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Ards
Camera Club - "Summer Outings 2013"
1)
Railway Preservation Society Engine Shed at Whitehead/Antrim
Coast Drive - Saturday 29th June
2) Photographic trip to Newcastle - Sunday 28th July
3) Belfast Mela 2013 - Saturday
24th August
Ards Camera Club visit 2013 UK City of Culture
Local
amateur photographers have been supported to take part in the
spectacular 2013 City of Culture Celebrations in Derry/Londonderry.
Linda Hutchinson, Chair of Ards Camera Club explained “We
discovered there was funding available from the Big Lottery
Culture for All Fund to make sure people from all over Northern
Ireland could be part of the City’s big year. We realised
that many people from our part of the world felt little connection
with the year and we decided to join in.”
Club members realised
that many had never visited Derry/Londonderry at all and others
had just driven through on the way to Donegal. Few had ever
walked the City Walls or over the new Peace Bridge. Club members
were supported to visit the City to build links with a sister
camera club they identified in Derry/Londonderry.
“Often the
focus in Northern Ireland is on difference and we discovered
in the 2011 Census that Ards Area and the City of Derry were
opposites based on religious demographics. We decided to focus
instead on what we had in common and wanted to meet with another
camera club. Pilot’s Row were very welcoming and it was
a great opportunity to meet new people and to explore The City
of Culture."
Over 120
photographs from the group were collated and around 40 will
be displayed in an Exhibition in the Sunburst Gallery
from 7pm on Thursday 27th June. The vast majority of
people on the trip would definitely recommend Derry/Londonderry
to friends and were delighted to have this opportunity to build
good relations.
The high points of
the trip were meeting with Pilot's Row Camera Club members,
walking the historic Walls and the Peace Bridge and the friendliness
of the people. The low point was the rain (nothing new there!)
and the amount of scaffolding on some beautiful buildings. Some
quotes from members - "If money wasn't a problem, I would
definitely try to make the effort to see more of the events
planned", "I am looking forward to showing the people
of Ards what a fantastic City it is", "Visit Derry
with the heart, not the mind." Some members have already
booked return trips.
You always
know it has been a successful trip when someone says the low
point is having to leave.
Notes for 3 May 2013
Annual Photographic Exhibition opens in Ards Arts Centre
Ards Camera
Club's annual exhibition opened on Friday 3rd May and after
a very successful year, a wide range of certificates and medals
were awarded. Our Judge Kieran Murray ARPS, AIPF, DPAGB praised
the quality of the entries and chose Valerie McKee's “Train
Driver” as the top print.
Amazingly
there were over 75 years between the youngest and oldest members
who received prizes. Our club is welcoming for all ages and
we still all learn a lot from each other.
Medals were awarded to the overall winners of the club competitions
throughout the year and our thanks go to Kieran for giving us
his valuable time and expertise. Our oldest member David S Adair
showed us his latest slideshow and this has now become a bit
of a tradition at the annual exhibitions.
The exhibition will be open until the 31st of May in Ards Arts
Centre, Conway Square.
Valerie McKee with Judge Kieran Murray ARPS, AIPF, DPAGB. Valerie
received Highly Commended and Commended Advanced Colour, 1st
Place Advanced Monochrome, and 2nd Place Advanced Projected
Digital Image. Also the winner of the exhibition's Top Print
for "Train Driver"
Some
important dates:
Entries
for the LegenDerry exhibition must be with Peter by
Thursday 9th May. Standard PDI sizes apply but remember to keep
the original file for possible printing for the exhibition.
LegenDerry
Exhibition opening night 7.00 pm Thursday 27th June
at Ards Arts Centre.
Friday
10th May – Club Members end of year BBQ
is now to be held at the Club premises. Meet
at the club at 7.30pm.
For more
information visit our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,our
Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the
club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 26 April 2013
Annual General Meeting
Ards
Camera Club's Annual General Meeting was held last Friday. Last
year's committee were thanked for all their hard work throughout
the year. Highlights of the year included a trip to LegenDerry
funded by The Big Lottery Fund, numerous speakers from across
Ireland and GB and our new Wednesday evening practical program
which was highly praised by attendees.
Some
important dates over the next fortnight:
Friday
3rd May – Opening night and presentation of awards
for Ards Camera Club Annual Exhibition 2013. The exhibition
will be open throughout the month of May. The opening night
is always a great night and everyone's welcome, so come down
and join us at Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square on Friday 3rd
May at 7.30pm.
The
City of Belfast Photographic Society exhibition is
now open in Dundonald Library (16 Church Road, Dundonald) and
will be there until the 31st of May.
Entries
for the LegenDerry exhibition must be with Peter by
Thursday 9th May. Standard PDI sizes apply but remember to keep
the original file for possible printing for the exhibition.
Friday
10th May – Club end of year BBQ, details have
been circulated by email.
For
more information visit our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 12 April 2013
Special Guest Speaker - Irene Froy EFIAP, MPAGB, Hon. PAGB,
BPE4*
'Dawn till Dusk'
Ards
Camera Club was host to a very special guest on Friday 12th
April 2013. Irene Froy EFIAP, MPAGB, Hon PAGB, BPE4* gave a
talk entitled 'Dawn till Dusk’, a humorous tour of the
United Kingdom via her images. It became clear Irene had a very
distinctive style and was generous enough to give details of
how her images were taken and the post-production process. Her
tips were useful and appreciated. The Club would like to thank
Irene Froy and her husband for giving such an enjoyable and
entertaining talk.
Some
members of Ards Camera Club were on a trip to LegenDerry at
the weekend. Pilot's Row Camera Club gave a presentation of
prints which proved inspirational for the next day's shoot.
Ards Camera Club would like to thank Pilot's Row Camera Club
for making us so welcome and for taking the time to give advice
as well as endless patience answering all our questions. More
details about the trip in the near future.
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday 19th April 2013 - 'Triptych' competition,
7:45pm, Clubrooms. Please arrive at 7:30pm to book in your entry.
Refreshments provided.
Tuesday 23rd April 2013 - 'Tour of Media Department',
SERC, Bangor Campus. Details to be announced on Friday and will
also be available via Facebook and the website.
Wednesday 24th April 2013 - Please keep Wednesday available
to help out with framing of exhibition prints from 7:30pm. Confirmation
of details via Facebook and website.
Friday 26th April 2013 - Annual General Meeting,
7:45pm, Clubrooms.
Friday 3rd May 2013 - Opening Night, Ards Camera
Club Annual Exhibition, 7:30pm, Townhall.
Thursday 27th June 2013 - Opening Night, City
of Culture Exhibition, Sunburst Gallery, Newtownards Townhall.
A selection of prints from the LegenDerry trip will be on display
funded by Big Lottery Culture for All Fund. Details will be
announced in the near future.
The
'Triptych' competition is an in-house fun competition and always
a good night's craic. There are high expectations of something
a little different for the entries. Please book in your entries
from 7:30pm for a 7:45pm start. Come along and support your
Club. It will be an entertaining night as always.
Further
details are available via our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.co.uk/cameraclubards
or our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for April 2013
Ards
Camera Club would like remind everyone of a few important dates
in the near future.
Dates
for your Dairy:
Friday 5th April 2013 - Closing Date for Ards
Camera Club Annual Exhibition. Please bring your entries with
the appropriate form at 7:30 pm
Friday 5th April 2013 - 'Auction Night' 7:45
pm, Clubhouse.
Friday 12th April 2013 - 'Dawn till Dusk' by
Irene Froy, Clubhouse, 7:45 pm sharp. Refreshments provided.
This
Friday please bring your entries for the exhibition and any
unwanted items for the auction. Ards Camera Club would like
to wish everyone a very happy Easter. See you all on Friday
for a great night's craic.
For further information, please see our website www.ardscameraclub.co.uk
and our Facebook page www.facebook.com/cameraclubards.
Our email is ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 15 March 2013
Alan Cranston - 'Underwater World of Photography'
“Sorry,
I had to hobble a few pictures together to make up the slideshow.”
Alan Cranston began his presentation with a throw away apology,
my heart sank. Alan was either extraordinarily humble or had
a rather skewered sense of what constitutes as hobbling a few
pics together for the presentation elevated my heart, set it
pumping and my backside found itself perched precariously on
the edge of my seat.
