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Next Tuesday – Club Summer BBQ 

 

Images for the IPF Shield Competition

 

Shoot With Me 

 

 

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Last Monday Night – Competition Judging

The theme was "Movement" and with a wide interpretation possible, some fabulous images were presented. Joe Doyle, as ever, was a super judge. Congratulations to all the winners and remember there are never losers. 

Your name might not be in this competition’s headlines but could be in the next one.

The September competition theme is "Mono" so get shooting.

 

2023 Club Exhibition

 

This year’s exhibition will be held between 12th July and 26th August on the fourth floor of the Lexicon in Dun Laoghaire.

We also plan to compile a book of the exhibition images that will be available at the time of the event. The Exhibition Book will cost €30.

The closing date for uploading your images was 12th June 2023. So if you haven’t submitted an image, you’ve missed your chance to be in the Exhibition.

Shoot With Me

Those of us who attended the two recent SWM Showcases will have been very impressed with the diversity of activities and the quality of images presented. Congratulations to Pat Divilly, without whose energetic enthusiasm we would not have achieved the successful programme. 

However, Pat always needs new leaders so if you have an idea for the Autumn series give it a ‘go’. You don’t need to be an expert on the topic chosen; it may be just a project you would like to try yourself.

Summer BBQ Set for Tuesday 20 June

Our Summer BBQ will be held at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire on Tuesday 20th June starting at 8 pm. So come along for a great social evening and, hopefully, a bright sunny end to the day.

Please note there will be no club activity on Monday 19th June.

The 2023 Photo Challenge (23PC)

The 2023 Photo Challenge was launched in January and is intended to encourage members to pursue a focused theme of photography between now and next November. It is not a competition; you decide the output standard you go for.

What you need to do is develop a Statement of Challenge Theme that describes the purpose and approach for your challenge:

  • Produce 6 to 10 images that illustrate your Theme to a standard that satisfies you, or 
  • a 5 to 7-minute-long AV of your images.

There are no restrictions on how, when or where you capture your images.

If you haven’t started or require any clarification or if you would like feedback on your proposed Theme please email 23pc@offshoot.ie

So, you have the Summer to get your project off the ground.!

IPF Shield Competition – Call for Your Images

The IPF Shield Competition is held each Autumn and Offshoot is now preparing to select a Colour and a Mono Panel to represent the club.

So please start now to look through your images and select up to a max of 5 colour and 5 mono to submit for consideration for the Offshoot entry.

Please use the Dropbox link below to submit your images:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/MfgKdgvvk4w0TeJLtGB4

What's On

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

Club Competitions

Upcoming 2023 Competition Categories

September – Theme MONO

November – Theme STREET

Member's Photo of the Week

Bedraggled Jay Bathing at Sunset - Deirdre Irwin

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
Interesting Videos

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

BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY 101: Beginners guide for settings, finding birds, tricks, equipment, and more! - Simon d'Entremont

MASTERING FOCUS | A landscape photography tutorial - Nigel Danson

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.

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