Tallaght Photographic Society

At our meeting this Tuesday, our very own Steve McGrane will be doing a talk on HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography and on infrared photography.  Steve has produced some beautiful images using both methods and it should be very interesting seeing the processes involved.

A huge thank you and congratulations to John Byrne, Craig Fox, Eddie Cody, Tony Victory, Shane O’Keeffe and Anne Koenig on the success of this year’s TPS International Salon.  This team work extremely hard each year on the salon and it has grown from strength to strength every year in the 21 years it has been running.  With over 4,000 entries from 51 countries, the Salon is something that every TPS member should be proud to be involved in, and it could only have been achieved with the effort put in by the Salon team.  Well done to all.

Thanks also to the members who were on hand to help with the judging process and the hanging and taking down of the Salon exhibition at the library over the last week.  Your help is much appreciated!

Just a reminder that our Christmas party this year will be held at the Old Mill pub in Tallaght, on Saturday, December 17^th.  There will be platters of finger food, drinks and good craic to be had.  The price per person is €10 and it should be a fun night.  Hope to see
you there!

Finally but certainly not least – Congratulations to Liam Fox, on successfully achieving his Licentiateship from the IPF at the distinction sittings at Athlone Institute of Technology.  Liam is a talented photographer and it is great to add him to the ranks of members with IPF distinctions.  Well done Liam!

This Tuesday, November 29th, we are forsaking our regular weekly meeting at the Rua Red for the South Dublin County Library, Tallaght.  Come along to the exhibition launch of the 21st Tallaght Photographic Society International Salon of Photographic Art.  The exhibition will feature just a selection of the thousands of images entered this year in our most successful salon to date.  There will be refreshments available and we can go for some drinks afterwards – hope to see you there!

We’re back at the Rua Red on December 6th, when TPS member Steve Mcgrane will do a talk on HDR and Infra Red Photography.  The One-Shot competition entries are to be in for judging by last month’s winner Derek Clarke – the theme for December is “Something Funny”

Next Tuesday, November 22^nd, is our monthly league competition judging.  Our guest judge, Celbridge Camera Club’s Mark Sedgwick has been an excellent judge in the past and it is always a pleasure to have him along at our club meetings.  Good luck to all who entered – looking forward to seeing your images.

Just a reminder about December’s One-shot competition.  Derek Clarke was our lucky winner for last month’s theme on Motion and has nominated Something Funny for December 6^th.

Tuesday, November 29^th has us out of the Rua Red and at the South Dublin County Library for the prize giving and launch of the Tallaght Photographic Society 21^st International Salon of Photographic Art.  There were hundreds of entries from all over the world and some of these images will be on display from Saturday, November 26^th until December 2^nd,
so please come along and support the exhibition.

The Tallaght Photographic Society Christmas party is on Saturday, December 17^th at the Abberly Court Hotel and includes a four course meal and entertainment.  The price per person is €55.00.  Please inform a committee member if you are interested in coming along, as we need to confirm numbers and place the booking.

This Tuesday, November 15th, we have guest speaker, wildlife photographer, Andrew Kelly.  Andrew will show us a slideshow of his images and also bring along some prints to look at.  Visit his website http://akellyphoto.com/ for more info!

This Tuesday is also our monthly league competition entry night, so remember to bring along your prints and to email your digital images to info@tallaghtphotographicsociety.com

This Tuesday, November 8th, we are dusting off our club studio lights for a practical demonstration.  Please bring along your camera if you are interested in having a go at the lights on the night!

The club’s studio lights are available to rent to TPS members – for more details see a committee member.

This Tuesday, November 1st we’d like to invite our members to bring in their favourite cameras, lenses (or other equipment) to show off to their fellow club members.  Please bring along some images on disc, or USB key, to illustrate the effect of your lenses!

Also this Tuesday is One-Shot Competition.  This month’s theme is Motion and will be judged by last month’s winner Scott MacBride and the winner of this month will be given the dubious honour of selecting next month’s theme and judging those entries!  Good Luck!

There’s a club outing to Glendalough this coming Sunday, October 23rd.  An early start, we’re meeting in the carpark of Molloy’s pub between 9.00am and 9.30am.  If that’s a little early you can always make your own way to Glendalough and meet up with us there!  Prepare for all weathers, dress warmly and bring a packed lunch.  Don’t forget your camera and tripod!

