On the morning of Saturday 12th December, we arrived at the car park at Killiney Hill in glorious sunshine which remained throughout our outing - such a welcome change after the bad weather of late. We set off up the hill towards the Obelisk stopping to view the...

On Tuesday 8th December 15 well-insulated members braved chill winds on Tuesday morning to explore what the Dodder river at Rathfarnham might present in terms of wildlife. While, unfortunately, no Otter appeared there were lots of birds in evidence, including Moorhen,...

On 6th December 7 OffShoot members arrived for our first outing since the recent lockdown. It was great to see fellow photographers once again. The city was covered in a dense fog, very eerie and atmospheric but nary a sunset was to be seen. We did our best to capture...

On Saturday 3rd October seven OffShoot members turned up at Leeson St. Bridge to explore the photographic opportunities of the Grand Canal. It became obvious quite quickly that there was plenty to photograph - the only issue being the large dynamic range between the...

Friday 25th September evening turned out to be bright and sunny but unfortunately there was very little cloud at all in the sky. As a result the sunset was very flat with fairly pale colours after sunset. For Sylvia, the evening became a bit of a disaster from the...

Well, it was definitely thanks to Google Maps that we found our way to the War Memorial Gardens yesterday for our outing, so if anyone is going themselves we'd advise having the directions sent to your phone and it is easy! Traffic is busy enough so it is a real help...

On Saturday 5th September 10 members arrived for our outing, we were greeted with a great array of colour, plant species and cultivars. The gardens were an oasis of calm and beauty. There were lots of cheeky squirrels playing around and a variety of birdlife. Sadly,...

It was a lovely morning when we arrived at the Phoenix Park last Saturday 16th August. The sun shone and a large herd of deer were soon spotted out in the middle of grassland. Seventeen OffShoot members, as well as other members of the public, edged gradually closer...

On Tuesday 4th August the forecast was gale force winds and the morning didn’t look promising but we had only one cancellation. Seventeen members duly turned up at the car park in Portrane! Three members headed down the beach where there was some shelter while the...

We had 12 members on our outing to the gardens on Sunday 26th July. The weather was kind to us and we had a great ramble through the formal and informal gardens. We also went on a trek down to the riverside walk by the Slaney. The walled garden had an array of...

Bright and early last Saturday morning (18th July) fourteen members met in the car park of Emo Court. Most members headed off into the woods in search of red squirrels while a small few others headed down to the lake. We're only aware of one member, Olive Gaughan, who...