Killarney Camera Club

03/02/2025

Our third competition of the year entitled “Street photography, Black and White” had 23 fabulous entries. Here are the results

Our third competition of the year entitled “Street photography, Black and White” had 23 fabulous entries. Well done to Maryann Heidtke who has made it two out of three wins so far this …

03/02/2025

"Your first 1,000 photographs are your worst" - Henri Cartier-Bresson

I was figuring out what to write this week and stumbled upon a quote by Henri Cartier-Bresson. He’s a master of candid photography and one of the pioneers of Street Photography. After our las…

23/01/2025

So what have we been up to as a club so far in 2025 – well so far we’ve had three cool events to start the year and here’s a few words about Terry's VW Van Adventures, our Still Life Photography Night and a Club Outing to the Black Valley.

Happy New Year, everyone! How was your Christmas break? I had a quiet family Christmas and New Year, so my DSLR stayed in its bag until mid-January when the last visitors left except for one quick …

08/12/2024

Thank you, to all the members who entered our Curves themed (Colour images) competition. We had twenty-four very interesting entries and well done to everyone who took part.

Congratulations to Elizabeth for coming first in the novice category with her classic still life image entitled, Lemon Curve.
Very well done to Terry on coming first in the unrestricted category with his wonderful image entitled The Mont (Le Mont Saint Michel)

Here are the top three in each category.

Novice category:
1st Place: Elizabeth Browne, Lemon Curve, 200 points
2nd Place: Trish Scully, Chamonix, 191 Points
3rd Place: Anne Kelly, Pretty Pink Peony, 183 points

Unrestricted category:
1st Place: Terry Mac Sweeney, The Mont, 202 points
2nd place: Elizabeth Browne, Lemon Curve, 200 points
3rd Place: Ade Desbrow, Orange Wave, 194 points

Thank you, to all the members who entered our Curves themed (colour images) competition. We had twenty-four very interesting entries and well done to everyone who took part. Congratulations to Eliz…

28/10/2024

Our first competition of the 2024-2025 season had 24 entries. Thank you to
everyone who took part in the Open Monochrome competition.

Many congratulations to Maryann who came first in the Novice category
and the Unrestricted category, with her wonderful image of the cliffs
looking towards Dunmore Head from Coumeenoole beach, which is titled
Waiting for the rainbow.

Here are the top three in each category.

Novice category:
1st Place: Maryann Heidtke, Waiting for the rainbow, 194 points.
2nd Place: Elizabeth Browne, Blennerville Windmill, 177 points.
3rd Place: Eamon Fleming, Reflections, 169 points.

Unrestricted category:
1st Place: Maryann Heidtke, Waiting for the rainbow, 194 points.
2nd Place: Julia Deady, An Searrach, 185 points.
3rd Place: Mícheál Ó Searcóid, Ibis, 181 points.

Our first competition of the 2024-2025 season had 24 entries. Thank you to everyone who took part in the Open Monochrome competition. Many congratulations to Maryann who came first in the Novice ca…

31/08/2024

Thanks to everyone who has helped with the preparation of our exhibition. Tanja and Mary have been baking and making for todays refreshments- don’t forget to drop in for our opening today at 2pm

Lots of goodies to eat and a wonderful selection of photographs to view

21/08/2024

Please see the attached details for our upcoming exhibition in Killarney House.
All welcome.

23/07/2024

Exciting News for Cyclists! 😊

Check out the photos from the 2024 Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle! You can view them by clicking the link below or by visiting our website, where you'll find images captured by the talented Killarney Camera Club members 📸📸

https://killarneycameraclub.ie/2024/07/20/ring-of-kerry-charity-cycle-2024/ -1757

The photos are organized into four collections:

Start Line 🚴‍♂️
Coomakista ⛰️
Finish Line ✅
Medal Giving & Entertainment Area 🥇🎤
Each collection includes multiple albums sorted by the time the photos were taken. For instance, if you crossed the finish line around 4:25 PM, your photo will likely be in the "16:15 - 16:29" album in the Finish Line collection.

Feel free to download and share your favorite photos on social media, and don't forget to tag us and the Killarney Camera Club 📸📸

Congratulations to everyone who participated and completed the Cycle! 👏👏

A special thank you to the Killarney Camera Club photographers for their dedication and for capturing over 17,000 incredible photos. Also, thanks to Seamus Long for compiling and uploading all the images.

07/07/2024

Members of Killarney Camera Club covered over 12 hours yesterday taking photos of the annual Ring of Kerry Cycle. Starting at 4.30 in the morning all the way through to the end.

Members of the club have taken hundreds of thousands of pictures over the years of this fabulous event.
Thanks to everyone involved and to the organisers of Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle.

17/06/2024

What a great competition and enjoyable evening we had for our final meeting of the season. There was a fabulous display of high quality prints, courtesy of the 24 members who entered the competition.
Congratulations to Maryann who won the Novice category, with her photograph of the stormy waters at Di**le Lighthouse.
In the Unrestricted category, well done to Julia whose early morning shot of the tranquil Dolomites earned her first place.
Here are the top three in each category.

Novice category:
1st Place: Maryann Heidtke, Lighthouse, 166 points
2nd Place: Eric Jenkinson, Trillium Lake, Oregan, 163 points
3rd Place: Iryna Halaieva, Black skinned angel, 162 points

Unrestricted category:
1st Place: Julia Deady, Dolomites, 180 points
2nd Place: Ade Desbrow, How now brown cow, 172 points
3rd Place: Seamus Long, Kenmare Bay Sunrise, 168 points

04/06/2024

Water was the main subject matter among the entries for our Long Exposure themed competition, with many Kerry locations featuring. Thanks to the 22 members who entered photographs.

