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Club Outing – Grafton Street Christmas

Dec 15, 2018 | Club Outings

For the final outing before Christmas on Tuesday 11th December some members gathered on Grafton Street to take in the Christmas Spirit and see what...

Club Outing – Bull Island

Dec 15, 2018 | Club Outings

On Saturday 8th December a couple of brave OffShooters headed to Bull Island in the rain and wind to get some photos. Unfortunately conditions were...

Club Outing – Carton House Sunrise

Nov 30, 2018 | Club Outings

On the 11th November over 12 of the members headed down to Carton House for the sunrise. The morning started with a grey sky and rain but...

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17Dec

Social Event – Christmas Party

Horse & Hound

30Dec

Club Meeting – Welcome Back, Spring Programme & Member’s Christmas Photos

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.

Poolbeg incinerator and chimneys
Week 50

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Just Hanging in Foto Wildlife Park , Cork

Glencar Waterfall
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0721 Christmas baubles
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0595 More Christmas Lights..
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Christmas Lights
Grand Place Brussels. Every year there is a Christmas lights show each night

Evening sunset, Tragumna Bay, West Cork
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Cortina view
Dolomites

Murder Hole Beach (Boyeeghter Bay)
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Reflected Fog in Glendalough

Fanad Lighthouse I
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Into the Mists
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Glendalough Sunrise with Fog

Prague Castle, Cathedral and Charles Bridge_
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Offshoot SWM Lightpainting on Sandymount Strand, thanks to Ken for organising

SWM Lightpainting 2018
Wirewool lightpainting 2018

Tree?
One from the latest Offshoot Shoot With Me project, Debbie's Macro Anatomy group. When I first saw it on the back of the camera, I thought this resembled a gnarled tree root, so I processed it to bring out the effect I wanted. It's not flattering lighting or post-processing for skin or body contours, but I thought it worked quite well. I bumped up the contrast, burned in the shadows, then applied the Nik Color Efex bleach bypass filter, followed by playing around with the toning a bit more.

Misurina Sunrise
Dolomites

A Murder of Crows
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The old man and the sea
A composite image of which all components were taken in Venice in November 2018.

"The Baily"
This is the Baily Lighthouse at Howth, Dublin, Ireland The Baily Lighthouse as built in 1814 on a rocky promontory on Howth over looking Dublin Bay. It was at this location that the Norse Vikings fled to regroup after the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 and was also the point where they boarded their long boats and left Howth for the last time after the Normans invasion in 1177. The lighthouse looks out over the main shipping channel between Dublin to Britain. Over the years hundreds of ships and thousands of lives have been lost to the sea, including The Dublin Packet Steamer in 1846 which ran into nearby cliffs. In 1667 it was decided to build a light signal here to warn ships of the danger at night. The Bailey Lighthouse as you see it today was built in 1814 and it’s tower stands 134 feet above the sea. A fog bell was later added in 1853 as a result of the Queen Victoria shipwreck where over 80 lives were lost. In 1996, the lighthouse was converted to automatic operation, and the last of the Keepers left in 1997, making ‘The Baily’ the last Irish lighthouse to go automatic. PFW-2883

Poolbeg Chimneys
Week 49

23 Golden Lane, Prague
Golden Lane originated after the construction of a new northern wall of the Castle. The area of the northern bailey was used for the building of modest dwellings, which are now the last remainder of the small-scale architecture of Prague Castle.

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Fishing hut Venice Italy (colour)

Competition Winner’s Image Gallery

The Ukulele Lady by Chris Raythorn

A Lazy Summer Afternoon by Sylvia Hick

Demoiselle by Robbie O'Leary

Lofoten Sunset by Kevin Grace

Rocky Stream by Philip McKeever

Killiney Sunrise by David Whitaker

Soaking up the Rays by Jean Hartin

Blue Mist by Colin Ball

'S' for Sandymount by Kevin Grace

Black with white stripes or white with black stripes... who cares by Joseph Cunningham

Walking on the Wall by Joe Tulie

Greystones Sunrise by Kevin Grace

Daffodil by Matt Dunne

Flower by Mike McNamara

Morning After by Liz Roulston

Mates for Life by Jean Hartin

The Wicklow Way by Tammy Gemmell

Falcon by Robert Acton

Stepping Stone, Black Valley, County Kerry by Helen Black

Long Way Home by John Wiles

Laytown Races by Matt Dunne

Tofana, Dolomites by John Wiles

Coming in to Land by Helen Black

Mono by Barry Dillon

Dandelion by Liz Roulston

Iced Tulip by Robert Acton

Concentration by Robbie O'Leary

Dance of the Gannet's by Matt Dunne

Shadowinga by Liam Haines

Lunchtime by Sylvia Hick

Robin by Michael McNamara

Glass Wall by Richard Boyle

Swan on Misty Lake by Rory Wallace

Inistooshkert by Richard Boyle

Stag by Philip McKeever

Autumn Reflections by Mary Hahn

Scrutiny by Liz Roulston

Copenhagen Tower by David Whitaker

Jetty at Sunrise by Ken Dobson

Leaf in Bog Oak by Peter Brennan

Blue Tit by Mike Smith

Woodland by Jean Hartin

Glenmacnass Sunrise by Helen Black

Isolation by Helen Black

Tree Leaves by Joseph Cunningham

Where's Wally by Tammy Gemmell

Temple Bar by John Wiles

Sorcha by Olive Gaughan

Autumn Jewels by Jean Clarke

Tojinbo by Janet Wippell

Sunset by Rory Wallace

Puffin by Matt Dunne

Magic Trees by Gerry Donovan

The Wolverine Pack by Frank Guilfoyle

Autumn by Phil Tung

Black Valley Reflections by Helen Black

Autumnal Shades by Joe Tulie

Smiles by Liam Haines

Drops of Autumn Colour by Robert Acton

Clew Bay Sunset by Kevin Grace

Poseur by Wendy Hannan

The Blacksmith by Tammy Gemmell

Snow fun at Bushy Park by Joe Tulie

Full Moon Over Muglins by Russell Burke

Evening at Bullock Harbour by Gerry Donovan

In a Mother's Hands by David Sisk

Into the Light by Mike McNamara

Julian by Rob Hackett

Early Morning at the 40 Foot by Ken Dobson

Nature takes its course by Liz Roulston

Winter on the Lake by Peter Brennan

Shop Window Artist by John Wiles

Kingfisher by Mike Smith

Red Squirrel by Mike Smith

Lake Fence by David Sisk

Autumn Colour by Jean Clarke

Lonely Tree by Helen Black

Coliemore Harbour by Gerry Donovan

The White House by Helen Black

Knocksink Woods by Jean Clarke

Oyster Catcher by Rory Wallace

Poolbeg Sunrise by Janet Wippell

Inchcolm Arcade by David Sisk

Glendalough Morning by Jean Hartin

Misty Lake by Colin Ball

Autumn River by Jean Clarke

On Golden Pond by Michael McNamara

Golden Banks by Jean Hartin

Tinahealy Races by Robert Hackett

Float my Boat by Helen Black