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Queen of the Sea Festival, Youghal – 12/7/14
The prospect of a fireworks display was enough to lure a group of members to Youghal on the night of 12/7/14. A beautiful balmy evening, the sky at sunset was spectacular and, with the imposing Cruise Liner, Ruby Princess, sailing lazily by the mouth of the bay en-route from Cobh to Dublin, the town looked every inch in holiday mode. As darkness fell, the strains of the Garth Brooks tribute band playing on the quayside drifted across the river Blackwater to Ferrypoint where most of the members had gathered in preparation.
The display was due at 11pm and shortly afterwards, having finished his final song, ‘Garth’ lead the crowd in the countdown. Right on cue and with a full moon as a backdrop, the first rocket headed skywards and over the following eight minutes or so the sky was filled with colour and graphic shapes as the fireworks burst high over the town accompanied by approving cheering choruses from the crowds below. The final, lingering salvo was celebrated with a rousing round of applause and cheers of appreciation and brought to an end another night of memories for young and old alike.
The display was part of the annual Youghal Queen of the Sea festival and for this night, at least, the town had it all: great weather, great music, great craic, great fireworks and the all-too-absent ‘feel-good factor’ – they even managed to get the man the whole country is talking about – ‘Garth Brooks’ – to add to the atmosphere!
Well done to all involved.
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Cruise Liner ‘Ruby Princess’ – Cobh/Roches Point 12/7/14
Three members of ECCG headed for Cobh on 12th July for the departure of the Cruise Liner, Ruby Princess.
Meeting at White Point, we made our way along the waterfront to the deep water berth soaking up the carnival atmosphere. Coaches ferried the passengers back to the ship from day trips to locations around the county and beyond, and a brass band played while passengers boarded.
With all aboard, Ruby Princess departed at 6:30pm for her overnight sailing to Dublin, so it was a quick dash around to Roches Point, at the mouth of the harbour, to get a shot or two of the ship passing the light house.
– Anthony O’Connor
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Murphy’s Laws of Photography
Following on from John Tait’s humorous encounter with ‘Prof Murphy and his law’ as outlined in his post on the SSV Corwith Cramer on 7/7/14, the article extract below on ‘Murphy’s Laws of Photography’ was published recently on the DIY Photography site:
MURPHY’S LAWS OF PHOTOGRAPHY– MY NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST
1. If the test shots go perfectly, the real shoot will be a disaster.
2. The greater your excitement about a shoot, the greater the chance that something will go exceptionally wrong.
3. Success happens quietly when nobody is looking. Failure blasts the door off its hinges when the client is watching.
4. You really only need a tripod when you don’t have one with you.
5. The smoother the shoot goes, the greater likelihood that the card will be lost, corrupted, or stolen by werewolves.
6. The best photo ops of animals and children only happen when two very specific cosmic conditions are met– they’re ready and you’re not.
7. Perfect weather lasts only as long as it takes for you to set up the shot.
8. Perfect weather will return as soon as you finish packing up your gear and drive away.
9. The one thing you absolutely, positively MUST have on your shoot will be the one thing you either forgot to bring or is in short supply (e.g., batteries, memory cards, the aforementioned tripod, etc.).
10. The lens you drop will always be the one you could only afford because you stopped eating for six or eight months.
11. You will never drop this lens on a soft, pillowy surface.
12. Long-life batteries actually laugh at you when they run out. Seriously.
13. The one time you leave the camera at home will definitely be the time you miss the shot of a lifetime. Bringing the camera with you will ensure that nothing happens.
14. The lens currently attached to your camera will never be the lens you need for the first shot.
15. If you are the passenger in a plane, train, bus, truck, automobile, or any other mode of transport, the most stunning scene you’ve ever witnessed in your life will be on the other side.
16. You spent weeks, months, years– maybe even decades– searching the world and your soul for the perfect expression of your photographic vision. You practiced. You studied. You tried, failed, and tried again. You found a mentor. You honed your craft. You allowed your camera to become a true extension of both your body and your mind. The guy who just beat you in a photo contest did it in three seconds with his iPhone.
See the full article at www.diyphotography.net
SSV Corwith Cramer – 6/7/14
Berfore lunch, I took myself down to Carlisle Fort on the East side of lower Cork harbour, to see if I could get a crack at the Tall Ship “SSV Corwith Cramer”, an American sail training ship, en route from Cork City to Spain and further afield.
I was in position by the fort at 12:30pm, where I bided my time in glorious sunshine, while Fidelma Read and family took up position at Roche’s Point. At about 1:30pm, Corwith Cramer rounded White Point in Cobh, and I took shots of her with a 500mm zoom.
Prof Murphy and his law struck, just as the ship came close enough to get a bit of detail in the shots. The heaven’s opened, and I was copiously precipitated upon (That’s the polite term) and a mad dash to the car ensued. The gear survived unscathed, but the photographer was a tad damp to say the least.
Fidelma and family retreated in face of this deluge, as I made my way to Roche’s Point. By the time Corwith Cramer reached the point, the rain had almost cleared, but “the sky was on the floor”. In dull and damp conditions, I got a few more shots, as she cleared the point, and headed South East. She was a couple of miles off shore, before they raised the sails… Bah! Bloody weekend sailors!
As she disappeared into the mist, I made my way home to salvage the remains of my Sunday lunch, which had languished a bit too long in the oven. Ah well! We have to suffer for our art.
– John Tait
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