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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 select...
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)
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
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
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...
Club Outing – Dun Laoghaire
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
Congratulations to Catherine Foley for attaining his LIPF Distinction at the May 2025 sitting of the IPF.
Paul O’Callaghan – LIPF
Congratulations to Paul O'Callaghan for attaining his LIPF Distinction at the May 2025 sitting of the IPF.
Stephen Smith – LIPF
Congratulations to Stephen Smith for attaining his LIPF Distinction at the May 2025 sitting of the IPF.
Jerome Fennell – LIPF
Congratulations to Jerome Fennell for attaining his LIPF Distinction at the May 2025 sitting of the IPF.
Club Outing – The Black Castle, Glen Coastal Path, and Wicklow Harbour
On Saturday, May 10th, 5 members attended the Club outing to the Black Castle in Wicklow. Two of these members were new and on their first outing. Lots of advice and local knowledge were shared amongst the members. The Black Castle and Wicklow Harbour close by can...
Club Competition – Open (Printed)
On Monday, 12th May, the competition was a little different to normal in that the members were the judges. A total of 32 photographs were submitted from members across all levels. The photographs were printed and displayed in the club, and after about 40 minutes, each...