This Tuesday we have our first Monthly League Judging night of the season. Gerry Kerr FIPF, EFIAP/s from Celbridge Camera club is going to judge for us. Gerry’s main interests in photography are photographing people in their environment and the Natural World. Home See you all on Tuesday at 8pm sharp.

Next Tuesday, 17th Sept, at the club our very own Neil O’Reilly has agreed to show and talk about his A Panel that was recently successful at the IPF Distinctions. Neil always gives an interesting and fun talk so we’re looking forward to this one! This Tuesday is also hand in night for the first monthly league competition of the new season. Information on sizing / labelling of both printed and projected images has been sent by email. See you all on Tuesday 17th…

This Tuesday we will have our annual “Show and Tell”. This is a night where members get an opportunity to show some of the photos they’ve taken during the summer. It’s also a chance to share new places/things/methods for us to shoot. About 20 photos each would be great. It is also the 2nd Tuesday of the month which means “One Shot” night. We’re trying something a little different this year: instead of the winner picking the theme each month, we have set all the themes for the year. The thinking behind this is that members will have a more time to work on their entries. The winner will still judge the following months competition and get a prize of a 20 euro printing voucher in Harvey Norman, Rathfarnham. This month’s these is “Abstract”. BTW in case you didn’t notice the list of themes is at the bottom of this and all emails….so no excuses… Looking forward to seeing you all with your photos!

The schedule for the summer outings is below and will be updated weekly. Please remember to post a photo and vote on Flickr after each outing in the just-for-fun competition. Further details will be sent by email and WhatsApp. Happy snapping! 28th May: Cloughlea 4th June: St. Patrick’s / Christchurch Cathedrals (cancelled) 11th June: Howth 18th June: Lough Owel 25th June: Skerries 2nd July: Pollardstown Fen 9th July: Dunamase Castle 16th July: Seapoint 23rd July: Baltinglass Abbey 30th July: Burrow Beach 6th August: Ballinafagh Ruin 13th August: Guinness Gate 20th August: Dodder River (Dropping Well)

Advanced Overall: Steve McGrane Intermediate Overall: Brenda Sheridan Novice Overall: Paul Bates Advanced Colour Print: 1st: Neil O’Reilly 2nd: Kevin Maguire 3rd: Karl Bergin Advanced Mono Print: 1st: Karl Bergin 2nd: John Coffey 3rd: Steve McGrane Advanced Projected: 1st: Steve McGrane =2nd: Kevin Maguire =2nd: Ben Russell Intermediate Colour Print: 1st: Brenda Sheridan 2nd: Mark Pollock 3rd: Paddy Sayers Intermediate Mono Print: 1st: Paddy Sayers 2nd: Mark Pollock 3rd: Brenda Sheridan Intermediate Projected: 1st: Mark Pollock 2nd: Brenda Sheridan 3rd: Eva Hoffmannova Novice Colour Print: 1st: Paul Bates 2nd: Dave Meehan 3rd: Ann Dennehy Novice Mono Print: 1st: Paul Bates 2nd: Dave Meehan 3rd: Iris Graham Novice Projected: 1st: Enda Cloke 2nd: Paul Bates 3rd: Dave Meehan

Party and Awards It’s that time of the year again!! Time to party and find out the results of the League. On Friday 24th we will have our end of year party and prize giving ceremony in Molloys, kicking off at 20.30. There will be a change to “Photographer of the Year”. This year there will be a photographer of the year in each section – so 3 trophies. There will be prizes for the winners in each of the 3 sections of competition in Novice, Intermediate and Advanced divisions. Fridays party will be the highlight of the year and is always a great night so pencil it in to your diary!! One Shot We have a slight change to this month’s one shot. We will have it at the party. Please print your entry and bring it along on the night for Paddy to judge. The theme is “Composite Photo”. Tallafest We are looking for volunteers to organise a stall for TPS at Tallafest on 22nd June. Unfortunately they’re not supplying gazebos or tables this year due to insurance reasons so we’d have to arrange that ourselves. If you’re interested let me or any of the committee members know. […]

We are NOT meeting in the Maldron Hotel on Tuesday the 14th. Instead Mark Pollock will lead us on a walkabout in Tallaght. This will afford members the opportunity to get to know the local photography spots and also take photographs to put forward for consideration for our 2020 Calendar. Meet at the car park at Molloys Bar at 7.30pm. One Shot and Party We have a slight change to this month’s one shot. We will have it at the party on the 24th May. Please print your entry and bring it along on the night for Paddy to judge. The theme is “Composite Photo”. A big thank you to Andrew and team for all the hard work in preparing the panels and giving up their time to present them in Mullingar over the weekend. Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

This Tuesday at our weekly meeting in the Maldron Hotel, we have our last Monthly League Judging night of the season. We welcome Deirdre Byrne from Palmerstown Camera Club to do the honours for us. May One Shot – Tuesday 14th May Paddy won the April One Shot with his interpretation of the theme “Reflections”. He has set the theme for May as “Composite Photo”. Get the imaginations out and dusted down!! The one Shot will take place on Tuesday 14th May. See you all on Tuesday at 8pm Sharp

This Tuesday we have 3 things going on in the club: 1. We are having an EGM to vote on two proposals (agenda sent by mail). Remember this is your club and these are your decisions to make so please come along on Tuesday to vote. 2. If the EGM finishes early we will have a members constructive criticism session! If you have any photos that you think maybe you would like to enter in the league but are unsure about them, bring them along on USB and we will show them onscreen. You can talk about them or keep it anonymous, it’s your choice. Bring in a max of 10 images, depending on how many are brought in we might limit how many are shown 3. Tuesday is League Entry night so don’t forget to bring your printed and digital images. Information re labelling of images in post dated 16th April. See you on Tuesday at 8pm sharp.

This Tuesday at our weekly meeting in the Maldron Hotel we welcome Paul Stanley Stanley FIPF EFIAP/s EsFIAP. Paul is a member of Dublin Camera Club and has been involved in photography nationally and internationally for more than 30 years. He also serves on the IPF committee and was a founder member of Peoples Photography. Paul is going to talk to us about how the IPF Distinction process works so this will be of benefit to anyone going for distinction whether for the first time or not. He is also going to show us some successful panels. Notice of upcoming events: Tuesday 22nd April: EGM to put forward two Proposals to the members – see attached for Agenda. We would appreciate it if as many members as possible attended this EGM. Remember this is your club and these decisions are ultimately yours. Members will be asked to vote on both proposals on the night. If you have any questions you would like to ask before the EGM please feel free to ask a member of the Committee. Members Constructive Criticism Following the EGM we will have a members Constructive Criticism session. The idea of this is that members bring in […]