Innishannon Steam and Vintage Rally – 05/06/2016

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The annual Innishannon steam and vintage rally took place on the June Bank holiday weekend at the 38 acre venue outside Innishannon village. This annual event has been built up over the last 45 years. The rally has been running successfully since 1998 with all proceeds from the event going to the Irish Cancer Society. The rally was originally created to promote heritage machinery of all classes at work and to provide a suitable venue for vintage enthusiasts to display their machines as well as allowing the general public to view. The exhibits included huge tractors, threshers, unique cars, oil and steam engines.

Innishannon EUpton-7The event commenced with a parade of various vintage steam engines and old harvest machinery. At the end of the parade, 6 of the engines who participated in the event 46 years ago lined up for the public and photographers to take shots of these masterful machines from yesteryear. In addition to the various vintage club displays, there was also a slow Steam engine and slow tractor race as well as a motor cycle display.

With the weather staying dry and sunny, this was a fun event for collectors, enthusiasts, visitors and of course ECCG to view and photograph rare agricultural and mechanical treasures from the past.

Click here to see a gallery of images from this shoot. Enjoy!

 -  Noelle Lowney

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How I Took that Shot – Karina Leeson

Newcomer to East Cork Camera Group, Karina Leeson, had a fantastic run in her first competition with the shot below which won her not only first place in Grade C but also third place in the overall scores across all three Grades in our recent 'Transport' competition. Well done Karina! This is how she did it:

06 Karina Leeson - Transport

This image was definitely a lesson in patience as it took quite a few tries to get right. I set up the tripod in the back seat of the car with 2 legs on the floor and one leg on the back seat. I used a remote trigger and set a 10 second delay with the self timer in order to give myself time to start driving and get positioned steady before the shot. Each time I pulled the car in and hopped into the back seat to see the results.

I did this a few times as the exposure was turning out either too bright or too dark. I adjusted the settings until eventually I got an image that I was happy with. In Lightroom I adjusted the exposure a little bit as it was slightly overexposed. I also sharpened the image and increased the clarity.

Taken on Canon EOS 60D, Canon 18-135mm at 18mm. Aperture 5.0, ISO 100, 5 second shutter exposure.

 - Karina Leeson

See also:
How I took that Shot - Finbarr O'Shea
How I took that Shot - Keith Johnson
Competition Gallery
Competition Results and 2016 League Table

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ECCG ‘Transport’ Competition – 07/06/2016

'Transport' was the theme of our fourth and latest internal competition of 2016 held at the Midleton Park Hotel on Tuesday 07/06/16. Following two viewings of the eighteen entries, marks were awarded which yielded a close run result especially in Grade B where only one point separated first and second. The results were as follows:

Scores

Gaining his second first place in a row, Finbarr O'Shea took the honours in Grade A  while Anthony O'Connor and Denis Barry came second and third.

With two wins already under his belt for the year, Keith Johnson made it three by winning Grade B. Jim O'Neil was second and Noelle Lowney third.

Newcomer, Karina Leeson, made an outstanding debut in ECCG competition by winning Grade C with a score of 318 points which also landed her third in the overall placings. Well done Karina!. Eileen Upton and Jim Curtin came second and third respectively in Grade C.

In the overall high scores across all three Grades, Finbarr O'Shea, Anthony O'Connor and Karina Leeson took the honours.

Well done to all entrants, especially those new members entering for the first time, and congratulations to those who gained valuable points towards this year's Photographer of the Year competition.

The image below is the overall highest scoring image by Finbarr O'Shea. Click the image to see all the entries. Enjoy!

See also:
How I took that Shot - Finbarr O'Shea
How I took that Shot - Keith Johnson
How I took that Shot - Karina Leeson
Competition Gallery
Competition Results and 2016 League Table

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Nire Valley, Co. Waterford – 29/05/2016

Nire Valley 29-5-16 KDay-15On Sunday 29/5/16, a small group of us travelled east towards the Nire Valley in Co. Waterford. The day started very sunny but as evening came the rain began to fall. This did not deter us however.

On the Dungarvan to Clonmel road we came to the village of  Ballymacarbry, here we took a right turn and this road led us to the Nire Valley.

This Valley is part of the Comeragh mountains and was formed during the last Ice Age.  It contains many beautiful glacier lakes. We only travelled a short way into the valley and took some nice shots by a two arched bridge next to Hanora’s cottage.

Nire Valley 29-5-16 KDay-7After a quick break at the local hostelry, we made our way back towards Dungarvan. We stopped at a lovely grotto by the roadside, perfectly placed in the high rock face.  A short distance before the town, we made a stop at Colligan woods, here we found a gem.  The Colligan river, with a nice foot bridge, passes through a most beautiful wooded area, with designated walks of varying capabilities. This area has great potential for the enthusiastic photographer!

We took many nice shots here, but, as the rain became more persistent we reluctantly gave in and headed for the car.

No doubt we will make a return journey to this area in the not too distant future.

Click here to see a gallery of images from this shoot. Enjoy!

Mary Day

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