Author Archives: Donncha O Caoimh

Tony Worobiec Lecture and Workshop in Mallow

Posted on 23 January 2010 by Donncha O Caoimh

As a follow up to the highly successful lecture by Joe Cornish last October I am now delighted to announce that Mr. Tony Worobiec will be doing a lecture and workshop in Mallow on the weekend 26th/27th February 2010. Tony … Continue reading →

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Galleries are back

Posted on 21 January 2010 by Donncha O Caoimh

The Club Galleries are back! The plugin we used before, fGallery, isn’t being maintained any more and I had to convert the gallery information into WordPress posts and uploads. About an hour’s work in all, and a script that I … Continue reading →

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Worldwide Photowalk coming to Cork

Posted on 20 May 2009 by Donncha O Caoimh

On July 18th photographers around the world will be walking the streets, paths, hills and fields of wherever they live taking photographs of all around them. This year we can join them by photowalking in Cork City. All you need … Continue reading →

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Educational Photography Sites

Posted on 15 April 2008 by Donncha O Caoimh

Some of these web sites may stretch the definition of “education” slightly but even looking at photos is an education if they inspire you. Here are the links I talked about at last night’s club meeting: Google Reader is a … Continue reading →

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The Lough Photowalk

Posted on 6 March 2008 by Donncha O Caoimh

On Sunday next, March 9th, a number of photographers will meet at The Lough in Cork for a photowalk around this scenic area. I’ll be there for 3pm and all are welcome to come, no matter what type of camera … Continue reading →

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Post Processing with the GIMP

Posted on 5 February 2008 by Donncha O Caoimh

Summary notes and links for my talk last night. I’ll expand a little on this as I find time over the next day or so. Get the GIMP from gimp.org. It’s a free download. The Windows version weighs in at … Continue reading →

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Rikki O’Neill Talk on the 18th of October

Posted on 11 October 2007 by Donncha O Caoimh

Rikki O’Neill, a well known and respected Scottish photographer and a Fellow of the RPS will be giving a talk at the Club, next Thursday, October 18th at 8.30pm. This is a RPS sponsored tour and Mallow will be Rikki’s … Continue reading →

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An evening with Giles Norman

Posted on 10 October 2007 by Donncha O Caoimh

Audrey Murphy of Cork Camera Group has invited members of Mallow Camera Club to join them for an evening with Giles Norman next Tuesday, October 16th. They meet in the Garda Club on Penrose Wharf at 8.30pm I’ll go if … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Posted on 3 March 2007 by Donncha O Caoimh

In just over an hour the Moon will become dimmer and almost red in colour as the Earth moves between it and the Sun. I’ll be outside with my camera but first I did some research on photographing the moon … Continue reading →

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Discover the real Cork

Posted on 2 March 2007 by Donncha O Caoimh

Flickr, one of the biggest social photo sites around has a really useful mapping tool. You can view photos by location and it knows about many places in Ireland! Pay Cork a visit and click on some of the markers. … Continue reading →

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