The outing to Killarney on Saturday was a great success, perfect weather and a sunset to die for and with over twenty members participating. A very enjoyable day and hopefully an interesting one for our new members. Pictures on our Facebook page.

On last Monday we had a full night on still life / Macro photography. A very busy night for everybody with loads off  props brought in by members with enough of setups to keep cameras clicking all night.

Next Monday Sept 29th – Personal  Profiles by some of our newer members and some from our more experienced members. Also bring along  your entries for the Shield competition, Large jpg will be fine colour and B&W.

On next Monday we will have a full night on still life / Macro photography This is a hands on session with everybody participating. There will a number of  stations around the room each showing  different aspects of still life with experienced photographers available to explain the various techniques.  Please bring cameras, tripods and any item you think would be good subject matter.

Here are a few sample photographs of macro / still life.

Our first outing of the new season will be to Killarney this Saturday evening 20th September. Make sure to bring your Tripod if you have one and also some warm clothes, wellies or at least boots.The two meeting points are : The Arches in Mallow at 2:30 p.m. and Torc waterfall car park at 4 p.m. You can contact Outings coordinator John Flynn on 087 6528801 or Rodney O’Callaghan on 086 8487875  if you need any further information. Hope to see you all there.

Sept 15th -A display of images taken on  the many outings throughout  the year , Bring along max 10 images  per person , followed by group session 10-10.30pm. Bring your camera gear and laptop if you have any questions.

Upcoming Competitions.

SACC Creative Photography Competition 2014

The 2014 Creative Photography Competition will be held on Saturday 27th September at the Oak Wood Arms Hotel, Shannon, Co. Clare. Closing Date for entries  Midnight, September 25th. Details on http://www.sacc.ie/

IPF National Shield November 22nd, 2014 Venue to be confirmed More info at http://www.irishphoto.ie/

On next Monday night Sept 8th the topic will be – Back to basics followed by group session with questions and answers from  10 – 10:30pm. We will answer any questions on photography and equipment and also Photoshop and computer related problems.

Bring along laptops, cameras and lens etc, anything you want advice on and we will try to sort you out.

Monday night 1st September was our first night back and also the AGM for Blackwater Photographic Society. It was great to meet up with everyone again and also great to welcome some new faces into the club.
The reports were read, the committee formed so we’re all ready to go.
We meet every Monday night 8:30pm in the Arches Bar – new members are always welcome.
Here’s the Program for the coming term:September to December 2014

Sept 8th  – Back to basics followed by group session with questions and answers from       10 – 10:30pm

Sept 15th -A display of images taken on outings through out the year , max 10 images  per person , followed by group session 10-10.30pm
Sept 22nd – Still Life
Sept 29th – Personal  Profiles
Oct 6th   – Open competition night
Oct 13th  – A visit from Killarney based Landscape and Fashion photographers Paul Garnet and Marek Hajdasz
Oct 20th  – Computer & Photoshop skills with 10-10.30:pm group session for Q&A
Oct 27th  – Bank Holiday
Nov 3rd   – Indoor Studio session (with some mean machines)
Nov 10th  – Monochrome evening(conversion etc)
Nov 17th  – Composition and Critique night.
Nov 24th  – Ladies members portfolio’s
Dec 1st   – A night with Wedding Photographer Adrian O’Neill
Dec 8th   – Night Shoot (weather permitting) backup plan is videography and time lapse
Dec 11th  – Social night. Meal in the Arches Bar
Dec 15th  – Competition night. The theme for this competition is Shapes.

Outings:
Sept 20th – Ross Castle Killarney
Oct 18th  – Doneraile
Nov 15th  – Spike Island & Cobh
Dec 27th  – Day trip to Dingle

The Blackwater Photographic Society will hold their AGM on September 1st in the Arches Bar Bellview Mallow at 8 30 pm.
This is our first night back after our summer break .  This will be a good social evening for members to catch up . Our program of events up to Christmas will be available on the night. Tea and coffee will be served.

Amendments To Our Constitution.
Proposals for amendments to the constitution will need to be with our Secretary Angela Coughlan on or before the 22nd of August . We can only accept written or emailed Proposals.   Angela can be contacted on  angelacoughlan62@gmail.com

Blackwater Photographic Society was established in 2013 . It was founded by a group of photography enthusiasts in the north Cork area. The purpose of the society is to share and promote photography amongst its members in an informal and welcoming environment .

New members welcome, feel free to come along for a look any Mon night (you don’t have to join!) whether you are a complete beginner/enthusiastic amateur/advanced, etc.

Recent Ladies Night Shoot.

Following a very successful and eventful  first year The Blackwater Photographic Society is in recess for the summer.The club resumes on 8th September at 8.30 pm with our AGM.

New members welcome, feel free to come along for a look any Mon night (you don’t have to join!) whether you are a complete beginner/enthusiastic amateur/advanced, etc.

Last night (Monday 26th May) we held our Photographer of the Year competition 2014 at The Arches Bar in Mallow. There were over 380 images entered across all 4 categories: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and B&W print which was a very impressive number of entries for our first end of season competition.

Our three guest judges from Limerick Camera Club: John Hickey, Sean Reidy (Chairman) and Siobhan Hayes did a fantastic job of examining and scoring so many images, and also spent some time giving their advice on various images as well as socialising afterwards with all the other photographers on the night. We would like to thank then all very much for time and effort on the night. It meant a lot to us all, for them to travel to Mallow and spend so much of their own time in helping us with the competition. We would also like to thank Kieran Horgan for sponsoring the perpetual cup and all the management & staff at The Arches Bar for their fantastic support throughout the season.

Now for the results: Novice Photographer of the year was won by Sheila O Connor, with Finbarr Murphy taking second place, and there was a tie for third between Con Sheehan & Joe whyte.

Intermediate Photographer of the Year was won by Łukasz Sadlak. Yvonne Esaw took second place and Kieran O Mahony was third.

In the advanced category for Photographer of the Year Rodney O Callaghan (chairman) took first place, John Flynn was second and David Lavery took third place. Rodney was also awarded overall  Blackwater Photographic Society photographer of the year with highest overall score (over 5 highest scoring images) on the night. Rodney also won B&W print photographer of the Year, Pakie O Donoghue was second is this category and there was a tie for third place between David O’Donoghue and Geraldine Dennehy. The last prize on the night was Best image and this went to David Lavery with an incredible score of 29 out of a possible 30.  Thanks to Sean Murphy, Dave accepted his award and gave his acceptance speech via Mobile phone which added to the excitement of the night. A very special thank you to local photo-journalist Stephen Murphy for awarding the prizes on the night. Stephen was very supportive of the club when we were first launched back in September and it was very fitting that he was present to award the prizes and had the final word on the night in wishing us well in the seasons to come.

This was our final meeting of the 2013-2014 season and we would like to thank everyone involved in making the night such a success, especially all those involved in providing food on the night. It was very much appreciated and also the competition committee along with all the other committee members for preparing the competition and to everyone in the entire Blackwater Photographic Society for such a successful season.

The Outing to the Saltee Islands on Sunday May 25th. Bus leaving the Arches 6.30 am sharp . Boat costs €25 . Bring Tripods,rain gear,boots and something to eat before getting on the boat to the island. Only take the minimum on to the island, Water and sandwiches or bananas as you will have to carry everything with you. A change of clothes which you can leave on the bus is advisable.