REMINDER - PHOTO SHOOT TOMORROW SUNDAY 15th NOVEMBER

Members are reminded that there will be a club photo shoot visiting the beautifully restored St. Mel's Cathedral in Longford. This is a great opportunity to see the building as the light changes from day to night. Equally splendid in natural daylight or artificial light, it is a chance to try out your interior photography skills and learn for more experienced members. Please bring a tripod.
Considering the weather at the moment, the emphasis will be on the interior of the building.
Meet at the cathedral at 3.30pm.
We look forward to seeing you all.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 10th November

Door opens at 7.45pm. Meeting will begin PROMPTLY at 8pm!
Members are asked to bring their camera and tripod and dress appropriately for some outdoor photography!

"The Aurora Borealis over Dunmoran, Co Sligo" by Jordan Cummins. Jordan will be sharing his knowledge and experience of artro-photography at this month's meeting.

The Agenda for our November meeting next Tuesday night is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address; Presented by John Walshe.
• Revised Monthly Motivation - A proposed revision of the format and presentation of the monthly Motivation.
• Annual Christmas Party will take place on Friday 4th December.
• Club Photo Shoot to St. Mel's Cathedral on 15th November.
• AOB

• Review of this year's IPF National Shield competition presented by John Walshe.

• Motivation Slideshow presented by Joe Kennedy. The theme for this month's Motivation is 'PHOTOJOURNALISM'.

• Tea/Coffee Break - During the break, a slideshow of photos taken by members recently at the Mohill Horse Fair.

• Presentation and Workshop - Jordan Cummins will discuss and demonstrate his passion for photographing the heavens over his beloved Sligo. For many years Jordan has acquired considerable knowledge and skill while photographing the night sky, Milky Way and in particular, the Aurora Borealis. Tonight, he will share his knowledge with us. Jordan wants members to bring their cameras and tripods for an active demonstration to photograph the night sky. Obviously, we will all be praying for a clear sky!!!
  Have a look at some of Jordan's stunning photos on his Flickr site HERE.

We look forward to seeing you all.
New members always welcome.

Boyle Camera Club presenting at this year's IPF National Shield competition in Dublin.

The very best of luck to members of Boyle Camera Club who are representing us at this year's Irish Photographic Federation (IPF) National Shield competition which takes place today (7th November) in Scoil Iosa, Malahide, Co. Dublin from 10.00am-5.00pm.

Boyle Camera Club have submitted two panels of ten photographs each in the Colour and Monochrome categories. A sincere thank you to our Chairman John Walshe, Martina Morris, Hugh Rooney (pictured above) and Margaret Dolan, who travelled to Dublin to present and hang the panels. We await the final results with great anticipation!

Boyle Camera Club were winners of the National Shield in 2013.

Boyle Camera Club AGM - 13th October

Election of New Committee
Boyle Camera Club's AGM took place recently at St. Joseph's Resource Centre Boyle.
The initial part of the meeting was concerned with the election of the new committee. Those committee members standing-down this year, Kit O'Connor, Mary Lane and Marion Noone were thanked for their contribution. Deserving of much credit and praise, Andy Rimmer, who very diligently served as chairperson for the past three years has also retired.

From back left - Andy Rimmer, Hugh Rooney, John Walshe, Joe Kennedy and Brian Munnelly.
Front from left - Deirdre Ryan and Margaret Dolan. (not in photo - Margaret Mulligan and Tony Murphy)

The new elected committee is as follows;
Club Chairperson - John Walshe
Treasurer - Brian Munnelly
Secretary - Margaret Dolan
Officers - Hugh Rooney, Deirdre Ryan, Margaret Mulligan, Andy Rimmer, Joe Kennedy and Tony Murphy.

The Motivation theme for October was “Film Titles” and was judged by Peter Kelly.
Beginners. 1st “Blue Brothers” by Margaret Mulligan 2nd “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” by Margaret Mulligan 3rd “The House on the Hill” by Deirdre Ryan.


