Photo Shoot - Lough Talt, Co. Sligo

Boyle Camera Club at Lough Talt, Co. Sligo.

18 members of Boyle Camera Club braved the wind and rain today during a photo shoot that took them to Lough Talt and the Ox Mountains in Co. Sligo, Pontoon on the banks of Lough Conn and finishing at the Foxford Woollen Mills, Co. Mayo. Spirits were high despite the bad weather. The monthly photo shoots are as much about getting out in the fresh air, seeing some of the beautiful countryside on our door step, making friends and having fun as they are about taking photos. The Sligo/Mayo landscape is some of the most picturesque in Ireland, great in any weather (as long as you're prepared for it!), this area is definitely worthy of a revisit when the sky is a little brighter.
The Club would like to extend our gratitude to the Staff at Foxford Woollen Mills, for allowing members photograph the premises.

Members are reminded to submit photos from the shoot which will be viewable HERE.

Reminder; Wednesday 1st April is the submission date for this month's MOTIVATION. The theme is 'People At Work'.

Next Club Meeting; 8pm Wednesday 8th April, Moving Stairs, Boyle.

Lough Talt - Tony Murphy

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Club Activities - Update

Boyle Camera Club's Motivation Exercise this month is 'People at Work'. Entries should be emailed to info@boylecameraclub.com before Wednesday, April 1st. Members should ensure that they include their name and image title in the file name of the submission.

The next Photo Shoot is set for Sunday, March 29th. Members should meet at the Crescent, Boyle, at 8.30am. The trip will include Pontoon and Lough Conn, then Foxford Woollen Mills, Co. Mayo, via Lough Talt in Co. Sligo.

The next club meeting will take place at 8pm, Wednesday, April 8th in the Moving Stairs, Boyle.

Sean

St. Patrick's Day - Boyle 2009

Dermot Devine - St. Patrick's Day, Boyle 2009

Members of Boyle Camera Club were out in force to take advantage of the good weather and colourful subject matter at this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Boyle. You can view a selection of members photos HERE. Any members that have taken photos can send a selection to info@boylecameraclub.com for inclusion in the set.

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Fantastic Photo Opportunities will be all around us today - parades, daffodils, new growth, old fools getting drunk, young fools learning how, smiles, laughter, faith, hope and charity ...lets record all of them and remember this Special Day as one of Peace and Goodwill

Sean

In the Footsteps of The Giant

Brannan House - Paraic Brennan

Club member Paraic Brennan recently had some of his images honoured in the 6th edition of the Schmap Sacramento Guide. Paraic's recent travels in America included Yosemite Valley, home to one of photography's great legends, Ansel Adams. Paraic's photo of Yosemite LeConte Memorial Lodge is included in Schmap Yosemite Guide 6th Edition.

See more of Paraic's photos HERE.

Well done Paraic.

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Resize Your Photos for Email

For club members still experiencing difficulty making their photos smaller to enable them to be sent as email attachments for the monthly MOTIVATION, THIS IS FOR YOU!
We have regularly advised members to download a small piece of software called VSO IMAGE RESIZER. This will effectively resize your photos for email, web and presentations while preserving the original file. Have a look at the video and download the software by following the link.

NOTE; For Motivation and other email submissions, format your images to 1024 pixels in Width.

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Photo Fest Ireland 2009

Following the overwhelming success of Photo Fest Ireland 2008 for both Exhibitors and Visitors - IPN are delighted to announce an even larger event for 2009, which will be held in the new 'state-of-the-art' Conference and Event Centre in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport. Photo Fest Ireland continues to be the largest Photography Trade and Seminar Event held in Ireland - mixing Trade, Photographers and Creatives at a professional level.

Whether you are a professional or freelance photographer, a buyer of image making equipment or materials, a distributor or manufacturer of photographic related products or services - this is an event for you. In addition, if you are in the creative media who require photographic related products and services, this annual event will also have interest to you.

