Motivation Themes 2013 - 2014

Members should note that henceforth, Motivation Themes will be issued annually as a set beginning this September.

This month's Motivation theme is "Shopfronts".
The deadline for receipt of entries is Friday 4th October 2013.

This year, 2013 - 2014, Members may take photos ANYTIME  during the year in advance of the Motivation themes below. Also, the total number of photos that can be entered has increased from 3 to 4.

Reminder; the title of each photo should be;
"MEMBERS NAME - CATEGORY (Beg, Int, Adv), IMAGE TITLE and MEMBERSHIP NUMBER" e.g. “John Fox - Beg – Autumn Evening Reflection – 104.jpg”

Entries should be re-sized so that a landscape format photo is 1024 pixels wide or if in portrait format the photo is 600 pixels high. Des has placed a note on how to re-size photos HERE. Tony has a video for anyone using Picasa HERE.
The Motivation Themes for the year ahead are;

• September - Shopfronts
• October - Transportation
• November - Close-up and Macro
• December - A Story
• January - Still-life composition
• February - Environmental Portrait
• March - Patterns
• April - Street Photography
• May - Technology
• June - Man-Made
• July/August - Nature

Happy Shooting!

Club Meeting Tuesday 10th September

Returning after the Summer break, our September meeting was a very busy affair. The meeting followed the scheduled agenda;

Opening the meeting, chairperson Andy Rimmer, welcomed members back after the summer break. Closure was given to this year's very successful exhibition in association with Boyle Arts Festival; all reprints have been dispatched, a new data projector has been purchased and Andy presented a cheque for €320 to Michelle Gilgarro for The Childrens Hospital, Crumlin, Diabetes Fund (Photo below).
Andy then reminded members that the October meeting will be devoted to the annual AGM. He presented a number of motions to members for consideration as they will be required to vote on these at the AGM (see earlier post below). A full agenda for the AGM will be posted here shortly.

5-Minute Photo

Donal Hackett gave an excellent presentation on his recent portraiture project. Inspired by the club's 52/52 challenge, Donal told of his search for subjects and the various techniques used to capture the images. Very entertaining and some excellent photography too!

Presentation

Tony Murphy discussed the club's web profile and showed how to navigate the BCC Website, Facebook page, Flickr and Forum. He encouraged members to contribute and share resources in these spaces. Members may not have been aware that they can post content on the club's Facebook page so Tony recommends members to 'Friend' it and keep up-to-date with happenings.

Motivation

Desmond O'Dwyer presented this month's Motivation. The theme for September was "My Irish Summer". John Walsh, from all the way over there in Australia, judged entries and gave personal critiques via video on selected shots. Members entries HERE.

From Top; Louise Payne - 'My Sunshine', Debbie McCormack - 'The Bog Road, Clifden' and Tony Murphy - 'Being Irish'.

The winners in each category were;

Advanced

1. 'Being Irish' - Tony Murphy
2. 'Heading Home' - Mick Nolan
3. 'The Field' - Desmond O'Dwyer

Intermediate

1. 'The Bog Road, Clifden' - Debbie McCormack
2. 'Wheat in theWind' - Kit O'Connor
3. 'Tranquillity' - Derek Fetherstone

Highly commended; 'Spin Me Round and Round' - Susan Duffy

Beginner

1. 'My Sunshine' Louise Payne
2. 'Horseshoe Eye' Michael McGee
3. 'Untitled' - Gordon Blackwell

Highly commended; 'Caravan Holidays' - Noreen McNamara

Next month's motivation theme is Shop Fronts. Members are advised to think outside the box on this one!

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

motivationpics@gmail.com 

Entries on or before Friday 4th October

Group Sessions

Beginners - Tony Murphy interrogated this month's Motivation submissions using the Guidelines set by the club for judging. He advised on considering aspects of framing the subject, compositional arrangement and exposure balance.

Intermediate and Advanced - Jason Mallard focused on, the now very topical subject of iPhone Photography.