Motivation - 'Film Title'

Motivation Winners - left - Matthew Gammon.
top right - Tommy Guihan and bottom right Margaret Mulligan

This month’s Motivation was presented by Joe Kennedy and judged by Peter Kelly. The winners in each category are as follows;

Advanced

1. Matthew Gammon - 'Birdman'
2. Margaret Dolan - 'Terms of Endearment'
3. Andy Rimmer - 'Around The World in 80-Days'

Intermediate

1. Tommy Guihan - 'Clockwork Orange'
2. Sally Moffatt - 'The Lion King'
3. Lexie Monaghan - 'The Shooter'

Beginner

1. Margaret Mulligan - 'The Blues Brothers'
2. Margaret Mulligan - 'The Good the Bad and the Ugly'
3. Deirdre Ryan - 'The House on the Hill'

The November Motivation Theme is 'Photo Journalism'.
Only images taken AFTER 1st of October 2014 are eligible for Motivation entry!
Members can submit up to FOUR images.

A reminder also that 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.

November Motivation Entries on or before Friday 6th November to;

motivationpics@gmail.com

Main Presentation - Brian Farrell

After the tea break, the guest speaker, Brian Farrell, gave a most entertaining and educational presentation about his work as a free-lance photographer and showed examples of his published works. He stressed that "good photos can be taken on our own doorsteps and that if a person can’t take good pictures in their own environment, they won’t be able to take them anywhere else."

Follow Brian Farrell on Facebook.

Next Club Meeting - Tuesday 10th November.

Club Photo Shoot this Sunday 25th October - Mohill Horse Fair

The Deal is Done - Joe Kennedy

NOT TO BE MISSED!!
Club Photo Shoot this Sunday 25th October to Mohill Horse Fair. This annual historic event is regularly visited by members and provides an abundance of photographic opportunities not to mention, great atmosphere, people and craic!
Meet in the Church Car Park in Mohill at 11am. We look forward to seeing you there!

Inter-club Photo Shoot this Sunday 13th October

This Sunday, 13th October, Swords Camera Club and Boyle Camera Club will come together for an inter-club photo shoot visiting Strokestown House and Lough Key Forest Park. We will take full advantage of this beautiful Autumn light from different perspectives.
We are hoping for as many members as possible to come out and join us.

Schedule; Meet at 10am Strokestown House for guided tour and full access and 2pm at Lough Key. We look forward to seeing you all.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 8th September

The New Season begins. First meeting of the Autumn Season tomorrow night, Tuesday 8th September, 8pm at St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows;
Chairperson's Address
Notice of the Club AGM to be held next month on Tuesday 13th October. The current committee of 10 will stand down with 7 prepared to stand for re-election to the new committee. Members wishing to be considered for election to the new committee must forward their nomination to the club secretary by e-mail no later than one week before the AGM.
Any motions for consideration should be emailed to the club secretary in advance of the AGM.

The BAF was another successful exhibition for the club with good footfall & positive comments from visitors. Proceeds from sales will be donated to Cancer Care West.

The Boyle Summer Show and the BCC Perpetual Cup.

Well known and respected photographer, Brian Farrell, will be our guest presenter at this month's meeting.

The Motivation theme for September is 'Water'. Joe Kennedy will present the Slideshow and Critique.

The meeting will conclude with a technical discussion on the subject of Long Exposure Photography with Brian Farrell and Joe Kennedy.

We look forward to seeing you all!

Boyle Camera Club Perpetual Cup

At Boyle Summer Show next Sunday 23rd August, The Boyle Camera Club Perpetual Cup will be awarded to the best photo based on the theme 'REFLECTION'. Open to all age groups and skill levels, the winning image should attempt to interpret the theme in a creative and inventive way! Entries should be printed and mounted appropriately. NO GLASS FRAMES.

Boyle Camera Club Perpetual Cup to be awarded at the Boyle Summer Show

Boyle Summer Show takes place next Sunday 23rd August and Boyle Camera Club will sponsor one of the prizes in the 'Photography' section. 'The Boyle Camera Club Perpetual Cup' will be awarded to the winner of a themed category open to all age groups. The theme for 2015 is 'REFLECTION'. Club members and anyone with an interest in photography should keep your eyes peeled and cameras at the ready in the days ahead! All entries must be printed and mounted (NO FRAMED GLASS). We look forward to seeing you all there!

Boyle Camera Club Annual Exhibition 2015 at King House in Association with Boyle Arts Festival

Boyle Camera Club are currently presenting their annual exhibition at Boyle Library in association with the Boyle Arts Festival. There are over 30 images on display covering a broad range of photographic subject matter. Framed and unframed prints are for sale with proceeds being donated to Cancer Research. The club also have a raffle where the prize is a framed print of your choice. The exhibition runs until 1st August.

