MORGAN O’NEIL WINS 2009 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Published by David Lavery June 15th, 2009 in Competition, Exhibits, Ireland, Mallow, Photography and Photos. 0 Comments

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

  1. Morgan o’neill 134 PTS
  2. John Hooton 128 PTS
  3. Sean Murphy 125 PTS

NOVICE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  1. Denis O Leary 105 PTS
  2. Rodney O Callaghan 103 PTS
  3. George Griffin 101 PTS

MONO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  1. John Hooton 75 PTS
  2. Morgan O’Neil 74PTS
  3. 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

  1. Morgan o’neill 134 PTS
  2. John Hooton 128 PTS
  3. Sean Murphy 125 PTS

NOVICE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  1. Denis O Leary 105 PTS
  2. Rodney O Callaghan 103 PTS
  3. George Griffin 101 PTS

MONO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  1. John Hooton 75 PTS
  2. Morgan O’Neil 74PTS
  3. 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

Published by Donncha O Caoimh May 20th, 2009 in Activities. 0 Comments

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

Published by David Lavery May 6th, 2009 in Activities, Competition, Cork, Exhibits, IPF, Ireland, Mallow, Photography, Photos and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

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.

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CLUB RESULTS

National Club Finals

1


2

3

Dundalk PC


Mallow CC

Drogheda PC

Colour Panel

1

2

3

Mallow CC

Dundalk PS

Drogheda PC

Monochrome

1


2

3

Dundalk CC


Drogheda CC

Clondalkin CC

Individual Awards

Colour

GOLD MEDAL

SILVER MEDAL

BRONZE MEDAL

Highly commended

Highly commended

Highly commended

Lorraine Gilligan, Celbridge

Morgan O’Neill, Mallow

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

1st (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

Published by John Doheny April 21st, 2009 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

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.

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

Royal Recognition for Morgan O’Neill

Published by John Doheny March 19th, 2009 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

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<< Seán Murphy Wins Late Late Show Trip to Calcutta

Published by John Doheny March 7th, 2009 in Competition, Cork, Ireland, Mallow, Photography, Photos and Uncategorized. 7 Comments

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

Uncle Tim by Seán Murphy

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

Published by David Lavery March 6th, 2009 in Competition, Mallow, Photography and Photos. 1 Comment

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

Published by John Doheny March 6th, 2009 in Activities, Cork, Guest Speakers, Ireland, Mallow, News, Photography, Photos, Talks, Technique and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

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 20th 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

Published by David Lavery March 2nd, 2009 in Uncategorized. 2 Comments

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

Published by morganoneill March 2nd, 2009 in Activities, Mallow and News. 0 Comments

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 .

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