Photo Shoot

At the meeting, a photo shoot to Ballina via Lough Talt was proposed for Sunday 15th September. However, due to the very bad weather on Sunday, it is doubtful that this went ahead (the author being one of those that stayed under his duvet!). We hope to reschedule this photo shoot to a later date.

Next Club Meeting is the AGM - Tuesday 8th October at 8pm, St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle. Members of the general public are welcome to attend this meeting.

BCC present cheque to Childrens Hospital Crumlin, Diabetes Fund

 

Boyle Camera Club chairperson, Andy Rimmer, presents Michelle Gilgarro representing the Childrens Hospital Crumlin, with a cheque for €320, proceeds from sales at the club's recent exhibition in King House. Also in the photo are committee members; Mary Lane, Debbie McCormack and Des O'Dwyer.

Motions being proposed at BCC AGM - Tuesday 10th October

Boyle Camera Club AGM will take place on Tuesday 10th October at 8pm in St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle.

At the club's recent meeting, Chairperson Andy Rimmer, told members that they will be asked to vote on a number of items at the forthcoming AGM. Below is a summary of the proposed motions.

1. To elect the Club Officers; Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer.

Regarding the election of officers, the following committee members have put their names forward for nomination; Andy Rimmer has agreed to stand for Chair for a second year; Marion Noone has volunteered to stand for Secretary and Brian Munnelly for Treasurer.

2. To elect the Club Committee - 10 posts.

The existing Committee members, Andy Rimmer, Tony Murphy, Jason Mallard, Des O'Dwyer, Brian Munnelly, Mary Lane and Marion Noone are standing for re-election.

Margaret Dolan, Debbie McCormack and Maeve Cormican are all standing down.

3. It is proposed to raise the monthly meeting entrance fee from €2 to €3.

4. It is proposed to freeze the Annual Subscription Fee at the current level for a third consecutive year.

Currently membership fees are; €45 for Full Membership. €15 for Retired, Unwaged and Junior Members.

5. It is proposed to raise the monthly meeting entrance fee to €5 when invited guests present at club meetings.

This is necessary so as to cover related expenses incurred by the club. 

Members can ask for additional motions to be presented at the AGM and submit nominations for Committee posts by emailing the Club Secretary at info@boylecameraclub.com no later than Tuesday 1st October.

Full agenda for the AGM will be posted here shortly.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 10th September

The agenda for our September meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson address.
• In this month's '5-minute slot', Donal Hackett will discuss one of his recent images.
• Presentation - Tony Murphy will take members through the navigation of the club website, Facebook and Forum in an attempt to promote greater membership contribution to these spaces.
• Break
• Motivation - Presented by Des O'Dwyer and judged by John Walshe (all the way from Australia!). This month's Motivation is 'My Irish Summer'. View members entries HERE.
• Group Sessions - Beginners will be led by Tony Murphy who will critique a selection of the images from the beginners group and some technical advice. Jason Mallard will take the Advanced Group and discuss Camera Phone Photography. Intermediate Group members can opt to participate in either session.

Other Issues

• OCTOBER AGM - Boyle Camera Club Committee consists of 10 members representing Advance, Intermediate and Beginners groups. This year, 3 members of the current committee will be stepping down, other committee members will be putting themselves forward for reelection. All club members are eligible to sit on the committee. Anyone interested in joining the committee should notify the club secretary at info@boylecameraclub.com before Friday 4th October. Andy will discuss the election protocol at this month's meeting.
• Photo Shoot proposed for Sunday 15th September to Ballina and Inniscrone via Lough Talt.

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

We look forward to seeing you all there.

Winning Combination for Andy at Elphin

Congratulations to Andy Rimmer for his great success at this year's Elphin Summer Show. Andy won first place in three of the photography categories with the above photos. Reminder to members that the Strokestown Show is on this coming weekend, see the previous post for details.

Also, Motivation entries should be submitted to Des on or before Friday 6th September! Details of the next club meeting on Tuesday 10th September will be posted here shortly.