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This Week's Headlines

Please Get Your Club Exhibition Images in NOW!

 

Have You Decided if You Will Come to the 13 June BBQ?

 

Second SWM Showcase Next Monday

 

Next Club Competition Theme is “People in Images”

 

IPF National Club Competition Results

 

See below for the details of these stories and more!

News

Next Monday Night – Shoot With Me Showcase #2

Our second Spring Shoot With Me Showcase will take place next Monday night at the school and on Zoom.

 

This follows a very enjoyable presentation last Monday from the first six groups.

These meetings will be hybrid meetings with a remote joining Zoom option.

Our Club Exhibition - Final Call for Images

The Annual Club Exhibition returns this year and will be held in the DLR Lexicon over 6 weeks commencing 12 July 2022. You may now submit your images for the exhibition via this Dropbox link:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/QiiYhKLD9LcFcbXBsfeD 

 

The closing date for submission of images is 31 May – so please act now if you wish your images to be included. You may submit up to 3 images. The cost is €30 per image which includes printing, mounting and framing – this cost is after the club subsidy.

The launch party has been booked for the first night of the exhibition (12 July) at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire – so please put that date in your calendar!

The Summer Barbeque

The Summer BBQ is now scheduled for 13 June at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire. That’s another date for your calendar!


Please also let us know by email to secretary@offshoot.ie if you intend to be there so we can plan appropriately for the event.

 

 

IPF National Club Competitions

 

 The judging of the IPF National Club Competition was held last Saturday. Offshoot achieved the following overall results:

     Colour Panel                        12th position out of 26

      Mono Panel                         11th position out of 26

Thanks to all members who submitted images for consideration and to the Club group of assessors who selected the final panels.

 

We will shortly be starting the process of seeking members' images for the IPF National Shield which takes place in the Autumn.

 

Next Club Competition – “People in Images”

 

The theme of our next Club Competition is People in Images which you can interpret anyway you like as long as there is a person or people in the image. The person/people don’t have to be the subject but can be there for scale, perspective or of course the main subject. Images can be portraits, street, architecture, landscape, mono or colour – it is up to you to have fun with the theme!

For Level 2 and Level 3 the image must have been taken with a 35mm or 50mm full frame equivalent focal length.

For all levels, to encourage continuous improvement and to get members out taking photos, all images should have been taken within the last year.

As usual please save your images in JPEG format and name them with your Level Number, Membership Number and Image Title:

L2-001-Image title.jpg

This is a printed competition – so hand in will be on Monday 20 June at the club (school)- files to Steve for printing no later than 13 June (link will be published later).

The judging will be on Monday 27 June and the judge is Michelle La Grue from Malahide Camera Club (https://www.michellelagruephotography.com/)

Some Useful Resources

  1. Check out Peter Gordon’s Free Webinar at:

https://petapixel.com/best-free-online-photography-courses/

  1. Gary Lennon is a filmmaker based in Dublin who is doing a documentary on the Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Cathal McNaughton. There is a free event on 07 June at Trinity College which might be of interest to members. Tickets are required for access. Check out the following site:

 

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/talk-pulitzer-prize-winning-photographer-cathal-mcnaughton-tickets-347057266627

 

The Theme of the Week

This week's theme is: Symmetry
 
Symmetry refers to any sort of  reflection across an imaginary line. Symmetry is a great way for photographers to create visually pleasing and well balanced images.
You can find vertical, horizontal, radial and reflective symmetry in nature, architecture and the human form.
 
Useful links:
 
What is symmetry in photography?
 
Ultimate guide to symmetry in photography
 
How to use symmetry in photography

IPF National Club Competition

Judging is scheduled for Saturday 21st May and joining details are below:

Topic: Irish Photographic Federation's - National Club Championships 2022

Time: May 21st, 2022, 10:45 Dublin

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 821 756 0801

Passcode: IPFNCC2022

 

What's On

Here are the next scheduled meetings and events for the Society:

13JUN

SUMMER BBQ

National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire
Member's Photo of the Week

The Theme of the Week

Best of the Rest

Nore Reflection by Pat Divilly

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.

[Note. To join the Offshoot Flickr group, you must first be a Flickr member. Then send the email address used to join Flickr to webadmin@offshoot.ie. You will get an email when you have been added to the group. Please be patient as this is a manual process.]

From the OffShoot Website
Shoot With Me – Spring 2022 Showcase 1
The Spring 2022 Shoot With Me showcase time came and we were happy to be back showing printed images. The showcase was held as a hybrid meeting with some members…
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Club Outing – Kilmacurragh Botanical Gardens
On Tuesday 10th May, 10 members arrived at Kilmacurragh on a beautiful sunny day. The Rhododendron was in full bloom and dappled the gardens with beautiful vivid colours, they also…
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Interesting Videos

If you come across one you want to share let us know at newsletter@offshoot.ie.

How to start creating better photos in a weekend - The photographic eye

Simplifying colour for stronger images - Greg Benz Photography

 

IPF Links & Events

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/

Accessing Video Recordings of Meetings

You can access the recordings of past Zoom meetings from the OffShoot website.

These videos are available in the Videos section of the Member’s Area at https://www.offshoot.ie/member-area/. You will need to log in to the website to see the content of this section of the site.

Every member has a login to the site. If you don’t remember your login details go to https://www.offshoot.ie/login/ and select the ‘Forgot your password?’ link. Enter the email address you received this newsletter with and reset your password. Once you’ve reset your password you can login and catch-up on speakers you missed. Happy catching up!

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