As usual I had little to no idea of the complexity of producing
the images before me. No comprehension of how to illuminate
snow drifts of silt, avoid diver’s bubbles, cope with
distorting fish eyed lens or the loss of colour at depth, and
that was in the water. Little mention of the complexity of the
equipment required to shoot this level of photography and the
logistics of transporting it to Egypt, the Maldives or Malta.
To be honest at some stage I stopped caring for the underwater
adventure that Alan courteously invited us upon burst to life
before us in the form of lava-like orange-reds of soft coral
in the Red Sea. Rainbow coloured hues wafting in the blue depths,
anchored to the remaining carcass of a long ago sunken wreck.
We stared unbelieving at the SS Thistlegorm’s buried cargo
of old Bedford trucks once on their way to fight in North Africa,
khaki colours enhanced by a spray of green algae, rows of BSA
motorbikes upturned, spokes, tyres, petrol tanks forming an
underwater art installation. Black wellington boots scattered
like so many of their intended wearers refusing to disintegrate,
everlasting blobs of rubber marring their marine resting place.
Marine life flashed before us - shoals of silver bullets twisting
in the blue depths, crocodile fish camouflaged, little “lace
blinds” covering deadly eyes, coral trout magnificent
in their orange-red uniforms, splattered with luminescent blue
splotches. Poisonous scorpion fish almost invisible in their
lairs, blue spotted ray, open mouthed moray eels twisting bodies
waiting for their next victim, magnificent deadly spiked lion
fish, huge Napoleon rasps spanning a metre across and up to
two metres long. Pink tinged blues of trigger fish contrasted
with the glorious reds of folding skirts on sea anemones and
the flashing twirls of the flamenco like frills of tiny Spanish
Dancer fish.
Incredible images of turtles bringing scenes of Finding Nemo
to life in the small confines of Ards Camera Club and then cue
the dedum dedum music for in front of our eyes “only a
foot away” sailed the great dead-eyed bulk of an Oceanic
White-tipped shark.
Alan makes underwater photography look simple, his modest demeanour
makes you believe anyone can do this but his images speak volumes
in their stunning beauty, the magnificence of their subject
matter and the respect he holds for it. On Friday evening his
private view behind mask and camera came alive in front on an
enthralled audience that was hungry for knowledge about his
marine adventure, almost more so than for the art of his photography.
Alan’s images rival any Attenborough BBC natural history
documentary, I truly feel sorry for those of you that missed
it.
(T McCorry)
Dates for your Diary:
Monday, 18 March at 6.30pm - NIPA Print exhibition
opening night in Waterfront Hall, Belfast. See Waterfront website
for details:
http://www.waterfront.co.uk/whatson/exhibitiondetails.aspx?id=42132
Wednesday, 20 March - NIPA Round 5 hosted by
Dungannon/Cookstown club. Another starred print for Ards. See
'events' page for details of venue.
Friday, 22 March - Indian Culture Night (see
previous email for full details)
Wednesday, 27 March - No meeting. Easter Holidays.
Friday,
29 March - No meeting. Easter Holidays.
Wednesday, 3 April - No meeting. Easter Holidays.
Friday, 5 April -
• Closing date for entries into Ards Camera Club Annual
Exhibition.
• Also this is 'Auction Night' in the camera club so
don't forget to have a look around and see if you have any
unwanted presents, etc which you want to put into the auction.
Notes for 8 March 2013
Practical Night
Friday
8th March 2013 was a studio night and there was a buzz as it
was to be a male model. Our own awarding winning portrait photographer,
Alan Reid, provided the expertise, equipment and brought along
James. James was very patient with us lining up to take photos,
and had brought along a choice of accessories including a selection
of hats, jackets and pipes. The Club would like to thank James
for being such a charming and patient model.
Tea-break
brought forth a little excitement for Peter Brown. Peter is
a long time member of Ards Camera Club and is leaving for England
in the very near future. Peter was presented with Honorary Lifetime
Membership, special cakes and with a specially commissioned
T-shirt with a one off printed photo. The photo was created
by one of our members (see website and Facebook page for photos
of presentation.) Ards Camera Club would like to thank Peter
for his support and friendship over the years and to wish him
and his wife, Jean, all the best for their future. You will
be missed especially for your sense of humour.
Dates for your Diary:
Friday
15th March 2013 - 'Underwater Photography' by Alan
Cranston, 7:45pm sharp, Clubrooms. Refreshments provided.
Monday
18th March 2013 - Northern Ireland Photographic Association
(NIPA) Annual Print and PDI Exhibition. Waterfront Hall, Belfast
at 7.00pm
Wednesday
20th March 2013 - Northern Ireland Photographic Association
(NIPA) Inter-Club Round 5 'Documentary', Dungannon/Cookstown.
See website for details.
Wednesday
20th March 2013 - 'Using Photoshop to Improve Depth
of Field' 7:30pm, Clubrooms. Refreshments provided.
Friday
22nd March 2013 - 'Celebrating Indian Culture Through
Photography' 7:30pm sharp, Clubrooms. Details for competition
on website.
Friday
5th April 2013 - Closing date for entries to Ards Camera
Club Annual Exhibition 2013. See website for rules, conditions
and entry forms.
This
Friday 15th March 2013, Ards Camera Club welcomes back Alan
Cranston, to give a talk on his stunning underwater photography.
He has visited the Club in the past to much acclaim and has
come back to give an update. His images will not disappoint.
Come along for a good night's craic interspersed with stunning
images.
Further
details are available via our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.co.uk/cameraclubards
or our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 1 March 2013
Belfast Photo Imaging Club - 'Members Winning Panels'
Ards
Camera Club had not one, not two but were graced with the presence
of five speakers on Friday 1st March 2013. Our Club Chairman
had the privilege to introduce Barry Lau, Chair of Belfast Photo
Imaging Club, (BPIC), Jaime Campbell Valente, Helen Weir, both
BPIC, Melissa Gordon and Martin Courtney, both from Catchlight
Camera Club. All were members of BPIC when they put forward
their panels for the various qualifications. The opening for
the night was with Barry who gained his ARPS, Associateship
of Royal Photographic Society, where 15 images were put before
a panel of judges, in this case via projected digital images
which must have a theme as well as flow and continuity, high
level of competence both in camera and computer manipulation
and overall high quality. This was ably demonstrated with Barry's
panel of portraits and environmental portraits.
The
Licentiateship for both the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
and Irish Photographic Federation (IFP) consists of submitting
a panel of 10 images, this time all three chose prints, LRPS
and LIPF respectively. Helen's panel showed a love of colour
and pattern while Jaime's panel showed predominantly a love
of monochrome and flowers. Melissa's panel was a mixture of
landscapes, as well as portraits of adults and children.
The
best was saved for last with Martin's panel of 20 monochrome
prints. He bravely put up a rejected panel first followed by
the accepted panel. When some of the rejected photos were shown,
it gave an idea of the hard work which went on behind the scenes
to put together any of these panels. Martin's panel was for
AIPF with the theme 'Ageing.' There was banter throughout the
night but was particularly good with Martin and he gave as good
as he got. Our thanks go to all the participants for making
it such a good night, for giving inspiration and a comment from
the floor summed up the feeling on the night, "It was brilliant."
Dates
for the Diary:
Friday
8th March 2013 - Special General Meeting at 7:30pm
sharp ie before normal meeting, Clubrooms. This is to vote on
an important change to the constitution of the Club.
Friday
8th March 2013 - Practical night 7:45pm, Clubrooms.
Bring your camera. Refreshments provided.
Wednesday
13th March 2013 - Theme 'Depth of Field' Theory discussion
and Tutorials, 7:30pm, Clubrooms. Refreshments provided. Bring
your camera just in case.
Friday
15th March 2013 - 'Underwater Photography' by Alan
Cranston, 7:45pm sharp, Clubrooms. Refreshments provided.
The
Special General Meeting is important as this is YOUR club and
it is a vote on an important change which will affect future
issues in the running of the Club. Please support YOUR club.
There
is a buzz for the practical night this time as the word on the
grapevine is it is to be a male model. Ladies and gentlemen
bring along your cameras for a fun night. The craic was mighty
last week and it is sure to be just as good this Friday.
