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Club Outing – Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
Only two of us arrived in the beautiful historic village of Inistioge. We basked in the sunshine, enjoying freshly baked scones on the banks of the river Nore with the fabulous 10 arched bridge in the background. We rambled on to Woodstock gardens and were taken aback...
Club Event – Model Night
On the 20th May we had a practical model evening as a follow on from the talk the previous week by Dermot Byrne on how to work with and pose models. We had 4 models (Sarah Vogel, Kitty LeRoux, Bella Dama and Jonnie Kilfeather) and lighting setups which enabled the...
Club Outing – Junior Liffey Decent
The Junior Liffey Descent was held on Saturday, 18th May 2019. The 10KM route started in Leixlip and finished in Chapelizod. Unlike the slalom event outing in March, where the many gates to be negotiated produced opportunities for action shots, much of the 10KM route...
Club Outing – National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh
We had a great turn out for our outing to Kilmacurragh. We had perfect weather conditions and, after a very sociable coffee, we all took our various paths through the wonderful tree and flower specimens. Some of us happened upon a bizarre event of a possible...
Club Outing – Hill Walk, Howth Castle
The sun shone beautifully on our glorious day out in Howth. We enjoyed fantastic views over Dublin Bay with Ireland's Eye and Lambay Island glistening in the sun. We were enthralled with the magical winding pathways through the rhododendron trees. It was a first...
Club Outing – Killinthomas Woods
The weather forecast bode ill with wind and rain but some 12 members ventured into the trees amongst a carpet of blue waving bluebells. The light dappled its way through the foliage and very occasionally the very few light rain showers obliterated the sun; it was...
Club Competition – Weather and Open Printed
On the 8th April the 2nd formal competition for 2019, 'Weather and Open Printed', was judged by Joe Doyle from Malahide Camera Club. Unfortunately we had a reduced number of entries in this competition and as a result, we were unable to make any awards in L1 and in L2...
Club Outing – Sunset at Lough Tay
On Saturday 13th April five of us braved the fresh and windy mountain top but were not rewarded with a sunset over Lough Tay. We did enjoy the beauty of the vista though and the banter and the fresh air. Some images (click on an image to open in full-screen mode) from...
Club Outing – Farmleigh
We had a good group of 10 turn up for our outing to Farmleigh on Tuesday 9th April. We had a most enjoyable morning strolling around the grounds with featured walled and sunken gardens. A few of us took the tour of the House which provides accommodation for visiting...
Club Outing – Sunset Light Painting at Tully Graveyard
Three OffShoot members braved the dull and misty evening on the 30th March and tried a few experiments, it was a learning curve and we decided to try again another time with better light sources. Some members had never been to this location before and were delighted...
Club Outing – Irish Open Canoe Slalom
Lucan Sluice Weir was the venue on Sunday, March 24th for the Irish Open Canoe Slalom championship. Six OffShoot members gathered to capture the drama and excitement as some of Ireland’s top competitors battled it out on the Liffey rapids. Some images (click on an...
Club Outing – Sunset at Sally Gap
Under an almost cloudless sky on a mild and sunny day 7 members gathered on the hillside by a tinkling stream which wound its way inexorably to the sea. The sun went down and the light was absorbed into the earth – oh where were the clouds? Some images (click on an...