill HonFRPS

Second Place & Runner Up: Richard Brown Best Nature Photography: Keith Leedham

Highly Commended: Andrew Gagg Commended: Howard Bagshaw

Commended: Alastair Taylor Judges Award: Malcolm Imhoff

12th November 2022

Meeting at the hall in Chapmanslade, 9.30am for a 10.00am start. Talk by Malcolm Imhoff (FRPS FACI(M) AV AFIAP)

http://www.wavesav.co.uk/

CEMRIAC AV Competition 2022

Jessops Rose Bowl

Saturday 8th October 2022 ~ 14.00

Smethwick Photographic Society Judge ... Simon Sumner FACI

Results for the above competition ...

First. All Human Beings: Mark Allen

Second . Nek: Andrew Gagg

Third. The Man Who Saw The Future: Richard Brown

Highly Commended: The Spirit of Norway: Adrian Battersby For Peace and Democracy: Alastair Taylor

Commended: A Home for Fallen Buildings: Gordon Nicklin Harry: Alan Tyrer Kitchen Music: Andrew Gagg Crossing the Conwy: Robert Oakley

Best Sound : The Man Who Saw The Future: Richard Brown

Many thanks to all who entered and to those who attended on the day.

To Simon Sumner for all his time and efforts in judging the competition.

Finally to Judith and Roger Parry for their kind help at ‘Smethwick Photographic Society’

Jessops Rose

Judged by Ian Bateman, FRPS, MPAGB, AV AFIAP, APAGB & Sheila Haycox, ARPS, MPAGB/AV, EFIAP

On Saturday, 15 th October, 2022.

Category/Award Sequence

Intermediate Silver Medal

Bronze Medal

of Scotland Jane McIlroy, CPAGB AV Bangor & North Down Camera Club

The Stones

Talk Diarmuid O’Donnchadha Malahide Camera Club

Honourable Spike Pat Collins Mention (Ribbon) Celbridge Camera Club

Third (Bronze Medal) He Found a Kingdom Rita Nolan, LIPF Celbridge Camera Club

Second (Silver Medal) The man who gave a Brendan O’Sullivan, AIPF voice to Silence Celbridge Camera Club

First (Gold Medal) A Tribute to Jack Liam Haines, LIPF Offshoot Photographic Society

Brendan O’Sullivan, AIPF

Celbridge Camera Club

Jane McIlroy, CPAGB AV Bangor & North Down Camera

Kieran O’Loughlin

Audience

Liam Haines, LIPF

Offshoot Photographic Society

Liam Haines, LIPF Offshoot Photographic Society

INTERNATIONAL

Honourable Mention

Ribbon Men of Stone

Honourable Mention

James Hamill, ARPS, DPAGB AV Northern Ireland

Ribbon From the Sacred to the Profane Liam Haines, LIPF Ireland

Honourable Mention

Ribbon

What is happening in that Marcel Batist, AV_AFIAP. Building? Netherlands

Third Bronze Medal APT22

Second Silver Medal Bomber

First Gold Medal

Audience Vote

Francesca Gernetti, AV AFI & Carla Fiorina, Italy

Alan Tyrer, ARPS, FDAGB./AV, AVAFIAP AV, England

In Search of Christina Richard Brown, FRPS, FIPF, FACI(M), EFIAP, APAGB, England

Bronze Medal In Search of Christina Richard Brown, FRPS, FIPF, FACI(M), EFIAP, APAGB England

IPF AV NATIONAL ENTRIES AUTHORS AND CLUBS

Author Club

Intermediate

If Stones Could Talk

Diarmuid O’Donnchadha Malahide Camera Club Flower of Scotland Jane McIlroy, CPAGB AV Bangor & North Down Camera Club

Club

One of Ireland’s Greatest Celbridge Camera Club Celbridge Camera Club

Advanced

The 5th Duchess of Leinster Rita Nolan, LIPF Celbridge Camera Club Spike Pat Collins Celbridge Camera Club At Tribute to Jack Liam Haines, LIPF Offshoot Photographic Society The Man Who Gave a Voice to Silence Brendan O’Sullivan, AIPF Celbridge Camera Club He Found a Kingdom Rita Nolan, LIPF Celbridge Camera Club

Alastair Taylor ARPS MPAGB/AV

Treasurer RPS AV Group

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