Sorry for the very late notice, but just to let everyone know that, due to a "Status Orange" snow and ice
warning from Met Eireann for counties Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo -
with possible snow accumulations of 4 to 8cm, and overnight temperatures to
drop below zero - a decision has been made to cancel tonight's club
meeting.
Hopefully the weather will improve before the February meeting.
The Open themed motivational slideshow due to be shown tonight will be held over till the February meeting. The theme for this month is Doors/Doorways. Photographs must have been taken since January 1st this year.
Thursday, 14 January 2016
Monday, 7 December 2015
Club Christmas Dinner and Motivational Slideshow.
The club's Annual Christmas Dinner has been arranged for the evening of Friday, 11th December 2015 in the Riverside Bar, Garrison, Co Fermanagh. This will replace our usual monthly meeting. Arrival time of 8:30pm and sitting down to eat at 9:00pm. A
menu for the night is included below. The cost for a 4 course meal is £20 (or
€25). Please note the additional charge of £5/€7 should you choose the
Sirloin Steak. It is not necessary to decide on your choice of menu
until the night. Any members who have not already said they will attend, please email rainbowcameraclub@gmail.com as soon as possible, stating whether they will be
bringing a partner or friend. This information is needed to let the
Riverside Bar know how many tables to reserve.
Also a reminder that the motivational theme for this month is Food Photography. Members may interpret this theme in any way they see fit, and are encouraged to submit up to four images on this theme, taken since the beginning of this year, for inclusion in the slideshow to be shown in the Riverside Bar after the Christmas Dinner this Friday evening in Garrison. Please email your photographs to rainbowcameraclub@gmail.com. If at all possible resize your images so that they are 1024 pixels on their longest edge, and make sure that they are received by me by midnight on Wednesday 9th December. We shall also be re-showing all of this year's motivational slideshows on Friday.
And you might like to have a look at November's Motivational Slideshow ("Night Photography") which has been uploaded to the club's YouTube page. You can see it here.
Also a reminder that the motivational theme for this month is Food Photography. Members may interpret this theme in any way they see fit, and are encouraged to submit up to four images on this theme, taken since the beginning of this year, for inclusion in the slideshow to be shown in the Riverside Bar after the Christmas Dinner this Friday evening in Garrison. Please email your photographs to rainbowcameraclub@gmail.com. If at all possible resize your images so that they are 1024 pixels on their longest edge, and make sure that they are received by me by midnight on Wednesday 9th December. We shall also be re-showing all of this year's motivational slideshows on Friday.
Monday, 9 November 2015
November Club Meeting
The next meeting of Rainbow Camera Club will be this coming Thursday, 12 November 2015, from 8:00pm to 10:00pm in our usual meeting place of The Cabin, Rossinver, Co Leitrim (next to the football field). New members are always welcome!
The first part of the meeting will be the AGM, where we shall elect a new committee for the next 12 months.
We shall also be selecting the nine photographs to be printed for the Print Battle between our club and the Northwest Camera Club which will be held in Ballyshannon at 8:30pm on Monday November 16th(more details to follow at a later date).
Also a reminder that the motivational theme chosen for this month is Night Photography. Members may interpret this theme in any way they see fit, and are encouraged to submit up to four images on this theme, taken since the beginning of this year, for inclusion in the slideshow after the break at this month's meeting. Please email your photographs to the usual club address (rainbowcameraclub[at]gmail.com). If at all possible resize your images so that they are 1024 pixels on their longest edge, and make sure that they are sent by midnight on Tuesday 10th November.
The motivational slideshow from the October meeting (theme: "Sport") has now been uploaded to the club's YouTube page and can be viewed here.
One other thing that we can hopefully sort out at this month's meeting is the venue for the club's annual Christmas dinner.
The first part of the meeting will be the AGM, where we shall elect a new committee for the next 12 months.
We shall also be selecting the nine photographs to be printed for the Print Battle between our club and the Northwest Camera Club which will be held in Ballyshannon at 8:30pm on Monday November 16th(more details to follow at a later date).
Also a reminder that the motivational theme chosen for this month is Night Photography. Members may interpret this theme in any way they see fit, and are encouraged to submit up to four images on this theme, taken since the beginning of this year, for inclusion in the slideshow after the break at this month's meeting. Please email your photographs to the usual club address (rainbowcameraclub[at]gmail.com). If at all possible resize your images so that they are 1024 pixels on their longest edge, and make sure that they are sent by midnight on Tuesday 10th November.
The motivational slideshow from the October meeting (theme: "Sport") has now been uploaded to the club's YouTube page and can be viewed here.
One other thing that we can hopefully sort out at this month's meeting is the venue for the club's annual Christmas dinner.
Thursday, 3 September 2015
September Club Meeting (and "Print Battle")
Here's hoping club members have
all enjoyed the summer (what little of it there was) and have managed to
get out with their cameras and got some worthwhile shots.
Just a reminder that the next club
meeting will be on Thursday 10th of September, and the motivational theme
is "Macro Photography".
The Print Battle between Rainbow Camera
club and North West Camera Club (Ballyshannon) is scheduled to take place in
October. Basically it will involve each club producing nine A3 prints from
their members' photographs, one from each of nine different themes, and then
getting in an independent judge to choose the winner in each of the individual
categories. The winning club would be the one with the highest number of
winning images.
