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Club Outing – Rathfarnham Castle

Jun 16, 2018 | Club Outings

On Tuesday 12 June 5 members attended the mid-week outing. Our tour guide was Peter who provided a comprehensive history of the castle from its...

Club Outing – Saltees Island

Jun 16, 2018 | Club Outings

On Saturday 9th June 11 of our members headed down to Kilmore Quay Harbour for our annual pilgrimage to the Greater Saltee Island off the coast of...

Club Outing – Mount Usher Gardens, Ashford

Jun 8, 2018 | Club Outings

On Sunday 27th May a group of the members headed down to Mount Usher near Ashford, County Wicklow. The rain threatened and we even had a small...

Club Outing – Eventing (Rosanna)

May 29, 2018 | Club Outings

On Sunday, May 20th, an Offshoot group paid another visit to Rosanna, Ashford, Wicklow to photograph the highlights of Eventing. Eventing is one of...

Club Outing – Wayside Celtic

May 28, 2018 | Club Outings

On a glorious Saturday afternoon, on 26th May, 9 members of Offshoot went up to Jackson Park in Kilternan as official photographers for the match...

Club Outing – Junior Liffey Descent

May 28, 2018 | Club Outings

On Saturday 19th May our members headed down to the Liffey River in Lucan for the Junior Liffey Descent. This may be only the Junior Liffey Descent...

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What’s On

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

23Jun

Club Outing – Glendalough, Upper Lake

Glendalough, Upper Lake

25Jun

Summer Outing #2 – Seapoint Sunset

10Jul

Club Outing – Malahide Castle & Butterflies

Malahide Castle & Gardens

16Jul

Summer Outing #3 – Outdoor Model Shoot, Killiney Beach

23Jul

Summer Outing #4 – Booterstown Marshes

30Jul

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The Latest Member’s Photographs on Flickr

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Rhododendrons in full bloom near the Vee, June 2018
John Coveney Photography 2 mins · Rhodendrons in Full Bloom at the Vee in Co. Tipperary recently - as Seen in the Times Ireland

Mind your step
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Grand canal 2
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"A Single Iris"
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Infrared Cow Parsnip
A common herbaceous plant, it once formed the principal foodstuff of the now exceedingly rare infrared cow. The near-extinction of the latter probably accounts for the ubiquity of the former. Olympus E620, through a Hoya R72 on the 35mm f 3.5 macro. Illumination from one 12W and one 16W 850nm LED array and two 500W incandescent halogen workshop lights. B+W conversion using the +3 stop push process preset in Nik Silver Efex and some cleaning up, noise reduction and cropping in PSP

trio v.2, in Explore
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Grand canal
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"Old Favourites"
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Saltees Shag 3w
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Castle Roche
This one had a bit of playing around with Nik Silver Efex in PSP, but to be fair, the building is dramatic enough on its own. I was very lucky with the weather, as I think the cumulus in the deep blue sky were perfect for applying a virtual red filter after applying the full contrast and structure preset, then tinkering with it a bit.

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East meets West!
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Philadelphus
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Poolbeg Lighthouse w
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Tattersalls Show Jumping
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Dodder Fox-
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Common blue damselfly
Handheld,manual focus 70/200 @200mm on a crop body then cropped F9 or so, 1/320th ISO around 1250 -1 2/3 EV This lens isn't macro but has a close focus distance of 1.2m which I was pretty close to The dragonflies don't fly around that much but you still need a fast enough shutter speed to avoid camera shake since the lens wasn't image stabilized If you were going specifically for dragonflies you'd probably use a tripod but this was more opportunistic Theres a forest track near the southern tip of the sculpture area that has hundreds of these.

