Our current programme for new season 2017/2018

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I would like to warmly invite all of you to the opening night of new season at Navan Camera Club and join to our community. All necessary information will be provided by the current members and they you can decide to join the club.

This is good place to improve yours skills and also start from the basics, because 12th Sep we lunch beginners course.

For current and new members, registration form can be downloaded from here:

Membership form 2017/2018

Quick report from club annual weekend away.

This year club members decide  for weekend away location around Cork.

We pick Little Island, Cork at our base.

At Friday morning we start trip to do photography world 😀 .

First stop , Rock of Cashel

The Rock of Cashel (Carraig Phádraig), also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick’s Rock, is a historic site located at Cashel, County Tipperary . (Wikipedia)

Second day we visit Spike Island

Spike Island (Inis Píc) is an island of 103 acres in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century star fort named Fort Mitchel. The island’s strategic location within the harbour meant it was used at times for defence and as a prison. Since the early 21st century the island has been developed as a heritage tourist attraction, with €5.5m investment in exhibition and visitor spaces and accompanying tourism marketing. There were in excess of 10,000 visitors to the island during the month of August 2016 (wikipedia)

BUT BEFORE THE BOAT:

Time for relax, and more pictures….

Then …. on the way to the boat :

At the island, we pick a option with tour guide in Cork style…… fast talk 🙂

As the latest use for Spike Ireland was a prison, then main part of tour was dedicated that part of history. Few pictures from there:

From the Spike Island we can find stunning view of Cobh with huge Cathedral

Cathedral inside

Also we found Titanic Memorial Gardens in Cobh

Of course we had social experience at the nice dinner.

At the way back in Sunday we visit 2 another places:

First, Fota House and Gardens with colourful flowers,

and second, Roches Point lighthouse where club members take a lot of pictures,

and unfortunately we have to back home after amazing weekend with

very special Thank You for person who organise this event hon. secretary Dave D.

Our Flickr group https://www.flickr.com/groups/navancc


Steaming through the centre of Navan Town
Steam Rally on 5th, 6th & 7th of July from Athboy to Trim, to Navan, to Kells and onto Moynalty
Gannet in Flight
On the Saltee Island in June 18 for an Evening Photo-Shoot. Magic Lighting for almost an hour!
Puffin on the Ledge
Saltee Island Puffin Evening Shoot in June 18. Light was fantastic and just dull enough to stop blown highlights.
Golden Hour on the Saltee Island
This is out of cam jpg
cliff of Moher
30 seconds of evening light 
Navan New Bridge - Steelwork
Adding a Cycle Lane to the bridge over the Boyne over ten weeks in the Summer of 2018
A Saltee Puffin
Saltee Island Puffin Shoot
Puffins in the Flowers
Saltee Island Puffin Shoot
Gannet Yawning
Saltee Island Evening Shoot in June 18 with the sun going down. One of the best Saltee trips yet!
Gannet Landing
There is a large Gannet Colony on the Saltee Island and always impressive to watch. They were in nest building mode during this visit.
Fly-By Gannet
Saltee Island Shoot in Jun18
Saltee Puffin
Trip to the Saltees for some Puffin Shots in 2015
Lean on me
Saltee Island Shoot in the Gannet Colony in Jun18
A Sitting Puffin
Saltee Island Photo Shoot June 18 in the Evening
Another Saltee Puffin
Saltee Island Puffin Shoot
Flyin Puffin
This little guy was doing a fly-by past me on the sand banks on the Saltee Island. They are quite small and difficult to track with a camera so for every one focused shot I have 20 blurred ones. I think the feet are more in focus than his eyes! Anyway will keep trying, and hopefully will get one with sand-eels in the beak too!
A Puffin Hangin out!
I think these little guys get tamer every year. While they hop from foot to foot when you are close by they will eventually settle and almost ignore you.
Puffin Profile
Saltee Island Puffin Shoot in June 2018 in the evening.
Gannet Fly-By
Saltee Island Gannet Flying Past the Colony, probably forgets where he lives!
A Gannet Pair, As One
Saltee Island Shoot in Jun18

This is our 5th competition judging and a lot of photos is on the board for intermediate section. A lot of advises received by photographers. 

Neil McShane @mononeil enjoying judging our club competition tonight.