Mallow Camera Club

Photography entries are an important part of the indoor section of Clonakilty Annual Agricultural Show.
This year photography once again proved to be very popular with more than two hundred entries divided between fifteen classes some being for juniors.
Four members of the Mallow Camera Club featured prize winners in the four classes that were open to Camera Club members.

Landscape / Seascape:
1st John Hooton Mallow Camera Club
2nd Brid Coakley Mallow Camera Club
3rd John Hooton Mallow Camera Club
Birds or Animals:
1st Paddy Feen Mallow Camera Club
2nd Cora McCarthy Dunmanway
3rd Jeremy Kingston Mallow Camera Club
Nature:
1st Jeremy Kingston Mallow Camera Club
2nd Jeremy Kingston Mallow Camera Club
3rd Paddy Feen Mallow Camera Club
Black & White:
1st John Hooton Mallow Camera Club
2nd John Hooton Mallow Camera Club
3rd Brid Coakley Mallow Camera Club
Best Overall Colour:
John Hooton Mallow Camera Club
Best Overall Black & White:
John Hooton Mallow Camera Club

The 2010 photographer of the year took place for Mallow Camera Club recently. There were 240 entries from over twenty members of the club. The competition was based on the top five scoring images from each member.

This year the competition was judged by three members from Cork Camera Group. The competition was open to three different forms of media, Colour Print, Mono Print, & Digital  Projection.  Awards were for Overall Photographer of the year, Novice Photographer of the Year & Mono Photographer of the year. And the highest scoring image from a non distinction    holder. Members were allowed to enter up to 15 images of any media but only their five highest scoring images were counted for the final tally for the overall  photographer of the year. The mono photographer of the year was based on the three highest scoring black and white prints.

The night proved to be very entertaining for all as the interval counts during the competition were indicating a very tight contest. After the colour print and mono print sections were counted it was indicating that it was a three way tie for first place, Brid Coakley, John Hooton & Morgan O Neil.  It Wasn’t until the digital section was counted that  Morgan O’Neil was the eventual winner. This capped a great season season for Morgan who had numerous prizes and accreditation’s through out  the year. A very modest Morgan received great applause from all members, he thanked all for there support. Brid Coakley finished in second place and john Hooton in third.

The novice photographer of the year proved to be an even closer competition with. There was great applause when  new member  Mary Magner was announced the winner. The novice photographer of the year is only open to  members who have not received a gold medal  in a regional/national competition and to an individual who has not received a distinction.  The standard of the novice photographer is of a very high standard.

The mono section was won on a  very tight margin by John Hooton.  John who is one of the most successful club photographers in Ireland won the competition by a a tight margin over Brid Coakley. John said he was delighted with the competition and his success on retaining the trophy.

The new Trophy for highest scoring image from a non distinction holder went to Barry Linehane , Barry who is the club secretary was delighted with the win.

Club Chairman Pat Sheehan, thanked the judges and complimented them on their consistent scoring throughout the night. Sean Murphy, Competition Secretary thanked all for their help in organising the event.

The club is now in recess until September.

To All current members of Mallow Camera club .

Its that time of year again when we all get an opportunity to get our hands on the sought after Trophy.

If you wish to get entries in on time for the competition could all participants pleas get there prints to David Lavery  by no later than 6pm on Thursday  2 7 May

Please have your print labelled  at the rear of print with your name. If you are providing digital images on disc – there is no upper size restriction.

If you are going to provide them by e-mail, its best to down size them due to downloading / uploading limits. As these images will be projected on a High  definition projector its best to avoid providing low res files.

A guide is

Viewing on high definition

1920 x 1080 pixels @ 72 ppi .(Pixels per inch )

If you are unsure just email David Lavery the large image but please have your e-mail or image titled with your name.

Acting Competition  Secretary David Lavery

10 EGLANTINE CRESCENT, MALLOW, CORK

e-mail- laveryphotography@gmail.com

Web www.davidlavery.com 0876259311

The Club chair man encourages all members to participate.

Good luck to all.

Joe’s only talk in the SACC region will be in Mallow Camera Club, on THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER 2009. Mallow Camera Club are delighted to be hosting this event.

The cost of the lecture will be €20 per person which must be booked in advance.  We anticipate a big demand for this lecture and places will be limited.  Therefore, all those interested need to book their place as soon as possible.

To reserve places please send a cheque (made payable to Mallow Camera Club) for the full amount to cover the number of attendees (i.e. €20 per person), together with the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of each person to:

John Hooton, FIPF,

Dun an Oir,

Cloughlucas,

Mallow,

Co Cork.

Tel:  022-42286   or 087-2516042

Email  johnhooton@eircom.net

Tickets will be allocated on a strictly first come – first served basis.

The event will take place in Mallow G.A.A. Complex on 29 October 2009  at 8.00 p.m.

Detailed directions to the venue and other information will be circulated closer to the date

The 2009 photographer of the year took place for Mallow Camera Club recently. There were 230 entries from over twenty members of the club. The competition was based on the top five scoring images from each member.

This year the competition was judged by three members from Cork Camera Group, Moira O’Brien , Michael O’Sullivan, & Danny Foley. The competition was open to three different forms of media, Colour Print, Mono Print, & Digital  Projection.  Awards were for Overall Photographer of the year, Novice Photographer of the Year & Mono Photographer of the year. Members were allowed to enter up to 15 images of any media but only their five highest scoring images were counted for the final tally for the overall  photographer of the year. The mono photographer of the year was based on the three highest scoring black and white prints.

