Previous Events – Club Events, Outings & Guest Speakers
Club Outing – Moonrise at Dun Laoghaire
On a chilly Friday evening (26th January 2024), 23 members met on Marina Pier in Dun Laoghaire to photograph the moon as it rose. The outing should have taken place the previous evening but, as the forecast was for heavy cloud it was decided to wait for clearer skies...
Club Outing – St Patrick’s Cathedral
Our second outing on 16th January took place on a crispy Tuesday morning when 19 members, including some new ones, gathered for our photo trip to Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland. The present building is steeped in history and...
Club Outing – Bull Wall
Saturday 13th January was the first outing for 2024 and under the guidance of Eithne with the new outing committee. We met at the Happy Out Cafe just off the Bull Wall strand. There was a good turnout of 20 members despite the cold conditions. There are two main areas...
Club Outing – Christmas Lights
On Saturday 9th December, 8 members met in River Bar at the corner of D’Olier Street and Burgh Quay. The original plan had been to meet outside but as a number of people were delayed by a Pro-Palestinian march, and the wind was strong and bitter it was felt that...
Club Outing – Copper Coast Weekend
On the balmy weekend starting 10th November 19 members met in the Park hotel in Dungarvan to photograph the beautiful Copper Coast. On the Friday evening the early arrivals met in Ballydwan cove to photograph the waves, stack and beach. We were greeted with a...
Club Outing – South Wall
On Saturday 18th November we had a great attendance at our outing for a sunset at South Wall. Great to see members who have recently joined the club attend. A group headed to the lighthouse while others decided to take pictures looking across the bay. Although very...
Club Outing – Massey’s Wood
Despite the last-minute invitation for this Outing (Apologies from yours truly), 4 members turned up on a beautiful Saturday morning on 28th October to photograph Autumn Colours in Massey’s Wood. Parking in the nearby Hell-fire Club Car park was difficult due to the...
Club Outing – Phoenix Park Deer Rut
On Saturday 21st October, on a dark and damp morning, 9 members of our club (including 1 new member) assembled in the heart of the Phoenix Park to witness and photograph the annual deer rut. We gathered before dawn, and it was clear from the eerie bellowing and...
Club Outing – Mount Usher
On Tuesday 17th October 7 Club members met at 10.30 to photograph Mount Usher Gardens. It was a dull overcast day, but thankfully not cold. As the light was not conducive to exciting photography we decided to limit the visit to 2 hours. The Summer flowers were on the...