Founded in 2007, Boyle Camera Club is one of the most active and innovative clubs west of the Shannon and were the Irish Photographic Federation National Shield Winners in 2013. Members have attained citations and numerous national awards for their work in recent years.

Open to new members from beginners to advanced, we meet the second Tuesday of each month at St. Joseph's Resource Centre in Boyle. Presently on Summer Holidays, our next meeting is on Tuesday 8th September. We look forward to seeing you!

Photo Shoot to Ballintober Festival - Sunday 26th July

CLUB PHOTO SHOOT this Sunday 26th July will take place at Ballintobber to coincide with it's Heritage and Eileen Óg Festival Weekend. Sunday’s events start at 2:00pm with a historic walk of the Ballintober and dancing at the crossroads. Horse shoeing will be demonstrated at The Old Forge at 3:00pm, traditional hay making will also be demonstrated. The trail of The Willsgrove Mile will start from The Old School House at 4:00pm. There’ll be a cake sale and refreshments served all day in The Old School House. This should definitely be a bit of craic for anyone not planning to climb The Reek! Meet at the Crescent in Boyle for Car Pool at 1.30pm. Otherwise, meet in the church car park in Ballintobber about 2pm. See you there!!

Annual Weekend Photo Shoot 2015 - Achill Island

Saturday 20th June - Members of Boyle Camera Club enjoying the Annual Weekend Photo Shoot on Achill Island, Co Mayo. The weather was mixed but the craic was 90!!!

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 9th June

Meeting will begin PROMPTLY at 8pm!

The Agenda for Tuesday night's, June meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address; Presented by Andy Rimmer.
• Achill Island - Annual Weekend Photo Shoot - 19th-21st June. Members asked to pay the required €10 booking deposit at the meeting. Cost of accommodation; €70 for 2-nighs B&B.
• The Boyle Arts Festival is looming once again and BCC will be holding its usual exhibition in Boyle Library between 23rd July and 1st August. For those interested in exhibiting we will require you to submit up to 4 images on a memory stick or CD at tonight's meeting to a committee members, together with entry fee as of €35. The committee will then select the image to be printed, framed and exhibited during the Festival. At the conclusion of the exhibition, you will have your framed image returned to you. As is our custom, we will be donating the takings of picture sales to our chosen charity. This year we are asking the members to nominate our preferred charity, local or national it is entirely up to you.
• The Boyle Summer Show this year is on Sunday 23rd August and the organisers have approached the camera club to become involved with the event. The committee have therefore decided, that we will sponsor a Theme-based Photography Competition, which will be rewarded with a perpetual cup. Club members are encouraged to participate and we will announce more details in the coming months.
• Finally, the next 'Open' themed print motivation is due in July. The committee have been discussing the format of this motivation and decided that in order to give every entry due consideration, mounted photos should be submitted a month ahead with the results being announced at the following meeting. Therefore, everyone taking part should bring their prints along to tonight's meeting prior to the results and critique being given at the July meeting.

• Presentation - Peter Kelly will discuss the issue of lenses, what all the numbers mean and which one is best for your needs.

• Tea/Coffee Break

• Motivation Slideshow presented by Joe Kennedy.

• Groups - Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced members are asked to bring in their project work for review. 

We look forward to seeing you all.

New members always welcome.

Boyle Camera Club Annual Photo Exhibition - Submissions at next Tuesday's Club Meeting

Our annual photo exhibition will take place in Boyle Library as part of the Boyle Arts Festival in July. Members are reminded to bring their selected 4-images on CD or memory Stick to next Tuesday's meeting. Please insure that all submissions have a TITLE!
This is an 'Open' exhibition, images can be on any theme, in JPEG or TIFF format with highest possible resolution. Please accompany your submission with the €35 fee to cover printing and framing costs. Members will retain their framed image after the exhibition.

CLUB PHOTO SHOOT TOMORROW SUNDAY 7th MAY

June Club Photo Shoot. We will be spending the morning about the Frenchpark area. Meet on the Crescent Boyle at 9.30am for car-pool. Our day will start at 10am with a specially arranged tour of the Douglas Hyde Centre in Frenchpark. After we will visit some other sites of interest in the area. We look forward to seeing you all.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 12th May

Meeting will begin PROMPTLY at 8pm!

