Celbridge Camera Club

Audio Visual presentation by Rita Nolan
2025-02-17 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Slip Hall

POTY Round 5 Hand In. Theme: Candid Portraits
2025-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
The theme for this round is Candid Portraits.
This is the closing date for submissions for Round 5 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here). Digital Images are to be e-mailed to the competition cccinternalcomp@gmail.com not later than 17th February 2025.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.
Please note that for Advanced and Intermediate members, while the Colour and Mono Open sections are to be submitted as Prints, digital images are also required in order to facilitate projection on the judging night, and selection for external competitions.

Sean Baker presentation on steet photography and F Panel
2025-02-24 20:00 - 22:00

Judging for Round 5 of the POTY
2025-03-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This evening we will have judging for round 5 of the POTY. Please be early as there are always a lot of images to get through and we will start on time.
Paul O’Rourke from Naas Photography Group will be our judge for this round of the competition.

Fred Kelly (Rawdublin)
2025-03-10 20:00 - 21:30 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Fred will give us a talk about his journey into photography . how to find the perfect spot for moon / sun rise & set photography.. The equipment required. His work flow from taking the images to finishing processing them.

Presentation by Paul Johnston on Australia
2025-03-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge

POTY Round 6 Hand In. Theme: Flora and Fauna
2025-03-31 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
The theme for this round is Flora and Fauna.
This is the closing date for submissions for the Round 6 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here). Digital Images are to be e-mailed to the competition cccinternalcomp@gmail.com not later than 31st March 2025.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Please note that for Advanced and Intermediate members, while the Colour and Mono Open sections are to be submitted as Prints, digital images are also required in order to facilitate projection on the judging night, and selection for external competitions.

Travel photography with Henry and Tom
2025-03-31 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club members Henry Bauress and Tom Byrne will show photographs from recent trips to Asia (Malaysia and Vietnam).

Judging for Round 6 of the POTY
2025-04-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This evening we will have judging for round 6 of the POTY. Please be early as there are always a lot of images to get through and we will start on time.
Louise Skelly from Clondalkin Camera Club will be our judge for this round of the competition.

The Night Sky Workshop
2025-04-13 19:30 - 20:30
Club member and astrology expert Frank Butler will lead a workshop on capturing the beauty of the night sky.
Don’t put your camera away at the end of the day, night time offers a whole range of opportunities to carry on shooting. In this workshop you will learn the techniques and skills to take some great photographs incorporating the Sky at Night. Night photography is an excellent excuse to get out of your comfort zone with your camera and experiment using manual mode.
We are planning to photograph the rising full moon over the Irish Sea using a well known landmark as foreground interest. Please bring your longest (highest magnification) lens and a tripod and a Shutter Release Timer if you have one.
Location: To be determined
Max Numbers: 20 (club members only)
Sign up details are available in the club

Critique Night & Launch of the Celbridge Camera Club Library
2025-04-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to introduce the Celbridge Camera Club Library, an invaluable resource featuring a vast collection of photography books across all genres.
This evening also includes our Critique Night, where members can bring their photographs for constructive feedback as well as help in editing from our advanced photographers.

Photography Nature Walk
2025-04-16 09:15 - 10:30 | St. Catherine’s Park, Lucan, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland
Morning Photography Nature walk led by John McIntyre. This marks the beginning of a series of weekly photography nature walks, providing a great opportunity to capture the beauty of the outdoors.
Meet at St. Catherine’s Park, Lucan at 9:15am.

Early Morning Photography Nature Walk to photograph Bluebells
2025-04-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Killinthomas Wood, Charleville Demesne, Co. Kildare, 6XRQ 2QJ, Ireland
Wednesday is Bluebell day, so the walk has been changed to Killinthomas Wood near Rathangan.
Pin 53.2341905, -7.0091078
Forecast is for dry weather with some low clouds, which will diffuse the light for us. Assemble at Killinthomas at about 10am.
Then, if time permits, we will go to Moore Abbey, near Monasterevin. Pin 53.130454, -7.048621.

Flower Photography Workshop at Farmleigh
2025-04-27 09:30 - 12:00 | Farmleigh House and Estate, Phoenix Park, Dublin, D15 TD50, Ireland
Join our flower photography expert, Sarah Gallagher, for a hands-on workshop focusing on floral compositions, followed by tea / coffee / snacks in the cafe.
Meet at the front of Farmleigh House at 9:30am.

