| Notes
for Friday 28 February 2014
Club/NIPA Competition Round 5
Subject: 'Portraiture'
Judge: Ian Lyons ARPS LIPF
Notes for Friday 7 February 2014 (Date
changed from 7 March 2014)
Ards Club Competition - In the Style of the one and only Mr
Sinclair Adair - Judge Sinclair Adair
Three generations celebrate 90th birthday at Ards Camera
Club
Friday
evening was “Sinclair Adair” evening at Ards Camera
Club as members celebrated the 90th birthday of their oldest
member.
David
'Sinclair' Adair has been recognised in the Northern Ireland
photographic field for most of the last century and has been
involved as an amateur and professional. He is still recognised
at an international level and showed us some of his certificates
from across Europe.
Lately he has developed a unique style using the latest developments
in post production digital techniques and members were delighted
to see his creative and stunning audio visual presentations.
This was definitely an intergenerational evening as new and
younger members learnt from a very experienced master. Members
were also invited to try the “Sinclair” technique
and he provided constructive comments and awarded prizes for
our efforts.
Surprise visitors on the evening was Sinclair’s son Sinclair
'Rusty' and grandson Robert (in picture). The evening was such
a success that we will make it an annual event!
Diary
dates:
Friday 14 February -
There will be an appropriate look at romantic photography ,
to coincide with Valentine’s Day.
Saturday 22 March - Photography
Weekend - Whitepark Bay, Co Antrim. See Facebook
page for full details. www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
For
more information and a full programme visit the website www.ardscameraclub.co.uk
or Facebook page www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk
Ards
Camera Club member Sinclair Adair celebrates his 90th birthday
with his son 'Rusty' and grandson Robert
Notes for Friday 24 January 2014
Club/NIPA Competition Round 4
Subject: 'Open'
Judge: Mark Allen
Notes for Friday 6 December 2013
Club/NIPA Competition Round 3
Subject: 'Dereliction/Degeneration'
Judge: Vittorio Silvestri
Notes for Friday 22 November 2013
Ards Club Competition - "Best of Ards"
Members
celebrated the “Best of Ards” at the Camera Club
last Friday evening in more ways than one. There were a few
eyebrows raised when this was suggested as a topic for a competition
evening but members threw themselves into the theme and could
be seen wandering through Ards looking for unusual viewpoints
and angles to try to get the winning shot.
The final
collection of weird and wonderful shots provided a real learning
opportunity for our judge, Paul Hanley LRPS, to point out what
makes one photograph stand out from the others. One man has
definitely mastered this as Ted McKee provided 5 out of the
6 winning entries. The only other member to challenge his supremacy
was Stephen Weatherall who, in Ted’s absence, eagerly
agreed to share the prize - a plentiful supply of fresh cream
buns kindly donated by Knott’s Bakery – definitely
another example of the Best of Ards!
Ards Borough
Council Visitors Centre also supplied a range of items and booklets
and we are delighted to be able to show some more unusual views
of Ards.
Dates:
Friday
29th November - Practical Evening - Night photography
(meet first at Club)
Wednesday 4th December - Practical Night -
Bokeh, Christmas Lights etc.
For more
information visit our website - www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,our
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for Friday 15 November 2013
Paul Taylor - Equestrian Photography
On
Friday 15th November Ards Camera Club welcomed a fellow member
to share his experience since becoming a professional photographer.
Paul Taylor explained how he started out in Equestrian Photography
along with his wife Alannah and how his background in IT helped
them develop a unique service. They now run a successful photography
business (A.P. Photography - www.apfotos.co.uk)
which specialises in the needs of the world of show jumping
and eventing.
He spoke about his collection of high specification equipment
and the limits and advantages in different situations and also
gave tips on selling your photographs online. Members were treated
to a tour of his specially adapted trailer containing printers,
touch screen computers and even a sofa and microwave!
They are a familiar sight both locally at Ardnacashel Equestrian
Centre and further afield. Members agreed that it was inspirational
to hear how they had started from scratch and built up such
expertise and knowledge and the talk was greatly appreciated.
Dates:
Friday
22nd: Best of Ards photographic competition (in club
- not NIPA) Judged by Paul Hanley LRPS
Wednesday
27th: Shooting reflections
For
more information visit our website - www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for Friday 8 November 2013
Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition
On Friday 8th November Ards Camera Club, in partnership with
the Northern Ireland Photographic Association (NIPA), hosted
the annual Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History competition in
Castle Espie. An exceptionally high standard of prints and projected
images were displayed. Brian McKenna gave us a guided tour to
the amazing world of Natural History photography through subjects
as diverse a mushrooms, moose, zebras, hornets, bison, blackbirds
and the ever active damselfly.
