Club Meeting 25th August

Club meeting tonight includes the image of the month, this month’s theme is “Landscapes”. Doors open from 7.45pm

Club Meeting Wednesday 28th of July

Club meeting Wednesday 28th of July, photo of the month theme, “action-motion-movement”. Door open usual time 7.45pm.

Club Outing 14th July 2010

This months club outing is to Shannon Harbour, meet up at the MDA car park at 7.15pm for car pooling or just wait in Shannon Harbour at just after 8pm, this is of course weather permitting, plenty of subjects to photograph and plenty of time to chat.

Meeting Wednesday 30th of June

Tonights meeting will have the judging of the June photo of the month, theme is MACRO/CLOSE UP, doors open 7.45pm all welcome

Meeting Wednesday June 2nd

Tonights meeting will include a workshop on Macro Photography given by fellow club member Michael Carroll, if you have images for the calendar please bring them in, doors open 7.45pm

Meeting 19th of May 2010

Our meeting tonight will have the photo of the month competition, theme, “Wildlife,Flora & Fauna”. Bring in images for the upcoming 2011 calender. To start with we will be looking for images of Laois including the Slieve Bloom, Emo, Haywood Gardens,Rock of Dunamaise, sport, festivals and anything that represents Laois, please make sure that all images have your name on the back and details of the image. Doors open at 7.45pm

Meeting Wed 7th of April

Tonight we’ll pick the winning image for March’s photo of the month, theme is “still life”, we’ve done a workshop and have spent a lot of time on this subject so dazzle everyone with your image. We’ll do a small work shop talk on using photo shop to get the most of your image pre printing, bring a note pad and pen to take notes. Doors open from 7.45pm

Meeting Wed 21st of April

Tonight we’ll pick our photo of the month for April, theme is “portraits”, this competition has got off to a great start this year so the bring in your best image so that your in with a chance for the highest marks, doors open 7.45pm

Meeting Tues 16th March

Second meeting of the month, tonight we pick our two winning images from this years photo of the month compitition. Januarys and Februarys winning images will be picked and the winning images will be posted on the club web site.

Meeting 10th of March

Tonights meeting will be a workshop presented by local artist Gemma Guihan. Gemma wil be on hand to demonstrate how she sets up still life compositions. A great night for all members. Please bring in your images for Februarys “photo of the month”. Doors open 7.45pm

Club Meeting 17th of February

Tonight we have the pleasure of a visit from the IPF prsident Mark Sedewick. Mark will be on hand to give a presentation on what to look for in an image and when you are judging an image or what to look for in your own image when you are preparing for a competition. Mark will talk about “judging an image based on its merits rather than if you like it or not”. Another enjoyable night that is not to be missed by all members. Doors open 7.45pm, talk starts at 8pm sharp.

Club Meeting Wed 10th of February

Tonights meeting will be of great interest to all members, beginners and experienced. Photographer Eddie Mallin will visit the club to give us what will be a memorable nights presentation of Black & White images. Eddie will be on hand to discuss what makes a great black & white image. What to look for and to demonstrate through his images what can work. Tonights presentation is suitable for film & digital users, beginners and experienced. Doors open 7.45pm, meeting starts at 8pm sharp. To view Eddies work check out www.monosnaps.com

Thanks

Paul thanks for arranging this morning even if you had us out of bed at an ungodly hour. Enjoyed the trip and thanks for the lift  31.jan.2010

Mike Brown Tues 23rd March 2010

Award winning photographer Mike Brown visits our club on the 23rd of March 2010. Venue for this visit will be the MDA centre Mountmellick. Starting time 8pm sharp, please come early, tea and light refreshments served afterwards. Cost per ticket €15 available from Con Murphy 087.4197990 Paul Lalor 087.6264791 Paul Whiteley 087.9064000 or info@mountmellickcameraclub.ie Booking is advised, we’ve only 50 tickets left outside of the club. Why not check out Mike web site @ www.mikebrownphotography.com to see the type of images that will be presented on the night.

Venue for event http://www.mountmellickcameraclub.ie/club-meetings/

A small number of tickets will be available at the door, please contact us to reserve one

John Hootan Club Outing April 10

This trip is a weekend workshop in landscape photography for those wanting to bring their skills to a new level and also for those wanting to head off for a social weekend. As you will see from this photographers images www.john-hootan.com this photographer is in a league of his own. John does ask that those attending have a good working knowledge of their camera.

Itinery

• Meet in Dingle Friday 16th of April 6pm
• Discuss with photographer what we want from weekend
• Saturday, early morning sunrise photography in the Slea Head Dingle area
• Sunday, early mornig sunrise photography in the Slea head Dingle area
• Sunday finish 3pm

What’s included

• Accomodation
• All tuition
• Continental breakfast and light refreshment during the day
• Insurance

What’s not included

• Dinner
• Travel

Price per person € 290

Club Outing (January)

Our first club outing will be to Dublin Bay on Sunday 31st of january. We plan to be there at about half tide, this allows great sunrise images of the skyline in this area. Sunrise is just after 8am, so we’ll need to at the car park at 7.45am.

Bring wellies and a tripod, if possible please bring these items if you have them, nd grad filters & a polarising filter.

If you still feel up to it after the walk on the beach, perhaps breakfast in the city centre and a bit of early morning street photography. You should be back in Mountmellick for lunch.

All of this is “weather permitting”

All those going on this trip please meet at The Gandon Inn 6.15am Sunday

Club Meeting 27th of January

Tonights meeting is our first of the new year after our AGM. Our first photo competition will run with the theme “WINTER“. This will be the first round of the new league that was voted in at our AGM. Details of new competitions are on the Competitions Internal & External catergories. Best of luck everyone.

Also on the night 

•  A brief update on changes to our web site
• Date confirmation for Mike Browns visit

New members welcome, don’t be shy.doors open 7.45pm meeting starts 8pm

AGM 2010 (NEW DATE)

Yes folks it’s that time of year again. Our first meeting of the year will be on Wednesday the 13thof January (NEW DATE WED 20th) in the MDA centre. Due to it being the AGM we  need to start at 7.30pm, this a little earlier than normal, we’ll have tea ready just after 7pm.

Topics for the AGM

1, Election of committee

2, Review of accounts from 2009

3, Any other business that has been scheduled for discussion, items for discussion need to be sent to our secretary, paul lalor @ pmwlalor@gmail.com or you can send it to info@mountmellickcameraclub.ie.

4, This will be the meeting where we start to build our programe of events for 2010, if you have a suggestion please put it forward, don’t be afraid to speak up.

5, Any other business

Meeting Wednesday 21st October

Final meeting before the exhibition,  at the end of this meeting we will be running the photo of the month competition, theme this month is ‘reflections’, any subject, colour or black & white.

Meeting 7th of October

If you are exhibiting for the first time and wish for a small bit of help or advice why not attend the meeting at 7.30, bring in the images that you are planning to exhibit and have an informal chat with some of the other members who always arive early.