Ardfert Camera Club will be entering into our first inter club competition which will be held under the auspices of the Southern Association of Camera Clubs (SACC). The event will be held at the Carraig Hotel in Carrick-on-Siur on Sunday 26th of February. The SACC is one of two sub regions of the Irish Photographic Federation and it covers all clubs south of the line between Arklow and Clare. We will be entering into 3 events namely a Colour Panel, a Black & White Panel and a Projected Panel.
Each panel requires 10 photographs to be mounted on a display board of size 8ft x 4ft and trhe maximum size of each mount is 20 x 16 inches. A committe will be formed at the next meeting to vet the entries and each member is requested to bring along a memory stick with at least 6 suitable images to our next meeting which is to be held on Thursday 9th of February at 8pm in the Golf Club in Ardfert.
The results of our Black and White themed competition held in January 26th is as follows:
- Tommy Toomey – Man on Shop Street Galway
- Steven Horan – Wethers Well Chairs
- Marion Stack – Long Eared Owl
- Dillon Boyer – Meenogahane
- Margaret Raggett – Roots
The Photographer of the Year table is as follows:
- Dillon Boyer – 100
- Tommy Toomey – 86
- Maura Miller – 62
- Steve Baker – 57
- Francis Foley – 54
We have cancelled the next competition to allow us to select and organise the photographs for the next competition, however we will also run a workshop on Group Photography on the night.
For further information contact Francis Foley on 087 905 4161 or [email protected] or visit our website at http://ardfertcameraclub.weebly.com. Remember that we always welcome new members and guests to the club which has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, no need to have a fancy camera, come along and learn how to take better pictures. Francis Foley