Mallow Camera Club

MORGAN O’NEIL WINS 2009 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

David Lavery — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:30:12 +0000

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

Morgan o’neill 134 PTS
John Hooton 128 PTS
Sean Murphy 125 PTS

NOVICE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Denis O Leary 105 PTS
Rodney O Callaghan 103 PTS
George Griffin 101 PTS

MONO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

John Hooton 75 PTS
Morgan O’Neil 74PTS
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

		DIGITAL ENTRIES					COLOUR PRINT					MONO PRINT
		A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	TOTAL SCORES
	Name	Image 1	Image 2	Image 3	Image 4	Image 5	Image 6	Image 7	Image 8	Image 9	Image 10	Image 11	Image 12	Image 13	Image 14	Image 15
1	Barry Linnehan X	15	16	20	17	18	14	18	15	15	17	18	15				198
2	Brid Coakley	21	25	25	21	19	19	18	16	16	18	23	22	24	19	20	306
3	DAVE NELSON	18	20	23	15	16	15	20	18	15	16	20	16	15	17	15	259
4	Denis O Leary X	20	20	25	16	19	14	15	20	16		17	17	17	20	15	251
5	GEORGE GRIFFIN	20	22	19	18	21	18	19									137
6	Jeremy Kingston	19	15	23	16	17	0										90
7	JOHN FLYNN	24	24	21	18	24	19	19	24	22	19	19	20	22	23	22	320
8	John Hooton	23	25	19	26	26	23	23	24	23	24	25	22	23	24	26	356
9	LIAM DOAB	16	15	14	19	13	12	14	12			13					128
10	MORGAN O NEIL	24	25	25	26	24	25	28	28	26	25	19	22	24	26	24	371
11	Paddy Feen	21	20	19	18		17	23	19	18	19	17	19				210
12	SEAN COLEMAN	18	21	19	21	19	22	22	18	21	21	16	19	21			258
13	SEAN MURPHY	22	20	27	24	17	26	24	22	24	24	21	24				275
14	SEAN O RIORDAN	17	16	18	17	19	19	15	17	16	18						172
15	JOHN HOGAN	21	19	25	17	22	25	23	17	15	16	17	16	18	18	19	288
16	ANNA HOGAN	17	16	19			16	19									87
17	RODNEY O CALLAGHAN						20	19	22	20	16	15	21	20	17	20	190
18	COLEMAN CULHANE						21	16	26			17	19				99
19	KAREN FLEMMING						18	19	20	21	20	17	15	13	19	18	180

Photographer of the year

Morgan o’neill 134 PTS
John Hooton 128 PTS
Sean Murphy 125 PTS

NOVICE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Denis O Leary 105 PTS
Rodney O Callaghan 103 PTS
George Griffin 101 PTS

MONO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

John Hooton 75 PTS
Morgan O’Neil 74PTS
Brid Coakley 69 PTS

Well done to all members who participated in the competition.

The club is now in recess until September 2009.

Worldwide Photowalk coming to Cork

Donncha O Caoimh — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:07:36 +0000

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 to do is register on the Cork Photowalk website, and keep an eye on that site or on In Photos for further details. Places are limited to 50, the Dublin one is almost full already, but the Belfast one still has plenty of room like the Cork one.

Pass the word around to members, and to other clubs!

National Success for Mallow Camera Club

David Lavery — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:25:47 +0000

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

National Club Finals

Dundalk PC

Mallow CC

Drogheda PC

Colour Panel

Mallow CC

Dundalk PS

Drogheda PC

Monochrome

Dundalk CC

Drogheda CC

Clondalkin CC

Individual Awards

Colour

GOLD MEDAL

^{SILVER MEDAL}

^{BRONZE MEDAL}

^{Highly commended}

Lorraine Gilligan, Celbridge

Morgan O’Neill, Mallow

John Butler, Drogheda

Sean Murphy, Mallow

Sean Kennedy, Dublin

Renaissance

Young Girl

Old bag & chair

Little girl

The Captain

Paris Morn

Mono

1^{st (Gold medal)}

^{2nd (silver medal)}

^{3rd (bronze medal)}

^{Hon Mention}

Gabriel O’Shaughnessy, Dundalk

Brian Hopper, Dundalk

Tony McDonnell, Dundalk

Ciaran de Bhal, Dundalk

Village Keeper

Horses in the Mist

Doorstep Group

Teacher & Pupil

Evening Shoot in Doneraile Park

John Doheny — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:28:13 +0000

A handfull of members made the trip to Doneraile Park on Monday night for an evening photography shoot. The evening was fine and dry, and many good images were captured. The group picture below was taken by Yvonne Esaw.

MCC Group in Doneraile Park, 20 April 2009. Photo by Yvonne Esaw.

Royal Recognition for Morgan O’Neill

John Doheny — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:03:06 +0000

Club member Morgan O’Neill was successful in achieving his Associateship from the Royal Photographic Society over the weekend. Morgan submitted a print panel of his excellent old house interior shots for consideration by the judges. Morgan can now add the initials ARPS to his AIPF which he gained in Thurles last April.

Congratulations Morgan from your fellow club members.

See some of Morgan’s superb interior shots under the Gallery section of the website.

>>NEWSFLASH

John Doheny — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:27:38 +0000

Seán Murphy has just won the trip to Calcutta with GOAL. Seán’s entry ‘Uncle Tim’ was voted the best entry out of hundreds submitted.

Congratulations to Seán from all the Members of Mallow Camera Club.

Uncle Tim by Seán Murphy

Club Member Seán Murphy to Appear on RTE’s Late Late Show

David Lavery — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:53:07 +0000

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.

Renowned Award Winning Photographers to Visit Mallow Camera Club

John Doheny — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:43:53 +0000

Denis Whelehan and Tony McDonnell of Dundalk Photographic Society will be making the trip to Mallow to show their award winning images. Both are experienced photographers and well known in Irish photographic circles.

The talk will take place in the new GAA Complex at Carrigoon, Mallow on Friday 20^th March at 8:00 p.m. There will be a small cover charge, and light refreshments will be served. This is a night that should not be missed.

To see some of Denis and Tony’s images check out their galleries on the Dundalk P S website.

ACCESS TO WEB SITE FOR ALL MEMBERS

David Lavery — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:32:44 +0000

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

Club Web Site Training

morganoneill — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:59:31 +0000

David Lavery of Mallow Camera Club will be showing fellow members the process to updating the website. As many of us are aware of the benefits of the site it is hoped as of a result of the training that the site will be regularly updated. We hope all will enjoy .