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...
Club Outing – Whiterock Sunrise
On the 7th September seven OffShooters arrived to shoot the sunrise at White Rock and it was lovely to have a new member join us. Sadly a bank of cloud prevented any nice light from forming but it did not take away the enjoyment of the morning. It was great to see the...
Summer Outing – Outdoor Model Shoot
On the 26th August over 20 members of the club headed down to Dillon Park in Dalkey for the final Summer Outing. The outing was an outdoor model shoot with Anuit. The weather was glorious and the model beautiful and great pictures were taken by all.Some images (click...
Summer Outing – Knocksink Woods
A dozen members enjoyed a visit to Knocksink Woods on Monday evening 19th August. We walked both banks of the Glencullen River where shots were taken from both bank and water’s edge. The wild nature of the woods is an appealing feature with many fallen trees and mossy...
Summer Outing – South Bull Wall
On the evening of the 12th August, despite a cloudburst at approximately 6 pm, a jovial band of members began to assemble at the blockhouse on the South Bull Wall. A dazzling rainbow lit up Howth Head but had disappeared by the time people began to arrive. With the...
Summer Outing – Dodder Walk
Monday 29th July was a dull cloudy evening, even so about 15 optimists turned up and decided to see if we could get some shots before the rain arrived. Some images (click on an image to open in full-screen mode) from the outing can be seen below: ...
Summer Outing – Out and About in Dun Laoghaire
On the 24th July (following on from the Talk OffShoot gave in the Lexicon Library) we headed into Dun Laoghaire to see what images we could get. Some images (click on an image to open in full-screen mode) from the outing can be seen below: [justified_image_grid...
Summer Outing – Moonshots
On Monday 15th July about 30 members turned up in the hope of capturing a rising (almost) full moon in the East. (And to commemorate the anniversary of the first moon landing 50 years ago!) It was a beautiful warm night, but from early on the evening clouds were...
Summer Outings – Temple Bar
On Monday 16 members attended the outing to Temple Bar. Having met at the Molly Malone Statue in Suffolk Street, we headed off via Fleet Street. Some spent time around College Green en route. The weather was humid under overcast skies but, fortunately, the rain held...
Summer Outing – ICM at Cabinteely Park
We had a wonderful turn out for our outing to Cabinteely Park for our first Summer Outing on Monday 1st July. Over 20 members rambled around happily experimenting, trying to create some artistic interpretation of the interesting surroundings and great weather...
Club Outing – The Great Saltee Island
A dozen or so Offshoot members undertook the two hour drive, thirty minute sea crossing and tricky disembarking to reach the Great Saltee Island on Saturday June 22nd. Thankfully, for once, warm and dry weather prevailed enabling all of us to take up the challenge of...