Friends of the Elderly 4th Annual Photo Competition.

Friends of the Elderly is holding its fourth annual photographic competition in the Central Library, Dublin 1.
"This exhibition is growing every year" says Dermot Kirwan, spokesperson for Friends of the Elderly, the Irish charity that visits the elderly in their homes. "We are looking for photos of young and old together". "We want the photos to show the mutual regard that is natural between the young and the elderly. Photographs of young and old enjoying each other's company are seldom seen in the media. We hope this exhibition will remind us all that our elderly should be at the heart of our communities and that we have a lot to thank them for. All we need love, that will be the message from this exhibition" says Dermot.
Head and shoulder shots preferred.
Nominations will also be displayed on the Friends of the Elderly online Photo Gallery and voting will be by general public The exhibition will run from 15th April to the 19th April in the Central Library, ILAC Centre, Dublin 1.
Prizes will include a family stay in a luxury hotel.

Photographs can be emailed to dkirwan@friendsoftheelderly.ie or posted to Dermot Kirwan at Friends of the Elderly, 25 Bolton Street. Dublin 1.

Closing date Monday 8th April.

For more information visit the Friends of the Elderly website.

Photo Shoot this Sunday - Strokestown House

Her Ladyship's Room, Strokestown House

This month's photo shoot will take place at Strokestown House on Sunday 24th February. Members will car pool from the Crescent in Boyle at 10am or meet at 10.30am in the car park of Strokestown House.

Club Meeting - Tuesday 12th February

Chairperson, Andy Rimmer, opened the meeting and discussed a number of important events that will take place in the months ahead;

• It looks likely that the annual weekend away club photo shoot will now take place during the May Bank Holiday Weekend between Friday 3rd and Sunday 5th .... there might be an option to extend the shoot to Monday 6th of May if members were so inclined. This year we will be taking on Inis Mór.
• This month's club photo shoot will take place at Strokestown House on Sunday 24th February. Members can car pool by meeting on the Crescent in Boyle at 10am or meet in the car park at Strokestown at 10.30am. We have permission to photograph all areas and aspects of the house up to mid-day.
• Club members are invited to exhibit photographs at Lough Key Forest park during St. Patrick's weekend - 16th March (Patrick's Day is on Sunday 17th this year). Print sizes can be between A4 and A3 (larger if you wish?). Photos must be window mounted with white/off white card and have backing board. Mount should be a minimum of 3-inches about the photo. In April, club members are asked to exhibit framed photos in Coffey's Coffee Shop, Carrick-on-Shannon. More on this later.
• Jason Mallard is hoping to run Adobe Lightroom classes for club members in the near future. Those interested should notify Jason via the club forum HERE.

5-minute 'How did you do that!' Photo Presentation

Brian Munnelly discussed how to capture water droplets using a basic but very effective home-studio set-up that included off-camera flash and card reflectors.

He showed a number of variations on this subject which included capturing water crowns and droplets on the back of a CD. All very doable when the weather is not conducive to venturing outside.

Fr. Frank Browne

Presentation

Tony Murphy discussed the early life and work of one of Ireland's most famous photographers, Fr. Frank Browne. Browne was 80 when he died in 1960 leaving a legacy of 42,000 images behind, many only coming to light since 1985 when Edward O'Donnell discovered a trunk in the basement of the Jesuit House in Dublin containing a treasure trove of Browne's precious negatives. Subsequently, many books on Fr. Browne's work have been published world wide and his contribution to photography  has regularly been compared to that of Robert Doisneau and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Fr. Browne will be best remembered for his photos of Titanic's fatal maiden voyage. He was a passenger on the ship when it sailed from Southampton to Cobh in April 1912. Tony focused on Browne's Titanic images with a promise to return another time to discuss other aspects of Fr. Browne's work.

Motivation

Desmond O'Dwyer and Brian Munnelly presented this month's Motivation. The theme for February was "ACTION". The lads also judged the entries and gave personal critiques on selected shots.

This month's Motivation winners are; top left Jason Mallard - Stooop! Norman Little - Fetch and Michael McGee - Breaking Waves.

The winners in each category were;

Advanced

1. “Stooop!” - Jason Mallard
2. "Big Wheel” - John Walshe
3. “Look, No Wings” - Mick Nolan

Intermediate

1. “Fetch” - Norman Little
2. “It's Mine” - Derek Fetherstone
3. “Music in the Air” - Martina Morris

Beginners

1. “Breaking Waves” - Michael McGee
2. "Surfing" - Noreen McNamara
3. "Big Waves" - Lexie Monaghan

Next month's motivation theme is DERELICTION. Des has posted full details on the club forum HERE. Members should note that the new email address for motivation submissions is;

motivationpics@gmail.com 

Entries on or before Friday 8th March.

52/52 Winners Announced

 

Well done to our 13 Finalists. It was very challenging to pick a winner from the group, none the less, congratulations to Geoff Percy for his 52/52 set. Second place was shared by Brian Munnelly and Donal Hackett and Debbie McCormack was third.

The new 52/52 Challenge is now underway. 1/52 should be posted before mid-night this Friday 15th February. Members must upload their image to their own flickr site and place it in a Set titled 52/52. Then add it to the new Boyle Camera Club 52/52 GROUP. Full details on the rules HERE. We look forward to seeing some more great work this year.

Group Sessions

Unfortunately we were unable to conduct Group Sessions at this month's meeting due to time restrictions. This will be done at the meeting in March.

Next Club Meeting - 8pm Tuesday 12th March 2013 at St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle. New members are always welcome.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 12th February

The agenda for our February meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson address
• In this 5-minute slot, Brian Munnelly will discuss one of his recent images.
• Presentation - Tony Murphy will talk about the work of one of Ireland's most celebrated photographers, Father Frank Browne.
• Break
• Motivation - Presented, judged and critiqued by Des O'Dwyer and Brian Munnelly. This month's Motivation, set by Mark Capilitan, is 'Action'. View members entries HERE.
• 52/52 Challenge Winners announced.
• Group Sessions - Beginners (Tony Murphy will lead the group - members should bring their cameras - RAW v JPEG will be the subject), Intermediate (Camera Flash/Off-Camera Flash is the subject), Advanced (Joe Kennedy will discuss the work of Michael Kenna).

Other Issues

52/52 Challenge begins this week. €5.00 Registration fee due.

Aran Islands Photo Shoot - May 2013

Club Photo Shoot February

Rohan Reilly Workshops March

Club Exhibitions

Meeting takes place at 8pm in St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle.

We look forward to seeing you all there.