The Agenda for Tuesday night's, May meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address; Presented by Andy Rimmer.
• Congratulations to those members who were recently up-graded between groups;
  Steve Dobson, Hugh Flanagan, Declan Gaffney, Ciara Maher, Michael McGee, Sally Moffat, Pat Mullan, Yvonne Sarsfield & Padraig Thornton. I hope you continue your journey to further develop your photography skills.
• Achill Island - Annual Weekend Photo Shoot - 19th-21st June. Members asked to pay the required €10 booking deposit at the meeting. Cost of accommodation; €70 for 2-nighs B&B.
• 52 Challenge - The new challenge is now into its fourth week and for those who have not yet handed over the entry fee, payment is also due this evening, €5 to Brian please.
• The Boyle Arts Festival is looming once again and BCC will be holding its usual exhibition in Boyle Library between 23rd July and 1st August. For those interested in exhibiting we will require you to submit up to 4 images on a memory stick or CD at or before the next club meeting to a committee members, together with the same entry fee as last year of €35. The committee will then select the image to be printed, framed and exhibited during the Festival. At the conclusion of the exhibition, you will have your framed image returned to you. As is our custom, we will be donating the takings of picture sales to our chosen charity. This year we are asking the members to nominate our preferred charity, local or national it is entirely up to you.
• The Boyle Summer Show this year is on Sunday 23rd August and the organisers have approached the camera club to become involved with the event. The committee have therefore decided, that we will sponsor a Theme-based Photography Competition, which will be rewarded with a perpetual cup. Club members are encouraged to participate and we will announce more details in the coming months.
• We are planning an inter-club photoshoot with the Swords Camera Club in October, again more details nearer the time.
• Finally, the next 'Open' themed print motivation is due in July. The committee have been discussing the format of this motivation and decided that in order to give every entry due consideration, mounted photos should be submitted a month ahead with the results being announced at the following meeting. Therefore, everyone taking part should bring their prints along to next month's meeting (June) prior to the results and critique being given at the July meeting.

• Committee Flickr Selection - John Walsh will select this month's image from the Boyle Camera Club Flickr Pool.

• Presentation - Darren Purcell of Visionary Photography, Boyle will discuss his work as a documentary photographer in Haiti in the aftermath of the 2013 earth quake disaster.

• Tea/Coffee Break

• Motivation Slideshow presented by Joe Kennedy and judged by Des O'Dwyer.

• Groups - Beginners and Intermediate Groups - John and Peter to review progress on the Alphabet Project set at last month's meeting. Advanced Group; Members to review and discussed proposed Book Project themes and introduction to Blurb, self-publishing on-line application and resource.

We look forward to seeing you all.

New members always welcome.

Club Photo Shoot - Sunday 10th May

This, Sunday 10th May, Mary Lane will lead a club Photo Shoot in the legendary Derreen (Bluebell) Wood. If you've never seen this amazing visual phenomena (or if you're very familiar with it), come along at 6pm to catch the best of the evening light.

Des O'Dwyer wins the club 52/52 Photo Challenge 2015

Congratulations to Des O'Dwyer, winner of this year's club 52/52 Photo Challenge. Des worked on a personal project that explored Irish Public Architecture, submitting one image each week over the course of the year. Jordan Cummins received the Runner-up prize. Both portfolios displayed a very high level of photographic competency, creativity and imagination that members of the club at all levels can learn from! Well done to you both.
View Des O'Dwyer's 52 Portfolio HERE and Jordan Cummins 52 Portfolio HERE.

The NEW 52/52 Challenge will commence next week with the first image to be submitted to the NEW 52/52 Challenge Flickr Group Pool on Friday 24th April. Participants should join this GROUP and share their images to it via their personal Flickr account. Also, please read the RULES and pay the related €5 fee at the next club meeting.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 14th April

Meeting will begin PROMPTLY at 8pm!