The nine
themes chosen were:
- Wildlife
- Macro Photography
- Sport
- Reflections
- Decay
- Street Photography
- Contradiction
- Circles (the shape)
- Open
So we have between now and
sometime in October to get our nine images chosen and printed. As they have to
be printed at A3 size, they need to be high quality images.
At our September meeting we will put some time aside to discuss this.
Three of the themes happen to have been our motivational themes this year: Wildlife, Reflections, and Macro Photography - which may be of help for us choosing images.
At our September meeting we will put some time aside to discuss this.
Three of the themes happen to have been our motivational themes this year: Wildlife, Reflections, and Macro Photography - which may be of help for us choosing images.
If members have any images that they
think may be suitable for any of the categories feel free to either email them
to the normal club address, or bring them on a memory stick (or memory card) to
the September meeting. In the meantime the submissions for the various monthly
motivations will be examined by the committee and a list will be put together
of possible suggestions for the various categories. These will be shown and be discussed at the
September meeting.
Hopefully
we can choose an image for each of the nine categories at the meeting, so that
they can be printed before the October meeting.
The club will of course arrange for the images to be printed, and cover the cost from club funds, once they have been selected.
Sunday, 12 July 2015
Club Photoshoot - Wednesday 15th July
As you may be aware the the motivational theme for
our next meeting (September, as we do not have a monthly meeting in
August) is Macro Photography.
At this month's club meeting it was decided that we should try to arrange the photoshoot for this month around this theme. Accordingly our usual meeting place of The Cabin in Rossinver has now been booked from 7:30pm to 10:00pm for next Wednesday (15th July) for a session in which members can find out what is meant by (and try their hands at) macro photography.
Club member Padraig Thornton says he will bring his dedicated Canon macro lens with him, and has kindly offered to allow those members with a Canon camera to try this lens on their cameras if they wish; and member Marty Cooke will have his 105mm Nikon macro lens with him and is happy to give those members who shoot with a Nikon the opportunity to try this out on their cameras.
We will also look at ways in which it may be possible to shoot macro type photographs if you do not have a macro lens, or do not have a camera on which you can change the lens.
If the evening is fine we may be able to get some macro shots of flowers or insects outside The Cabin. If not we shall work indoors.
As well having your camera with you, bring along a tripod if you have one. And if you have any small objects that you think may be suitable subjects for macro photography bring those with you as well.
Hoping to see as as many of you as possible on the night.
At this month's club meeting it was decided that we should try to arrange the photoshoot for this month around this theme. Accordingly our usual meeting place of The Cabin in Rossinver has now been booked from 7:30pm to 10:00pm for next Wednesday (15th July) for a session in which members can find out what is meant by (and try their hands at) macro photography.
Club member Padraig Thornton says he will bring his dedicated Canon macro lens with him, and has kindly offered to allow those members with a Canon camera to try this lens on their cameras if they wish; and member Marty Cooke will have his 105mm Nikon macro lens with him and is happy to give those members who shoot with a Nikon the opportunity to try this out on their cameras.
We will also look at ways in which it may be possible to shoot macro type photographs if you do not have a macro lens, or do not have a camera on which you can change the lens.
If the evening is fine we may be able to get some macro shots of flowers or insects outside The Cabin. If not we shall work indoors.
As well having your camera with you, bring along a tripod if you have one. And if you have any small objects that you think may be suitable subjects for macro photography bring those with you as well.
Hoping to see as as many of you as possible on the night.
Monday, 8 June 2015
June Club Meeting
Just a reminder that the June meeting of Rainbow Camera Club will be on Thursday, 11 June 2015, from 8:00pm to 10:00pm in our usual meeting place of The Cabin, Rossinver, Co Leitrim (next to the football field). New members are always welcome.
Also a reminder that the motivational theme for this month's meeting is High Speed Photography (shutter speed one-thousandth of a second or faster). Members may interpret this theme in any way they see fit, and are encouraged to submit up to four images on this theme, taken since the beginning of this year, for inclusion in the slideshow after the break at this month's meeting. Please email your photographs to the club's normal email address. If at all possible resize your images so that they are 1024 pixels on their longest edge, and make sure that they are sent by midnight on Tuesday 9th June.
Also a reminder that the motivational theme for this month's meeting is High Speed Photography (shutter speed one-thousandth of a second or faster). Members may interpret this theme in any way they see fit, and are encouraged to submit up to four images on this theme, taken since the beginning of this year, for inclusion in the slideshow after the break at this month's meeting. Please email your photographs to the club's normal email address. If at all possible resize your images so that they are 1024 pixels on their longest edge, and make sure that they are sent by midnight on Tuesday 9th June.
Monday, 18 May 2015
Club Photoshoot - BallyShannon - Wednesday, 20 May
Just to let those who weren't at this month's club meeting know that the club members
decided to hold this month's photoshoot
next Wednesday evening (20th May) at the Abbey Mill, Ballyshannon, Co
Donegal. Members should meet at the Centra car-park in Ballyshannon by
7:30, when we shall head on up to the mill itself.
As well as a working water-wheel, there are old building around the mill that are well worth photographing; plus of course the river itself, an interesting old bridge, and a small waterfall behind one of the old buildings. I am informed that there should be bluebells in flower as well.
As well as a working water-wheel, there are old building around the mill that are well worth photographing; plus of course the river itself, an interesting old bridge, and a small waterfall behind one of the old buildings. I am informed that there should be bluebells in flower as well.
One of the Abbey Mills waterwheels
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