Well done to Iryna who won the Novice category, with her photograph of O’Sullivan’s Cascade.

Congratulations to Conor on winning the Unrestricted category, with his very, very long exposure of Lough Leane.

Here are the top three in each category.
Novice category:
1st Place: Iryna Halaieva, O’Sullivan’s Cascade, 153 points

2nd Place: Elizabeth Browne, Cascading Waterfall Tower Woods, 146 points

3rd Place: Mike Kennedy, Owengarriff River, 145 points

Unrestricted category:
1st Place: Conor Healy, Majestical Lough Leane, 174 points

2nd Place: Seamus Long, Sisteron Traffic Trails, 173 points

3rd Place: Julia Deady, Annascaul Waterfall, 167 points

Water was the main subject matter among the entries for our Long Exposure themed competition, with many Kerry locations featuring. Thanks to the 22 members who entered photographs. Well done to Iry…

21/04/2024

Lots of faces with many different expressions were on view in our Natural Light Portrait competition. And it was good to see both colour and black and white photographs in the 21 entries. As always, thanks and well done to all who entered.

Congratulations to Iryna on taking 1st place in the Novice category, with her photograph titled David the Gardener.

In the Unrestricted category, Nikki’s black and white photograph, Winter Sun, shared first place with Iryna’s image. Well done to both.

Here are the top three in each category.

Novice category:
1st Place: Iryna Halaieva, David the Gardener, 166 points

2nd Place: Eric Jenkinson, Ticket Collector, 155 points

3rd Place: Maryann Heidtke, Blue eyed girl, 151 points

Unrestricted category:
Joint 1st Place: Nikki Foley, Winter Sun, 166 points
Iryna Halaieva, David the Gardener

2nd Place: Seamus Long, Eyes Left, 159 points

Joint 3rd Place: Terry MacSweeney, Sapa Lady, 158 points
Julia Deady, The Coalman

Lots of faces with many different expressions were on view in our Natural Light Portrait competition. And it was good to see both colour and black and white photographs in the 21 entries. As always…

15/03/2024

Rodney O'Callaghan Exhibition
A few members attended the opening of Rodney O’Callaghan’s photographic exhibition in the Red Door Gallery in Newcastle West on Wednesday 13th March. The exhibition was opened by Charlie O’Donovan. It consists of over 40 fantastic images of landscapes, seascapes, wildlife and nature. They represent Rodney’s photographic adventures in many countries including Ireland, UK, France, Italy, Slovenia and Norway.
The exhibition continues on March 15th, 16th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd from 12 noon to 4.30pm each day.
Photo of exhibition opening with Rodney (left) and Charlie.

09/03/2024

Members enjoyed another great competition this month with a fabulous array of architecture photos from across the globe. And, as usual, the standard was high in the 21 entries.

Congratulations to both Anne and Mary who tied for 1st place in the Novice category, with photos of the Battersea Power Station and the Valencia Opera House, respectively. A special mention for John who was joint runner-up with his debut entry.

In the Unrestricted category, well done to Ade on taking top spot with his unique take of a colourful office building in London.

Here are the top three in each category.

Novice category:
Joint 1st Place: Anne Kelly, Battersea Sunset, 157 points
Mary O’Sullivan, Les Arts
Joint 2nd Place: John Balfry, Deenagh Lodge, 136 points
Liz Browne, Door to Where, Muckross Abbey
3rd Place: Maryann Heidtke, Holy Cross Kenmare, 135 points

Unrestricted category:
1st Place: Ade Desbrow, London Architecture, 170 points
2nd Place: Seamus Long, New York Skyline, 164 points
3rd Place: Julia Deady, Freedom tower2, 162 points

Members enjoyed another great competition this month with a fabulous array of architecture photos from across the globe. And, as usual, the standard was high in the 21 entries. Congratulations to b…

11/01/2024

Our club had a wonderful presentation by Tim Pearson over zoom this evening. Not only was Tim’s Photography exceptional, he took us on a tour of his local areas in and around East Yorkshire.
We would highly recommend having him as a zoom guest if anyone is interested.
I’ve added the link to his website below.

https://www.timpearsonwoldsphoto.com/

12/12/2023

Thanks to all the members who entered our Flora and Fauna themed competition. There was a diverse range of images with flowers, plants, animals, birds and insects all on show.

Iryna Halaieva had her first competition win, winning both the Novice and Unrestricted categories, with a stunning image of a puffin taken during the Summer at The Great Saltee island in Co. Wexford. Congratulations to Iryna on her double win. Here are the top three in each category.

Novice category:
1st Place: Iryna Halaieva, Puffins’ Paradise, 173 points
2nd Place: Maryann Heidtke, Gary, 166 points
Joint 3rd Place: Mary O’Sullivan, My Fav Dragonfly, 165 points
Anne Kelly, Stag, 165 points

Unrestricted category:
1st Place: Iryna Halaieva, Puffins Paradise, 173 points
2nd Place: Keith Johnson, Flora & Fauna, 168 points
3rd Place: Maryann Heidtke, Gary, 166 points

Thanks to all the members who entered our Flora and Fauna themed competition. There was a diverse range of images with flowers, plants, animals, birds and insects all on show. Iryna Halaieva had he…

03/12/2023

A cold but successful Christmas outing to Cork! 8 of us ventured out into Cork city centre in search of the bright lights. Looking forward to seeing all the images.