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Our society caters to photographers of all standards and all genres and firmly believes we each have something we can learn and each have something we can share.

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Name: Club Outing – The Saltees
Start: 2025-06-08
End: 2025-06-08
Location: Kilmore Quay

Club Outing – Dun Laoghaire

Jun 7, 2025 | Club Outings

On 24th May, in preparation for the next photo competition in Mono, the Outings Committee selected Dun Laoghaire as the venue for our outing on Saturday 24th May 2025 and we suggested members could change their camera’s setting to Monochrome to see what the image...

Catherine Foley – LIPF

Jun 5, 2025 | Member Awards

Congratulations to Catherine Foley for attaining his LIPF Distinction at the May 2025 sitting of the IPF.

Paul O’Callaghan – LIPF

Jun 2, 2025 | Member Awards

Congratulations to Paul O'Callaghan for attaining his LIPF Distinction at the May 2025 sitting of the IPF.

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What’s On

Here are the next scheduled meetings and events for the Society:

08Jun

Club Outing – The Saltees

Kilmore Quay

09Jun

Club Meeting – Sharon Smith People Photography

St Brigid's Girls National School

15Jun

Club Outing – The Saltees

Kilmore Quay

16Jun

Club Meeting – Competition Judging (Mono, Projection)

St Brigid's Girls National School

20Jun

Club Outing – June Blake’s Garden

June Blake's Gardens

22Jun

Club Outing – The Saltees

Kilmore Quay

23Jun

Club Meeting – LIPF

St Brigid's Girls National School

29Jun

Club Outing – The Saltees

Kilmore Quay

01Jul

Club Event – Summer BBQ

National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire

12Jul

Club Event – OffShoot Club Exhibition at DLR Lexicon

DLR Lexicon

08Sep

Club Meeting – Welcome Back after the Summer Break

St Brigid's Girls National School

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The Latest Member’s Photographs on Flickr

For a full selection view Offshoot Flickr Group.

New Zealand

Dipper
Dodder

Common Blue Damselfly
Dodder

Jade Emperor of Heaven
A statue of the Jade Emperor of Heaven on Ming Mountain in Fengdu county, Chongqing, China.

Mount Rainier
Washington State, USA

Ger Halpin_Dún Laoghaire
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Highly commended - Offshoot Photography open theme

Blue Tit
Dodder

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum is a Buddhist temple and museum complex located in the Chinatown district of Singapore.

Mount Rainier National Park
Washington State, USA

sandycove sunrise 2
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Grand Staircase
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Ger Halpin_Wicklow Pier
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Little Terns
The Little Terns are arriving and very excited for the new nesting season

Black and White Blackcastle Co. Wicklow
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Taman Ayun Temple.
The temple complex is located at Mengwi between Denpasar and Ubud and is inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

strutting phesant
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La Jardiniere de Majorelle
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Lake Crescent Dusk
Washington State, USA

Sadler Gate
Sadler Gate, Derby, originally an IR image with some work to bring back structure lost by shooting into weak winter sun, then combined Wet Rocks and dark sepia toning on an Ilford Pan F simulation in Nik Silver Efex. The Old Bell Hotel on the left, is one of Derby's oldest surviving coaching inns, dating from 1650. While it has undergone extensive rebuilding over the years, much of its original structure remains and the main half timbered building is essentially original.

A quiet Moment
Mucem Marseilles

Alder Lake
Washington State, USA

Gallipoli Rooftop
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Saltee Guillemots
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Guillemot kind of love
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orange_yellow
Geum

Iris
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Mossy Brook
Washington State, USA

Leaping bubbles
Leading a group project with my camera club in recent months on the subject of stillness amongst the motion. On one outing I became obsessed with the bubbles forming in a small rivulet beside the Glenalo river in Glendalough. Experimenting with shutter speed, and hand held as too awkward for a tripod, I found that between 1/10 and 1/20 second gave a picture that gives a sense of the motion of the water but captures the bubbles in moments of stillness.