Hand In for the Annual Exhibition
2025-04-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Members are entitled to enter up to three images in the Annual Exhibition: one Colour Print, one Monochrome Print and one digital image.
There is a cost (yet to be determined) for entering printed images which is the cost for the frames.
As for the NPOTY and POTY competitions, all entries are to be e-mailed to the competition cccinternalcomp@gmail.com and the usual rules for mounting and naming images apply. Prints need to be handed in at the Slip Hall.
Please make sure to title each of your images as the names will be displayed on the brochure.
Images will be judged before they are framed. Former club member, Stuart Bould, will be the judge for the Annual Exhibition.
For the Annual Exhibition the prizes to be awarded are:

Best Image in Exhibition
Best Monochrome Image in Exhibition
Best Advanced Image in Exhibition
Best Intermediate Image in Exhibition
Best Novice Image in Exhibition

An image can win only one prize, so, for example, if a monochrome image wins Best Overall Image in Exhibition, then a different monochrome image will be awarded the Best Monochrome Image in Exhibition prize.

Early Morning Photography Nature Walk - Lucan Demesne
2025-05-02 06:00 - 08:00 | Lucan Demesne, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland
Led by Shea Kavanagh, this is a great chance to refine your nature photography skills.
The early morning nature walk this week will be on Friday May 2nd in St. Catherine’s Park / Lucan Demesne. We will meet up at the Lucan entrance at 6.00am.
For those who find 6.00am a little early, they will find us in and around the weir area, which is about a 10 minute walk from the entrance up to 7.15 am.
There should be plenty to interest everyone with the flora and fauna along the Liffey bank and further on into the Woodland Walk on the St. Catherine’s side. For the early risers, we hope to enjoy the “tail end” of the Dawn Chorus and maybe catch sight and sound of some of the 30 varieties of birds that inhabit the park.
This entrance to the park is at the left hand side, at the bottom of the slip road off the N4 to Lucan. There’s major construction works being carried out at the moment in the old car park at this entrance, but there’s still pedestrian access. Parking is a bit restricted, so I would recommend car pooling, if possible. There is a new small car park opposite the T junction at the bottom of the slip road. Or if you turn right at the T junction and drive under the N4 flyover there are street parking spaces, on the left hand side just before a Bus stop.
I would suggest you bring multiple lenses, if possible, wide-angle /macro for the flora / fauna and landscape, along with a tripod. But telephoto for the birds and wildlife.
Looking forward to a great mornings photography.
Meeting point is: https://maps.app.goo.gl/F6ECdWWC6zvm6L9e8

Still life workshop with Colm Kavanagh
2025-05-10 10:00 - 13:00 | The Mill Community Centre, English Row, Celbridge Abbey, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland
In this workshop, you will learn the techniques required to take stunning Still Life photographs, from conception and propping to composition and lighting, through to the final image. We explore sources of inspiration, finding objects, selecting surfaces and building sets. We will be showing that all household items have the potential to become a Still Life Masterpiece, and that you can create these at home using simple lighting.
If you could please bring some items with you for your still life image, such as, a vase, jugs, fruit, wooden bowls, flowers, in fact any inanimate objects that you feel will look good together.
Also, for backgrounds if you wish to bring any textile that you have lying around, these will help change the look and feel of the final image.
For lighting, if you could bring a torch and / or desk lamp, and also bring a Tripod.
The Workshop will be €15 in order to cover costs.
The workshop will be held @ 10.00am – 1.00pm in the ‘Youth Cafe’, The Mill Community Centre, Celbridge.
Max. Numbers: 15
If you wish to take part in this course please email: cccphototraining@gmail.com.
Subject Line must contain ‘Still life & Your Name’

Landscape workshop at Carton House
2025-05-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Carton House, Carton Demesne, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, W23 TD98, Ireland
Due to the sunrise times becoming ridiculously early, instead of a sunrise workshop there will be a Morning Landscape Workshop at Carton House on Sunday from 9am to approximately 11am. This will be led by experienced club member Paul Forde.
This is aimed at photographers who are just starting out in Landscape Photography, but all members are welcome. We will cover various different spots around Carton House, including the famous boathouse (from various angles), the hotel itself, Tyrconnel Tower, and probably a few shots of the golf course. Paul will help guide people in terms of composition, exposure, settings, filters, etc. We can meet at the car park at 9am sharp: https://maps.app.goo.gl/G66ncGWVmgBvPP5h8

Presentation by Turlough O'Reilly
2025-05-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club member Turlough O’Reilly will give a presentation of his work. Turlough has won the club’s Advanced POTY trophy for the past 3 seasons, so this is sure to be a good evening.

