Club Outings
It’s Christmas time, and the annual Offshoot Christmas Lights outing took place on December 14th. A group of fourteen members gathered in the Q Bar, just off O’Connell Street Bridge, to begin the evening. Initially, the weather was inclement, with a mist that turned...
Club Outings
On a dark, dry Sunday morning in December, 10 members gathered at the pier in Coliemore Harbour. This was our fourth and final attempt at a sunrise outing in 2024, all previous attempts being cancelled due to weather. In fact, this one had been postponed from the...
Club Outings
Five OffShoot members traveled northside on Saturday 30th November to the affluent town of Howth with its picturesque fishing port only 2 minutes’ walk from the DART. While the skies were slightly overcast, thankfully the rain stayed away and allowed us to shoot...
Club Outings
This outing which finally happened on 26th November had been postponed from the previous week when freezing temperatures and continuous rain were the order of the day. In contrast, it was a sunny crisp day when 12 members (including 2 new people) assembled at The...
Club Outings
Friday The much anticipated 2024 Offshoot weekend-away enticed 30 members “Way Out West” or, more precisely, The Mulranny Park Hotel in Mayo. In advance, the Offshoot Outings Committee had prepared a guidebook of places of interest and potential locations, which...
Club Outings
Like the previous evening, all the indicators were positive, PhotoPills and The Photographer’s Ephemeris agreed. The weather looked fine and so the Offshoot convoy headed for Colimore Harbour to photograph the Supermoon rising behind Muglins Lighthouse on Wednesday...