Josie Devlin from Dungannon-Cookstown Camera Club won first
place with her print, “Got-Ya” and "Fox, Yellowstone"
by Bob Given, Catchlight Camera Club was judged best projected
image. All the winning prints can be viewed on the NIPA website
and Facebook page.
We also warmly congratulate Ards Camera Club member Ted McKee
who presented two commended images “Emerging Six-Spot
Burnet Moth” and "Red Squirrel" and one highly
commended - "Common Blue".
Dates:
Friday
15th: Paul Taylor - Equestrian Photography.
Wednesday
20th: Bubble photography and Harris shutter effect.
For
more information visit our website - www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for Friday 1 November 2013
An artist's approach to portraiture
Lee
Boyd, a well know local artist provided a very different yet
still familiar perspective on Portraiture on Friday 4th November
at Ards Camera Club. He told members about his winding route
to where he finds himself today - in a Pod at Queen's Promenade
on Bangor Seafront as part of the very successful Project 24.
He showed a selection of his beautiful drawings and paintings
and there were audible gasps when the members viewed some which
appeared so perfect they were like photographs. He provided
a very interesting explanation of how he approached a drawing,
the tools of his trade and how he shaped each piece until he
got the result he was looking for. The similarities to how many
of us approach photography was notable. I predict a rush to
see his wider selection of work in the Pod.
Chronicle readers may remember Lee's work as part of the Manimal
Exhibition in the Sunburst Gallery in March this year.
This Friday is a highlight in the Ards Camera Club year as we
host the Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition at
Castle Espie for the Northern Ireland Photographic Association
(NIPA). The subject of the photographs may be any natural object
or organism in the wild, unrestrained and unconfined. This very
successful evening attracts photographers and natural history
lovers from across Northern Ireland and visitors are always
welcome.
Dates:
Wednesday 6th November - Challenge Night -
Splash Photography
Friday 8th November - Roy Finlay Memorial Natural
History Competition at Castle Espie 7.30 pm
Wed 13th Novenber - Practical Night - Lighting for
glass objects
For more
information visit our website - www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,our
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for Friday 25 October 2013
Club/NIPA Competition Round 2 - Subject: 'Open'
Judge: Brian McKenna CPAGB
Friday
25th October was competition night at Ards Camera Club. This
was the second NIPA competition of the year and as usual a high
standard of prints was produced. Special congratulations to
Joanne Woods who won both General print rounds, Stephen Wheatherall
won the General PDI round, Paul Taylor won Advanced Mono and
Ted McKee won both Advanced Colour and Advanced PDI. Full details
and some of the winning pictures are available on the club website
or Facebook page.
The previous week Mark Overell introduced us to Lightroom and
his talk was highly praised by all present with one member quoted
as saying he was "the best speaker we've had in long time".
Fortunately he will be returning in January to talk again.
Dates:
Friday
1st: Lee Boyd - An artist's approach to portraiture.
Wednesday
6th: Challenge night - Splash photography.
For
more information visit our website - www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for Friday 11 October 2013
Raymond Hughes - Putting together your first Audio Visual
On
Friday 11th October Raymond Hughes spoke at Ards Camera Club
on the subject of "Putting together your first Audio Visual".
He shared lots knowledge and tips which he has picked up over
his many years of experience and spoke about the elusive "third
image" - the image formed when pausing while cross-fading
between two images. By not only showing his own work but also
some work by other photographers, Raymond was able to show us
a multitude of different styles of audio visual allowing everyone
present to leave with at least one favourite in mind that they
would like to try and recreate themselves. After such an excellent
talk it's safe to say we'll see some Ards Camera Club members
competing in audio visual competitions in the near future.
Dates:
Friday
18th: Mark Overell - Beginner's guide to Lightroom.
Wednesday
23rd: Adding special effects.
For
more information visit our website - www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for Friday 4 October 2013
Mark Allen - Travel Photography
Last
Friday Ards Camera Club welcomed Mark Allen to the club on the
subject of travel photography. We were treated to lots of short
slideshows of pictures he had taken all over the world from
places as far away as New Zealand to some less exotic, closer
to home, places like the Scottish Highlands. He also shared
some helpful tips on creating audio visuals which will hopefully
come in handy for Raymond Hughes' talk this week.