Anyone interested in attending should contact tony@tmurphyphoto.com

Find out more HERE.

Check out IRISH PHOTO NEWS for news on all National Photography Events.

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Camera Club Meeting - 11th March 2009

Galway School Bus Fire - Peter Boalch

This month's club meeting began with a presentation on Aperture. Tony Murphy explained the meaning of aperture and related terminology such as focal length, f-stop and depth-of-field. He also showed how controlling aperture can effect depth-of-field in the photographic image and how this applies to both SLR and digital compact camera users.

Conor Dowling presented this month's Motivation Exercise which included a critique of a selection of members submissions. Here the photographer and the floor are given the opportunity to discuss and comment on the photos. Conor also highlighted a number of competitions that will take place during March and April.

Next month's Motivation Exercise is 'People at Work', entries should be submitted to info@boylecameraclub.com before Wednesday 1st April. Members should ensure that they include their NAME and image TITLE in the File Name of the submission.

Christopher O'Connor informed the meeting that a photographic weekend is to be arranged during June to Achill Island in Co. Mayo. Members should inform Christopher of their intentions to participate at the next club meeting so that accommodation can be booked. It is likely that the event will take place after the June bank-holiday weekend.

Peter Boalch brought the meeting to a conclusion and presented a selection of his most recent photographic work. Peter has experimented with many photographic techniques this past year and was happy to share his ideas and experiences with members.

Club members will meet for the next Photo Shoot on The Crescent, Boyle at 8.30am Sunday 29th March. The shoot will proceed to Pontoon and Lough Conn and the Foxford Woolen Mills, Co. Mayo via Lough Talt in Co. Sligo.

Next club meeting will take place at 8pm, Wednesday 8th April in the Moving Stairs, Boyle.

Minutes of the meeting prepared by Dermot Devine available HERE.

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Good Old Heads - Friends of the Elderly and Age Action Ireland Photographic Competitions

Photo; Friends of the Elderly

Friends of the Elderly will be holding 'Good Old Heads', its second annual photographic portrait exhibition in the Central Library, ILAC Centre, Dublin 1, from 20th - 25th April.

This year's theme is 'Young at Heart', photographs of young and old together. Members can send any close-up photographs that relate to this theme for inclusion in the exhibition, there are many prizes and awards to be won.

e-mail entries to info@friendsoftheelderly.ie or post them to;
Dermot Kirwan, Friends of the Elderly, 25 Bolton Street, Dublin 1.
Contact No. 01-8731855

More info HERE.

Friends of the Elderly Website

'CAPTURE THE ENERGY OF LIFE'
An additional opportunity to enter your photos for the Positive Ageing Photo Competition with Age Action Ireland.


Age Action invites you to photograph images of positive ageing in Ireland and be in with a chance to win a long weekend in The Morrison Hotel, Dublin and a shopping spree in Arnotts worth €2,500.

The aim of the photographic competition is to capture positive images of older people in your community. It is open to everyone – young and old – from professionals to casual weekend snappers.

In addition to the top prize, other prizes include two nights in The Morrison Hotel and a shopping spree in Arnotts worth €1,500 and one night in The Morrison Hotel and a shopping spree in Arnotts worth €700, so get snapping!

The winning entry will be used to publicise Positive Ageing Week 2009 which takes place from September 25 to October 3. A selection of the best entries will also form part of an exhibition which will tour Ireland.

More details from the Age Action IRELAND Website.


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YOUR Photos by WEDNESDAY Please!!

Members are reminded that photos for this month's MOTIVATION should be submitted to info@boylecameraclub.com before Wednesday 4th March (that's tomorrow!!). This month the theme is Members Choice, photos on any subject are suitable. Once each year there will be an OPEN Submission for the Motivation Slide Show, so go through those recent favourites and send TWO to us for presentation at the next club meeting, taking place on 11th March, 8pm in The Moving Stairs, Boyle.

View this months MOTIVATION SUBMISSIONS HERE.

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