Further
details are available via our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk
our Facebook page, www.facebook.co.uk/cameraclubards
or our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 22 February 2013
Inter-club round 5 'Documentary'
Ards
Camera Club held their Club and Northern Ireland Photographic
Association (NIPA) competitions, Round 5 'Documentary'. Billy
Leahey
from Belfast Photo Imaging Club (BPIC) was asked to critique
the photos before the members voted on the top images and which
ones were to go forward to the NIPA Inter-Club Round.
The results were as follows:
Colour
Prints
General
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1st
2nd
3rd
4th
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'Addiction'
'Too Late'
'Isolation'
'Water Aid' |
Patricia
MacKey
Carole Watson
Stephen Weatherall
Patricia MacKey |
Colour
Prints
Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd |
'No
Name'
'A Hindu Blessing'
'Lonely Stop'
|
Daria Casement
Valerie McKee
Alan Reid
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Monochrome
Prints General |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Progress'
'The Watchers'
'Bringing Home the Water'
'The Reckoning' |
Brian
Powell
Linda Hutchinson
Patricia MacKey
Stephen Weatherall |
Monochrome
Prints Advanced |
1st
J2nd
J2nd
|
'Graveyard'
'The Yard'
'The Spinner's Hands'
|
Daria
Casement
Daria Casement
Ted McKee
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Projected
Digital Image
General |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Christmas
Party Contrast'
'Fallen Flower'
'Bookie's Favourite'
|
Stephen
Weatherall
Rebecca Cockerill
Chris Davidson
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Projected
Digital Image
Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Overtaken
by the New'
'Best Seat in the House'
'Artistic Licence'
'Mela'
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Ted
McKee
Valerie McKee
Valerie McKee
Wes McMeekin |
From
the above winners, entries were chosen to go forward to the
NIPA Inter-Club Round 5 competition which were as follows:
Colour
Prints to NIPA
Inter-club Competition |
'Addiction' - Patricia MacKey, 'Too Late' - Carole Watson,
'Isolation' - Stephen Weatherall, 'Water Aid' Patricia
Mackey. |
Monochrome
Prints to NIPA
Inter-club Competition |
'Progress' - Brian Powell, 'The Watchers' - Linda Hutchinson
'Bringing Home the Water' - Patricia MacKey,
' The Reckoning' - Stephen Weatherall. |
Digital
Projected Image to
NIPA Inter-club Competition |
'Overtaken by the New' - Ted McKee,
'Christmas Party Contrast' - Stephen Weatherall,
'Mela' - Wes McMeekin,
'Best Seat in the House' - Valerie McKee.
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Congratulations to everyone who had entries accepted for NIPA
Exhibition 2013 especially to our very own Valerie McKee who
had a colour print chosen for acceptance. This is a prestigious
honour as only 75 prints in total are chosen to represent Northern
Ireland.
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday 1st March 2013 - Belfast Photo Imaging
Club - 'Members Winning Panels'
presented by various new recipients of the RPS and IPF honours,
7:45 pm Clubrooms. Refreshments provided.
Wednesday 6th March 2013 - Print Battle Ards
Vs City of Belfast, Photographic Society, 7:30 pm, Sandy Row
Community Centre, Belfast, BT12 5ER. All entries for print battle
to be brought along on the night limited to three per member.
Friday 8th March 2013 - 'Practical Night' 7:30
pm, Clubrooms. Bring your camera. Refreshments provided.
The RPS and IPF Distinction panels are always interesting as
each person has their interpretation. It is always good to look
at other people's work as well as the standard required for
distinction. The Licentiateship standard is a good all round
knowledge and basic skill which is the starting level for most
people. There will be also be lots of information available
on the night for anyone interested in going for a distinction
qualification.
Please come along for a good night's craic. See you there!
Notes for 15 February 2013
Ian Lyons - Rocky Mountain Gold
Our
esteemed leader Mr Armour introduced Ian Lyons to the club on
Friday evening as “an old, a very old friend.” Taking
past centuries out of the equation Ian delivered his presentation
with an endearing gentleness, explaining that his photographs
of Wyoming and its infamous Yellowstone National Park were mostly
landscapes with the odd twist. I beg to disagree for those twists
appeared to me to be in almost every image.
Twists of colour, light and exquisite natural beauty that demanded
attention. Autumnal colours jumped off the screen in the form
of yellow, gold and orange fluffy topped Aspens that waved in
front of a backdrop of monochromatic mountains. Jaw-dropping
photographs of geysers, run offs, polluted pools, encrusted
plateaus, deep gorges and the magnificent Teton mountain range
paraded, some like a futuristic movie backdrop. Images such
as Opalescent Pool, incredible saturated blue depths surrounded
by run offs in burnt browns, rust reds and murky yellows. Black
skeletal trees reaching out like gnarled fingers. Lonely corpses
stretching hopelessly, roots sunken in toxic plateaus, their
futility laughed at by the vibrancy of the grey-blue sky rolling
overhead.
Throughout the presentation Ian punctuated his photographs with
helpful hints, most importantly keep your long range 400mm lens
on the camera for “you never know what’s around
the corner.” Around the corner appeared images of gargantuan
marshmallow-like springs, calcified concoctions of creams, oranges
and rusts, water spraying over them in frothy deathly white
plumes. White streaked with bacteria and algae, presenting as
an ominous green-black detail. The grandeur of the landscape
was matched by the magnificence of the beasts that frequent
it for before us stood the brown bulk of a grizzly bear turning
to glare over a majestic shoulder.
Ian explained his own appreciation of the naturalness of his
landscapes, how we were viewing them uncropped, virtually no
re-touching, “warts and all.” I felt they were even
more beautiful for their nakedness. Ian presented us not with
a slide show of polished pieces but with a dazzling display
of Mother Nature’s savagery, her triumphs and beauty,
highlighted by dizzying sunlight dancing off colours that only
she can produce.
To sum up, you should have been there!
(T McCorry)
Dates for your Diary:
Saturday
23rd February 2013 @7.30pm - The
Northern Ireland Photographic Association
presents an illustrated presentation by Peter Cheetham APAGB,
President - The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain
and Carol Cheetham APAGB CPAGB entitled 'TWO TOGETHER'
Venue - Shorts Recreation Club, Holywood Road, Belfast BT4 1SL.
Admission free.
Tuesday 26th February - NIPA Inter-club Round 4 ‘Open’
hosted by Carrickfergus Photographic Society. Venue confirmed
as The Jubilee Hall, Carrickfergus Civic Centre, 11 Antrim Street,
Carrickfergus, BT38 7DG.
Notes for 8 February 2013
Jim Crone - 360 degree & Panoramic Photography
Jim Crone lulled us last Friday evening into a false sense of
relaxation for he had a lot of technical know-how for us to
follow. (Great, an opportunity to catch up on forty winks.)
Jim, a well-respected fashion photographer began his presentation
surprisingly not with a bevy of beautiful ladies but with a
breath-taking shot of the equally stunning Mournes, followed
by panoramic shots of the Alambra in Spain. From our vantage
point we had no inkling as to the amount of detail in the picture
of the famous castle until Jim “zoomified.” Suddenly
we were confronted not with a wide shot of an ancient building
but with figures on the battlements. In the blink of an eye
a six mile wide vista reduced to a tourist lighting a cigarette.
A definite eye-opener, all hopes of a nap eluded me.
We were treated to images inside Gibraltar’s caves, the
wildness of Connemara, seascapes in Donegal, the Burren in County
Clare before Jim took us on a fairground ride around a 360 degree
interactive shot of the Cliffs of Moher, including the dizzying
214 metre drop.
Vertigo calmed, we listened as Jim explained the diligence and
kit required to obtain these magnificent photographs, mentioning
tripods and nodal panoramic tripod heads. He explained about
50 degree overlaps before showing us how he used PT Gui to stitch
the shots together. I was quite prepared to be as interested
as I am watching paint dry but to my utter amazement pure magic
unfolded before me as the computer programme seamlessly blended
a multitude of shots in to one exquisite photograph.
PT Gui may make stitching look simple but Jim manages to turn
hours behind a tripod and patience in front of a computer into
an art form.
(T McCorry)
Dates
for your Diary:
Wednesday, 13 February 2013 @ 7.30pm - Photochat.
Practical photography night. Please bring your camera.
Friday
15th and Saturday 16th February 2013 - NIPA Audio Visual
Festival 2013
Venue - Courtyard Theatre, Ballyearl, 585 Doagh Road, Newtownabbey,
BT36 5RZ
Judge: Richard Brown FRPS FIPF EFIAP
The festival has an All Ireland competition for the first time
so our friends from the IPF can now enter.
