Wojciech Ryzinski Photography recently posted a slide show of images on YouTube from the 29th King and Queen of the Roads road bowling competitions held in nearby Ballincurrig, Co. Cork. Ballincurrig is synonymous with Road Bowling and huge crowds are drawn to the village every year to watch international competitors battle it out for the titles.
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Russia in Colour, a Century Ago
A recent find, on The Big Picture section of the Boston.com website, by ECCG member, Anthony O’Connor, is a selection of colour images from Russia taken in the early 1900s, some of which look like they could have been taken in the early 2000s. The eyeopener is that each image is actually a combination of three b&w images taken quickly using red, green and blue filters in succession, for later projection in near true colour.
This is the blurb on the site:
“With images from southern and central Russia in the news lately due to extensive wildfires, I thought it would be interesting to look back in time with this extraordinary collection of color photographs taken between 1909 and 1912. In those years, photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) undertook a photographic survey of the Russian Empire with the support of Tsar Nicholas II. He used a specialized camera to capture three black and white images in fairly quick succession, using red, green and blue filters, allowing them to later be recombined and projected with filtered lanterns to show near true color images. The high quality of the images, combined with the bright colors, make it difficult for viewers to believe that they are looking 100 years back in time – when these photographs were taken, neither the Russian Revolution nor World War I had yet begun. Collected here are a few of the hundreds of color images made available by the Library of Congress, which purchased the original glass plates back in 1948”.
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The Digital Philosophy YouTube Channel recently published the following video.
http://youtu.be/jORJdxqtRs0
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Shoot at Lismore – 22/2/14
ECCG members travelled to the picturesque town of Lismore, Co. Waterford on Saturday 22/2/14. Given that more bad weather was forecast for the afternoon, coupled with the minor detail of an Ireland v England Triple Crown decider at 4pm, we arrived in Lismore shortly after 9am with the intention of avoiding one and making the other!
As ever, the hallmark of this charming heritage town, even on a cold and overcast day, was the tidiness and cleanliness evident everywhere – a fact that betrays an underlying vibrant community spirit and pride and suggests the town could reclaim its 2004 title of Ireland’s Tidiest Town any time it wants.
A stroll around the town revealed photo opportunities at every turn – Lismore Castle, The Blackwater, the weir, St. Carthage’s Cathedral, the park, etc, etc. While happy to just ramble around and shoot, a friendly, local couple, on seeing my camera, kindly advised me of some great local sights to shoot which I would never have found on my own.
Having spent the morning around the town and at the Ballysaggartmore Towers nearby, it was time to adjourn for lunch to The Malt Bar in The Lismore House Hotel where we were served by the delightful Marie Ahearne who, having delivered first class customer service, was gracious enough to agree to an impromptu portrait sitting!
Between its friendly people, picturesque locations and almost tangible heritage, Lismore has quite a bit to offer. A ‘must visit’ town for everyone, it is a photographer’s paradise and any time spent there will be richly rewarded with images, varied and unique.
Take a moment to view some images from our trip below. Mouse over the image to activate the slide show controls.
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Photos by Tom Arnott, Denis Barry, Joe Carr, Kevin Day, Joseph Keniry, Finbarr O’Shea, Bill Sisk and John Tait.
David and Michael Hegarty
The members at last Tuesday nights Group meeting were treated to two great talks as David and Michael Hegarty (no relation), took the floor.
David Hegarty is an amateur photographer based in Cork. Self taught, his photographic interests are wide, varying from Landscape to Events and most genres in between. His presentation was an eclectic mix of colour and gesture, heavily influenced by his close association with the artist community in Cork City. His images of new bands and DJs performing in Cork showed a great command of the use of flash while ‘dragging the shutter’ to mix in the ambient light and was an interesting insight into the nightlife of the city.
David’s presentation was fresh and interesting and was very well received by the Group. We are delighted that he took the time to share his photography and knowledge with us and we look forward to working with him again. See David’s Flickr Gallery here.
ECCG member, Michael Hegarty, had the difficult and unenviable job of following David with a short presentation of his own.
Though he rates himself as a beginner with little technical knowledge, his images betrayed a ‘keen eye’ for a photograph which, arguably, outweighs any technical ‘know-how’.
Behind everyone of Michael’s images was a story, a place and a reason why each one was taken. With images from Cork to the U.S., Europe and beyond, Michael’s presentation was enjoyable and informative and rounded off the night on a high note. Well done Michael.