Early Morning Nature Walk at Carton Estate
2025-05-14 08:00 - 09:30 | Carton House, Carton Demesne, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, W23 TD98, Ireland
This week’s Morning Nature Walk will be in Carton Estate. We will meet at 8am in the car park opposite the hotel entrance. Then, we will proceed through the golf area down to the boat house. From there, we will proceed along the lake to photograph the Flora and Fauna. If possible, we will try to access the waterfall and the shell cottage.

Presentation by Damien Dempsey
2025-05-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome photographer Damien Dempsey (https://www.instagram.com/damod69/) to present some of his work to the club.

Landscape Workshop – The Sunset
2025-05-24 20:00 - 22:00
NOTE: Exact time and location are to be finalized.
Club member Stephen Farrell will lead a session on mastering sunset photography.

AGM
2025-05-26 20:00 - 21:30 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We will have our AGM which includes election of the committee for the coming season.

Annual Exhibition Opening Night and Prize Giving.
2025-06-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Celbridge Community Library, St. Patrick's Park, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, W23 VA47, Ireland
Opening night for the Annual Exhibition. This is also the night where prizes are presented to the winners of the Photographer and Nature Photographer of the Year competitions.
This event is for members, their family and friends and invited guests only.

Outing to Portrane
2025-07-07 19:30 - 22:30
Portrane is a small seaside village located three kilometres East of Donabate in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. Portrane has an approx. 2 km long sandy beach backed by sand dunes in places on the North side. To the South there are a few small beaches and a cliff walk to Donabate Beach.
There is ample parking and beside the car park is a Martello tower and steps to the first beach (the “Hidden Beach” – though it’s in plain view) – some nice shots possible here.
Further along the Cliff Walk is Evan’s Tower and, on the cliff-side are views across to Lambay Island which lies just off the Coast. Also, some unusual rock formations along the cliffs. So, lots of variety and opportunities for good shots. Howth Head is also visible to the south.
Moonrise is at 19.45
Sunset is at 21.53
High Tide is at 22.23 (so the tide will be half way in at 19.00)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YCUpHYccwFcz3T43A?g_st=im

Outing to Killiney Head
2025-07-14 19:30 - 22:00
There is a great view from Dalkey to Bray and beyond. A fabulous obelisk at the top of the hill and plenty of other opportunities in the area. Meet at the car park in Killiney Hill and from there it’s a short walk to the summit and obelisk. There are also nice views from car park.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sp3va2qAV7Hea5gf9?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

Outing to Bective Abbey
2025-07-21 20:00 - 22:00
Bective Abbey is a ruin of a beautiful Cistercian monastery. Lots of little rooms and tunnels to go through. Winding staircases and cloisters. There is some beautiful scenery with some nice shots to be had of the Boyne River and Bridge nearby.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xZPWoXFhSX8WNE4n8

Outing to Grand Canal Dock
2025-07-28 20:00 - 22:00
Meet at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (at the Red Poles).
We’ll begin our shoot by capturing the striking architecture and vibrant reflections around Grand Canal Dock. From modern apartments to interesting urban details, there will be plenty to explore.
Around 9:00 PM, we’ll head toward the Samuel Beckett Bridge to photograph it during golden hour – perfect lighting for long exposures, silhouettes, and dramatic skies.
Bring your tripod, creative ideas, and a good eye for light. Everyone welcome!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/N1zEP6WUydfEo1DU8

Outing to Bray Harbour and Seafront
2025-08-11 19:30 - 22:00
We will meet at Bray Harbour where you are likely to see plenty of swans and sea birds. As Bray sailing club is located in the harbour, there will also be some boats and some activity there to photograph. We can proceed to Bray Promenade with its Victorian era charm and everything that it brings with it, people, buildings, bandstands etc. Plenty of photo opportunities.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KcPd8pyUdEYEAtn16

Outing to The Rock of Dunamase
2025-08-18 20:00 - 22:00
The Rock of Dunamase is an imposing and magnificent example of a Celtic fortification which towers over the plains of Laois, with spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. Plenty of photo opportunities to be had.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LHDoTanFsgxZy9Wb7
