Club Outing – Saltees Island

Club Outing – Saltees Island

The now-annual pilgrimage to the Great Saltee Island is a firm favourite with Offshoot members. The Ferry operates daily from Kilmore Quay. However, it didn’t prove easy to arrange a single date with the capacity for everyone, so it was suggested that members...
Club Outing – June Blake’s Garden

Club Outing – June Blake’s Garden

The outing to June Blake’s Garden on 20th June was a success, with thirteen members enjoying perfect weather for photography. The early summer blooms and garden design provided ample photographic opportunities, from macro shots to garden landscapes. Members spent...
Club Competition – Black and White (Projected)

Club Competition – Black and White (Projected)

Last Monday, 16th June, we had the pleasure of Neil McShane (blackandwhite.ie), a renowned photographer in this medium. Neil performs all his photography using film after many years working digitally. He has recently published a book, “Shades of Ireland” which...
Club Outing – Wild Ireland

Club Outing – Wild Ireland

On Saturday, 7th June, 10 members travelled to Burnfoot in Donegal to visit Wild Ireland. The sanctuary was established several years ago by Killian McLoughlin to house animals that would have inhabited our woodlands in the past. All of the animals there have been...
Club Outing – UCD

Club Outing – UCD

On Tuesday 27th May, a very wet rainy day, five members met outside the library in UCD. Given the weather conditions, we had probably chosen the best place for an outing, as there are plenty of covered walkways and accessible buildings. Our first port of call was the...