We have renamed ‘Walk With Me’ to ‘Shoot With Me’ as we believe it better describes what this activity is about.
The purpose of the Shoot With Me (SWM) is to bring old and new members together, to share learning and to get members out shooting. The idea is that some of the members (between 12 and 16) volunteer to lead a small group of fellow photographers in a project of the leaders choice.
Choose your 1st, 2nd and 3rd project choices and return to me at this address (swm@offshoot.ie) along with your name – as soon as you can please. Do not contact the leaders directly.
Groups are listed below:
Project 1: Mount Usher Gardens
Leader: Richard Boyle
Description: Explore the beautiful colours and photo opportunities in Mount Usher gardens.
Start Date: Sunday 18th October
Requirements: Tripod and shutter release for landscape/long exposure; macro lens for macro flower shots.
Number of Participants: 5 – CLOSED
Project 2: Still Life in the style of Old Masters
Leader: Barry Dillon
Description: Still life in the style of old masters using strobe lights.
Start Date: To be decided.
Requirements: Camera, Tripod, shutter release and medium size zoom or prime.
Number of Participants: 4 – CLOSED
Project 3: Through the Crystal Ball
Leader: Mike Smith
Description: A crystal ball inverts the scene so everything inside looks upside down and captures a really wide angle. It’s sort of a poor man’s fish-eye lens. The idea is to use the crystal ball in various situations to achieve an artistic effect.
Start Date: 5th October
Requirements: Lens with as wide an aperture as possible (f2.8 or f3.5) is fine or a macro lens
Number of Participants: 4 – CLOSED
Project 4: Guinness Store House
Leader: Ken Dobson
Description: Guinness themed photo shoot at the Storehouse.
Start Date: Weekday mornings – Mid/Late October to be decided
Requirements: €20 Entrance – Camera, tripod, shutter release, flash, selection of lenses.
Number of Participants: 4
Project 5: Bird Photography
Leader: Jesu Joseph
Description: Some shots of birds.
Start Date: 17th October
Requirements: Camera, tripod, shutter release
Number of Participants: 6
Project 6: Autumn Leaves
Leader: George Balmer
Description: Try 3 locations – Powerscourt – beech leaves. Kilmacurragh when the Chestnut leaves turn. Massey Woods to include the stream and fallen leaves.
Start Date: 24th/25th September and other weekends
Requirements: Warm clothes, tripod and camera. Any lens that turns you on. Polarizing filter. Other filters in case!! Wet gear especially boots.
Number of Participants: 5
Project 7: Shoot Birds with Me
Leader: John Coveney
Description: Brent Geese or Black Guillemots around Dublin Bay e.g. At Fairview, Bull Island, Baldoyle, Poolbeg or Dalkey – depending on where the birds are.
Start Date: Sat 31st October
Requirements: Long lens preferably 300mm, tripod, outdoor clothing.
Number of Participants: 5
Project 8: Water & Motion
Leader: Phil Tung
Description: Long Exposure / Motion
Start Date: 24th October
Requirements: Camera, tripod, shutter release, filters if you have them.
Number of Participants: 5
Project 9: Golden Autumn
Leader: Ian Gemmell
Description: The topic will be ‘Autumn Gold’ with the theme being ‘gold’. Be it an early dawn landscape, macro of a fallen leaf or a more traditional Autumn trees.
Start Date: 17th/18th October or 7th/8th November
Requirements: Camera, tripod, shutter release
Number of Participants: 5
Project 10: Frostbite
Leader: Frank Guilfoyle
Description: Shoot dinghy sail racing in action. You will be on the racing committee boat in Dun Laoghaire harbour during the Frostbite series on November 8th and 15th next. 12.30 pm briefing and shooting on the water from 1pm to 4pm approx., weather permitting.
Start Date: 5th or 8th November
Requirements: Camera
Number of Participants: 3
Project 11: Sunrise at Carton House
Leader: Joe Tulie
Description: Sunrise times these weekends is around 8 am so we would want to be there and setup by about 7.30.
Start Date: 17/18th October or 24/25th October
Requirements: Camera, tripod, shutter release, filters if you have them.
Number of Participants: 6
Project 12: Wild Seal Photography
Leader: Stacey Neilson
Description: Photographing large wild seals in their familiar surroundings.
Start Date: Saturday morning – 31st October
Requirements: Camera, tripod, shutter release, polarizing filters if you have them.
Number of Participants: 4
Project 13: Dublin in Black & White
Leader: Matt O’Brien
Description: I hope to lead members of the group on 4 visits to a variety of locations in Dublin City Centre. Two trips will be on a Sat or Sun and 2 will be evenings, to try and capture city night scenes / Christmas lights, etc..
Start Date: 10th/11th October
Requirements: Camera, tripod, shutter release, filters if you have them.
Number of Participants: 4
Project 14: Drimnagh Castle
Leader: Angeline Whelan
Description: A Norman Castle and Irelands only moated castle located in the heart of South Dublin. Interior and landscape opportunities.
Start Date: Week days
Requirements: Camera, tripod, shutter release and flash
Number of Participants: 4