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This Monday evening we have a session on underwater photography by Tim Gleeson. So bring along your scuba diving gear! It’s also hand in for the first project of the year.

2019 Annual Subscription

The annual subscription for 2019 of €90 is now due. Please ensure that you pay by 28th February 2019. Payment can be made by PayPal at https://offshoot.ie/subs or by cash/cheque at the door.

OffShoot Exhibition 2019 - 7th May until 17th June

The club exhibition will be in Deansgrange Library again this year. All members, new and old, may submit up to 2 images for the exhibition and we guarantee to display at least one, depending on the number of entries. When choosing your images you need to be mindful that the exhibition is in a family library. The space in the library has been restricted, so get your images in early to avoid disappointment!

Images may be submitted from now up to 7th April.

The file name for your images must include 'Exhibition-Your Name-Image Title' and they must be submitted at https://www.dropbox.com/request/WZMztBkvMuVfPCV7uC3C.

Your pictures will all be mounted and framed in a white frame 21x17ins. The cost will be 30 Euro each. This is a very special price for the exhibition only.

There will be a party in the Grange Pub on the night of the opening and all members and guests will be welcome.

NB. Images will only be accepted from paid up 2019 members.

Any queries?

Dave 086 173 1166

Tony 086 236 2828

Oldstown Point to Point by Rory Wallace

Just a note for new members – if you want any of your pictures considered for photo of the week, you just have to post them to the OffShoot Flickr group at https://www.flickr.com/groups/offshoot_society/pool/with/25203048077/.

There’s also a link from the OffShoot home page.

17th February
Club Outing – Huntington Castle & Gardens

18th February
Club Meeting – Underwater Photography (Tim Gleeson) / Project #1 Hand-In

23rd February
Club Outing – Sunset at Sally Gap

25th February
Club Meeting – Project #1 Review

4th March
Club Meeting – Weather and Photography (Evelyn Cusack)

11th March
Club Meeting – Iñaki Hernandez-Lasa: Fine Art Fellowship from RPS Panel / Competition #2 Hand-In

12th March
Club Outing – Dublin Zoo

18th March
No Meeting

25th March
Competition #2 Judging

Keep an eye on your email and the What's On (click here) section on the website for updates.

The first project hand in will be on 18th February, with the first review session on 25th February. So for those of you who want to take on a project, time to get your thinking caps on and get that first shot of your project.

What effect does a 1.4X teleconverter have on the effective maximum aperture of a lens?

A. Increases it by one stop

B. Decreases it by one stop

C. Decreases it by two stops

D. No effect

Answer at the bottom of the Newsletter.

Life Framer Photography Prize

Life Framer is a photography award that sources and showcases outstanding work from amateur to established artists. Every Edition we run 12 monthly calls for entries, each overseen by a world-renowned photographer or industry professional. Details at https://www.life-framer.com.

[In]Visible: Irish Women Artists from the Archives

National Gallery

To 28 February 2019

Room 11 | Free admission

Letters, scrapbooks, photographs, and art materials will shed light on the education, career and recognition of artists such as Mary Swanzy, Sarah Purser, Mainie Jellett, Elizabeth Corbet Yeats and Evie Hone. The exhibition showcases archival material related to Irish women artists, drawn from the collection of the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art, marking the start of the digitisation project Source—an ambitious three-year project to catalogue the Gallery’s archive and library collections relating to Irish art and make them accessible online.