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Club Outing – Huntington Castle, Carlow
There was a great turn out for our club outing to Huntington Castle. The Castle was originally built as a defensive garrison in 1625. It was later developed into a family estate by the Baron of Esmonde. We enjoyed a great variety of Irish trees and the impressive Yew...
Club Outing – Powerscourt Waterfall
A group of about fourteen OffShoot members visited Powerscourt Waterfall. Other than ourselves, visitors were few when we arrived, giving us a better than usual chance to select our favourite aspects. Although mostly overcast the light was good and we enjoyed...
Club Outing – Point to Point, Oldtown
The morning sun attempted to remove the chill from the air but the wind almost defeated it. Eight members gathered in a field in Oldtown in North County Dublin with gaily dressed with tents and fast food trucks and an impromptu race track. Rural life at its very best...
Club Outing – Copper Coast & Comeragh Mountains
Copper Coast & Comeragh Mountains, Co.WaterfordOffShoot Photography Trip1st-3rd February 2019 The elements came together for our trip to the Co. Waterford, as light, tides and weather aligned to make this trip our best yet! Nineteen members covered 9 locations,...
Club Outing – Coliemore Harbour, Dalkey
On Sunday January 26th about a dozen club members gathered in the darkness to await the sunrise at Coliemore Harbour in Dalkey. Although well wrapped up, we were lucky to have a dry, bright morning affording plentiful opportunities to capture images of this lovely...
Club Competition – Best of 2018 and Open Projected
On 28th January the 1st formal competition for 2019, 'Best of 2018' and 'Open', was judged by Aidan White. The competition was a Projected Image competition. Congratulations to all who took part and thanks to Aidan for the constructive and informative feedback. Many...
Club Outing – Greystones Ladies Rugby
On 13th January eight club members gathered at Greystones on a very pleasant Sunday afternoon to photograph a fast-moving and intense contest between the Ladies of Greystones Rugby Club and Longford Rugby Club. Luckily, a couple of short-lived misty showers deterred...
Club Outing – Guinness Storehouse
On a chilly January morning 8 members gathered in the hallowed home of the black stuff. We meandered upwards through the porter process amongst the cast iron, casks, pipework et al of yesteryear. Eventually we reached the Gravity bar at the very top and pondered...
Club Outing – Georgian Dublin & Night Lights
On the 30th December in an effort to break the 'cabin fever' a number of our members headed into Dublin city for the last outing of 2018. The objective was to take some pictures of the Georgian buildings and then some of the night lights after. Some images (click on...
Club Outing – Grafton Street Christmas
For the final outing before Christmas on Tuesday 11th December some members gathered on Grafton Street to take in the Christmas Spirit and see what photos they could take at the same time.Some images (click on an image to open in full-screen mode) from the outing can...
Club Outing – Bull Island
On Saturday 8th December a couple of brave OffShooters headed to Bull Island in the rain and wind to get some photos. Unfortunately conditions were not great and only 2 of the 4 that went got some photos.Some images (click on an image to open in full-screen mode) from...
Club Outing – Carton House Sunrise
On the 11th November over 12 of the members headed down to Carton House for the sunrise. The morning started with a grey sky and rain but miraculously as it neared time for the sunrise the clouds parted and we were able to get our shots. Some images (click on an image...