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.