Previous Events – Club Events, Outings & Guest Speakers
Club Outing – Cricket in Phoenix Park
On 14th July a number of OffShoot members attended a Cricket match in the Phoenix Park. The match started at 11.00 and finished around 6.00, members arrived over the course of the day. It was very sunny which helped in achieving a high shutter speed needed to capture...
Club Outing – Malahide Castle
On a bright summer’s morning 9 members gathered in the courtyard of Malahide Castle and after a tour of this ancient home of the Talbot family for 800 years. We then repaired for a snack and on to the Butterfly house and the gardens. Some images (click on an image to...
Club Outing – Enduro Mountain Biking
The Gravity Enduro Championships were held at Three Rock Mountain on Sunday the 17th June. The winding five-stage race commences above Three Rock and is over approx 10 kilometres. Each competitor has a microchip belt on their arm and is timed at the start and finish...
Club Outing – Dublin Pride Parade 2018
About a dozen OffShoot members met on Saturday 30th June to take photographs of the Dublin Pride Parade. This is the second time Offshoot has had an outing to this event. We gathered at 12.00 noon, although the Parade starts at 02.00 pm. We decided to go early and...
Club Outing – Rathfarnham Castle
On Tuesday 12 June 5 members attended the mid-week outing. Our tour guide was Peter who provided a comprehensive history of the castle from its construction commissioned by Adam Loftus in 1583 to the present day. Much of the castle has been restored since the OPW took...
Club Outing – Saltees Island
On Saturday 9th June 11 of our members headed down to Kilmore Quay Harbour for our annual pilgrimage to the Greater Saltee Island off the coast of Wexford. The uninhabited island is home to a number of species of seabirds amongst others Guilimote, Razorbills, Shags,...
Club Outing – Mount Usher Gardens, Ashford
On Sunday 27th May a group of the members headed down to Mount Usher near Ashford, County Wicklow. The rain threatened and we even had a small shower but it managed to hold off for most of the time and we got some great images. Some images (click on an image to open...
Club Outing – Eventing (Rosanna)
On Sunday, May 20th, an Offshoot group paid another visit to Rosanna, Ashford, Wicklow to photograph the highlights of Eventing. Eventing is one of the Olympic equestrian disciplines where the horse and rider have to complete three tests, in the following order: a...
Club Outing – Wayside Celtic
On a glorious Saturday afternoon, on 26th May, 9 members of Offshoot went up to Jackson Park in Kilternan as official photographers for the match between the Legends of Manchester United and the Legends of Wayside Celtic. These two teams, united in their love of the...