Club Meeting - Tuesday 10th January

Presentation

Pictorial and Photographic Composition was the theme of this month's presentation. Tony Murphy discussed the issue under the headings of formal and informal approaches to composing images. He started by defining the Golden Ratio and it's relationship to organising lines, shapes and forms in architecture, art and product design - from the time of the ancient Egyptians right up to today. The Rule of Thirds and Diagonals, Lead-in Lines and other devices were mentioned along with Depth of Field, Symmetry and Contrast - all these have their part to play in effective Composition. As enthusiast photographers, Tony encouraged members to consider some of the rules mentioned and also explore ways to break them!

This month's category winners are Desmond O'Dwyer, Maeve Cormican and Jason Mallard

Motivation

Joe Kennedy judged and presented this month's Motivation 'Silhouettes'. The winners in each category are;

Advanced

1. Jason Mallard - 'Hitcher'

2. Brian Munnelly - 'He's Been'

3. John Walshe - 'Christmas'

Intermediate

1. Desmond O'Dwyer - 'Skedaddle'

2. Anthony Troy - 'Turbines on the Hill'

3. Susan Duffy - 'Silhouettes'

Beginners

1. Maeve Cormican - 'Dubrovnik'

2. Marion Noone - 'Masai Lady'

3. Laura Laugere - 'Ireland 3'

Congratulations to you all. The Motivation for February is 'COMPOSITION'. Members are encouraged to interpret the theme in the context of the presentation at the meeting.

Submissions to info@boylecameraclub.com on or before FRIDAY 10th FEBRUARY.

Group Sessions

The Advanced Group discussed initiating a photography challenge that would see participating members take and post on-line, one image each week for a year, beginning in February. Details will be posted in the club Forum where anyone interested can sign up. There will be a €5 entry fee and the completed portfolio of images will be judged externally for a prize when 52 weeks are completed.

In addition to this, some interesting future Motivation themes were identified, among them; a disposable film camera challenge and photoshop make over where all members would get the same photo to process in an imaginative way.

The Beginners and Intermediate Groups discussed the new Motivation categories in an attempt to establish their positions for subsequent motivation submissions.

Photo Shoot

The photo shoot this month is to Roscommon Town. As the Sacred Heart Church is one of the main venues and mass times will prohibit early access, departure time from Boyle will be 10am. Meet on the Crescent in Boyle for car-pooling. It is hoped to take in Roscommon Castle also and arrive at the Sacred Heart Church for 1.30pm approximately.

Other Items

• The club's calendar for 2012 is now completely sold out - excellent news indeed.
• Boyle Camera Club Committee will meet on Tuesday 17th January 2012.
• Next club meeting Tuesday 14th February 2012 at 8pm in St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle. Dublin photographer Podge Kelly will be giving the main presentation.