BCC photographers have strong presence at The World Rally in Boyle

Club Members Phil, Peter and Sean on the press platform for The World Rally in Boyle


Joe Kennedy is among the many members taking advantage of photo opportunities.

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Next Photo Shoot Sunday 8th February

Peter Boalch, Eagle from the Irish Raptor Centre

Sunday 8th February: Boyle Camera Club photoshoot to Irish Raptor Centre, Ballymote. €10 - includes a Flying Display. Meet on Crescent, Boyle 10.30am for car pooling . Arriving Ballymote 11.00am.

See members photos HERE.

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Motivation - GLASS February 2009

A reminder to members that the MOTIVATION for February is GLASS. This is certainly an interesting and thought provoking subject so members might care to look at some of the images in the following areas for inspiration.

GLASS 1

GLASS 2 and More

GLASS 3

Images should be sent to:

info@boylecameraclub.com

before WEDNESDAY 4th FEBRUARY.

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Motivation Results January 2009

The Motivation Theme for January 2009 was 'Christmas Means..'. Members voted their selection at the Club Meeting on 14th January.
The results are as follows;

Beginners Category

1st Place - Molly Burns - Christmas Means Unwanted Presents

2nd - Sandra Oddy - Holly and Ivy
3rd - Philip Candon - Christmas Time

Intermediate Category

1st Place - Deirdre O'Reilly - Christmas means .. Angels

2nd - Conor Dowling - Fireside
3rd - Louise Cole - The Scent of Roses

Advanced Category

1st Place - Ben Millett - Shoppers on Grafton Street

2nd - Peter Boalch - Happy Christmas
3rd - Norman Little - Christmas Dinner

Congratulations to you all.

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Club Meeting - Wednesday 14th January

Boyle Camera Club Chairperson, Sean O'Dowd delivers a presentation on Portrait Enhancement at this months club meeting.

Another great turn out at this months club meeting with some new faces attending. Membership presently exceeds 50+ enthusiastic photographers and Boyle Camera Club surely ranks as one of the biggest camera clubs in the country.

Club Chairperson, Sean O'Dowd, took the stand and delivered an excellent and informative presentation on how to use Photoshop to enhance portraits. This led to some interesting points and comments from the audience on the issue of photo editing software and highlighted the benefits for members to familiarise themselves with its operation. There are regular courses on Digital Photography and Image Editing provided locally by Boyle 2000 where experience and confidence can be developed in this area.

Minutes from this months meeting available HERE.

Watch this space for details regarding our next Photo Shoot.

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Photography Weekend Workshop in Wicklow with Peter Gordon

ExploreLight photographers Ed and Peter Gordon are pleased to announce a new date for a group Weekend Landscape Workshop (max 6 people) in Co Wicklow which will be taking place from February 20-22. The workshop will involve a full weekend of shooting from sunrise to sunset at prime locations hand picked by Peter from years of experience exploring Wicklow's landscape as well as an introductory meeting on Friday evening. The purpose of the weekend is to take you to the best locations under the prevailing light conditions and teach you the technical skills you need to make those good photo's great.

With the advent of digital photography our focus will be on this medium both in the field and also during post processing. To this end the workshop will involve a detailed critique of images taken during the weekend as well as post processing techniques in Photoshop. Film users are also more very welcome as both Ed and Peter have vast experience in this regard and continue to use medium format transparency.

For further information please visit our workshops page by clicking HERE.

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Club Meeting - Wednesday 14th January

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MEMBERS

The next meeting of Boyle Camera Club will take place on Wednesday 14th January at 8pm in the Moving Stairs, Boyle.

As usual, a full agenda is planned and will include a talk by our Chairperson, Sean O'Dowd about his photography and views on the subject.

Members will view submissions from this month's Motivation - 'Christmas Means ..'. Members are reminded that submissions are due TODAY! so get them to info@boylecameraclub.com as soon as possible.

View submissions to the month' Motivation HERE.

Peter has made some enquiries regarding a venue for our next Photo-shoot. He has been in touch with Eagles Flying in Ballymote. Although they are closed for the Winter season, they are willing to open the sanctuary for our club. Members will be asked to consider this event at the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you all.

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Digital Photography Course starting soon

Club members may be interested to know that 'Boyle 2000' will run a 5-evening course entitled, 'The Digital Camera', commencing Thursday 5th February. The course is aimed at Beginners and takes place between 7 and 9.30pm. Tony Murphy will demystify the terms and technical jargon associated with Digital Photography and using your digital camera. Participants are introduced to basic photography techniques in a fun and relaxed setting. Content will be appropriate to both Digital Compact and SLR camera users. Emphasis is on getting to know your camera and optimising its potential to enable participants take better pictures.

There are 12 places available. Contact Siobhan at Boyle 2000 by ringing 087 6817 678.

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