Friday,
15 February 2013 @ 7.45pm - Ian Lyons – Rocky
Mountain Gold.
Wednesday, 20 February 2013 @ 7.30pm - Photochat.
Using Photoshop to enhance lighting effects.
Friday, 22 February 2013 - Round 5 'Documentary' at
clubrooms
7.30pm to sign in entries, with prompt start at 7:45pm.
Saturday
23rd February 2013 @7.30pm - The
Northern Ireland Photographic Association
presents an illustrated presentation by Peter Cheetham APAGB,
President - The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain
and Carol Cheetham APAGB CPAGB entitled 'TWO TOGETHER'
Venue - Shorts Recreation Club, Holywood Road, Belfast BT4 1SL.
Admission free.
Tuesday,
26 February 2013 – NIPA Inter-club Round 4 ‘Open’.
Venue - Carrickfergus Photographic Society.
Wednesday,
27 February 2013 @ 7.30pm - Photochat. ‘Members
Photo Night’ - reviewing our own images.
Notes for 25 January 2013
Art of Photography - Stanley Matchett MBE FRPS LBIPP
After braving Noah-esque floods we settled to listen to our
guest speaker renowned photo-journalist Mr Stanley Matchett,
MBE FRPS LBIPP. Stanley has successfully dedicated a lifetime’s
work to photography, photographing his own streets throughout
the troubles for publications such as the Daily Mirror, as well
as photographing famous musicians, even royalty. He launched
his presentation with good humour in a relaxed, friendly style.
Stanley’s presentation focused on past masters of an era
before digital camera, an era of Leica, Yashica, Rolleiflex
and Hasselblad. We watched Dr Ben Swain, Joan Salem, Reg Perry,
Ken McNally and Dr Brian O’Gorman. Masters that extolled
the virtues of patience, forethought, minimal lighting, and
subject matter minutes from your door step. We marvelled at
images that spoke for themselves with eloquence, sublime in
their simplicity. Simplicity that knew nothing of Photoshop
manipulation, simplicity that screamed of the artistic eye of
the photographer.
Audible gasps escaped as we viewed black and white portraits
taken indoors, lit purely by mother nature; landscapes that
took years of patience waiting for the correct sky; haystacks
standing on a hill with almost military precision and images
that were worked on with commitment in the dark room for up
to “one hundred hours.”
Stanley expressed his admiration for the photographs before
us with a passion that belied his years in the art. He encouraged
his audience to understand the beauty of a body of work that
took patience in the field to capture and dedication in the
dark room to produce. He challenged us to think how the advancement
of digital technology may have made the production of an image
easier with almost limitless shots but with all its technology
have we as artists lost something in the translation?
(T McCorry)
Dates for your Diary:
Wednesday, 30 January @ 7.30pm at clubrooms
– Photoshop – Black & White. Please bring your
laptops? Refreshments provided.
Friday, 8 February @ 7.45pm at clubrooms should
be another fantastic night with Mr Jim Crone speaking on ‘360º
& Panoramic Photography’. Jim, a well respected photographer
in fashion, hair and beauty genre of photography, has visited
our club on many occasions and is sure to draw a great crowd
of members with his interesting discussion and willingness to
share information and tips on the subject discussed.
Further information is available on our website www.ardscameraclub.co.uk
and our Facebook page www.facebook.co.uk/cameraclubards.
The Club can be contacted via either Facebook or our Club email
ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Notes for 18 January 2013
Inter-club round 4 'Open'
Ards
Camera Club held their Club and Northern Ireland Photographic
Association (NIPA) competitions, round 4 'Open'. Harry Pettis
from Bangor Camera Club was asked to critique the photos before
the members voted on the top images and which ones were to go
forward to the NIPA Inter-Club Round.
After Harry gave his comments on each section, the results were
as follows:
Colour
Prints
General
|
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
|
'Parrot'
'Home Is Where The Hearth Is'
'Shifting Sands'
'Nendrum' |
Robert
Graham
Joanne Woods
Carole Watson
Patricia MacKey |
Colour
Prints
Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd |
'Blue
Tailed Damselfly'
'The Crusher'
'Clare Glen'
|
Valerie McKee
Rusty Adair
Rusty Adair
|
Monochrome
Prints General |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Owl Eyes'
''Kearney'
'A Walk In The Park'
'Gravely Quiet' |
Robert
Graham
Brian Powell
Carole Watson
Brian Powell |
Monochrome
Prints Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd
|
'James'
'John'
'Jessica'
|
Alan
Reid
Alan Reid
Alan Reid
|
Projected
Digital Image
General |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Robin
at Mount Stewart'
'Baler Twine'
'Convergence'
'No Title 1' |
Linda
Hutchinson
Stephen Weatherall
Stephen Weatherall
Rebecca Cockerill |
Projected
Digital Image
Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd
|
'Cornflower
Medley'
'Parasol'
'The Crusher'
|
Valerie
McKee
Ted McKee
Rusty Adair
|
From
the above winners, entries were chosen to go forward to the
NIPA Inter-Club Round 4 competition which were as follows:
Colour
Prints to NIPA
Inter-club Competition |
'Parrot' - Robert Graham, 'The Crusher' - Rusty Adair,
'Clare Glen' - Rusty Adair, 'Blue Tailed Damselfly' -
Valerie McKee. |
Monochrome
Prints to NIPA
Inter-club Competition |
'James' - Alan Reid, 'Kearney' - Brian Powell,
'Owl Eyes' - Robert Graham, 'A Walk In The Park' - Carole
Watson. |
Digital
Projected Image to
NIPA Inter-club Competition |
'Baler Twine' - Stephen Weatherall, 'The Crusher' - Rusty
Adair, 'Cornflower Medley' - Valerie McKee, 'Robin at
Mount Stewart' - Linda Hutchinson.
|
Dates for Your Diary:
Friday 25th January 2013 - 'Art of Photography'
by Stanley Matchett MBE FRPS LBIPP, Clubrooms, 7:45 pm. Refreshments
provided.
Deadline for entries to NIPA Exhibition to be handed with fee
to Peter Knott.
Wednesday 30th January 2013 - Photochat topic
'Lighting' , practical night, Clubrooms, 7:45pm. Please bring
cameras. Refreshments provided.
Friday 1st February 2013 - NIPA Inerclub Round
3 'Triangles', Belfast Photo Imaging Club, Lorne Street, Belfast.
Directions on our website. Viewing from 7:30 pm.
Stanley Matchett MBE FRPS LBIPP has been a professional photographer
for many years and is known internationally for his work. His
talks are always entertaining, especially with the stories about
the many famous people he has photographed over the years. Please
come along to a good night out.
Further information is available on our website www.ardscameraclub.co.uk
and our Facebook page www.facebook.co.uk/cameraclubards.
The Club can be contacted via either Facebook or our Club email
ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Notes for January 2013
Ards
Camera Club starts the second half of the season this Friday,
4th January 2013. Roland White will be at the Club to give a
talk entitled 'Sports & Things', 7:45 pm, Clubrooms.
Dates for your Diary:
Friday 4th January 2013 - Closing Date for entries
to Northern Ireland Photographic Association (NIPA) Novice Competition.
See ‘info’ page of website for Rules and Entry form.
Friday 4th January 2013 - Closing Date for entries
to NIPA Print and PDI Exhibition 2013. See ‘info’
page of website for Rules and Entry form.
Tuesday 8th January 2013 - Will McCrum Memorial
Cup, Morton Community Centre, Lorne Street, Belfast BT9 7DU
at 7:30pm.
Wednesday 9th January 2013 - 'Black & White'
Theme, theory discussion, and tutorials, 7:30pm, Clubrooms.
Refreshments provided.
Friday 11th January 2013 - 'A Night with Stan
& Kate McIlreavy', 7:45pm, Clubrooms. Refreshments provided.
Ards
Camera Club would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone
a Happy New Year and welcome everyone to our first New Year
meeting. See you there.
Please check our website and Facebook page for up-to-the-minute
news.
Further details are available on our website www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 14 December 2012
Inter-club round 3 'Triangles'
On
Friday 14th December 2012, Ards Camera Club held its last meeting
before Christmas which was Round 3 Northern Ireland Photographic
Association (NIPA) Competition as well as the Club competition.
