On next Monday our normal meeting will not take place at the Arches, instead the club is heading to Killarney on a photo shoot.Anybody wishing to share cars can meet up at the Arches but we will be leaving at 6.00 PM sharp. Members can also go directly to Killarney and the meeting point is at the car park at Ross Castle at 7.00 PM. Members of the Killarney Camera Group have kindly agreed to meet us for the photo Shoot.

Our Fota Island outing was well attended considering the weather was poor at the start of the day.The weather did not stop everyone from getting stuck in and getting great photos.Some of the group continued on to do a evening shoot in Cobh town.We would like to thank Margaret Keogh  and Fergal Mooney from Cobh Camera Club for joining our group on the day. Credits for photos Sheila Angela and Rodney.

The outing to Fota Island in Cobh is going ahead on Saturday next, meeting up at the car park in Foto at 2.30 pm.

On next Monday night we are privileged to have a presentation on Wedding Photography by  David Lavery. David has worked for a number of years as a professional Wedding Photographer and has kindly agreed to share his expertise and insights on all aspects of Wedding Photography.

You are reminded that deposits for the bus to the Saltees will be collected on Monday night.

On Monday April 14th we are having a Black and White Competition starting at 8.00 P.M.

All members are encouraged to submit images on the night in print and/or digital format. As usual we will have three  separate levels, beginner, intermediate and advanced so everybody is in with a chance.

The night shoot to Mallow Castle was a great success despite a shower which threatened to end it prematurely.The rain shower coupled with bright moonlight made for great images of the stone walkways. Around 25 photographers took part on the night.

Following the cancellation of the night shoot last week we are giving the night shoot another go (weather permitting).

Plan B will be a competition using Images Straight From The Camera no manipulation in Photoshop etc.

If time permits Sean Murphy will show the basics of video editing. As most SLRs and mobile phones can now capture video in high definition it is good to to be able to edit and present your videos properly.

Blackwater Photographic society recently took part in the SACC 2014 Interclub competition in Kilkenny. This competition is open to all clubs affiliated to the SACC. This was our clubs first competition. We entered all three panel competitions (Colour Print, B&W Print and Projected panel). We finished up 7th overall and 4th in the black and white out of 12 competing clubs which was really great for us, especially considering our club was formed just a short 7 months ago. Thank you to all our members who submitted their work for the competition and also a special thanks to everyone who worked on getting the panels competition ready, there were a few very late nights involved but worth it in the end.

If the weather is still unsuitable meeting will go ahead as usual in the Arches.

The clubs SACC panels will be shown and discussed. These panels competed yesterday in the equivalent of the Munster final of photography in Kilkenny. There will also be other tutorials etc on the night.

The planned Night Shoot In Mallow tomorrow evening 24th march is going ahead.

Meet up as usual at the Arches at 8.30.

The Street Photography Outing To Cork was a great success with 14 members participating on the day. We were blessed with great weather and the city was bustling with street traders and performers on the run up to Paddy’s day. Altogether a very enjoyable day for everybody.