Presentation
Club Chairman, Christopher O'Connor introduced our special guest for the night, Podge Kelly. Podge, well known for his series on photography for RTE, does much lecturing and teaching in Ireland and indeed worldwide for companies like Adobe .
Podge kicked off with a slideshow of his work. He explained how he started in photography during the days of film and darkroom. One of his favourite idioms is Black and White. He also did some work with Polaroid Lifts and Selenium Toning.
Podge then gave us a demonstration on retouching using Photoshop & Nik software.
He advised members on the importance of printing and showed samples of his own stunning Fine Art prints as a taster of what could be achieved. The presentation ended with a second slideshow.
Members agreed that this was a night that will be remembered as one of the best the club has run.
Winning entries in each category of the February Motivation are; Conor Dowling, Amy Clarke and Mick Nolan.
Motivation
The Motivation theme for February was “Composition”. Podge Kelly judged the Motivation entries and presented the results with a short informative critique on each.
The winners in each section are;
Advanced
1. Conor Dowling - “Tea”
2. John Walshe - “Checkmate”
3. Joe Kennedy - “The Last Lap”
Intermediate
1. Mick Nolan - “Curves & Textures”
2. Susan Duffy - “Life in Decay”
3. Marion Noone - “Pillar Box”
Beginner;
1. Amy Clarke - “Deserted Village”
2. Derek Fetherstone - “Chicken”
3. Laura Laugere - “Lough Key”
The Motivation Theme for March (set by Podge Kelly) is Still-Life. Members MUST incorporate the creative use of a flashlight or torch to illuminate the subject. Entries on or before Friday 9th March.
Gold Medal for Boyle Camera Club
Club Chairman, Christopher O'Connor presented Tony Murphy with his Gold medal, won for his photo "Clew Bay Sunset" (above) at last Sundays’ National Final of the Irish Photographic Federation Print and Projected Images photography competition. Tony was one of a number of members representing Boyle Camera Club at this competition, all who successfully qualified at the regional event at the end of 2011.
Photo Shoot
The photo shoot this month takes place in Sligo. Geoffrey Percy will lead members to Streedagh and the Horseshoe Glen. Assemble on the Crescent in Boyle at 8.30am sharp for car-pool.
More on the Forum HERE.
52/52 Photo Challenge
Three weeks into the 52/52 photo challenge. Participating members are asked to add their weekly image to the NEW 52/52 Group Pool on Flickr. This will make it easy for all to see the collection develop in the months ahead. Keep up the good work!
It's never too late to begin but you must register on the Club FORUM first.
Other Items
Committee Meeting - Tuesday 21st February 2012
Next club meeting Tuesday 13th March 2012 at 8pm in St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle.
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