The Agenda for tomorrow night's, April meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address; Presented by Andy Rimmer.
• Achill Island - Annual Weekend Photo Shoot - 19th-21st June. If possible, members asked to pay the required €10 booking deposit at the meeting.
• PRINT MOTIVATION - members prints to be handed in at the beginning of the meeting. Prints must have member's name and photo title marked clearly on the reverse.
• Evening photo shoots proposed for months ahead - suggestions appreciated.
• 52/52 Challenged will be critiqued and judged tonight. The NEW 52/52 Challenge will begin with first image due Friday 24th April! Note - Entry fee €5.
• Members participating in the club 52/52 challenge must have their own Flickr account and use this to forward their photos to the club 52/52 Flickr Pool.
• Committee Flickr selection from membership.

• 52/52 Challenge - 24 members took up the challenge last March. However, just 12-members have fulfilled the requirements of the challenge with a complete portfolio of 52 images, one each week over the course of the year. The winner and runner-up will be selected from this group.

• OPEN Motivation Slideshow and Critique presented by Joe Kennedy.

• Tea/Coffee Break

• OPEN Motivation PRINT Members prints will be displayed and reviewed.

• Groups - Beginners and Intermediate Groups - John and Peter to review progress on the Alphabet Project set at last month's meeting. Advanced Group; Members to review and discussed proposed Book Project themes and introduction to Blurb, self-publishing on-line application and resource.

We look forward to seeing you all.

New members always welcome.

Derek Fetherstone wins RTE Photo Competition

Congratulations to club member Derek Fetherstone, whose stunning photo was the Overall Winner of the RTE 1 Spring Weather Photo Competition 2015. A stunning image and well deserved victory!
Checkout more from Derek's Flickr Photostream HERE.

Club Photo Shoot this Sunday 29th March - Athlone Castle

This month's club photo shoot will take place at the historical Athlone Castle, Co. Westmeath. Members will have a special tour and be given full license to photograph this splendid 12th century restored bastion and surrounding environment. Meet on the Crescent Boyle at 9.30am for car pool. Entrance fee to the castle is €6.

Flickr Choice March - Marion Noone

Playing in the Lake

Photo by Sally Moffatt. "I liked it because of the suspended motion. Lovely action shot with sense of movement with water droplets and the dogs expression is great. Beautiful light and colour in picture and it feels like the dog could jump from the picture any minute".
Marion Noone.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 10th March

Meeting will begin PROMPTLY at 8pm!

The Agenda for tomorrow night's, March meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address; Presented by our Chairperson, Andy Rimmer.
• There will be NO FEE on the door for this month's meeting!
• Committee Flickr selection to be web-based.
• 5-minute member presentation to recommence for April meeting. Presenters required.
• Boyle Enterprise Town presentation at King House.
• 52/52 Challenge ends. Participants portfolios to be reviewed.
• Annual Weekend away!
• Motivation - format for submission.
• Presenters and Content for future Group Sessions required.

• Presentation - Boyle Camera Club are delighted to welcome Dublin based photographer, Paul Stanley AIPF EFIAP ESFIAP. Paul has been involved in photography at local, national and international level for more than 30 years. He works mainly as a travel and documentary photographer but has a particular interest in landscape and the sea. Paul uses both digital and film and produces most of his monochrome images from film in the traditional darkroom. Paul is a member of the Dublin Camera Club, serves on the IPF committee and is a founder member of Peoples Photography.

• Tea/Coffee Break

• Motivation Slideshow and Critique presented by Joe Kennedy and judged by our own Brian Munnelly. This month's motivation theme was 'PANORAMA'.

• Groups - Beginners and Intermediate Groups will be introduced to a photographic challenge by John and Peter. Time now to put the learning from the past few months into practice! Advanced Group; After finishing the Typology challenge last month, advanced members will be introduced to the Art of the Photo Book. The challenge going forward will be to produce and self-publish a photo book based on a personal, narrative-based photography project. Advanced members might have a look at this page which identifies some of THE BEST PHOTO BOOKS OF 2014.

Members should note that annual membership fees are now due. The fees remain unchanged; Full Membership €45. Unwaged/Pensioner/Student €15. Members are reminded that a monthly meeting fee of €3 exists. For special guest presenters, the meeting fee is €5.

We look forward to seeing you all.

New members always welcome.

Motivation Themes from March to September 2015

This month's Motivation theme is "PANORAMIC".
The deadline for receipt of entries is Friday 6th March 2015.