The small but enthusiastic audience were the judges. Our guest
speaker for the night was Vittorio Silvestri, Central Photographic
Association (CPA) one of the oldest clubs in Northern Ireland
dating back to 1906.
Vittorio gave his comments on each section and the audience
voted for their choice.
The results were as follows:
Colour
Prints
General
|
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
|
'Pool
of Triangles'
'Time for Change'
'House of Birds'
'They did say Triangles' |
Linda
Hutchinson
Stephen Weatherall
Mike Pringle
Brian Powell |
Colour
Prints
Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd |
'Triangular
Formations'
'Tripod at Dawn'
'Christmas Triangles'
|
Ted McKee
Ted McKee
Alan Reid
|
Monochrome
Prints General |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Ceiling Rose'
'Triangular Tower'
'Doan'
'Albert Clock' |
Stephen
Weatherall
Stephen Weatherall
Mike Pringle
Patricia MacKey |
Monochrome
Prints Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd
|
'Triangles
& Eye'
'Tri-tanical'
'Cut Out'
|
Ted
McKee
Daria Casement
Alan Reid
|
Projected
Digital Image
General |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Tent
Triangles'
'On Vacation with Terry'
'Triangular Phonecall'
'Odyssey Triangles' |
Linda
Hutchinson
Chris Davidson
Linda Hutchinson
Chris Davidson |
Projected
Digital Image
Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd
|
'Chocolate
Triangles'
'Westfield Triangles'
'It's Christmas, We're Domed'
|
Ted
McKee
Peter Brown
Paul McMahon
|
From
the above winners, entries were chosen to go forward to the
NIPA Inter-Club Round 3 competition which were as follows:
Colour
Prints to NIPA
Inter-club Competition |
'Triangular Formations' - Ted McKee, 'Tripod at Dawn'
- Ted McKee,
'Time for Change' - Stephen Weatherall, 'Pool of Triangles'
- Linda Hutchinson |
Monochrome
Prints to NIPA
Inter-club Competition |
'Triangles & Eye' - Ted McKee, 'Tri-tanical' - Daria
Casement,
'Ceiling Rose' - Stephen Weatherall, 'Cut Out' - Alan
Reid |
Digital
Projected Image to
NIPA Inter-club Competition |
'Chocolate Triangles' - Ted McKee, 'It's Christmas, We're
Domed' - Paul McMahon,
'Westfield Triangles' - Peter Brown, 'Tent Triangles'
- Linda Hutchinson |
Dates for your Diary:
Friday 30th November 2012 - 27th December 2012 - Ards
Camera Club Exhibition Selection, Cregagh Library. Viewing during
normal library opening hours.
Friday 4th January 2013 -
Closing Date for entries to NIPA Novice Competition.
Friday 4th January 2013 -
Closing
Date for entries to NIPA Print and PDI Exhibition 2013.
Friday 4th January 2013 - Roland White 'Sports
& Things', Clubrooms, 7:45 pm. Refreshments provided.
Congratulations
to everyone who put in an entry, to those who were placed and
to those whose images were chosen for NIPA.
Please check our website and Facebook page for up-to-the-minute
news.
Further details are available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 30 November, Graham Chambers - Rally Photography
& 7 December 2012 - Christmas
Dinner
On
Friday 30th November 2012, Graham Chambers gave a talk on rally
photography to Ards Camera Club. The Club would like to thank
Graham for sharing his enthusiasm and love of rally photography.
The Annual Christmas Dinner was held in Sugarcane, The Square,
Comber. The level of noise in the form of laughter was definitely
an indicator of a very good night. The Club would like to thank
the staff for the great food and excellent service.
Dates
for your Diary:
14th December 2012 - Round 3 Northern Ireland
Photographic Association (NIPA) competition., Clubrooms. Prompt
start at 7.45pm. The theme is triangles. All entries to be signed
in from 7:30pm. Refreshments provided.
3rd December 2012 - 28th December 2012 Selected Exhibition Entries,
Cregagh Library. Viewing during normal library opening hours.
Round
3 NIPA competition is this Friday 14th December 2012. Please
sign in entries from 7:30pm for a prompt start at 7:45pm. Everyone
welcome.
Further information is available via our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
also the Club can be contacted via our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Notes for November 2012
Ards
Camera Club would like to congratulate all those who were selected
to go through to Round 2 Inter-Club competition. Valerie McKee
'Watching You', Andrew McKee 'Peek-a-Boo Holly', and Leslie
Armour 'Picketed Fence', all of whom got starred images.
Also congratulations to Anne Given (Ballynahinch), Peter Irvine
(Fairhead), Hugh Wilkinson (Ballynahinch) and our own Peter
Knott, who were successful in the Photographic Alliance of Great
Britain (PAGB) Awards adjudication at Ashfield Girls School
on weekend of 24th and 25th November 2012.
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday 7th December 2012 - Ards Camera Club Annual
Christmas Dinner, Sugarcane, The Square, Comber, at 7pm.
Wednesday 12th November 2012 - Photochat theme 'Using
Photoshop, Focusing on Shutter Speed', Clubrooms, 7:30pm. Refreshments
provided.
Friday 14th December 2012 - Round 3 'Triangles',
Clubrooms, 7:30 pm to sign in entries, with prompt start at
7:45pm.
Friday 30th November 2012 - 27th December 2012
- Ards Camera Club Exhibition Selection, Cregagh Library. Viewing
during normal library opening hours.
Ards
Camera Club Christmas Dinner is scheduled for Friday 7th December
2012, Sugarcane, The Square, Comber. Please meet at 7pm for
7:15pm.
Ards
Camera Club would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone
a very Merry Christmas.
Please
check our website and Facebook page for up-to-the-minute news.
Further details are available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Notes for 23 November 2012
Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition
The
Northern Ireland Photographic Association (NIPA) held the ‘Roy
Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition', hosted by Ards
Camera Club at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, (WWT), Castle
Espie, Ballydrain Road, Comber. There was a full room for the
competition showing how keen the interest is in the genre of
natural history photography. The viewing was from 7pm and was
appreciated by our many visitors. The results of the competition
will be posted on the NIPA website, www.niphoto.co.uk
with thanks to the esteemed judge, Jack Malins, natural history
photographer.
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday 30th November 2012 - 'Rally Photography'
by Graham Chambers, Clubrooms, 7:30 pm. Refreshments provided.
Wednesday 5th December 2012 - Photochat theme 'Shutter
Speed', Clubrooms, 7:30 pm. Refreshments provided. Please bring
your camera.
Friday 7th December 2012 - Annual Christmas
Dinner 2012, Sugarcane, The Square, Comber. Please meet 7pm
for 7:15pm.
Will McCrum Memorial Cup Closing Date: Tuesday 4th December
2012 - Entries should be left with Vittorio Silvestri
before 4th December 2012. Email vittorio@vsilvestri.com.
Friday 30th November 2012 - 27th December 2012
- Ards Camera Club Exhibition Selection, Cregagh Library. Viewing
during normal opening hours.
This
Friday Ards Camera Club welcomes Graham Chambers, a keen amateur
photographer with a passion for photographing rally cars around
the world. He will discuss some of the highlights as well as
disadvantages of this type of photography. It promises to be
an interesting night. Please come along. All welcome.
Further details are available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 16 November 2012
Ernie Patterson - Digital Workshop
Ards
Camera Club Chairperson, Leslie Armour, introduced Ernie Patterson
from Central Photographic Association, (CPA), to give a talk
entitled 'Digital Workshop.' The entire room was under the impression
it was to be a talk on Photoshop. However, the talk was from
a unique perspective, a synopsis of the history of the invention
of stereoscopic photography known today as 3D photography, how
it helped win World War II (WWII), how to make 3D photos and
then a short talk on scanography with practical applications.
The most intriguing part was the 3D NASA photos when viewed
through the '3D glasses.' The scanography talk showed how everyday
objects could be used to make art via an ordinary scanner and
also how to measure depth of field on the scanner. The talk
was from a unique point of view and made for a most entertaining
night. Ards Camera Club would like to thank Ernie for giving
such a fascinating talk.
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday 23rd November 2012 - Northern Ireland
Photography Association (NIPA) presents Roy Finlay Memorial
Natural History Competition. Venue is Castle Espie, 78 Ballydrain
Road, Comber, BT23 6EA. See website for map. Viewing from 7pm
with 7:30pm prompt start.
