Club members learn how to capture stunning landscapes

The Merville Newtownabbey Photographic Club (MNPC), now in its 65th year, had the honour of welcoming John Miskelly to its premises at Merville House recently to give a talk on ‘Landscape Photography’.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Nov 2014, 05:11 BST
John Miskelly (right) and Raymond Hughes, MNPC Chairman, discussing landscape photography. INNT 42-516CONJohn Miskelly (right) and Raymond Hughes, MNPC Chairman, discussing landscape photography. INNT 42-516CON
John Miskelly (right) and Raymond Hughes, MNPC Chairman, discussing landscape photography. INNT 42-516CON

The guest speaker, a professional fine art landscape photographer, opened the evening with a brief audio visual sequence entitled ‘Chasing the Light’ filled with stunning images of UK and Irish coastlines. He went on to explain the efforts that were made in order to achieve the desired photographic results.

“By discussing photographic topics such as light, composition, subject matter and emotion it became clear how the images obtained their impact on the viewer,” a club spokesman explained. “He stressed that images are foremost created by one’s heart rather than one’s equipment.”

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Armed with this basic message, members were prepared for their own landscape images to be produced later in the season.

The club has many more talks on photographic subjects, as well as practical workshops and competitions, scheduled throughout the season.

For further information about the activities of MNPC visit the club’s website - www.mnpc.co.uk