Only photos taken since September 2014 are eligible for entry in this year's Motivation.

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;

• March - Panoramic
• April - Open - Print
• May - Portraits Without Faces
• June - Forced Perspectives
• July/August - Open - Print
• September - Water

Happy Shooting!

Weather Warning for Tomorrow's Proposed Photo Shoot

Regarding tomorrow's proposed photo shoot; some sources are predicting BAD WEATHER for Sunday so just in case this materialises, we will postpone the shoot until next Sunday. So if you're greeted with rain in the morning, stay in bed! We wouldn't normally be put off by a bit of rain but on this occasion, the location would not be conducive to photographing on a wet day.

CLUB PHOTO SHOOT - Sunday 22nd February

This month's club photo shoot will take place at the Barons de Freyne Estate and visit other site of interest in area surrounding Frenchpark, Co Roscommon.
Members should aim to meet at The Douglas Hyde Centre on the Ballaghaderreen Road (near the 'Into The West' pub) for 10am.
Car Pool from Boyle - meet on The Crescent at 9.30am. We look forward to seeing you all.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 10th February

The Agenda for the February meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address;
• Presented by our Chairperson, Andy Rimmer.

• Presentation - Tonight, Boyle Camera Club are delighted to welcome Sligo based landscape photographer, Ciáran McHugh, who will talk to us about his work. Ciarán’s photography is focused on the landscapes of Sligo, Galway and the West of Ireland. His aim is to capture these stunning landscapes at their very best and where possible from an off the beaten track vantage point.

• Tea/Coffee Break

• Motivation Slideshow and Critique presented by Joe Kennedy and judged by Ciaran McHugh. This month's motivation theme was 'MORNING LIGHT'.

• Groups - Beginners and Intermediate Groups will continue examining camera skills with Peter and John. Beginner members participating in the camera skills group - Please remember to bring your camera and samples of images for review. This month's emphasis will be APERTURE! Advanced Group; Back at the December meeting, members were challenged to produce a photographic Typology on a subject of their choice. Tonight, members are expected to present their 12-image panel in print or digital format. Time will be given to discuss and evaluate work and consider a follow-on challenge in the months ahead.

Members should note that annual membership fees are now due. The fees remain unchanged; Full Membership €45. Unwaged/Pensioner/Student €15. Members are reminded that a monthly meeting fee of €3 exists. For special guest presenters, the meeting fee is €5.

We look forward to seeing you all.

New members always welcome.

Landscape Photographer Ciáran McHugh to Talk at February Meeting

Boyle Camera Club are delighted to welcome Sligo based landscape photographer, Ciáran McHugh, to our February meeting.

Ciarán’s photography is focused on the landscapes of Sligo, Galway and the West of Ireland. His aim is to capture these stunning landscapes at their very best and where possible from an off the beaten track vantage point.

He says of his work; "The format of photography I work with most is panoramic. I feel this wider view best captures Sligo’s stunning sweeping vistas; from the iconic slopes of its mountains to its dramatic coastline and lakes. When I come across a scene that I want to capture in a photograph the main challenge can be deciding what to leave out!"
We very much look forward to Ciáran's presentation.

Club meeting is on Tuesday 10th February at 8pm in St. Joseph's Resource Centre in Boyle. Full agenda for the meeting to follow shortly.
New members always welcome.

Club Meeting - Tuesday 20th January

Due to poor weather conditions, the January meeting was deferred from 13th to 20th January.

Welcome
The meeting was conducted as outlined in the agenda.

• Andy reminded members that annual subscription fees were now due. Membership fees are unchanged with subsidies existent for unwaged, pensioners and students. There is a monthly door fee for club meetings. This is €3 and covers the cost of renting the venue. In the case of visiting presenters, the door fee is €5.
• Members are asked to continue to add comments to the ‘Suggestion Box’ that will be available at each meeting.
• There was a Print Category for this month’s motivation which was judged by committee members. The next scheduled Print Motivation will be in April and Andy proposed that it be judged by a combined group consisting of a Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced member.
• Andy asked the question if at this point, one meeting per month is adequate to conduct club business. It had been suggested some time ago that perhaps the club should consider meeting formally every two weeks or twice monthly. Andy said he would post his proposal in the club Forum where members can voice their opinions in advance of any decision being made.
• Members are asked if they are aware of available venues, locally or other, to accommodate potential photography exhibitions over the course of the year.
• On a related subject, the club will have representation at the Boyle Enterprise Town 2015 event towards the end of February. More on this at the next meeting.