Wednesday 28th November 2012 - Photochat theme 'Night
Photography Discussion and Image Review'. Clubrooms, 7:45pm.
Refreshments provided.
Wednesday 28th November 2012 - NIPA Inter-Club
Round 2 (Open), Antrim Camera Club. Details on website.
Friday 30th November 2012 - 'Rally Photography'
by Graham Chambers, Clubrooms, 7:45pm. Refreshments provided.
2nd - Thursday 29th November 2012 - Ards Camera Club
Exhibition Selection, Dundonald Library. Viewing during normal
opening hours.
The
exhibition will be taken down in Dundonald library on Friday
30th November 2012. The Club needs volunteers. If you are available
and would like to help, please contact Valerie or any committee
member.
NIPA Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition is an annual
event hosted by Ards Camera Club, and will take place at Castle
Espie Wetland Centre. Viewing will be from 7pm with a prompt
start at 7:30pm. Please come along to see some superb wildlife
shots as well to support your club.
Further
details are available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 9 November 2012
Kieran Murray - My Travel Selection
On
Friday 9th November 2012, Ards Camera Club members were taken
on a journey, firstly around Ireland and then to the far side
of the world. Kieran Murray ARPS, DPAGB, APAGB, brought along
his travel photos. Firstly it was around the Holy Wells of Ireland
including County Westmeath, Clare and Donegal. Then it was onto
the other side of the world on an exciting trip to the streets
of Rajasthan and the captivating sights of Kathmandu. Nepal
may be one of the poorest countries in the world but the joy
and happiness of the people showed through in the portraits.
The vibrant colours reflected the amazing characters who were
photographed. The Club would like to thank Kieran for bringing
along his photos and giving such an exciting and entertaining
talk as usual and for travelling from Banbridge to do so.
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday 16th November 2012 - 'Digital Workshop' a talk
by Ernie Patterson, Clubrooms, 7:45pm. Refreshments will be
provided.
Wednesday 21st November 2012 - Photochat 'Using Photoshop
to Edit Night Photography,' Clubrooms, 7:45pm. Refreshments
will be provided.
Friday 23rd November 2012 - Roy Finlay Memorial Natural
History Competition, Castle Espie Wetland Centre, Comber, 7:30pm
sharp. Viewing from 7pm. See website for map.
Wednesday 28th November 2012 - Photochat 'Discussion
Evening and Image Review of Night photography Outing,' Clubrooms,
7:45 pm. Refreshments will be provided.
Ernie
Patterson, an enthusiastic member of Central Photographic Association
(CPA) will be giving a talk on Photoshop this Friday 16th November
2012. As programs such a Photoshop are now our digital darkroom,
this will be interesting on so many levels, from the beginner
who wants to crop and resize images whilst keeping proportions,
through to the advanced level of using layers, masks, etc. Please
come along for an informative and entertaining night. Everyone
is welcome.
Further
details are available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 2 November 2012
Sinclair Adair - Murals & Urban Art
On
Friday 2nd November 2012, David S Adair (Sinclair), ARPS, was
invited to give a talk on his slideshows and photos. He is a
life member of the Club and quite a character with a unique
view of the world and a lively sense of humour. This was reflected
in the work shown. The second half had a more sombre serious
tone, including his own memorial slideshow. The Club members
showed their enthusiastic appreciation of the talk and the Club
would like to extend it's thanks to him for coming along.
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday 9th November 2012 - 'My Travel Selection'
by Kieran Murray, 7:45pm, Clubrooms. Refreshments provided.
Wednesday 14th November 2012 - 'Photochat 'Introduction
to Night Photography Club Outing,' 7:45pm. Meet at Clubrooms.
Friday 16th November 2012 - 'Digital Workshop'
by Ernie Patterson, 7:45pm, Clubrooms. Refreshments provided.
Friday 2nd November - Thursday 29th October 2012
- Ards Camera Club Annual Exhibition, Dundonald Library, normal
opening hours.
The
details of the Wednesday Night outing will be announced this
Friday 9th November 2012, on Facebook and via our website (see
below for details of addresses.) Kieran Murray ARPS, DPAGB,
APAGB, will be giving a presentation on his travels this Friday.
Kieran is a long time member of Banbridge Camera Club and has
been taking photographs for over 50 years. The combination of
retirement and a love of travel and photography, has resulted
in going to as far afield as India and as close to home as the
Mournes. Please come along to benefit from his wealth of experience
and to enjoy his beautiful collection of photos. All welcome.
Further details are available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 26 October 2012
Inter-club round 2 'Open'
Friday
26th October 2012 was the Club competition and for Northern
Ireland Photographic Association (NIPA) Round 2 'Open' theme
entries. Raymond Hughes DPAGB, AIPF, LRPS, active member of
Merville Photographic Club, was asked to give comments on each
section, Colour prints; General and Advanced. Monochrome prints;
General and Advanced and also Projected Digital Images (PDI);
General and Advanced. He gave some very helpful tips as well
as entertaining with his stories of taking photos similar to
a few of the entries. The system used involved audience participation,
where the members viewed the prints taking on board the comments
and voted for their choice in each section.
The results were as follows:
Colour
Prints
General
|
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
|
'Balls
on the Falls'
'Dandelion'
'Indian Portrait'
'Rusty Tub' |
Raphael
Clarke
Brian Kay
Linda Hutchinson
Stephen Weatherall |
Colour
Prints
Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd |
'Morning
Boats'
'We have the Power'
'Who Goes There'
|
Ted McKee
Rusty Adair
Daria Casement
|
Monochrome
Prints General |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Peek-a-Boo Holly'
'Misty Mourne'
'Misty Morning'
'Aqua Lung' |
Andrew
McKee
Mike Pringle
Brian Powell
Linda Hutchinson |
Monochrome
Prints Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd
|
'Picketed
House'
'Steps to Beyond'
'Forgotten'
|
Leslie
Armour
Rusty Adair
Ted McKee
|
Projected
Digital Image
General |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Lioness'
'Drummer Boys'
'Do not Cross'
'Silverball' |
Stephen
Weatherall
Stephen Weatherall
Stephen Weatherall
John Magee |
Projected
Digital Image
Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd
|
'Dark
Woods'
'I'm Watching you'
'Stones at Sunrise'
|
Ted
McKee
Valerie McKee
Ted McKee
|
From the above winners, entries were chosen to go forward to
the NIPA Inter-Club Round 2 competition which were as follows:
Colour
Prints to NIPA
Inter-club Competition |
'Balls
on the Falls - Raphael Clarke, 'Morning Boats' - Ted McKee,
'We Have the Power' - Rusty Adair, 'Dandelion' - Brian
Kay. |
Monochrome
Prints to NIPA
Inter-club Competition |
'Peek-a-Boo'
- Andrew McKee, 'Steps to Beyond' - Rusty Adair,
'Picketed House' - Leslie Armour, 'Forgotten' - Ted McKee. |
Digital
Projected Image to
NIPA Inter-club Competition |
'Lioness
Stephen' - Weatherall, 'Dark Woods' - Ted McKee,
'I'm Watching You' - Valerie McKee, 'Stones at Sunrise'
- Ted McKee. |
Thanks go to Raymond Hughes for coming down and giving us the
benefit of his comments and photographic wisdom.
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday 2nd November 2012 - Talk by David S
Adair (Sinclair) ARPS, AIPF 'Mural & Urban Art' 7:45pm sharp,
Clubrooms.
Friday 2nd November 2012 - Deposits due for
Christmas Dinner, £5. Also reminder for membership fees
(see website for prices) to be given to Chris (Treasurer.)
Entries for Roy Finlay Competition due this Friday 2nd November
2012. Entries to be given to Peter Knott with the appropriate
fees and paperwork.
Wednesday 7th November 2012 - Photochat 'Night
Photography'Discussion and tutorials, 7:45pm. Refreshments provided.
Friday 9th November 2012 - 'My Travel Selection'
Kieran Murray, 7:45pm sharp, Clubrooms.
