How I Took that Shot – Noelle Lowney

Posted on 23/10/2016 by admin

Noelle Lowney came first in Grade B in our recent 'Beautiful Blur' competition with the shot above. This is how she made the image:

The shot was taken at the Cahermore Pier in West Cork whilst visiting the Beara Peninsula. It is a little pier located 5 miles outside Castletownbere on the main road to Allihies. It was a windy, blustery day and the tide was fully in. The camera was mounted on a tripod and using a ND Filter I took a number of shots using different shutter speeds to try and capture the motion of the waves as they thrashed the pier hard. It was a challenge to get the image not to mention trying to keep the tripod still and holding onto the camera for dear life

The image was taken with a Canon EOS 7D Mark II. Camera settings - F/16, Exposure 24 secs ISO 100. Focal Length 24mm.

Well done Noelle!

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

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How I Took that Shot – Jim Curtin

Posted on 21/10/2016 by admin

In our recent 'Beautiful Blur' competition, Jim Curtin won Grade C and took the overall highest scoring image across all Grades with the image above. This is how he made it:

While shaking the morning dew from a rose bush I cracked the stem by mistake. I then stood it in a glass and photographed it from overhead. In the post-processing in "Cyberlink Photo Director 7", I disguised the worktop with a circular blur in the photo effects and edit mode. Camera: Canon 100D, 50mm lens, 1 Sec, f22, ISO 3200.

Well done Jim!

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

See also:
How I took that Shot - Trevor O'Connell
How I took that Shot - Noelle Lowney
Competition Gallery
Competition Results and 2016 League Table

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ECCG ‘Beautiful Blur’ Competition – 18/10/2016

Posted on 20/10/2016 by admin

Our last internal competition of the year, with the theme 'Beautiful Blur' was held on Tuesday 18/10/16 at The Midleton Park Hotel and was the last opportunity to bag some points towards the prestigious Photographer of the Year competition next month. With only a few points separating those at the top of the year's league table, the distribution of points from this competition could be crucial in deciding who would get the big prize.

With judging of the sixteen entries completed, the number crunching began and the places were awarded as follows:

In Grade A, Trevor O'Connell took top spot with a margin of just five points from Kevin Day with Finbarr O'Shea taking third.

Grade B saw Noelle Lowney take first comfortably while Joe Keniry pipped Zane Llewellyn by just four points to take second.

Jim Curtin won Grade C in style with the image above which was also the overall highest scoring image across all Grades at 385 points. Keith Johnson and Karina Leeson came in second and third in the Grade.

Overall, Jim Curtin was first with Trevor O'Connell and Kevin Day taking second and third respectively.

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

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