Aughris Head Photo Shoot

A beautiful sunny morning greeted members as they arrived at Aughris Head for the monthly club photo shoot. Lighting conditions were challenging in the strong Spring sunshine but no one complained. Participating members should send a selection of their images to info@boylecameraclub.com for inclusion in the slideshow and critique during the club meeting scheduled for 8th March.

Aughris Head photos HERE.

Photo Shoot this Sunday 27th February to Aughris Head, Sligo

Members are reminded that there is a Club Photo shoot this Sunday to Aughris Head, Sligo. Meet on The Cresent, Boyle at 9am for car-pooling. It is approximately a one-hour drive to Aughris from Boyle via Ballisodare, we may take advantage of additional photo opportunities should they present themselves en route.

Aughris Head is locate at A on the map below.

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Landscape Photography Workshop in Cork – March 2011

Photographers Chris O’Dell and Phil Pound present the first in the Spring series of their DIGITAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS, scheduled for early March at the stunningly beautiful Inish Beg Island Estate near Baltimore in West Cork from March 4th to 6th, 2011.

There will be many opportunities for practical LANDSCAPE photography at selected venues around West Cork. If you want to make better landscape photographs or add landscape photography to your range of skill sets as a photographer then this weekend course will prove valuable. There will also be an introduction in the use of Photoshop to manage your images and detailed course notes will be provided to take away.

DIGITAL LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP March 4th, 5th & 6th 2011 at Inish Beg Island Estate, Baltimore, West Cork.

TUTORS: Phil Pound and Chris O'Dell

At €395 for the whole weekend to include ACCOMMODATION, TUITION and all FOOD plus complementary WINE on Saturday evening.

Full details are available from the website www.thewildlifefilmschool.com or download the documentation HERE.

Contact; Nic Slocum, The Wildlife Film School, Union Hall, Co.Cork.

Tel: 028 33387

Mobile 086 153 1663

Skype: slocum1951

Email: nic@thewildlifefilmschool.com

Web: www.thewildlifefilmschool.com

Club Meeting - Tuesday 8th of February

Standing room only at this month’s club meeting. The scheduled agenda was presented as planned.

Tony Murphy conducted a Photoshop make-over on a photo of the Plassey Boat taken by Michael Candon during the Inis Oirr trip last June. Non-destructive editing was demonstrated which addressed aspects of using Adjustment Layers, Layer Blending Modes and High Pass Sharpening.

Tony is teaching a course on Digital Darkroom Techniques which will start on Wednesday 23rd February at Roscommon Learning Links in Boyle.

Motivation

This month’s Motivation was judged by photographer, Christine Burns from Celbridge Camera Club. Christine’s detailed and extensive commentary was presented by Joe Kennedy.

Top - Winner Advanced - Joe Kennedy 'Roscommon All The Way!'

Centre - Winner Intermediate - Desmond O'Dwyer - '.ie'

Bottom - Winner Beginners - Meave Cormican - 'Barcelona Port'

Full details of Christine's critique available HERE.

Next month’s Motivation theme is; Self-Portraiture. Members will come to terms with using their camera’s self-timer or remote shutter release. As ever, a creative and inventive approach to the theme is encouraged.

Group Sessions

The Beginners (led by Paraic Brennan) and Intermediate (led by Joe Kennedy and John Reynolds) groups, discussed manual and semi-automatic camera settings as an alternative to depending on full-auto. This was the first session that will go some way to addressing individual members technical needs as outlined at our January meeting. The sessions are designed to give members a voice, opportunity to learn and to contribute at meetings. In time, sessions will develop to cover other photography issues.

More info on Beginners and Intermediate Pages.

The Advanced group discussed the work of American photographer, Walker Evans who will inform this month’s ‘Advanced Challenge’. Advanced members are encouraged to give some thought to this photographers work in the coming weeks and produce a single photo inspired by Evans’ extensive and varied output. Advanced members will review the submissions at next month’s meeting. Sean O’Dowd will present next month’s challenge.

See Advanced Members Page.

Conor Dowling is planning to prepare interested members for IPF Distinctions this year. He hopes to conduct a meeting with this group shortly and outline the requirements set down by the IPF for the award.

Members should contact Conor via email; bearsden@eircom.net

On the subject of IPF Distinctions, members are reminded that the Print and Projected Images Awards are taking place in Athlone on 19th February.

Full detail of the event HERE.

Minutes from the February Club Meeting available HERE.

Diary Dates;

19th February – IPF PPI Awards Athlone.

27th February – Club Photo Shoot Aughris Head Sligo.

4th March – Self-Portrait Motivation Submission

8th March – Next Club Meeting

TM

IPF Print & Projected Images Final Athlone - Lectures and Workshops

In an earlier post, we mentioned that the IPF are holding the Print & Projected Images Finals in Athlone on the 19th & 20th of February. Running in conjunction with this event are a number of Lectures and Workshops that will be of great interest to members.

Full, up-to-date details HERE.

I would particularly recommend Ciaran Whyte's - Off-Camera Flash Workshop. Anyone interested in Studio or Strobist work should not miss this event.

Members intending to travel to Athlone need to notify Denis Whelehan, PPI Competition Coordinator by email; denis.whelehan@gmail.com

TM

Club Meeting - Tuesday 8th of February

The Agenda for our February club meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address
• Presentation - Tony Murphy will conduct a Photoshop Makeover on one of last month's Motivation entries.
• February Motivation & Critique - Abstract Architecture, presented by Joe Kennedy. Joe will also show a selection of members photos from the Dromod photo shoot.
• Tea/Coffee
• Group Sessions - Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced groups will discuss one of the issues from last months survey.
• Conor Dowling - Milestones in the History of Photography. A five minute presentation on a famous photo from the past.

Members are reminded that Friday 4th of February is the closing date for Motivation entries. This month's Motivation, Abstract Architecture, will be judged by Celbridge photographer, Christine Burns.

Motivation entries can be viewed HERE.

Members that attended the photo shoot last Sunday to Dromod should send in some of their photos to info@boylecameraclub.com to be included in the slideshow and critique.

TM