Shag bird in splendid breeding plumage with a peaked fore crown and yellow gape.
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The Kek Lok Si Temple
The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple in George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang

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Head Down
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By the Water
Marseilles Vieux Port

Crescent Beach Sunset
Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA

Happy World Bee day!
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You Wait Ages For A Bus
Taken for this spring's Offshoot SWM group "More Photography on the Dark Side". I spent about half an hour on this one, between waiting for buses to turn up, mistiming my shutter release, having them stuck in traffic and spoiling the light trail and having other paused vehicles in the way, before I finally had two steadily running ones in quick succession, guaranteeing a smooth trail. The evening was dead calm, guaranteeing sharp reflections.

Puffin
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Enchanted Forest
My take on the classic shot in Ballinsatoe Woods in County Wicklow. Taken back in March on a lovely spring morning.

Sleepy Snail
Spotted this guy on Old Bawn Beach, Co. Wexford

Opera House - Oslo
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Walk about Newcastle England Hexham
Walking around Hexham Newcastle England

Perak Tong Cave Temple
Perak Tong Cave Temple is one of Malaysia's top tourist attractions. The cave contains a 40 foot high golden Buddha and beautiful murals.

40ty foot rays 2
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Dark Cloud near Dalkey Island
Dalkey Co Dublin Ireland

Milford sound South Island New Zealand
Going through the mountains on a boat in Milford Sound New Zealand

Little Tern
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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
near Chinatown, Singapore

Mount Rainier, Reflection Lake
Washington State, USA

Carrick-Costello Memorial Chapel
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Carrick-Boat Moorings
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Castle Street, Peel
On a quiet afternoon, with a hint of the castle in the background and a wheelie bin removed.

Peel Castle Mono
Inside Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of Man. Put through the Wet Rocks filter in Nik Silver Efex with an Ilford Pan F simulation and a virtual copper tone, followed by slight desaturation.

Coming home from work
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Open for repairs
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Mostraumen Fjord
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University Church, St. Stepehen's Green
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Newcastle England

Moonrise May 12th 2025
Moonrise shot from DunLaoghaire Pier

Mount St. Helens
Washington State, USA

Spiral Stairs Belfast
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Paris pigeon
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Pigeon spotting
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Pigeon perch
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Passy
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Night traffic
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Drumshambo Leitrim
People fishing on the banks of the Shannon

Lough Allen
Where people lake swim in Lough Allen Drumshambo Leitrim Ireland

Greenfly
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Goddess of Mercy Temple, Dali, China
With Bai people in traditional dress

Alder Lake Sunset
Washington State, USA

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4Y4A9037-Enhanced-NR
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Busking 1 (1 of 1)
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Ant at work
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Exuberance
Dandelion seeds backlit in a full sun

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Buddhist Temple in Krabi, Thailand
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Parasitic photography in Paris
Esplanade du Trocadéro, Paris

Canine connection
Esplanade du Trocadéro, Paris

Clematis cirrhosa
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Cork-Walking to Blackrock
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Cork I only have eyes for you
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Branch of Life
Olympic National Park, Washington State

Field of Rape at Sunset
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The Golden Temple in the rain!
A Zen Buddhist Temple in Kyoto, Japan.

