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Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our members. We look forward to seeing you at the club at the Outings and Monday meetings.
New 2025 Committee
With the arrival of the New Year the new committee is now in place and ready for an enjoyable photography year.
We would like to once again thank the old committee for the work done in 2024.
Just as a reminder, the 2025 Committee is below.
Chairperson - Steve Crozier (chairperson@offshoot.ie)
Vice Chairperson - Robbie O’Leary (vice-chairperson@offshoot.ie)
Secretary - Andy Quinlan (secretary@offshoot.ie)
Treasurer - Nigel Leyland (treasurer@offshoot.ie)
Competitions - Lionel Barker (competitions@offshoot.ie)
Subcommittee - Jean Clarke
Outings - Eithne O’Leary (outings@offshoot.ie)
Subcommittee - Lionel Barker, Gerry Moloney, Ger Halpin, Frazer Meredith & Julie Quinn
IT/Membership/Newsletter - Ian Gemmell (webadmin@offshoot.ie)
Subcommittee (IT/Newsletter) - Mike Smith, Ken Dobson, Matt Dunne, Gerry Donovan, Emily Gallagher, Lionel Barker, Jean Clarke & Gerry Halpin
SWM - Bob Acton (swm@offshoot.ie)
New Members - Deirdre Irwin (newmembers@offshoot.ie)
IPF - Emily Gallagher (ipf@offshoot.ie)
If you would like to help the committee, please get in contact. We could always do with more help with both the Website and Newsletter.
First Date Back 2025
Our first night back in the New Year will be the 6th of January. We are looking forward to seeing you then!
We will discuss the 2025 programme and see Lionel's LIPF and Robbie's FIPF panels.
Please keep an eye on your email and the WhatsApp group on Monday afternoon, as we may need to make a call on whether we have the meeting or not, depending on whether we get the bad weather/snow predicted by the weather forecasts.
The 2025 Photo Challenge (2025 PC)
We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Photo Challenge is now open.
As before, members will be free to set their own theme for the challenge and we will present our work to the club next October.
You can email queries and/or your intended challenge to Gerry at 25pc@offshoot.ie.
Spring 2025 Shoot With Me
For those new to the club, Shoot With Me is a project-based activity the club puts together twice a year.
The principle idea is that around 12 club members volunteer to facilitate a small group of other club members in a chosen photographic project.
The essence of SWM is twofold:
1. It allows members to meet and socialise with other members while taking part in a photographic project and
2. It allows members to practice/explore/develop, or learn about some aspect of photography.
To bring your newfound skills to fruition, everyone gets to present two of their images at a Showcase in May.
Call for Leaders:
As ever, the success of SWM relies on getting 12 volunteer leaders. If you want to volunteer but are unsure if you can do it, talk to other members about sharing the task.
Many groups have had two members sharing the Group Leader role.
Ideally, we would like to kick off the Spring SWM as soon as possible after the Christmas break, so please get in touch as quickly as possible.
As always, it cannot start until the leaders are in place.
To volunteer to lead a group, email your chosen project title and include a short description to swm@offshoot.ie.
SWM Projects:
The project can be anything at all – macro, landscape, architecture, flowers, wildlife, street photography, water movement, painting with light, portraiture ……the list is endless. It doesn’t have to be an original project. It could be one you previously participated in or didn’t get to.
Bob Acton (SWM co-ordinator)
Interesting Free Webinar
On Wednesday 8th January, Peter Gordon is presenting a free webinar online about Amazing European Photographic Destinations. For more details, click here. |
