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Club Competition – Open (Projected)
On the 26th February the first formal competition for 2024, 'Open Projected', was judged by Mark Taylor. Thanks to all who took part in the Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 categories and to Mark for the detailed and encouraging feedback provided to our members on their...
Club Outing – Iveagh Gardens
Tucked away behind the National Concert Hall is one of Dublin’s best-kept secrets; The Iveagh Gardens. In 1862, Benjamin Guinness leased these gardens to the Dublin Exhibition Palace to stage a Winter Garden Exhibition. The gardens were designed to showcase both...
Club Outing – Chinese New Year
To celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Dragon (11th February), 11 intrepid Offshoot photographers set off to the Meeting House Square in the Temple bar area. Kick-off time was noon, but a few photographers in our group got in early masquerading as “press” (Irish...
Club Outing – Glencullen Adventure Park Mountain Biking
On Sunday 4th February we had a drizzly start, low cloud and pretty windy – but 12 members were not put off and met up at the Gap Adventure Centre bright and early, excited for a new challenge of sports action photography in the woods. Its located about 5 minutes from...
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 Competition – Street Photography
On the 20th November the fifth formal competition for 2023, 'Street Photography', was judged by Sean Baker. Thanks to all who took part in the Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 categories and to Sean for the detailed and encouraging feedback provided to our members on...
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...