BCC Flickr Pool - Photo of the Month
Each month, club members registered with Flickr are encouraged to put their photos into the Boyle Camera Club Flickr Pool. From the pool, a committee member selects an image and discusses it at the beginning of the meeting. This month Joe Kennedy selected and discussed Des O’Dwyer’s blue-hour photo of St. Mel’s Cathedral in Longford and Brian Munnelly discussed Peter Kelly’s BW photo of a Parisian street scene.

Groups

John Walsh took the Beginners Group and gave a summary of the areas he and Peter Kelly covered during recent meetings as an introduced to Basic Photography Skills.
During the November meeting suggestions were taken from the group as to what topics should be covered. Suggestions included; better exposures, use of camera controls, use of photo editing software. The second half of the session introduced the group to shutter speed and how a cameras shutter mechanism works.
The December meeting continued to discuss shutter speed. Photographs taken at various shutter speeds were analysed. John and Peter spoke in more detail about the effects of shutter speed, how to choose the correct shutter speed and permissible shutter speeds for hand held shots. Subsequently, members were encouraged to try a number of shots at different shutters speeds and bring the results to the January meeting for a discussion.
The first half of the January session John reviewed shots where members had tried out skills learned in previous sessions. John moved on to explain Aperture; its effect on exposure and depth of field and the importance of correct focusing when using wide apertures. Beginners are asked to bring samples to next session for discussion where John will discuss in more detail how aperture and focal length effect depth of field.

Tony Murphy took Advanced and Intermediate members. The conversation continued on the subject of Photographic Typologies. Members are asked to present their finished project at the February meeting. More details in THIS POST.

Print Motivation - OPEN theme

This month’s Print Motivation was judged by Kit O’Connor and Brian Munnelly. The winners in each category are as follows;
Beginners - Tristan Otto, Intermediate - Ciara Maher and Advanced - Tony Murphy.

Projected Image Motivation - OPEN theme

This month’s Motivation was presented by Joe Kennedy and judged by Peter Kelly. The winners in each category are as follows;

Advanced

1. Des O'Dwyer - 'Seascape'
2. Joe Kennedy - 'Ram'
3. Margaret Dolan - 'It's All in the Timing'

Intermediate

1. Steve Dobson - 'Water World'
2. Marty Cooke - 'Dusty Trail'
3. Norman Little - 'Fun in the Park'

Beginner

1. Sally Moffatt - 'Reflections'
2. Margaret Mulligan - 'Spring Daffodils'
3. Tristan Otto - 'Snow Scene'

The February Motivation Theme is 'MORNING LIGHT'.
Only images taken AFTER 1st of October 2014 are eligible for Motivation entry!
Members can submit up to FOUR images.

A reminder also that 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.

February Motivation Entries on or before Friday 6th February to;

motivationpics@gmail.com

Conclusion

Next club meeting; Tuesday 10th February.
New (and former) members are always welcome.

Club Photo Shoot - Sunday 1st February

It was far too beautiful a morning last Sunday to spend it at the Resource Centre under studio lights so we headed for the Curlew's to tramp through the snow covered boreens. We took our chances on an ice covered 'Old Sligo Road' and abandoned our cars on the Garrow Road. We had a very relaxed and easy ramble, taking a few snaps along the way. Very refreshing! Well done to the survivors!!

Typology Challenge Presentation at the February Meeting.

Boyle Camera Club, Advanced and Intermediate Group members will hopefully be bringing their work on the Typology Challenge to a conclusion about now for presentation at the February meeting. Tony has prepared a short podcast which talks members through the process of using the Presentation Templates that were discussed at the January meeting. The templates are in JPEG format so can be used in any image editor that operates Layers. For members that do not use Photoshop or GIMP, I recommend using Pixlr (select Open image from Computer in Editor). This is an 'on-line' image editor that has a Layers function similar to Photoshop.
Printing the panel is the preferred option as it is very difficult to appreciate a typology in digital format. However, if you have difficulty with printing then send the finished panel in JPEG format to tony@tonymurphy.ie and I will insure they are included for view.
Printing - Conor Dowling has agreed to print members panels. Full details on how to get your panel to Conor, HERE.

