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.