{"id":785,"date":"2010-01-12T16:19:27","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T15:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/?p=785"},"modified":"2010-01-12T17:58:08","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T16:58:08","slug":"local-photographer-prepares-for-solo-exhibition-at-the-burnavon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2010\/01\/local-photographer-prepares-for-solo-exhibition-at-the-burnavon\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Photographer Prepares for Solo Exhibition at the Burnavon"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-790\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-790\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=790\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-790     \" title=\"Darkside At The Burnavon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Darkside-At-The-Burnavon.jpg\" alt=\"John (right) picture with Burnavon Centre Manager Tony McCance and one of the Photographs of Lough Fea that will be on Exhibition.\" width=\"280\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John (right) with Burnavon Centre Manager Tony McCance and one of the Photographs of Lough Fea that will be on Exhibition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 1st February sees the launch of the solo exhibition entitled <em><strong>The Dark Side<\/strong><\/em> by local award winning photographer John O\u2019Neill of Sperrins Photography.\u00a0 The exhibition will take place at the Burnavon Arts and Cultural Centre in Cookstown from 1<sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 27<sup>th<\/sup> February 2010.\u00a0 The exhibition corresponds with the Burnavon\u2019s 10<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Celebrations \u2013 which happens to coincide with John\u2019s 10<sup>th<\/sup> year as a professional photographer.<\/p>\n<p>John&#8217;s love for photography developed in the late 1990s when he realized he had a gift for capturing landscapes and images through a lens.\u00a0 In recent years John has been know for his photographic ability in rally photography, wedding, landscape and portrait photography.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Dark Side&#8217; exhibition at the Burnavon will allow people to see John&#8217;s version of the Sperrins.\u00a0 With a unique lighting technique used on sunset images he exposes the Sperrins as never seen before.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">When asked how this exhibition came about John says \u201cThis exhibition has been three years in the making and is a celebration of the beauty of the Sperrins as you have never seen them before.\u00a0 The photos are all long exposure shots taken around dusk.\u00a0 I also feel really privileged to be part of the Burnavon\u2019s 10<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Celebrations as a local photographer from the Cookstown Area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">To view the exhibition which is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.outdoor-services.co.uk\/\">Outdoor Services Magherafelt<\/a> call into the Burnavon Arts &amp; Cultural Centre from 1<sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 27<sup>th<\/sup> February.\u00a0 Opening hours are Monday \u2013 Saturday 9am \u2013 5pm daily.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Contact John O&#8217;Neill of Sperrins Photography at info@sperrinsphotography.com.\u00a0 Follow him on twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sperrinsphotos\">@sperrinsphotos<\/a> and become a fan on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Cookstown\/John-ONeill-Sperrins-Photography\/137482626147\">facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Visit the Burnavon website at www.burnavon.com<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1st February sees the launch of the solo exhibition entitled The Dark Side by local award winning photographer John O\u2019Neill of Sperrins Photography.\u00a0 The exhibition will take place at the Burnavon Arts and Cultural Centre in Cookstown from 1st \u2013 27th February 2010.\u00a0 The exhibition corresponds with the Burnavon\u2019s 10th Anniversary Celebrations \u2013 which &hellip; 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