Finbarr O'Shea
Slowing down the shutter speed in bright light in order to get effects similar to those in Finbarr O'Shea's image above is often an aspiration of many photographers. The use of neutral density filters is a must to really pull it off but is it as simple as just putting a filter in front of the lens?
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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.
Take a look at some of the results below. Mouse over the image to see and activate the slide show controls and view the photographers' details.
Day 1 of the beginners' course was held on Sunday morning, 2/3/14 lead by Kevin Day and Denis Barry. An hour and a half's classroom work (due to rain!) was followed by another hour and a half shooting by the Dungourney river and Council grounds.
Laura and Loki
As soon as the rain stopped, people took the chance to walk the dogs and get some exercise. West Highland White Terrier, Loki, was full of energy as he bounded about the park with his owner, Laura. He did manage to contain his excitement for a brief moment, however, when asked for a photo!
Fiona and Mary
Fiona and Mary were also taking a breath of fresh air in the park and were particularly impressed by the ornate doorway of the Council building.
The park provided some great opportunities for photography. The river, stonework, old buildings and gnarled trees were turned into great images by the members.
Thanks to all who attended and to Laura, Fiona and Mary (and Loki of course!) for allowing us to photograph and publish their images.
Check out some images from the course in the slide show below. Mouse over the image to activate the slide show controls. Mouse over to pause the slideshow and see the photographer's details.
Finbarr O'Shea demonstrates Camera Sensor Cleaning
The very thought of personally cleaning the sensor of a digital camera is enough to send some camera owners into a state of shock and physical sickness such is the fear of causing lasting damage to this delicate and vital part of the photographic process. Not so for ECCG member, Finbarr O'Shea, who always cleans his own cameras' sensors using both wet and dry methods.
Finbarr tried to dispel the fear by giving a demonstration of how he goes about the process at the first Group meeting of 2014 at the Midleton Park Hotel on Tuesday 7/1/14.
Using surprisingly little kit, Finbarr went through the various steps of the process from using a blower brush to dislodge dust and free debris from the mirror box and sensor to using swabs, perfectly matched to the size of the camera's sensor, along with a few drops of cleaning fluid to perform a wet clean for more stubborn dirt.
It was indeed a revelation as to how simple an operation it can be. However, a word of warning: this is not for the faint-hearted and should not be attempted by those unsure or not proficient in the process as lasting damage could be caused to the camera which could require a costly repair.
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Composition is at the heart of every image. A new tutorial on the subject is posted now in the members area here.
