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1st Place for OffShoot in the IPF National Shield 2019
On 17th November the judging of the IPF National Shield competition was held in Kilkenny. The competition was hosted by Kilkenny Photographic Society at the Hotel Kilkenny. We placed 9th in the Mono section with 180 points which was 15 points behind Raheny Camera Club...
Club Outing – Malahide Castle and Gardens
Six of us went to Malahide Castle on Tuesday 12th November and were lucky enough to get beautiful weather. The butterfly house was a little disappointing as there were very few butterflies to be seen. Having said that, one of our members had multiple butterflies...
Club Outing – Mount Usher Gardens
Despite the threat of wind and rain, eleven members arrived for the outing to Mount Usher on Saturday 9th November - the draw being some lovely autumn colours and we were not disappointed! An added bonus was that while it was cold and windy we had an almost completely...
Club Outings – Cloghlea Woods
A small group of us arrived at the beautiful Cloughlea Woods on Tuesday 22nd October, the colours were lovely but another two weeks should see the real autumn colours at their best. Well worth a return visit to this fabulous location.Some images (click on an image to...
Club Outing – Tinahely Point to Point
The 20th October saw another regular outing for our members as they headed down to Tinahely for the Point to Point. Getting close they were able to take some great pictures.Some images (click on an image to open in full-screen mode) from the outing can be seen below:...
Club Outing – Phoenix Park Deer Rut
On 13th October the members headed down to Phoenix Park for our annual pilgrimage to take pictures of the Deer Rut. Those in attendance can only be called brave as the weather was miserable and the rain made it difficult to get any worthwhile pictures. Not perturbed...
Club Outing – Carton House Sunrise
On Saturday 5th October five club members braved the early morning outing to Carton House, we were greeted with some lovely colour and light but most failed to set up quick enough to catch it before it disappeared as quickly as it came. We enjoyed the morning all the...
Club Competition – A Summer Experience Projected & Printed
On 30th September the 4th formal competition for 2019, 'A Summer Experience', was judged by Ita Martin from Malahide Camera Club. Congratulations to all who took part and thanks to Ita for an informative evening. Many thanks for all the entries in the Level 1, Level...
Club Outing – Victor’s Way
On 22nd September our members had a great afternoon at Victor's Way. Nine members enjoyed rambling around the large display, although there was a mixed reaction to the novel sculptures, it was certainly an interesting experience as was Victor himself, such a...
Helen Black – LIPF
Congratulations to Helen Black for attaining her LIPF Distinction at the September 2019 sitting of the IPF in Portlaoise.
Club Outing – 60th Liffey Descent
On Saturday 14th September a small group of OffShoot members arrived early and enjoyed a welcome coffee in the local cafe. The day was glorious and we were entertained by the very enthusiastic sportsmen and women and the very busy rescue team who were marvellous,...
Club Outing – Laytown Races
Laytown is unique in the Irish racing calendar as it is the only race event run on a beach under the Rules of Racing. It’s a once a year event and 8 members had access to the beach. The only permanent building at Laytown is a block of toilets and other racegoers watch...