Club Meeting Tuesday 9th April

Once again, the webmaster apologies for the delay in updates to the site.

The April club meeting very much followed the agenda outlined in the previous post.

Opening the meeting, Chairperson Andy Rimmer, discussed recent and upcoming exhibitions, notably the club's intention to exhibit photos in Gleeson's, Roscommon to coincide with the Lamb Festival. Members are asked to forward framed photos (preferably on an agricultural/sheep theme) to the committee before Friday 26th April.

Presentation

Jason Mallard spoke about a few of the most influential contemporary photographers about today and the impact they have on his own work. Among those discussed were Dave Hill and Gregory Crewdson.

Top - 'Cornameeltha Ponies' by Tony Murphy. Bottom left - 'Sligo Train' by Lexie Monaghan and 'Neighbour from the Garden' - Martina Morris.

Motivation

Desmond O'Dwyer presented this month's Motivation. The theme for April was "One Minute From Home". Hugh Rooney judged entries and gave personal critiques on selected shots. Members entries HERE.

The winners in each category were;

Advanced

1. “Cornameeltha Ponies” - Tony Murphy
2. "Easter” - Des O'Dwyer
3. “Bow Down Before Me” - Andy Rimmer

Intermediate

1. “Neighbour from the Garden” - Martina Morris
2. “What a View!!” - Mary Lane
3. “Maybe Some Day” - Margaret Dolan

Beginners

1. “Sligo Train” - Lexie Monaghan
2. "Before Dark" - Noreen McNamara
3. "Perched" - Noreen McNamara

Printed Images Section

This month members were asked to submit one image to the Print section. This event takes place every third meeting and is an open section for ALL. The winner is judged during the meeting by club members. This month's winner was “The Gate” by Debbie McCormack.

Next month's motivation theme set by Hugh Rooney is Pattern.

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

motivationpics@gmail.com 

Entries on or before Friday 10th May

Group Sessions

Beginners - Tony Murphy discussed the necessity of having an organised approach to File Management. The simple task of uploading images is something we all do without thinking, far too often though, we rarely have an effective way of organising files so that they can be easily located, edited and transferred. Tony discussed a number of long-term organisation, storage and security methods.

Intermediate and Advanced - Jason Mallard discussed various options to editing RAW and JPEG image files.

Club Photo Shoot

This month's Photo Shoot takes place on Sunday 28th April at Lough Key Forest Park. Members will venture out onto the lake and visit Castle Island. Speed-boat trip costs €10. Life Jackets provided. Meet at Lough Key Visitor Centre at 10am. There will be the option to visit Trinity and other islands on the lake for an additional fee to interested members.

Annual Weekend Photo Shoot - INIS MÓR 2013

Full details on the arrangements for the club's annual island photo shoot posted shortly ... promise!

Next Club Meeting - Tuesday 14th May at 8pm, St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle. New members always welcome.