Report: Steve Baker
The second meeting of the year at Ardfert Camera Club for 2014 took place at Ardfert Golf Club on Thursday 31th of January at 8.00pm. After refreshments in the golf club’s cosy atmosphere, the group welcomed two potential lady members from Tralee wishing to improve their picture taking. The evening was very clear outside so under the tutelage of club secretary Francis Foley, we adjourned to the car park where we brought our cameras and tripods and took pictures of the night skies and surrounding countryside. As it was dark the settings on the cameras had to be long shutter speeds of around 30 seconds and an aperture setting of approximately f4. There were some stunning shots including a terrific one taken by club member Yvette O’Shea, which is pictured. Not only did she capture the branches on the nearby trees which were lit up by a torch, but stars from the clear night sky as well. We then experimented with light painting which entailed our cameras on tripods again with similar settings again (long shutter speeds 20-30 seconds). A member was then asked to to shine a torch-light slowly around a subject. The resulting image was heart shapes, people shapes, catherine wheels etc. limited by your own creativity! The results were spectacular! The next meeting of the Club will take place on Thursday the 6th of February at 8.00pm. The club have been asked by Tom Lawlor to take portraits of several members of the Golf Centre. For this type of shot we will be setting up a white backdrop and using our studio lights. As usual all new members are welcome. If you would like more information visit our website at ardfertcameraclub.weebly.com
The second meeting of the year at Ardfert Camera Club for 2014 took place at Ardfert Golf Club on Thursday 31th of January at 8.00pm. After refreshments in the golf club’s cosy atmosphere, the group welcomed two potential lady members from Tralee wishing to improve their picture taking. The evening was very clear outside so under the tutelage of club secretary Francis Foley, we adjourned to the car park where we brought our cameras and tripods and took pictures of the night skies and surrounding countryside. As it was dark the settings on the cameras had to be long shutter speeds of around 30 seconds and an aperture setting of approximately f4. There were some stunning shots including a terrific one taken by club member Yvette O’Shea, which is pictured. Not only did she capture the branches on the nearby trees which were lit up by a torch, but stars from the clear night sky as well. We then experimented with light painting which entailed our cameras on tripods again with similar settings again (long shutter speeds 20-30 seconds). A member was then asked to to shine a torch-light slowly around a subject. The resulting image was heart shapes, people shapes, catherine wheels etc. limited by your own creativity! The results were spectacular! The next meeting of the Club will take place on Thursday the 6th of February at 8.00pm. The club have been asked by Tom Lawlor to take portraits of several members of the Golf Centre. For this type of shot we will be setting up a white backdrop and using our studio lights. As usual all new members are welcome. If you would like more information visit our website at ardfertcameraclub.weebly.com