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Sunset Shoot at Lough Aderra 6/4/14

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Having been rained off of our intended sunrise shoot at Ballycotton on Saturday morning 5/4/14, a forecast of a possible sunset on the following evening soon had our focus shifted and plans were hastily changed. With sunset due at around 8.15pm, the car park at the boat moorings on the shore of Lough Aderra near Castlemartyr, resembled a scene from Photofest with tripods and gear seemingly appearing out of nowhere as the light began to die.

The large group meant that vantage points for the ‘best’ angles were at a premium, so much so that one member’s boots proved too short for the depth of water but, undeterred, squelched on long after sunset. As the sun dipped below the horizon, torches were broken out for some light painting on the moorings which proved to be an ad hoc class in this unusual genre.

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Group Meeting – 1/4/14

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The Group meeting held on 1/4/14 was in the Midleton Park Hotel. The packed schedule included a review of the recent SACC competition in Kilkenny, the Group’s current exhibition at Trabolgan Holiday Centre, the unboxing of a 24″x16″ Alumini Print from Loxley Colour, a review of recent shoots and a slide show by Group member, Kevin Murphy.

Kevin’s slideshow consisted of images made in Calcutta, India while on a Street Photography Workshop there with the Hope Foundation. While bringing home the abject poverty of the people there, his images were captivating, stunning, educational, sometimes sad and sometimes not. Kevin hopes to put an exhibition together at some stage in aid of the Hope Foundation and will be writing a post for this blog on his trip featuring some of his images in the near future.

 

 

Beginners’ Course – Day 2 – 30/3/14

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The second day of the beginners’ course was held in Midleton on Sunday 30/3/14 lead by Kevin Day and Michael Hickey. A short tutorial was followed by a shoot in a nearby garden.

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Shoot at Roches Point Lighthouse – 29/3/14

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Eight members of the group headed to Roches Point on Saturday morning, 29/3/14, lead by local man and Group member, Kevin Day.

Roches Point is a name familiar to most Irish people as data from the local weather station forms part of several daily broadcasts on TV and radio. The place itself, situated at the very entrance to Cork Harbour, is accessed from the nearby village of Whitegate. A scenic spot, it is a constant draw for visitors all year round with photographers counting high among these. The village’s quaint housing, imposing lighthouse and beautiful seascapes together with a busy sea-lane seemingly just an arm’s length away, provide a multitude of possibilities for the photographer willing to spend the time and explore the angles.

Trips to Roches Point were always tainted with a regret that the lighthouse, which is the highest point in the area with commanding views of the harbour, was always off limits and not accessible to the public. However, on this occasion, the locked gates were opened and ECCG got exclusive access which will, I’m certain, be a very high point of the year’s activities. Many thanks to all concerned.

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SACC Competition in Kilkenny

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On Sunday 22/3/14, myself and Finbarr O’Shea headed for Kilkenny for the Inter-Club competition run by Southern Association of Camera Clubs (SACC ).

There were sixteen clubs represented and the standard was very high. Each club could enter panels of ten prints in the colour and black competition and ten digital colour or black and white images in the projected competition. The prints were arranged in a certain format to form a panel while the digital images were projected in the sequence selected by the entrant. ECCG entered just one panel in the projected competition to ‘dip our toes’ in the water this time and we intend to enter the National Inter-Club Competition next May. On the day, the Cork Camera Club was the overall winner.

The SACC said they will bring UK photographer Tim Pile over this year for a series of talks to the various clubs. They also organise the ‘Celtic Challenge’ which will be to Spike Island and Gougane Barra this year.

When the work was done, we got out the cameras and headed for the Castle in the city center. On the way we stopped at St. Kieran’s College, where we got some great shots. We arrived at the river on time for a nice sunset.

We were very lucky with the day, blue skies, sunshine and the water was like glass!

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