The night proved to be very entertaining for all as the interval counts during the competition were indicating a very tight contest.  Morgan O’Neil was the eventual winner for the overall. This capped a great season season for Morgan who had numerous prizes and accreditation’s through out  the year. A very modest Morgan received great applause from all members, he thanked all for there support.

The novice photographer of the year proved to be an even closer competition with only 4 points separating the top three. There was great applause when           Denis O Leary was announced the winner. The novice photographer of the year is only open to  members who have not received a gold medal  in a regional/national competition and to an individual who has not received a distinction.  The standard of the novice photographer is of a very high standard.

The mono section was won on a  very tight margin by John Hooton.  John who is one of the most successful club photographers in Ireland won the competition by a single point from Morgan O’Neil. John said he was delighted with the competition and his success on retaining the trophy.

Club Chairman Paddy Fennessy, thanked the judges and complimented them on their consistent scoring throughout the night. Sean Murphy, Competition Secretary thanked all for their help in organising the event.

When the final count was done the results were as follows :

Photographer of the year

1. Morgan o’neill 134 PTS
2. John Hooton 128 PTS
3. Sean Murphy 125 PTS

NOVICE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

1. Denis O Leary 105 PTS
2. Rodney O Callaghan 103 PTS
3. George Griffin 101 PTS

MONO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

1. John Hooton 75 PTS
2. Morgan O’Neil 74PTS
3. Brid Coakley 69 PTS

Well done to all members who participated in the competition.

The club is now in recess until September 2009.

DETAILED SCORING OF MEMBERS FOR THE 2009 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Photographer of the year

1. Morgan o’neill 134 PTS
2. John Hooton 128 PTS
3. Sean Murphy 125 PTS

NOVICE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

1. Denis O Leary 105 PTS
2. Rodney O Callaghan 103 PTS
3. George Griffin 101 PTS

MONO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

1. John Hooton 75 PTS
2. Morgan O’Neil 74PTS
3. Brid Coakley 69 PTS

Well done to all members who participated in the competition.

The club is now in recess until September 2009.

At the I.P.F. Finals held in the University of Limerick last weekend over 26 clubs competed  for the top award.  Mallow Camera Club were winners of the colour print panel section and 6th in the black and white section.  Overall the club came 2nd.   This is a new record for the club. Well done to all photographers whose work contributed to both panels.  This year three judges travelled from Scotland, Italy and…Croatia respectively.  Congratulations to Dundalk Camera Club who won the overall event.
Individually, Morgan O Neill took both silver and bronze medals in the colour print section. This follows Morgan’s success at the last sitting of distinction judging when Morgan was awarded an Associateship from the R.P.S.    Another winner on the day was Sean Murphy who was awarded a highly commended certificate.
Adding to the success of the club,  two members, Paddy Feen and Sean Colman also put forward individual panels for licenteship judging and were both successful so congratulations to both.

All in all a great weekend for Mallow Camera Club.

CLUB RESULTS

Individual Awards

Seán Murphy twice Mallow Camera Club Photographer of the Year has been shortlisted for a national photographic competition, hosted by the Late Late Show.  Seán, who has just returned from an overseas skiing trip, entered his image within hours of the deadline.  He was delighted  that his image was one of five shortlisted for the dream prize of a trip to Calcutta, India.   The winner will travel to India with a professional photographer and get the opportunity to work beside him.  The winner will also be given guidance and tips on street photography.

Best of Luck Seán from all at Mallow Camera Club, we hope you get your chance to travel to India, NAMASTE.

Tune in to the Late Late Show on Friday night, 06 March to see Seán, the other finalists, and their photos.

TO  ALL  MEMBERS

Thanks to all who helped out with the presentation on Monday night last, 02 March. Thanks to Brian Murphy for his mobile Broadband. Also thanks to all the club members for their comments and questions. It is hoped that all members will upload their own images from now on. Members are also welcome to post up  announcements  that are relevant to Mallow Camera  Club. The club is willing to dedicate another night  to the uploading, this would be an ideal opportunity to share and discuss your uploading issues.

If you wish to gain access to the upload features within this site, please leave a comment (click on the comment icon above this post then leave a message in the “leave reply section”) within this post with your name (as you would like it to appear), your e-mail address, and a contact phone number. David Lavery will set up the new users over the next week. You will be issued with a user name and password.  The password must be changed on your first login.

If you have any questions please contact David Lavery, details can be found at www.davidlavery.com

The SACC regional round of the National Print & Projected Image Competition (formerly known as Print & Slide competition) was held at the Park Hotel, Clonmel on Sunday last, 7th December. This competition is a qualifying round for the national finals . There were several hundred entries from many of the camera clubs in the southern counties.
Mallow camera club was very well represented with members from all levels participating in the event. The competition was split into different categories for both advanced and intermediate. There were sections for Colour Print, Mono Print & projected image. The club results are as follows

Colour Print, Intermediate
1st Rodney O Callaghan

Mono, Intermediate
2nd John Flynn

Advanced Section
Colour Print
1st John Hooton
2nd Brid Coakley
3RD David Lavery

Mono Print
2nd John Hooton

Projection Digital/slide
1st Morgan O’Neil
3rd John Hooton

A reminder to all members that the Club’s Annual Dinner will take place at the Hibernian Hotel Mallow on Thursday night, 11 December at 8pm. Further details from Club Chairman John Hogan.