In recognition of the great news that OffShoot won 1st Place in the IPF National Shield, we will show the winning panels at Monday's meeting.

We will follow this by a viewing of the recent LIPF panels awarded to Helen Black and John Wiles.

Who knows, we may even have some kind of a Celebration?

2020 Committee

We're reaching that time of year when it is time for the AGM again and we need to elect committee members.

A number of the current members have been in their current roles for 3 years and need to step down. We are urgently in need of new blood on the committee and want to invite you to join the committee.

Details of the roles can be found in section 11 of the constitution here.

Please contact secretary@offshoot.ie or speak to one of the committee members at the meeting if you would like to know more or are interested in joining.

Massey Woods by Sylvia Hicks

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

There’s also the latest images published on Flickr that are displayed on the OffShoot home page.

The latest details can be found on our What's On web page (https://www.offshoot.ie/whats-on/).

None until the New Year. We will publish the next theme and dates for January shortly.

If you have any queries please send them to competitions@offshoot.ie.

The following links should be useful. Unfortunately,  the IPF web site is not always up-to-date and often the information sought for needs to be assembled from several locations.

Irish Photographic Federation Web Site:  https://irishphoto.ie/

Most recent news and articles posted: https://irishphoto.ie/news/

Distinction Sittings and Availability:  https://irishphoto.ie/distinctions/assessment-dates/

Closing Dates for POTY/NPOTY 2020 Entries (Sunday, November 24th, 2019)

IPF November Distinction Sittings  (Saturday, November 30th, 2019)

Several industries use watermarks on their photos to distinguish their work from others and enforce copyrights. Yet some digital cameras use a digital checksum (similar to the way humans have fingerprints) to ensure that any tampering with the digital file can be identified. In which field would this digital checksum (or digital signature or fingerprint) be the most important?

A. Papperazzi

B. Sports photography

C. Wedding photography

D. Forensic photography

Answer at bottom of the Newsletter.

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...

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Blarney Castle and Gardens Photography Competition

IGPOTY are proud to return to Blarney in summer 2020 with our outdoor exhibition. Enter this special award for a chance to have your winning image exhibited there at this world famous magical location in the green and friendly location of County Cork, Ireland. Look for recognisable scenes of Blarney Castle but also try to explore the wider gardens to capture something original. Avoid out-of-context macro shots of plants. Details available at https://igpoty.com/competitions/the-blarney-castle-gardens-photography-award-14/ 

The Societies Photography Competitions

Great Adventures Photography Competition 

This month’s travel photography competition is Great Adventures. Images are welcome from anything that you have captured whilst being on your adventures across the globe. 

Enter here http://www.sittp.com/great/ 

Event Photography Competition

Images are welcome from any type of events that you have covered or attended including sporting events, music festivals, local bands, weddings, family parties, press conferences, VIP events, conferences are just a few examples... get entering!

Enter here https://sisep.net/event/

Malahide Camera Club Exhibition

Opened on Friday 22nd November and runs for two weeks. In the Parish Centre Malahide.

Ireland in Focus: Photographing the 1950s

In the National Museum of Ireland. The exhibition seeks to highlight the way in which three photographers, from France and North America, saw and portrayed Ireland of the 1950s, through the places they visited and the people they photographed. Details at https://www.museum.ie/Decorative-Arts-History/Exhibitions/Future-Exhibitions/Ireland-in-Focus-Photographing-the-1950s. 

Zurich Portrait Prize 2019, National Gallery of Ireland

4 October 2019 – 12 January 2020

Free admission

The annual competition showcasing contemporary portraiture attracts entries from across the island of Ireland, and from Irish artists living abroad. This exhibition will feature a shortlist of portraits chosen by the 2019 judging panel.

D. Forensic photography

With the invention of computers and most people having access to a digital camera, it is possible to make changes to the digital files of photos. This 'fingerprinting' can help scientists to detect whether or not a photo file has been edited, changed or tampered with in any way. As technology advances, it is important for investigators and courts know that any photo they are looking at hasn't been tampered with since it was taken. It is also important to note that your average camera doesn't have this functionality, only high-end cameras specifically designed for this type of work have this 'fingerprint' ability.