Club Photo Shoot this Sunday - 25th May to the Breffni Vintage Car Rally

This Sunday, members will meet on the Crescent in Boyle at 9am for car pool. The group will then head to Drumshambo in Co. Leitrim to the Breffni Memorial Run 2014. The Breffni Vintage Club are hosting what promises to be a very interesting event. A great opportunity for some street photography not to mention the fine cars that owners will be proud to showoff!

Congratulations to Our New IPF Distinction Recipients

Peter Kelly, Matthew Gammon and Mick Nolan, pictured at the recent IPF Distinctions Awards in Mullingar

Congratulations to Peter, Matthew and Mick on receiving their Licentiate Distinctions at the recent Irish Photographic Federation event held in Mullingar. Another great result for Boyle Camera Club and a fine example for members considering the next licentiate sitting in September. Well done to you all.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 13th May

The Agenda for the May meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address;
• Club Membership Cards
• Annual Photographic Weekend 2014 - Inis Oirr. Up-date and travel details.
• Club Photo Shoot Sunday 25th May 
• IPF Distinctions and National Club Championship; BCC members going forward to the next sitting in Mullingar on 17th & 18th May. Also IPF AGM.
• Boyle Arts Festival - Club Annual Photo Exhibition - Submission of images for selection process.
• June meeting - evening photo shoot proposed?

• Jason Mallard and Marion Noone will select the 'Photo of the Month' from the BCC Flickr Group Pool.
• Matthew Gammon will give a 5-minute talk on his recent trip to the Palm Springs Photo Festival.
• This month's Motivation is 'Street Photography' and will be judged by Dublin-based street photographer Ross McGrath. View members photos HERE.
• Tea/Coffee Break
• Presentation - Jason Mallard will discuss the importance or saving and archiving your digital images and data. Details HERE.
• Group Sessions - Opportunity to discuss relevant photography issues for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced members. (Tony Murphy will begin a series of presentations on the Exposure Triangle for Beginners. This month the subject will be APERTURE).

Members should note that the door fee for meetings is now €3 as discussed and agreed at our recent AGM.

We look forward to seeing you all.

New members always welcome.

Christy Regan Remembered

Christy Regan - photo taken recently by his son, Enda, at Strandhill.

Boyle Camera Club would like to express our condolences to the family of photographer, Christy Regan who passed away recently after a long illness. Christy began his photographic career in the 1960s working for Michael O'Callaghan at the Roscommon Herald and contributed his images to numerous other papers about Roscommon, Leitrim and Sligo. Starting out with a Kodak 'Box-Brownie' camera, for over 40 years, Christy photographed weddings, Baptisms, First Holy Communions, Conformations, dinner dances and every form of social and public event and gathering about Boyle. Christy was thoroughly professional, quick to laugh and had an easy way about him. He passed on his great passion for the camera to his wife Mary and son Enda, who carry on the family photographic tradition in his name. Rest in Peace Christy.