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ECCG ‘Summer Fun’ Competition – 15/09/2015

‘Summer Fun’ was the theme of the fifth internal competition of 2015 held at the Midleton Park Hotel on Tuesday 15/09/15. Following two viewings of the nineteen entries, marks were awarded which yielded the following results:

results

: Winner Grade A – Anthony OConnor

: Second Grade A – Finbarr OShea

In a reversal of places from our last competition, Anthony O’Connor took first place and Finbarr O’Shea took second. Third place went to Fidelma Read.

: Winner Grade B – Kevin Barry

: Third Grade B – Joe Keniry

Kevin Day took a break from the winners spot this time around and came second to Kevin Barry while Joe Keniry took the third.

: Winner Grace C – Noelle Lowney

: Second Grade C – Eileen Upton

: Third Grade C – RJ Mani

Noelle Lowney had her second consecutive first place in Grade C while newcomer, Eileen Upton took a well deserved second with RJ Mani coming in third.

In the overall high scores across all three Grades, the Grade A results were replicated with Anthony O’Connor, Finbarr O’Shea and Fidelma Read taking the honours.

Well done to all entrants, especially those new members entering for the first time, and congratulations to those who occupied the first, second and third spots in each Grade who will get 12, 10 and 8 points respectively towards this year’s Photographer of the Year competition.

The image below is the second place entry in Grade A by Finbarr O’Shea. Click the image to see all the entries. Enjoy!

See also:
How I took that Shot – Finbarr O’Shea
How I took that Shot – Kevin Barry (not posted yet)
How I took that Shot – Noelle Lowney
Competition Gallery
Competition Results and 2015 League Table

How I Took That Shot – Noelle Lowney

Noelle Lowney took first place in Grade C in our fourth internal competition of the year recently. The theme was ‘Vintage’ and this is how she made the image:

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My initial thoughts for a vintage themed image for the competition ranged from shooting a classic car, an antique camera, 1915 binoculars and even a 1902 spinning wheel! I wanted to shoot an image that would denote the past and be representative of the years gone by.

Between the jigs and the reels taking several shots of vintage cars, steam trains and other antiquities I finally decided on an image of a lady dressed in clothing which provided a glimpse of what the fashion was like from the early part of the 1900’s. This image was taken in Cobh last month during a poignant re-enactment of the Lusitania funeral procession of those victims who perished in the 1915 tragedy. The subject of this image was part of the funeral cortege and I took the shot of this lady while her eyes were not focussed on or looking directly at the camera.

I initially shot the image in Monochrome (Black and White) and then imported to Lightroom where I adjusted the saturation, contrast and sharpness of the image. I then wanted to give the image a historic ‘oldie worldly’ feel and chose Sepia/Antique toning to give the photo this effect.

Shot in RAW with a Canon EOS 1200d camera with a 55mm to 250mm lens, F/6.3, 1/260sec, ISO 400, Focal Length 215mm.

Well done Noelle

ECCG ‘Vintage’ Competition – 02/06/2015

‘Vintage’ was the theme of the fourth internal competition of 2015 held at the Midleton Park Hotel on Tuesday 02/06/15. Following two viewings of the twenty two entries, marks were awarded which yielded the following results:

Results

: Winner Grade A – Finbarr OShea

: Second Grade A – Anthony OConnor

: Third Grade A – Karen Fleming

Finbarr O’Shea was, once again, the winner of Grade A by a margin of 47 points with a fantastic steam train image made at Waterock, Midleton on 9th May last. Anthony O’Connor took second again while third place went to Karen Fleming.

: Winner Grade B – Kevin Day

: Second Grade B – Trevor OConnell

: Third Grade B – Joe Keniry

Kevin Day had his third win of the year in Grade B with Trevor O’Connell again in second and Joe Keniry in third.

: Winner Grade C – Noelle Lowney

: Second Grade C – Jim Curtin

Noelle Lowney took first in Grade C while Jim Curtin and Catherine Millad took second and third respectively.

In the overall high scores across all three Grades Finbarr O’Shea, Kevin Day and Anthony O’Connor took the honours.

The image below is the overall winning entry by Finbarr O’Shea. Click the image to see all the entries. Enjoy!

AGM – 2014

The Annual General Meeting of East Cork Camera Group was held at The Midleton Park Hotel on Tuesday 2/12/2014. Following a review of a very successful 2014 the new committee for 2015 was elected:

President: Michael Fenton
Chairperson: Denis Barry
Vice Chairperson: Anthony O’Connor
Secretary: Noelle Lowney
Treasurer: Kevin Day
PRO: James Brady

l-r James Brady, Anthony O Connor, Noelle Lowney, Denis Barry and Kevin Day

After the recent Awards Night and last night’s AGM, the Group are looking forward to getting back to business again and will have a few shoots over the festive season as a warm up for a very active 2015.

If you are interested in photography and think East Cork Camera Group might be for you, contact us by clicking here.

Beginners’ Course – Day 2 – 30/3/14

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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.

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