Category Archives: Shoots

RNLI Shoot, Ballycotton – 07/09/2016

On 7/9/16, ECCG members visited Ballycotton Lifeboat Station in the East Cork harbour town. The wet weather quickly put paid to our grand plans for a shoot however so, after a tour of the lifeboat itself, RNLB Austin Lidbury, we adjourned to the station for a welcome cuppa.

During our visit we were delighted to present the Lifeboat Crew with a cheque for €1,000.00 for the RNLI which was generated through our Cruise Liner / Lusitania exhibitions in Cobh and Aghada earlier this year.

Thanks to the crew for a wonderful visit and great tour.

See some images from the visit here. Enjoy!

Ballindenisk International Horse Trials – 17/09/2016

ECCG members attended Ballindenisk International Horse Trials, Watergrasshill, Co. Cork on the weekend of 17 Sept. 2016. The course was well laid out as always with some new obstacles to be tackled. There were different grades of competitions over the weekend: 1 star, 2 star and 3 star in dressage, cross-country and showjumping with cumulative scores to count. There were five prominent countries competing: Australia, France, Great Britain, U.S.A. and Ireland. The team results were Great Britian, first, Ireland, second and France, third. The jumping was exciting with the occasional horse running loose.

Camera settings were mostly TV at 1/250 with 70 – 300 lens and some on AV at 5.6 using the same lens.

Note: number’s of horse’s in some photos :

65 Irl Silken Scully, Mary Smiddy
90 Irl Drumaknockan Easter Charm, Louise Nicholson
100 Aus Right to Play Jack Sparrow, Andrew Hoy
105 USA Back to Business II, Katherine Coleman
115 Irl Sorbet, Melanie Young
117 Irl Tullabeg Flamengo, Sam Watson

See a gallery of images from this shoot here. Enjoy!

– Jim Curtin

Robert’s Cove Hill Climb – 25/09/16

Robert’s Cove a small picturesque seaside village outside Carrigaline was the venue for the annual Motorcylcle Hill Climb organised by the CorkMotorcycle racing and vintage club. The event brought a flurry of activity and the sound of motorbike engines to the area from a field of riders from all over the country competing for the fastest time to win the coveted title of King of the Hill. Various classes of bikes competed on the day ranging from Super bikes to Quad bikes. Motorcylce racing enthusiasts were treated to a feast of motorcycling talent competing in the event some defending their titles in the respective classes and also saw previous winners of the King of the Hill title compete on the day.

The hill course was fast with an up hill climb with all riders returning down the hill to compete for each respective race. There were many vantage points along the race course to get the best views of the high action of the motorcycle action. Blessed with great weather on the day both the event organisers and ECCG were in luck, with the event being able to go ahead and ECCG members being facilitated the opportunity to capture some high speed motorcycle action as riders demonstrated their talents against the hill and clock. An event to remember.

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

– Noelle Lowney

Midleton Food & Drink Festival – 10/09/2016

The Midleton Food and Drink festival 2016 celebrated culinary excellence during the period Sept 4th to the 11th. The festival has been running for almost 15 years and brought a range of culinary excellence to Midleton showcasing the incredible food offerings from well know local food producers in the region. An array of colour ful stands with a taste of authentic and locally produced food dominated the main street of Midleton on Saturday the biggest and busiest day of the festival. This year and every year since the festival commenced has attracted food enthusiasts from local areas and afar sampling the food and drink delights of the event. Musicians and bands entertained the crowds adding to the fun of the festival.

A number of daily events during the festival period were arranged including Demo food Theatres by local chef personalities, Whiskey Talks and tastings at the Midleton Distillery and special demonstration on the art of barrell making by Master Cooper Ger Buckley in his unique workshop at the distillery.

ECCG was also on hand on the Saturday with a stand displaying a variety of images from ECCG’s finest! The weather was mixed with sun in the morning changing to rain in the early afternoon but this not prevent ECCG members from capturing a flavour of images of events on the day.

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

– Noelle Lowney.

Youghal Medieval Festival – 27/08/2016

On a bright sunny Saturday August 27th 2016, the Youghal Medieval Festival took place. The venue was the St Mary’s College gardens within the 13th century walls Raleigh Quarter of Youghal . Now in its 10th year, the Medieval festival celebrated National Heritage week and attracted visitors from local areas and and afar.

The festival was awash with the rich heritage of Youghal town and featured an array of colour ful activities including displays of Falconery and Birds of Prey, fascinating Archery and Medieval battle re-enactments. Visitors to the event including ECCG members were all blessed with great weather and blue skies and

were brought back in time with a journey through many aspects of medieval life back in the day with wool spinning, medieval recipes, weaving on hand looms couple with an array of artisan and craft stands.

ECCG members were treated to opportunities to capture images on camera of the medieval festival which showcased Youghal’s rich history and heritage.

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