It you haven't done so already, you can download the Presentation Templates HERE.

We look forward to seeing the work.

View Podcast Full-Screen HERE.

Typology Challenge - December 2014 to February 2015

Members of the Advanced and Intermediate Groups are presently working on a challenge to produce a photographic Typology for the February meeting. Tony Murphy spoke on the subject of Typologies during the Group sessions at the December and January meetings. Some members presented their work-in-progress at the January meeting.

Participants are asked to do some personal research on the subject of Photographic Typologies, there's an endless amount of material available on-line. Subsequently, members are asked to select a subject or subject matter and produce a set of 12 images.

The set should be presented as a PRINT (A3 plus - 19x13 inches) using one of the templates provided by Tony. If members would prefer another presentation format, individual prints or digital files, that's fine. However, a single print containing the set is desirable.

There is no 'prize' for this challenge! It is simply devised to motivate Advanced members and give them an opportunity to expand their knowledge of historical and contemporary photographic trends and flex their creative photographic eye.

More details HERE.

Club Meeting - 20th January (Maybe)

DEAR MEMBERS. AS YOU ARE AWARE, LAST TUESDAY'S CLUB MEETING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER AND IS RESCHEDULED FOR THIS TUESDAY, 20TH JANUARY, 8PM ST. JOSEPH'S RESOURCE CENTRE, BOYLE.

HOWEVER, THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE COMING DAYS IS PREDICTING SNOW AND FREEZING CONDITIONS FOR THE GREATER BOYLE AREA, SO WE MAY REVISE THE DECISION TO CONDUCT THE MEETING IF CONDITIONS DICTATE. MEMBERS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA TEXT AND THIS POST WILL BE REVISED TO CONFIRM A DECISION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

MEETING CANCELLED TONIGHT.

6.30pm Tuesday 13th January

URGENT MESSAGE DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING, THE SCHEDULED CLUB MEETING WILL BE POSTPONED PROVISIONALLY UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY, 20th JANUARY. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.

As text message notification may not reach everyone, could members that see this notice here, pass on the news to others. We will update this post shortly to confirm next Tuesday's proposed club meeting.

PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY TONIGHT.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 13th January

The Agenda for the January meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address;
• From the 'Suggestion Box'.
• January Motivation has a PRINT option! Prints for this month's Motivation to be given to Kit or Mary before the meeting.
• Print Motivations. Next Print Motivation will take place in April. It is proposed to compile a judging panel consisting of one Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced member for this and future Print Motivations.
• Meeting schedule - Question to members; is there justification/desire to have club meetings more than once a month?
• Exhibitions - proposals and venues for 2015.

• Committee Flickr Choice - Brian and Joe will select one image each from the club's Flickr Pool and discuss them with members.
• 5-minute talk - Catherine Mullarkey will discuss one of her recent images.
• Presentation - Following on from last month's meeting, Beginners and Intermediate Groups will continue examining camera skills with Peter and John. Beginner members participating in the camera skills group - Please remember to bring samples of images for review where you have used shutter speed techniques discussed with John and Peter at our December meeting. You should bring an image, printed or on usb memory stick demonstrating the challenges achieving the desired visual effect or where you have intentionally used shutter speed to capture that critical image! 15 mins will be given to looking at members images. Next up; APERTURE! Be prepared!! Advanced Group members are asked to bring at least ONE of their images from the TYPOLOGY challenge set out at the December meeting for review and discussion. Tony will build on last month's session and demonstrate how to assemble the 12-image panel using PhotoShop. Advanced members are expected to produce a 12-image panel for the February meeting. Advanced members can download the panel templates from this LINK.

• Tea/Coffee Break
• Motivation Slideshow and Critique presented by Joe and Peter.
• Print Motivation The club provides window mounts suitable for an A4 print for €2. Print submissions should be mounted. Judging and critique by Kit and Mary.

Members should note that annual membership fees are now due. The fees remain unchanged; Full Membership €45. Unwaged/Pensioner/Student €15. Members are reminded that a monthly meeting fee of €3 exists. For special guest presenters, the meeting fee is €5.

We look forward to seeing you all.

New members always welcome.