Friday 2nd November 2012 - Thursday 29th November
2012, Selection from Annual Exhibition 2012, Dundonald Library,
Dundonald. Normal opening hours (Mon, Tue, Fri 1000 - 1700,
Wed 1300 - 2000, Thu 1000 - 1800, Sat 1000 - 1400 hrs)
David
S Adair ARPS, AIPF known as Sinclair, is a life member of the
Club and always gives a unique and entertaining talk. His shows
are humorous with good music. Please come along and give your
support. Everyone welcome.
Further
details are available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 12 October 2012 - Jim Moreland - Making your RPS Panels
and 19 October 2012 - Paul McCambridge - Photojournalism Projects
On
Friday 12th October 2012, Jim Moorland FRPS gave a talk on putting
together a panel for the Royal Photographic Society (RPS.) Panels
from all levels ie Licentiateship (LRPS), Associateship (ARPS)
and Fellowship (FRPS) were shown to give an idea of the expected
standard. The panels produced a lot of enthusiasm from members
to the point where some went home straight after the talk to
browse their archives for suitable images. As always, Jim gave
an entertaining talk and the Club would like to thank Jim for
such an enjoyable night.
The
following Friday, 19th October 2012, Ards Camera Club hosted
a talk by Paul McCambridge, a well respected local photojournalist
among other things. He has many publications, exhibitons and
photographic press awards, including 'Features Photographer
of the Year' in 1997, 1999 and 2003. His talk was excellent
with both projected digital images and prints, showing his current
projects. Again the Club would like to thank Paul for bringing
along his images and look forward to seeing his images of India
in the future.
The
Club also had a successful outing to Performance Physio Club
on Monday 22nd October 2012. The Club was invited to take photos
of Sam, the owner and Marianne Kane. Thanks go to our two excellent
models and to everyone who turned up. It was a very good night
out giving lots of practice using studio lights 'in situ.' Hopefully
the Club will have some good photos to show Sam and Marianne
in the near future. Members should bring their five best images
on a disc or USB stick to the Club on Wednesday 7th November
2012.
Dates
for your Diary:
Thursday 25th October 2012 - Northern Ireland
Photographic Association (NIPA) Inter-Club Round 1 'Open', at
Christian Brothers Past Pupils Union Camera Club (CBPPUCC) at
7:30 pm.
Friday 26th October 2012 - Round 2 'Open',
Ards Camera Club, 7:45 pm sharp. Please arrive early to sign
in your entries.
Thursday 4th - Saturday 27th October 2012 -
Ards Camera Club Annual Exhibition, Comber Library, normal opening
hours.
Friday 2nd November - Thursday 29 October 2012
- Ards Camera Club Annual Exhibition, Dundonald Library, normal
opening hours.
Wednesday 31st October 2012 - Photochat 'Using
Photoshop to Reduce Noise', 7:45pm, Clubrooms. Refreshments
provided.
Friday 2nd November 2012 - Talk by Sinclair
Adair 'Mural & Urban Art', 7:45pm sharp, Clubrooms.
The
second NIPA round and our own Club competition which is 'Open'
theme will be held on Friday 26th October 2012. As the theme
is open, it gives the members a chance to enter shots from any
discipline and always gives a huge variety of subject matter.
Please come along and help make this a successful night. Everyone
welcome, all levels, from those who just want a good night's
craic through to those who want that winning shot.
Further
details are available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for 5 October 2012
Change of Programme
On
Friday 5th October 2012, there was a change to the programme.
After announcements by the Vice-Chairperson, Linda Hutchinson,
there was a showing of a photography video on the history of
photography which made for interesting viewing. A selection
has been made from the exhibition prints and these are now on
show at Comber Library during normal opening hours. If you have
not seen them, please come along.
Sunday
7th October 2012 was our first Autumn outing. There were about
14 members and the Club was blessed with good weather for the
entire day. The trip was down to Tullynakill Graveyard, Nendrum,
Ballydorn Lightship, lunch sitting outside Daft Eddies and then
onto Inch Abbey and the Quoile at Downpatrick. The light was
starting to fade just as it was time for home. An enjoyable
day for everyone and plenty of photos taken for both pleasure
and future competitions.
Dates
for Your Diary:
Friday 12th October 2012 - Jim Moorland 'RPS Panels',
start at 7:45pm, Clubrooms.
Wednesday 17th October 2012 - Photochat 'Sharpness
and Photoshop',
7:45pm, Clubrooms. Refreshments will be provided.
Jim
Moorland is well known for his entertaining talks and always
brings along extremely high quality images. It will be a good
night's craic.
Please come along. All welcome.
Further
information is available via our website www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
also the Club can be contacted via our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Notes for 28 September 2012
Paula Davies FRPS & Guy Davies ARPS
On
Friday 28th September Ards Camera Club had to move to the nearby
Silver Band Hall for the larger audience attracted by our visiting
speakers, Guy Davies ARPS and Paula Davies FRPS from North Yorkshire.
They brought a wide collection of prints and stories from their
travels, ranging from the vast splendour of the Grand Canyon
to the minutia of a broken glass tile in the street and rust
on a car. Of particular interest was seeing how these two very
different photographers viewed similar subjects. Even though
they were often standing beside each other they viewed the world
very differently and have captured an eclectic range of images.
They also discussed the impact that different textures of paper
can have on their prints. The audience was very appreciative
and welcomed the opportunity to see their work in Northern Ireland.
Dates
for Your Diary:
Thursday 4th October 2012 - Saturday 27th October 2012,
Annual Photography Exhibition, Comber Library, Mon, Wed, Fri,
1000 to 1700 hr, Tue 1300 - 2000 hr, Thu 1000 - 1800 hr and
Sat 1000 - 1400 hr.
Friday 5th October 2012 - Raymond Hughes, 'Audio
Visual Workshop', 7:45pm sharp, Clubrooms.
Wednesday 10th October 2012 - Photchat theme,
'Achieving Sharpness Practical Night', 7:45pm, Clubrooms. Please
bring your camera. Refreshments provided.
Friday 12th October 2012 - Jim Moreland, 'Making
your RPS Panels'. 7:45 pm, Clubrooms.
Raymond
Hughes DPAGB, AIPF, LRPS from Merville Newtownabbey Photographic
Club has been invited to give a talk on Audio-Visual photography.
This used to be done with slide projectors and a lot of fancy
machines to sync the audio with the images on screen. Now all
this has been digitised and Raymond will show us how things
have moved on. The interest of Audio-Visual photography runs
alongside stills photography for many people. Please come along
and see how technology has been used to full advantage.
Further
information is available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Notes for 21 September 2012
Inter-club round 1 - 'Open'
Ards Camera Club welcomed Balfour Stalker, Central Photographic
Association (CPA), for his informed critique of our entries
for Northern Ireland Photographic Association (NIPA) Inter-Club
Round 1 Competition. The theme was 'Open'. The system the Club
used, involved audience participation and each Club member has
a vote. Each print section was put up on the board, the critique,
then viewed by the audience and the vote collected. Then the
same for Projected Digital Images (PDIs)
The results were as follows:
Colour
Prints
General
|
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
|
'Old
Pump'
'Hidden Wildlife'
'Forgotten Summer'
'Bee Macro' |
Ryan
Patterson
Rebecca Cockerill
Patricia MacKey
Steven Ferguson |
Colour
Prints
Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd |
'Monarch
Butterfly'
'50 Shades of Greyabbey'
'Bane in the Ass'
|
Valerie McKee
Daria Casement
Daria Casement
|
Monochrome
Prints General |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Racing Quad'
'Eyes Up'
'Keaney'
'Mountain View' |
Ryan
Patterson
Steven Ferguson
Brian Powell
John Magee |
Monochrome
Prints Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd
|
'Union
Conscript'
'Polished'
'Streamtrain'
|
Ted
McKee
Paul McMahon
Valerie McKee
|
Projected
Digital Image
General |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th |
'Italian
Sunset'
'Robin'
'School's Out'
'Lady of the Lake' |
Brian
Kay
Raphael Clarke
John Magee
Stephen Weatherall |
Projected
Digital Image
Advanced |
1st
2nd
3rd
|
'Aquilegia
Art'
'Warped'
'You're Next'
|
Valerie
McKee
Paul McMahon
William Stockdale
|
From the above winners, entries were chosen
to go forward to the NIPA Inter-Club Round 1 competition which
were as follows:
Colour
Prints to NIPA
Inter-club Competition |
Ryan
Patterson - 'Old Pump', Rebecca Cockerill - 'Hidden Wildlife',
Steven Ferguson - 'Bee Macro', Valerie McKee - 'Monarch
Butterfly' |
Monochrome
Prints to NIPA
Inter-club Competition |
Ryan
Patterson - 'Racing Quad', John Magee - 'Mountain View',
Ted McKee - 'Union Conscript', Paul McMahon - 'Polished' |
Digital
Projected Image to
NIPA Inter-club Competition |
Raphael
Clarke - 'Robin', Valerie McKee - 'Aquilegia Art',
Paul MacMahon - 'Warped', William Stockdale - 'You're
Next' |
Congratulations to all those who entered as well to those who
won places. Thank you to all our members for coming along to
make the night a success and also to our esteemed critique,
Balfour Stalker, past president of NIPA and active member of
CPA Camera Club.