Glendalough offers lots for an enthusiastic photographer: a graveyard, monastic ruins and a round tower set in a beautiful valley with the famous two lakes which gives the area its name.  A good stretch of the legs along the upper lake will bring you to the ruins of an abandoned lead miners’ village.  Plenty there to get those creative juices flowing!

Next Tuesday, October 25th is our Monthly League Competition judging night!  Looking forward to seeing your images!  Good luck to everyone who entered!

Looking ahead to Tuesday, November 1st…  We have our monthly One-Shot competition.  Won by Scott MacBride last month, the theme for November is Motion and is open to your own interpretation.  Entries should be printed about 10 x 8 inches and do not have to be mounted.

Also on Tuesday, November 1st is Lens Envy: DSLR Lenses and What They Do!  Members are invited to bring along their cameras and favourite lenses (and any other equipment they would like to show off) and talk about why they like those particular lenses.  Members are also encouraged to bring along images to illustrate the effects acheived by their lenses.

This Tuesday October 18th, we are honoured to have have guest speaker, Brid Coakley AIPF, ARPS from Mallow Camera Club.  Brid is travelling all the way from Cork to do a talk for us this week.  Visit her website: http://www.bridcoakley.com/ for a look at her wonderful seascape and landscape photography!

It’s Monthly League Competition entry time once again.  1 colour print, 1 black & white print and 1 digital/projected image.  Bring your prints along on Tuesday and email your digital images to info@tallaghtphotographicsociety.com  Good Luck!

Please remember to bring in some images for selection for the IPF National Shield competition.  Submit you images on CD, DVD, or USB stick – or email you images to info@tallaghtphotographicsociety.com

Congratulations to Scott MacBride on winning October’s One-Shot Competition witht the theme of Light.  Scott has nominated “Motion” as the theme of November’s competition.  Entries to be in on November 1st.

This Tuesday, October 11th we will have a couple of short demonstrations of post processing from some of our members.  Then we can socialise and chat with tea and coffee!

The National Shield Club Competition is rapidly approaching with the closing date for entries on November 1st.  The club can only enter images from non-advanced members, so if you’re in the Novice or Intermediate divisions, please enter your images, both colour and black and white.  The National Shield will be held on November 13th at the Ballyfermot Civic Centre.

Any members considering going for their IPF Distinctions – the closing date for entries is November 1st.  The sitting for IPF Distinctions will be held on November 26th in the Thurles Institute for Technology.

We’re overdue a club outing – so there’s an outing planned for Sunday, October 16th to Glendalough (weather permitting).  Meeting on Sunday morning in Molloy’s car park at about 9.30am.

Our guest speaker this week is Mallow’s John Hooton.  John is a highly accomplished landscape photographer with 30 years’ experience in photography and it is a great honour to him come up to talk for our club.  Last year, John achieved his MFIAP with a spectacular panel of 20 images.  For more on John Hooton visit his Website:
http://john-hooton.com/

Also this Tuesday is One-Shot Competition time!  The theme of the competition is “Light” and will be judged by last month’s winner Shane O’Keeffe.  The theme is open to interpretation and is a great opportunity to exercise your creativity!  Entries in print form – at least 10 x 8 inches if possible and do not need to be mounted!  Looking forward to seeing your images!  Good luck!

More news:
Jim Nolan (formally of DML) of the Innovation Enterprise Network has invited TPS members to exhibit photos at the IE Network hot desk at the SDC Council offices.  The IE Network is an organisation committed to getting skilled and professional people back to work and it is a great opportunity to boost the profile of the club plus a chance to display the talent of TPS members to the public.  There is space for approximately 12 framed images and the exhibition would be on an ongoing basis with the images changed every 3 – 4 months.  If you want your images displayed, please submit one image printed and mounted (old league competition entries are ideal) and the first 12 images submitted will be chosen for the first 3 – 4 months.

Just a quick reminder about Peter Gordon’s “Wild Garden” book launch and exhibition on Thursday, October 6^th in the Centre for Creative Practices on Pembroke Street at 7.00pm. Why not meet up and head into the launch as a group – make a night of it!  We can organise a time and place to meet at Tuesday’s meeting! See the link to the Centre for Creative Practices for more details: http://www.cfcp.ie/events/oct2011/gordon.html