Education & Training (In Person): A Photographic Exploration of Ireland
April 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Description:
Five NVPS members traveled to Ireland in 2024 to photograph its landscapes, waterscapes, cities, ancient and sacred sites, and—for some of them—the land of their ancestors: Jim & Jerri McDermott, Mike Whalen, Fran Bastress, Ginger Werz-Petricka.
These members will share information in the presentation about their experiences, including major expenses, camera gear, and pros and cons of their styles of travel. Their diverse travel styles included:
- a photo trip by bus with a professional photographer,
- a self-guided driving tour, and
- a nationally known tour company trip by bus.
They covered much of Ireland between them, and their photos have been compiled into a slideshow representing the best of the Emerald Isle.
If you are planning to travel to either Ireland or Northern Ireland, this presentation should help you decide which areas to visit, because each of its chapters represents photos from the six different geographical regions.
The Photographers And Their BIO’s:
Jim and Jerri McDermott
Jerri and Jim McDermott have been members of NVPS since (at least!) 2010, and credit the club and its members for opportunities to grow as photographers and have a lot of fun doing that. Jim has served in a number of volunteer positions for the club.
Mike Whalen
Mike became interested in digital photography in 2006. He joined NVPS in 2009 and held board positions from 2010 to the present, including president in 2013. His photographic interests include nature, landscapes, macro, people, travel, and abstract photography. He currently uses Sony equipment and post-processes with Lightroom, Photoshop and Topaz Labs products. For this trip he took a Sony a6700 APS-C camera and 3 lenses: 18-50mm f/2.8; 10-18mm 2.8; and a 70-200mm f4.
Fran Bastress
Fran has been a member of NVPS since 2009, served on its board for two years, and placed in various competitions, including at Nature Visions where she received the 2018 People’s Choice Award in Photo Art. In recent years she has been creating large bound photo books, including A Journey in Ireland: Scenes from the Emerald Isle. Although devoted to Canon cameras for years, she converted to the OM-1 in 2022. For post-processing, Fran uses Lightroom and Photoshop, along with Topaz and Nik plugins. She credits NVPS for her development as a photographer.
Ginger Werz-Petricka
Ginger joined NVPS in 2009 at a point in her life when she really needed to find a creative outlet. She has been interested in photography since high school after receiving a Minolta SRT-101 for Christmas. Her first DSLR was a Canon 6D that she still loves, but for travel in particular the weight has become a problem. Today she carries two Olympus mirrorless bodies, the OMD mark 11 and the OM-1.
A Few Of Their Images :
– Jim McDermott
– Jerri McDermott
– Mike Whalen
– Mike Whalen
– Ginger Werz-Petricka
– Fran Bastress