A diverse meeting this week began with a recount of a visit that four of our members made to the Clonakilty Rugby Club last Saturday. This was a re-scheduled match, that was originally to be played the Sunday prior so disappointingly several members were unable to attend. Those that did attend found the task of capturing the action quite challenging.
Welcome back to everyone and Happy New Year.
This evening was the first of several workshops we intend to hold over the coming months to encourage members to try different forms of photography and learn some new skills. Continue reading Sports Photography
Our last meeting for 2017.
Entries into this year’s Photographer of the Year competition (POTY) were due in this evening and it was great to see that more than half the cub’s members entered this year’s competition. Continue reading POTY, programme & 5-minutes
‘Twas a cold and windless night when a group of hardy souls ventured out to Drombeg and the ancient stone circle. A waxing moon lit up the monoliths and provided an eerie light by which to take our photographs….
It was time for Mike Brown to once again don his judging hat and consider the entries in this year’s Johnny Creedon Nature Photographer of the Year competition. And for the second year in a row Nicholas came out on top, this time with his photo of a snail. Congratulations!
Continue reading Johnny Creedon Nature Competition & two 5 minutes
Earlier this year Tom joined up with local professional photographer, Rohan Reilly for a workshop on long-exposure photography, the location, Japan! Tom has been on several workshops with Rohan and has enjoyed them tremendously hence the desire to repeat the experience but in a different location. Japan with its beautiful scenery and iconic religious temples makes for an ideal subject for those interested in creating long-exposure images. Continue reading Tom recounts his Japan trip