Garda Flying High
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Cork Is it Salt or is it Sugar
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RX103273
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RX103282-Enhanced-NR
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Marley Park Panorama
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Competition Winner’s Image Gallery

La Guarida Havana by John O'Connor

Grand Canal Reflections by Jean Clarke

Past Perfect by Paul O'Callaghan

Shipwrecked by Richard Boyle

A Close Shave by Lionel Barker

Killiney Sunrise through rolling hills of fog by Olive Gaughan

Enter by Richard Boyle

Memories by Eithne O'Leary

The Hole in the Wall by Eithne O'Leary

Angry Bird by Anne-Marie Fitzpatrick

Frilled To See You by Sara Hanley

Aldborough House by Eithne O'Leary

Lago Limides Reflection by Kevin Grace

Milky Way Rising by Aoife Carty

The Broken Fort by Gerard Halpin

Bygone Trapper Days by Steve Smith

On the Sauce by Taryn Barling

A Spot of Bubbly by Lionel Barker

Siena in the Rain by Eithne O'Leary

Early Morning in London by Eithne O'Leary

Banana for Dessert by Gerry Moloney

Long Gone by Niki McGrath

The Vacant Chair by Michael McNamara

Moody Blueberries by Julie Quinn

Poolbeg Chimneys by Eithne O'Leary

Kerrygold Skatepark by Enda Magee

Santa Special by Frazer Meredith

Shitake by David Sisk

Sourdough, Ready for final Proving by Paul O'Callaghan

Sun Kissed Island by Colin Little

Curls by Taryn Barling

London Bagel by Sara Hanley

Sunrise at Belvedere by Anne-Marie Fitzpatrick

Table Work by Sara Hanley

Now or Never by Gerry Donovan

Proud by Lynda Booth

Relaxed Observer by Stephen Smith

Little Kestrel by Linda Rafferty

Tyred Thatch by Niki McGrath

Granny s Cookies by Frazer Meredith

Lace Mill by Nigel Leyland

Frosty End to Scottish Life by Steve Smith

Muckross Abbey Killarney by Jean Clarke

The Van by Enda Magee

Place-In the spotlight by Julie Quinn

Dark Daze by Jerome Fennell

Circus by Taryn Barling

View from Whiterock by Bob Acton

100 to 1 What did you expect by Mike Smith

After the rain by Jerome Fennell

Patagonia Sunrise by Stephen Smith

Romanesco with Orange by David Whitaker

Empty Chair by Mark Elmore

Tree by Mike McNamara

Mid-Morning Snack by Matt Dunne

Trapeze by Andrew Cooke

Beached by Malcom Broadstock

Plaza de Espana by Mary Mcloughlin

Place-Moon over the Great Blasket by Noel McMahon

Connemara Falls by Anne-Marie Fitzpatrick

Sandymount Baths by Robert Hackett

Gone Fishing by Helen Black

Food Market Malysia by Liam Haines

Wine, Cheese and Grapes by Candlelight by Lionel Barker

Time to say goodbye by Paul O'Callaghan

Ardborough House by Linda Rafferty

Here's Harry by Liam Haines

Road Kill by Paul O'Callaghan

Puglia by Eithne O'Leary

Hold On by Catherine Foley

Early Morning Workers by Eithne O'Leary

The World Loves Coffee by Bob Acton

Moody Guggenheim by Jean Clarke

Arc of Trees by Helen Black

Venice Canal by Liam Slattery

The Chosen Spot by Stephen Smith

Sunset Haze by Kevin Grace

Stairs by Sara Hanley

Moving Out by Joe Cunningham

Parisienne Doorway by Jerome Fennell

Into the Mist by John FitzPatrick

St.Brigid’s Girls National School, The Park, Cabinteely, D18TN66, County Dublin

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The Latest News

Club Outing – Dun Laoghaire

Catherine Foley – LIPF

Paul O’Callaghan – LIPF

What’s On

Club Outing – The Saltees

Club Meeting – Sharon Smith People Photography

Club Outing – The Saltees

Club Meeting – Competition Judging (Mono, Projection)

Club Outing – June Blake’s Garden

Club Outing – The Saltees

Club Meeting – LIPF

Club Outing – The Saltees

Club Event – Summer BBQ

Club Event – OffShoot Club Exhibition at DLR Lexicon

Club Meeting – Welcome Back after the Summer Break

The Latest Member’s Photographs on Flickr

Competition Winner’s Image Gallery

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