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Strobist Workshop

The regular Group meeting at The Midleton Park Hotel on Tuesday 5/11/13 featured a Strobist workshop run by Tom Tattan and Denis Barry.

photo 4Tom gave an overview to the theory and practicalities of flash photography and gave a demo of the use of studio flash while Denis went through the reasons why it is a good idea to get the on-camera flash off the camera and demonstrated the various equipment normally used for this including, stands, brolly brackets, brollies, portable softboxes, reflectors and wireless triggers.

With a model in place (who turned up legless but that’s another story) the theory and equipment was put into practice and with images appearing projected on-screen, as shot, through the minor miracle of tethered capture, the subtlety of minor changes to power output, aperture, shutter speed and placement of light sources was apparent to all.

photo 8The workshop received a favourable reaction and generated much discussion and interest so we look forward to members’ own strobist attempts in the near future.

Thanks to Paddy Barker of Barker Photographic Limited Equipment and Supplies, Unit 18, South Link Park, Frankfield, Cork for supplying some demo equipment for the workshop.

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Day-trip to Kilkenny and Carlow

On Saturday 29/6/13, ten members of the Group made a day-trip to Counties Kilkenny and Carlow. First stop was Ireland’s only Reptile Village Conservation Zoo in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny.

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A large range of exotic creatures from Tarantulas to Crocodiles were on display and the helpful and enthusiastic staff, who imparted their extensive knowledge of the animals to us, made it very easy to get some images to remember.

The Reptile Village is easy to find and really worth a trip for the photographer and non-photographer alike.

Get all the details on their website here.

Next stop on our journey was the Woodlands Falconry Bird of Prey Centre in the Rathwood Home and Garden Centre on the Shillelagh Road, Tullow, Co. Carlow, where eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls, etc were on display. To experience the beauty and elegance of these majestic birds was worth the admission alone but the chance to make some images of the birds, both while static and in flight, was absolutely fabulous.

We walked through the woods accompanied by an eagle, owl and hawk and made some images of the birds in their natural surroundings. Trying to get images of the birds in flight was a real challenge but really enjoyable and fantastic to get so close to these magnificent creatures as they swooped, literally millimeters, above our heads.

Many thanks to falconers, Tommy and Carol, who were most accommodating and really facilitated the Group during our visit. Again, we couldn’t over recommend this centre for both photographers and non-photographers alike.

Get all the details of the Woodlands Falconry Bird of Prey Centre here.

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A great day was had by all and many notes were made of possible future photographic forays on the road to and from.

All photos on this post by Denis Barry. Check back for more pics soon.

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Members see the Light!

At a well attended meeting of the ECCG on Tuesday 10/4/13, Tom Tattan, Dave Edmunds and John Horgan delivered a workshop on portrait flash photography using speedlights. As flash photography can be a mysterious practice for the uninitiated, this was a very much sought after event and went down well with all in attendance.

Our secretary, Karen Fleming, introduced some glamour to the occasion by (foolishly?) agreeing to model for the battery of paparazzi who all wanted to test their newly learned skills. Scenes reminiscent of the outside of a celebrity nightclub at 4am ensued as strobes popped continuously. In hindsight a pair of dark glasses would have been in order for our patient model, whose retinas must have been screaming STOPPPP as the barrage showed no sign of abating! Well done to all concerned.
Photos by Denis O’Flynn.

ECCG's online magazine 'Snapshot'PRO, Denis Barry revealed the ECCG’s new online magazine, ‘Snapshot‘ which is available on iOS and Android devices to members and non-members alike here.

Unfortunately these are the only ways in which the magazine can be accessed, a matter which is completely out of our hands but, that said, it is a wonderful experience on a tablet device especially as there are beautiful photos and videos within the pages that really exploit the tablets’ size and capabilities. The display on other devices, such as mobile phones and iPods, etc, while smaller, is also a very rewarding experience.

The magazine will feature articles of photographic interest from varying online sources and will be updated frequently so be sure to check it out often and let us know what you think.