Dates:
Friday
11th: Raymond Hughes - Putting together your first
audio visual.
Wednesday
16th: Night and low-light photography.
For
more information visit our website - www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for Friday 27 September 2013
Club/NIPA Competition Round 1 - Subject: 'Open'
Judge: John Miskelly LBIPP ARPS
Notes for Friday 20 September 2013
Martin Courtney AIPF - IPF Panels and Processing using Nik Software
On
Friday 20th September Ards Camera Club welcomed Martin Courtney,
AIPF who shared some tips on creating panels and using these
panels to claim a Licentiateship from the Irish Photographic
Federation(LIPF). He allowed members to show ten of their best
photos and he advised them on which ones worked well on a panel
and gave advice on the placing of photographs within the panel.
Ards Camera Club's own Valerie McKee has just recently become
a Licentiate of this Federation and was formally congratulated
on the night.
Martin was
not just there to talk about panels, though. He spent the second
half of the night describing how to use Nik software to enhance
your photographs. He finished by showing us a very quick, but
effective, technique in which he turned a simple picture of
a flower into a work of art with just a few clicks.
Dates:
Friday
27th - Our first competition, judged by John Miskelly,
LBIPP, ARPS. Category - Open.
Wednesday
2nd - Making and using a lightbox.
For
more information visit our website - www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for Friday 13 September 2013
Ross McKelvey ARPS MPAGB BPE3 - An Introduction to Photoshop
On
Friday 13th September 2013 the Committee and members of Ards
Camera Club welcomed Ross McKelvey, MPAGB, ARPS, BPE3 of Catchlight
Camera Club as their first guest speaker of the new Club season,
on the subject of Mastering Photoshop. Ross is an accomplished
photographer who has achieved local and international acclaim
for the quality of his images.
After being welcomed to our meeting by our Vice Chair Patricia
Mackey, Ross was soon into his stride with the full attention
of the audience, all keen to learn. Beginning with a rather
bland and lifeless image of an old boat on a shore, Ross explained
the finer points of developing a digital image and soon we learned
how to add contrast and bring the subject alive.
Then continuing on with adjustments for portraiture and fielding
questions from the gathered photographers, Ross demonstrated
step by step methods and shared his hints and tips for improving
on a wide range of photographic topics. Armed with all this
knowledge there should be nothing stopping Ards Camera Club
from having a bumper photographic season in 2013/14!
Dates:
Friday
20th Sept - IPF panels and processing using Nik software,
Martin Courtney, AIPF.
Wednesday
25th Sept - Using software to create and enhance your
black and white photographs.
Friday
27th Sept - Our first competition of the season, judged
by John Miskelly, LBIPP, ARPS. Category - Open.
For more
information visit our website - www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Notes for Friday 6 September 2013
Opening Night – Welcome Back
This
week at Ards Camera Club we had our first meeting of the season.
After welcoming the club back the chairperson talked briefly
about the programme, which has been designed to have something
for people of all abilities and interests. It is available for
viewing on the club website. She praised the great turnout and
welcomed the many new faces. We were then treated to an excellent
slideshow of members' photos from over the summer holidays.
Dates:
Friday
13th September - An introduction to Photoshop, Ross
McKelvey ARPS, MPAGB, BPE3*.
Wednesday
18th September - Practical night for black and white
photography.
Friday
20th September - IPF panels and processing using Nik
software, Martin Courtney, AIPF.
For more
information visit our website - www.ardscameraclub.co.uk,
our
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
Ards Camera Club resumes this Friday night 6 September
After
a great summer with outings to places all over Northern Ireland
the club will meet this Friday (6th September) at 7.45pm. Our
first night will consist of a slideshow of images submitted
by members of their summer holidays and everybody will have
an opportunity to say a few words about their images if they
so desire.
Ards Camera Club
prides itself on being a welcoming environment for all ages
and abilities; we look forward to meeting any new members who
are thinking of joining.
The programme for
the coming year is now on the website so feel free to check
it out. Printed versions will be available on Friday night.
Next
week's programme:
Wednesday
11th Sept - Practical evening - Shooting for Black
and White
Friday
13th Sept - An Introduction to Photoshop - Ross McKelvey
ARPS, MPAGB, BPE3*
For more
information visit our website -
www.ardscameraclub.co.uk, our
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cameraclubards
or send an email to the club email - ardscameraclub@yahoo.co.uk.
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