Meeting 8th September 2009

NEW meeting venue - The Royal Hotel

A very special thank you to Royal Hotel proprietor, Sean Simon, for the warm, welcoming and generous hospitality shown to members attending our first meeting at this new venue. The function room at the Royal is a warm and spacious venue and comfortably accommodated all attending members. Especially welcome was the complimentary glass of wine we received which effectively relaxed the nerves and made the meeting all the more enjoyable. Thank you Sean.

Summertime Photo Competition

The winning entries to this season's SUMMERTIME club photo competition are detailed below. We are very grateful to photographer, David Knight, who judged the competition and his astute critiqued on selected entries. David's transcript was read at the meeting and supported by comments and discussion by members.

Ben Millett - Distant shore where the last of the summer suns sets. Winner of the Advanced Category.

Fiona Farrell - Sun Bather - Winner of the Intermediate Category.

Francis Farrell - On Booterstown Beach - Winner of the Beginners Category.

Congratulations to the competition winners and to all members who participated. Well done to Conor for the very entertaining and enjoyable slide presentation he compiled for the competition.

Details of the AUTUMN photo competition will be disclosed at the October meeting and subsequently, posted here.

View David's comments on the winning photos HERE.

See all entries for 'Summertime' HERE.

Eunan Sweeney - Landscape Photographer

We are very grateful to photographer, Eunan Sweeney, who came and presented a very fine talk about his work. Eunan, a native of Ballinamore, shared a collection of his images with the group and spoke of the trials and tribulations of being a Landscape Photographer; from working in the field to tips on selling image as a business. A thoroughly informative and enjoyable presentation. Thank you Eunan.

Tony Murphy - Reciprocity

On a more technical note, Tony Murphy attempted to demystify the term Reciprocity and discussed strategies for dealing with exposure adjustment by balancing Shutter-Speed, Aperture and ISO. This was Part 1. of a two part presentation on this subject. Part 2. of 'Reciprocity' will be presented later in the year.

BOYLE CAMERA CLUB - AGM - 13th OCTOBER 2009

Details of Boyle Camera Club's AGM will be posted here after the next meeting of the club committee. We hope that all registered members will be able to attend this very important event.

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