BCC Photography Exhibition Coffey's Carrick-on-Shannon

Peter Kelly, Marion Noone, Anthony Troy and Maeve Cormican hanging the club exhibition today.

Members of Boyle Camera Club hung our photography exhibition today in Coffey's Coffee Shop in Carrick-on-Shannon. The exhibition will run until 9th April.

Club Meeting - Tuesday 12th March

Apologies for this belated post regarding our March meeting.

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

• During March, Boyle Camera Club members exhibited photos at Lough Key Forest Park (St. Patrick's Weekend 16th - 18th March) and Coffey's Coffee Shop, Carrick-on-Shannon (25th March - 27th April).
• Confirmed! The annual weekend away club photo shoot takes place during the May Bank Holiday Weekend on Inis Mór, between Friday 3rd and Sunday 5th May. Participating members, by now should have payed the required €35 deposit to reserve accommodation.
• This month's club photo shoot took place on Sunday 24th March at St. Joseph's Resource Centre with Brian Munnelly giving a workshop on how to photograph water droplets.

Presentation

After facilitating two workshops during the weekend specially for Boyle Camera Club members, Cork-based photographer, Rohan Reilly gave a presentation about his work. Of his work, Rohan says; "I aim to find smooth compositions, clean lines, and strong shapes. I use long exposures in my work to draw out the essential elements of a scene, creating a perspective and mood for the viewer that is unique and compelling. I work in black and white, which is the first step away from reality and into the calm, serene and silent atmosphere I aim to create." Although the weather was a little inhibiting for long-exposure work during Rohan's visit, members really enjoyed the experience. Our sincere gratitute Rohan.

Motivation

Desmond O'Dwyer presented this month's Motivation. The theme for March was "Dereliction". Andy Rimmer and Maeve Cormican judged entries and gave personal critiques on selected shots. Members entries HERE.

The winners in each category were;

Advanced

1. “The Works” - Donal Hackett
2. "Table for One” - Mick Nolan
3. “Dereliction of Duty” - Matthew Gammon

Intermediate

1. “Forgotten Lady” - Christopher O'Connor
2. “Abandoned Cottage” - Debbie McCormick
3. “The Deserted Village” - Martin Cooke

Beginners

1. “Ballisodare Railway Station” - Michael McGee
2. "River Lady" - Lexie Monaghan
3. "Sail No More" - Noreen McNamara

Next month's motivation theme is One Minute From Home. Andy Rimmer set the theme and said members can shoot any subject within a distance of a minute from their homes. NB This month, participating members must submit ONE of their motivation entries as a mounted print - A4 Print with 2-inch recommended. Some time ago, the club made the decision to set a print aspect to the motivation every three months.

Members should note that the new email address for motivation submissions is;

motivationpics@gmail.com 

Entries on or before Friday 5th April.

Group Sessions

Beginners - Tony Murphy discussed the issue of RAW v JPEG. Intermediate - Brian Munnelly and Des O'Dwyer discussed Camera Flash/Off-Camera Flash. Advanced - Joe Kennedy discussed the work of photographer Michael Kenna.

Next Club Meeting - Tuesday 9th April at 8pm in St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle. The Agenda for the meeting will be posted here shortly.

BCC - Photo Shoot Sunday 24th March

 

Brian Munnelly led this month's photo shoot which took place at St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle. On a bitterly cold and windy March morning, members explored the possibilities of close-up, fast shutter-speed photography. Great fun!

Club Photo Shoot - Sunday 24th March, 9am St. Joseph's Resource Centre.

Brian Munnelly will lead an indoor photo shoot for all members at St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle on Sunday morning next, 24th March 9.00am - 12.00pm.
Members will recall Brian's talk at our February meeting when he discussed the process of shooting water droplets.

There will be a fee of €5 to cover the cost of the venue.

BCC Photography Exhibition at Coffey's, Carrick-on-Shannon

Boyle Camera Club members are reminded to deliver their FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS to the committee for the forthcoming exhibition at Coffey's, Carrick-on-Shannon. The exhibition will be hung by committee members next Monday afternoon 25th March from 4pm.

This is an open exhibition, photos on any subject are acceptable. Please ensure that the following information is placed on the back of each piece; name, title, contact number, price if for sale.

The exhibition in Lough Key Forest Park was very well received by the public. The club would like to extend gratitude to Louise and all the staff at the visitor centre.

Boyle Camera Club Photography Exhibition - 15th - 18th March at Lough Key Forest Park

 

Boyle Camera Club are presenting an exhibition of photography this St. Patrick's Weekend at Lough Key Forest Park Visitor Centre. The exhibition will run from Friday 15th to Monday 18th March.

   

Club members Brian Munnelly, Chairperson Andy Rimmer, Donal Hackett, Joe Kennedy and Geoff Percy setting up the exhibition at Lough Key Forest Park

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 12th March

Meeting to commence at 7.45pm so as to present exhibition photos, pay Aran Island Photo Shoot Deposit and Annual Membership Fee.

There will be a selection of frames for sale to interested club members. These are surplus frames from our recent exhibitions and will sell for €10 each.

The agenda for our March meeting is as follows;

• 8.00pm Chairperson address
• In this month's '5-minute slot', Geoff Percy will discuss one of his recent images.
• Presentation - Cork photographer and long-exposure virtuoso, Rohan Reilly, will talk about his work. Rohan spent last weekend about Boyle and conducted specialist workshops on the Sligo coastline with advanced and intermediate members.
• Break
• Motivation - Presented by Des O'Dwyer and judged by Andy Rimmer and Maeve Cormican. This month's Motivation, set by Des, is 'DERELICTION'. View members entries HERE.
• 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

Patrick's Weekend Exhibition in Forest Park - Members should bring their mounted photos.

Aran Islands Photo Shoot May 2013 - DEPOSIT €35.00 required to secure accommodation.

Club Exhibitions - Coffey's Carrick-on-Shannon

Meeting takes place at '7.45pm' in St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

BCC Photo Exhibition - 16th March Lough Key Forest Park

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). The exhibition will be accommodated on display panels inside the main entrance.

Specification
This is an open exhibition, photos can be in colour or black & white, on any subject. Print sizes must be A4 or larger. Prints must be window mounted with white/off-white card and have backing board. Mount should be a minimum of 3-inches about the photo. All photos must be labelled on the back with photographers name, photo title, contact telephone number and price (if for sale).
No glass framed images.

Mounted prints should be brought to the next club meeting on Tuesday 12th March at 8pm in St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle.

Strokestown House Photo Shoot

 

A very enjoyable day was had at Strokestown House and Gardens on Sunday 24th February. Our sincere gratitude to Jackie who facilitated our visit and guided us through the house giving us free reign to photograph every aspect of the interior. Strokestown House is certainly one of the jewels in Roscommon's heritage crown and will feature in a series of programmes about 'The Big House' on TV3 shortly.