Thank you to everyone who took part in the ‘Same But Different’ evening last Monday. There was plenty of variation in the images shown, and it made for a delightful meeting. 

This Monday – RAW to Print

Some of the more experienced members will show us how they take their images from RAW to Print. 

We look forward to seeing some great images and getting insights into techniques we can emulate in our own photography workflows.

Shoot With Me (SWM)

People and projects are all hard at work, enjoying the coffee breaks. Thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of our members, we now have nine up and running.  

There will be two showcases scheduled for the 1^st and 8^th of December. 

We look forward to seeing the results of their labours.

IPF Shield Competition 

Due to time constraints in selecting images, a decision has been made not to enter this year's IPF Shield Competition, as it is believed we would not be able to do the club proud with our entry.  

Thank you to all members who submitted images. We will retain the images and use them as the base for the next competition.

Outings 

The next club outing will be to the Zoo on 18^th November, so do join us for a great photo opportunity. 

The next and last competition judging of "Open - Projected" will be on Monday, 17th November.  

The Offshoot Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday the 24^th November. 

Motions to the AGM should be submitted in writing to the Club secretary by 17^th November.

Wild Female Goldent Eagle by Deirdre Irwin

Just a note for new members – if you want any of your pictures considered for the photo of the week, you just have to post them to the OffShoot Flickr group at:

https://www.flickr.com/groups/offshoot_society.

There’s also the latest images published on Flickr that are displayed on the OffShoot home page.

[Note. To join the Offshoot Flickr group, you must first be a Flickr member. Then send the email address used to join Flickr to webadmin@offshoot.ie. You will get an email when you have been added to the group. Please be patient as this is a manual process.]

What's On 

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

If you come across one you want to share let us know at newsletter@offshoot.ie.

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