Club Meeting 8th May 2012

Our Chairman, Christopher O'Connor, opened the meeting. He mentioned that the club was currently taking bookings for a printing workshop to be held on Saturday the 19th of May. The estimated cost would be €20 and the workshop would cover all aspects of printing including monitor calibration. Currently there are 9 members booked on the workshop.

Christopher also mentioned that the cost of accommodation for the Clare Island trip is finalised and outlined in an earlier post HERE. Twenty members will be attending the event.

Presentation

Christopher O'Connor introduced our special guest for the night, Sean Reidy. Sean is a Lecturer in the University of Limerick and a keen Landscape photographer in his spare time.Sean started off with a slideshow of his work. He told how he started in photography with film in the 1980’s and began printing in Black and White, when he developed his passion for Landscape Photography. He was impressed by the work of Fay Goodwin which presented the possibilities of using photography as an art form. He photographed the Val d’Orchia in Tuscany and showed some stunning shots from the trip. Sean also showed work from some of his visits to the United States.Sean then showed a selection of Irish landscapes from areas that are readily accessible from his home near Limerick, the Kerry Coast, Curragh Chase, Milltown Malbay, Fanore, and the Loop Head Peninsula. He finished a most accomplished selection of images with another set of stunning sports shots. These shots of Swimming, Boxing and Basketball were taken in the Sports facilities in the University of Limerick. Our sincere gratitude to Sean for an excellent and very informative presentation.

Motivation

The Motivation theme for May was “ RGB - Red Green & Blue”. Sean Reidy judged the Motivation entries and presented the results with a short critique.

The winners in each section were;

Advanced

• 1. Geoffrey Percy - “Apples”
• 2. Des O'Dwyer - “One of these Days”
• 3. Hugh Rooney - “Boat at Rosses Point”

Intermediate

• 1. Debbie McCormack - “RGB Abstract”
• 2. Margaret Dolan - “RGB 2”
• 3. Susan Duffy - “Mixed Media”

Beginner

• 1. Derek Fetherstone - “Anyone for a Scrum”
• 2. Avril Fennell - “Yummm!”
• 3. Aveen Neilan - “Still Life RGB”

The motivation theme for June is “A Moment Captured”. Submissions to info@boylecameraclub.com, must be received by Friday 8th June, NO EXCEPTIONS!

Clare Island Photo Shoot

The club is looking forward to it's annual weekend away in Clare Island on the 25th, 26th and 27th of May. Places still available but hurry. Ferry times on the club Forum.

PB