Soerenberg, Switzerland
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"A Little Rough At The Edges"
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The Burren Meets the Sea
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Ballycotton Lighthouse
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The Wild Atlantic Way
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The cost of Prayer in Rome (candid street shot)

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Wedding party @ the Colosseum (Candid street shot)

Competition Winner’s Image Gallery

Stag by Philip McKeever

Shopping Fatigue by Noreen Casey

Glendalough Lower Lake by Helen Black

'Surprised Seal' in Dun Laoghaire by John Coveney

Parklife by Gavin Ross

Glendalough Mist by Janet Wippell

Early Morning Light by Matt O'Brien

Smiles by Liam Haines

Leaf in Bog Oak by Peter Brennan

Magic Trees by Gerry Donovan

Snow fun at Bushy Park by Joe Tulie

Waiting for Spring by Oisin Wallace

Ice Fall by Richard Boyle

The Cheesemonger by Gerry Donovan

Lonely Tree by Helen Black

Waiting by Jean Clarke

Electrical Storm near Alicante, Spain by Larry Dalton

Sorcha by Olive Gaughan

Harebell in Achill by John Coveney

Swan on Misty Lake by Rory Wallace

Reflections by Liz Roulston

Rocky Stream by Philip McKeever

Racing Colours by Michael McNamara

Nature takes its course by Liz Roulston

Mates for Life by Jean Hartin

Dappled Sunlight by Michael McNamara

Frozen Flow by Kevin Grace

Autumn Jewels by Jean Clarke

Pretty Yard by Pearl Walsh

Blue Mist by Colin Ball

RDS by Andy Quinlan

Ballyduane by Janet Wippell

Sassolungo Huts by Kevin Grace

Lunchtime by Sylvia Hick

Lauren and Buttons by Gavin Ross

Autumn River by Jean Clarke

Headdress by Richard Byrne

Watchful by Liz Roulston

The White House by Helen Black

Isolation by Helen Black

'Draughty Dunnock' in Barleycove by John Coveney

Hanging Houses by Helen Black

The Old Watchtower by Gerry Donovan

ICM in the Guggenheim by Richard Boyle

In a Mother's Hands by David Sisk

Inspired by images from the Joshua Tree Tour by Matthew O'Brien

Iced Tulip by Robert Acton

Pyramid Lake by Kevin Grace

Internal Reflection by Gerry Donovan

Dancing at Sunset by Phil Tung

Dublin Bay Dusk by David Sisk

Still Life by Wendy Hannan

Monika in a Headscarf by Barry Dillon

Beauty by Olive Gaughan

Looking at Spring through Autumn Eyes by Mike Smith

Camargue Horses by Robert Hackett

Autumn above the Clouds by Jean Clarke

Tinahealy Races by Robert Hackett

Robin by Michael McNamara

Wicklow Layers by Robert Hackett

Butterfly by Robbie O'Leary

On the Greenway by David Sisk

Paddling on Gold by Gerry Donovan

The Pool by Liam Haines

Red Squirrel by Mike Smith

Concentration by Robbie O'Leary

Blue Tit by Mike Smith

Beach Reflections by Ann O'Dwyer

Married Rocks by Janet Wippell

Kingfisher by Mike Smith

Winter on the Lake by Peter Brennan

Scrutiny by Liz Roulston

Falcon by Robert Acton

Shadowinga by Liam Haines

Rome Sunset by Gerry Donovan

Whale Fluke by Richard Boyle

Tunnel Vision by Richard Boyle

Saltees Puffin by Robert Hackett

Early Morning at the 40 Foot by Ken Dobson

Liffey Sunrise by Robert Hackett

Camargue Horses by Robert Hackett

Boys on Waterfall by Gerald Donnelly

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

The Tree by Liam Haines

Rage against the dying of the light by Deirdre Irwin

Gate by Janet Wippell

Mono by Barry Dillon

Jessica in a Headscarf by Barry Dillon

Julian by Rob Hackett

Broccolli Trees by Helen Black

Rush Hour in Marrakech by Liz Roulston

Spiral by Richard Boyle

African Man by Deirdre Irwin

The Chase by Liam Haines

'S' for Sandymount by Kevin Grace