How I Took That Shot – Noelle Lowney

Not content at winning Grade B in our recent ‘Vacation’ competition, Noelle Lowney also took first place across all Grades with the shot above taken in the National Park, Killarney. This is how she made the shot:

The image was taken in the grounds of Muckcross House, Killarney, Co. Kerry. The weather was not great that day with dull skies and rain. On my search for a vacation image walking through the wet grounds of Muckross, I decided that a jaunting car transporting tourists from around the globe would be an ideal vacation theme.

I poised myself by the side of a narrow road in the rain and took a few shots of the
jaunting cars transporting tourists ,mostly from the USA, around the Killarney lakes
and surrounding scenic countryside. While the passengers in the jaunting carriage
took in the sights and enjoyed the experience of a unique ride in an Irish traditional
mode of transport, the driver (Jarvey) regaled them with local history, stories of old
and Irish legends and folklore. After taking multiple shots I decided on this image as I thought it represented true vacation with the lady in the carriage taking a shot of Muckcross house to capture memories of a memorable trip to Ireland.

The shot was taken on a Canon EOS 7D Mark II – Camera settings TV (Shutter
Priority), F/3.5,ISO1250 and Shutter Speed 1/2000.

 – Noelle Lowney

Well done Noelle.

Click here to see a gallery of images from the competition.

See also:
How I took that Shot – John Tait
How I took that Shot – Miriam Keogh
Winners Presentation Photos
Competition Results and 2017 League Table

How I Took That Shot – Miriam Keogh

Miriam Keogh took the top spot in Grade C in our recent ‘Vacation’ competition with the shot above. This is how the shot came about:

This was a bridge I was walking over in Pontevedre in Spain as part of the Camino Way. It was early morning and only fellow walkers were to be seen beginning the days journey. The water was so calm and the sun just rising which gave it the orange glow and I just had to stop and take a photo.

 – Miriam Keogh

Well done Miriam.

Click here to see a gallery of images from the competition.

See also:
How I took that Shot – John Tait
How I took that Shot – Noelle Lowney
Winners Presentation Photos
Competition Results and 2017 League Table

ECCG ‘Vacation’ Competition – 05/09/2017

With summer already fading from memory, the first ECCG meeting of the autumn, held at the Midleton Park Hotel on 5th September last, featured the fifth internal competition of the year with the theme Vacation. In a departure from the usual projected competitions, entrants were required to enter prints for this competition. With twenty-three entries, competition was close across all grades but in the end, the image above by Noelle Lowney, got the best overall score at 566 points. The rest of the top-three places across the grades went as follows:

In an extremely close contest, John Tait won Grade A by just two points from Fidelma Read while Anthony O’Connor took third only three points adrift.

Noelle Lowney was first in Grade B with 566 points, the highest score of the competition with four points separating Remi Boron and Eileen Upton at 545 and 541 respectively.

Miriam Keogh had a a 43 point winning margin in Grade C from Andrew Foley,in second with 498 points and Paul Stack in third with 480 points.

The overall placings were Noelle Lowney (566), John Tait (557) and Fidelma Read (555),

Well done to all twenty-three entrants.

Click here to see a gallery of images from the competition.

See also:
How I took that Shot – John Tait
How I took that Shot – Noelle Lowney
How I took that Shot – Miriam Keogh
Winners Presentation Photos
Competition Results and 2017 League Table

Cork Heritage Open Day – 19/08/2017

The Freemasons’ Hall, 25-27 Tuckey Street, Cork

Cork Heritage Open Day, the now yearly opportunity to view historic buildings in Cork, is a welcome invitation to see rooms, offices and workplaces that are not usually open to the public. The buildings are usually within walking distance from the city centre and there were 41 on view this year. All the famous ones were on view from churches, schools, galleries and working areas. Even banks with no money opened their doors! It was not possible to view all buildings open but to follow your own interests. Having visited three sites, the welcomes were warm and the Q and A were interesting.

Click here for images from the day.

– Jim Curtin

ECCG Shoots 2017 Competition – 06/06/2017

ECCG’s fourth internal competition of the year was for images taken during any of the Group’s shoots held during 2017. With no other theme to focus the entries, they were indeed varied as can be seen in the competition’s gallery.

While the best picture overall was the brilliant portrait above taken by Noelle Lowney at last weekend’s Innishannon Steam Rally, there were some great battles across the grades as the votes were counted.

When the final tally was recorded the spoils were divided as follows:

In Grade C, Paul Stack took first place with a winning margin of seven points from Miriam Keogh with Andrew Foley taking third.

Noelle Lowney had a very comfortable win in Grade B, a full 68 points ahead of Jim O’Neill in second place while Keith Johnson took the third spot.

Grade A saw the tightest of margins with Denis Barry holding onto a one point lead from Michael Hickey to win the Grade while Kevin Day was only another eight points adrift in third.

In the overall scores, Noelle Lowney had a thirty point cushion in first place with Paul Stack and Miriam Keogh taking second and third places respectively.

Well done to all twenty entrants.

Click here to see a gallery of images from the competition.

See also:
How I took that Shot – Michael Hickey
How I took that Shot – Noelle Lowney
How I took that Shot – Paul Stack
Competition Gallery
Winners Presentation Photos
Competition Results and 2017 League Table