Dates for your Diary:
Friday 28th September 2012 - Paula and Guy
Davies Event - 'Double Act', Silver Band Hall, Comber Road,
Newtownards, 7:30pm sharp. Parking is available at Ards Camera
Club within a short walk to the hall.
Wednesday 3rd October 2012 - Photochat - October
theme is 'ISO and Achieving Sharpness'. Theory, discussion and
tutorials, 7:30pm with refreshments provided.
Ends Monday 1st October 2012 - Ards Camera
Club Annual Exhibtion, Ards ArtsCentre, Townhall, Conway Square,
Newtownards.
Guy Davies
ARPS, likes landscape, preferring to see the 'big picture' while
Paula Davies FRPS, enjoys intimate details of images and applying
creative Photoshop. It is always good to see other photographers
of such high calibre and how they see the world through their
images. Please come along and support the Club. Everyone welcome.
Tickets are £5 on entry.
Further
information is available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Notes for 14 September 2012
Ross McKelvey - Passion for Prints
Ards
Camera Club would like to thank Ross McKelvey ARPS DPAGB BPE2*
for his aptly entitled 'Passion for Prints' talk. Ross gave
a synopsis of the various types of photographic qualifications
which provides letters after the recipient's name. Ross showed
a selection of his own prints to show what is possible with
some Photoshop knowledge, a lot of in-camera skill and loads
of passion. Thanks to Ross for such an entertaining and enjoyable
night.
Friday
21st September is Northern Ireland Photographic Association
(NIPA) Round 1 'Open' theme competition. Everyone welcome. Please
come along for the craic.
The
special event, 'Double Act', Paula Davies FRPS and her husband,
Guy Davies ARPS, will take place on Friday 28th September 2012
at Silver Band Hall, Newtownards, 7:30pm sharp. Tickets £5
at the door.
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday 21st September 2012 - NIPA Round 1 'Open'
competition, Clubrooms, 7:45pm sharp.
Wednesday 26th September 2012 - Photochat and
Problem Solving, September theme 'composition.' 7:45pm sharp.
Friday 28th September 2012 - Paula Davies FRPS,
and Guy Davies ARPS, 'Double Art', Silver Band Hall, Newtownards,
7:30pm sharp.
Everyone
welcome, all levels from those who just want a good night's
craic to those who have a competitive streak. Please come along
this Friday and see the variety of work produced by the Club.
Further
information is available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Notes for 7 September 2012
Friday
7th September 2012 was the Opening Night for Ards Camera Club
Annual Photography Exhibition at Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square
Newtownards. The entries had been judged at a pre-arranged date
by our guest judge, Brian Bennett ARPS. The winning prints were
placed on one wall with the rest around the beautiful, new space
of Ards Arts Centre.
The
night started with our Chairperson, Leslie Armour, introducing
the Mayor, Alderman Hamilton Gregory, who gave a brief speech
complimenting the standard of our exhibition. Then Brian Bennett,
our guest judge, was asked to say a few words about the winning
prints. He was very complimentary about the overall standard
and talked about his favourite prints and the overall winner
for top print, a landscape called 'The Old Homestead' by Sinclair
'Rusty' Adair. The Vice Chairperson, Linda Hutchinson, was introduced
to announce the prize winners for the exhibition and also for
the Club competitions. Club medals and certificates were presented
to the winners. The projected digital images and a short slide
presentation by David S Adair were shown, after which supper
was served.
The
Club would like to thank the guest judge, Brian Bennett ARPS,
all the people who helped set up the exhibition and prize giving,
the Ards Arts Centre for hosting the exhibition, and especially
to the entrants and everyone who came along to support us on
the opening night. The exhibition runs from Friday 7th September
2012 until Monday 1st October 2012. The entries are the culmination
of much hard work and effort over the last season to produce
the final prints, so please come and support our members.
The
first night of the season in the Clubrooms will be this Friday
14th September 2012. Ross McKelvey will be giving a talk entitled
'Passion for Prints.' It promises to be an entertaining night,
so come along early to get a good seat.
Brian
Bennett (Exhibition Judge), Sinclair 'Rusty' Adair, David S
Adair,
Alderman Hamilton Gregory (Mayor Ards Borough Council)
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday
14th September 2012 - 'Passion for Prints' by Ross
McKelvey, Clubrooms, at 7:45 pm.
Wednesday
19th and 26th September 2012 - Our new 'Wednesday
Night Programme', Clubrooms at 7:30 pm. The theme
for September is 'Composition'. Tea and biscuits
provided.
Friday 21st September 2012 - Inter-Club Round 1 'Open'
theme, 7:45 pm sharp.
Projected
digital images (PDIs) may be submitted to Peter Knott in advance.
Details will be announced this Friday 14th September 2012.
Friday
28th September 2012 - Paula Davies FRPS. Details to
be announced. Tickets cost £5 and can be purchased on
the night.
Everyone
welcome, all levels from those who just want a good night's
craic to those who have a competitive streak. Please come along
this Friday and be enthralled by the passion of Ross McKelvey
for prints.
Further
information is available on our website, www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Notes for September 2012
Start of New Season
'Annual
Photography Exhibition 2012' is being held by Ards Camera Club
running from Friday 7th September to Monday 1st October 2012.
The Opening Night on Friday 7th September and starts at 7:30pm
sharp. Everyone is welcome.
The exhibition is being held in the Townhall, Conway Square,
Newtownards, during Townhall opening hours, Monday to Thursday
9am - 4:30pm and Friday to Saturday 10am - 4pm.
The first Clubnight of the season at the clubrooms will be held
on Friday 14th September 2012, 7.45pm sharp start. Everyone
welcome. The first competition night will be 'Open' theme, Friday
21st September 2012, a good night's craic with audience participation.
Dates
for Your Diary:
Thursday 6th September 2012 - Helpers needed to put
up prints in Townhall, meeting at 7:00pm sharp.
Friday 7th September 2012 - Ards Camera Club
Annual Photography Exhibition Opening Night, 7:30pm sharp, Townhall,
Conway Square, Newtownards.
Friday 14th September 2012 - First meeting
of the season at 7:45 pm, Clubrooms, junction of South Street
and Circular Road, opposite Cricket and Rugby pitches. Directions
are on our website.
Our
website galleries are being updated. Anyone who would like to
see their photos on the website, please contact Peter via our
Club email ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
The Club has a selection of old photos from previous exhibitions.
If anyone would like to retrieve their photos, please contact
Peter via our Club email or any committee member at the Clubrooms
on a clubnight.
Friday
night will be the only time projected digital images will be
on show. Everyone welcome and light refreshments will be provided.
Please come along for a good night's entertainment. Further
information is available via our website www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Notes for September 2012
The
Opening Night for Ards Camera Club 2012 Annual Photography Exhibition
is 7th September 2012, and starts at 7:30pm, Townhall, Conway
Square, Newtownards. This is the only time the projected digital
images (PDIs) will be on display. Please come along and join
us. Everyone welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
Dates
for your Diary:
Friday 31st August 2012 - Blue Moon.
Thursday 6th September 2012 - Help needed to put frames
up in Townhall at 7.00pm
Friday 7th September 2012 - Annual Photography
Exhibition, Townhall, Conway Square, Newtownards. This will
start at 7:30pm sharp.
Our
website galleries are being updated. Anyone who would like to
see their photos on the website, please contact Peter via our
Club email ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
The Club has a selection of old photos from previous exhibitions.
If anyone would like to retrieve their photos, please contact
Peter via our Club email as above before Friday 7th September
2012.
Further
information is available via our website www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
and also can be contacted through our Club email, ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
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