Round 1 was judged at Christian Brothers on 24th October 2013.
After round 1 BPIC sits in 2nd place with a score of 97.
Congratulations to Brian Maguire and Saravanan Appukuttan who were both awarded NIPA stars!
Storm Watching by Brian Maguire LRPS
To Jump Or Not by Saravanan Appukuttan
You can view the full results here.
This week Donal McCann FRPS will explain what photographic distinctions are available through the RPS and IPF, along with how to work towards them.
Then Gareth O'Cathain, Paul McGivern and Brian Maguire, who all achieved their LRPS distinctions during the 12/13 season will talk about their journeys working towards their accreditation.
We've just heard that BPIC Chairman Brian Maguire LRPS has placed second in the Cathedral Quarter #loveCQ Photo Contest with this fantastic night time shot of Commercial Court.
Commercial Court at night
Congratulations Brian! And keep up the good work.
As the 12/13 season draws to a close it's a great opportunity to thank everyone for making it a great season and to look back over the highlights from the last 12 months.
Mel Boyle received a commended for his Mono Print "Indian Labourers".
Last night was the end of season dinner, there was good company, pizza and beer aplenty. There were even a few prizes given out!
Hi Everyone.
Just to confirm that, following the AGM on Thursday evening, the Club Officers for the remainder of this season and for the 2013/2014 season, are as follows:
Other Committee Members: Gerald Gribbon, Russell Birch, Paul McGivern
Barry will also be taking on the role of Beginners Liaison officer. Donal McCann, whilst he has stepped down from the Committee, has indicated he is willing to continue to act as mentor for those members seeking accreditation. Michael Byrne has taken on the role of Club Outings Organiser and Gareth O'Cathain has agreed to assist Mark in the NIPA Rep role.
Thanks to all those who attended the AGM and engaged in the lively discussion. Minutes of the AGM and Chairman's report from Barry are attached.
Details of how to renew membership online will soon be circulated - I would encourage all members who intend to rejoin to do so as soon as possible, as this will greatly assist us in planning for the new season.
Finally, a special word of thanks to Barry for his exceptional performance as Chairman over the past year, and for agreeing to stay on as vice-chairman this year, despite the imminent new addition to the Lau family!
I'm looking forward to another great year ahead for BPIC.
Regards
Brian
Club Chairman
Hi All,
First of, well done to everyone who submitted images into the round. As last night demonstrated, the standard was extremely high throughout both categories with a wide range of photographer interpretations displayed.
Novice
1st - Vivienne Beck - Seagulls
2nd - Roger Eager - Beacon
3rd - Brian Maguire - Binnian
Advanced
1st - Barry Lau - In Time
2nd - Dermott Sweeney - The Shower
3rd - Brian Bennett - Seagull
Once again, well done to everyone who contributed. It's still very much anyones game with two rounds to go!
Please take some time to view the full novice and full advanced submission galleries.
NB - There will be NO official club meet next week due to being Easter. The club will resume 11th April 2013.
Have a Happy Easter.
Thanks,
Barry Lau
Chairman
In January some intrepid BPIC'ers braved the elements on a landscape weekend in Donegal. For fun we held a wee competition to see what the best image from the trip was.
The winner was this image from Brian Maguire.
Congratulations Brian!
You can see the full gallery here.
This month we held an internal competition just for fun.
Members were able to submit one colour print, one mono print and one PDI under the category of architecture.
All members who attended the judging night were given the opportunity to vote for their favourite as well as give feedback on the submitted images.
Here are the full results along with the top image from each category.
Colour Print
Donal McCann
Mono Print
Russell Birch
PDI
Hi All,
Coming up this week, we have a two great presentations from our very own members, Brian Maguire & Gareth O'Cathain with a talk on "The Journey so Far". They will be giving us an insight on their photography, where it all started and the transition leading to where they are now.
I look forward to seeing you all there for plenty of support (no heckling now)
NB - The following week is a competition round and the theme is "Architecture". This is an internal competition and is open to all members.
What sort of things are we looking for?
"Architectural photography is typically created from either the exterior views of buildings, or in the interior of buildings."
Exterior
Exterior architectural photography usually takes advantage of available daylight, or if performed at night, uses ambient light from adjacent street lights, landscape lights, exterior building lights, moonlight and even twilight present in the sky in all but the darkest situations.
In many cases, the landscaping surrounding a building is important to the overall composition of a photograph, and even necessary to communicate the aesthetic harmony of a building and its environment. An architectural photographer will often include flowers, trees, fountains or statues in the foreground of a composition, taking advantage of their ability to help lead the eye into the composition and to its main subject, the building.
Interior
Interior architectural photography can also be performed with ambient light transmitted through windows and skylights, as well as interior lighting fixtures. Frequently though, architectural photographers will use supplemental lighting to improve the illumination within a building. Either electronic flash "strobes" or incandescent "hot lights" can be used.
Ref: Wiki
The format will be the same as any NIPA round, 1 colour print, 1 mono print and 1 PDI.
We are also hoping to get an external judge in so get shooting! Who knows there might even be a great prize up for grabs!
Thanks,
Barry Lau
Chairman
