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OffShoot Newsletter - 3rd February 2018

This Monday 5th February we have Roseanne Baume showing her Fellowship Panel and the Assignment #4 feedback from Kyle Tunney.

Roseanne will show us her amazing panel and take us on her journey to get to it. Following this Kyle will review the fourth entries in the 2017 Assignments. He will also comment on the full body of 4 images.

Before that, tomorrow Sunday, there is a Sunrise outing to the 40ft in Dun Laoghaire. Sunrise is at 8.03 am and we will meet there at 7.30 am. You will need a wide or general purpose lens. A tripod will help and warm clothing. Full details are available on the club website here.

Read the 'Club Assignment / Competition' section further down this Newsletter to see all the competition themes & dates for 2018.

Interesting Articles Recommended By Our Members

The Resurgence of Film. The following article in the Guardian newspaper 'Young Fans Reject Digital', suggested by Deirdre Irwin, makes for an interesting read. Maybe the subject for a SWM sometime!!! Link.

Next, here is a short inspirational Ted Talk about Documentary Photography. This is worth looking at (more than once). Link.

Annual Subscription 2018

Please ensure you renew your membership by paying your subscription by 28th February 2018.

The subscription can be paid at the door before the meetings either in either cash or via a cheque made out to 'OffShoot Photography Society'.

Payment can also be made via PayPal. You can do this by either logging into your PayPal account and by making a once off payment of €80 to paypal@offshoot.ie or via the Society's website at the link https://offshoot.ie/subs/.

Any queries you wish to make on this matter should be sent to subs@offshoot.ie.

Ready for the Race by Peter Brennan

Just a note for new members – if you want any of your pictures considered for photo of the week, you just have to post them to the OffShoot Flickr group at https://www.flickr.com/groups/offshoot_society/.

There’s also a link from the OffShoot home page.

4th February 2018: Club Outing – Sunrise at the 40ft

5th February 2018: Club Meeting – FIPF Roseanne Baume / Assignment #4 Feedback (Kyle Tunney)

12th February 2018: Club Meeting – Terry McDonagh (Sailing)
13th February 2018: Club Outing – Wicklow Gaol

19th February 2018: Club Meeting – Competition #1 Hand-in / Member's Evening

26th February 2018: Club Meeting – Competition #1 Judging (Ita Martin)

Keep an eye on your email and the What's On (click here) section on the website for updates.

On Sunday 28th January 6 of the members headed down to Sandy Valley Motocross near Graney to take some pictures. To say the going was muddy...

Forthcoming assignments/competitions are as follows:

Assignments

Assignment #4 Feedback on 5th February - Kyle Tunney.

There are 2 sections - B&W and Colour. You may submit up to two (2) entries in total. The entries can be distributed one (1) in each section or two (2) in one section.

There are 2 sections - B&W and Colour. You may submit up to four (4) entries in total. You may submit up to two (2) entries per section.

Submission Options for Projected Competition

Name your images in the format ‘Membership No’ – ‘Image Title’ e.g. 101-My Image.jpg.

Then upload the images in one of the following ways:

1. (Preferred) Use the following Dropbox link https://www.dropbox.com/request/glvan5VnPsUPITJwdYl7.

2. Upload using the OffShoot web image load feature https://offshoot.ie/uploads/.

3. Bring your images to the Hand-In meeting on a USB memory stick.

Upcoming Competition Themes & Dates (2018)

February - Competition #1 (Projected)

Level 1 Theme - ‘Nature and Wildlife’
Level 2 Theme - Open

19th February - Submission Hand-In

26th February - Judging by Ita Martin who presented to the club on 15th January. (Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/80011528@N08)

‘Nature and Wildlife’ - The theme says it all. Expressed another way it is the natural world and the things in it.

April - Competition #2 (Printed)

Level 1 Theme - ‘Close Up’
Level 2 Theme - Open

16th April - Submission Hand-In

23rd April - Judging

‘Close Up’ - This theme is to encourage you to look closely at what surrounds you. Not into the distance but nearby. Pick things that interest you and find a way turning them into interesting images. Think about shapes, textures and patterns in monochrome as well as the new colours of the year. Go to the Paddy's day parade - floats, costumes and characters. You can also put on a Macro lens and get really Close Up!

June - Competition #3 (Printed)

Level 1 Theme - ‘Close to Home’
Level 2 Theme - Open

11th June - Submission Hand-In

18th June - Judging

‘Close to Home’ - We live in a beautiful part of the world. Many interesting natural features, memorable places and lots of events happen close to home. Look at the outings on offer. Don’t forget the weather can be very dramatic at this time of year. What’s close? Ask Father Ted. Don't stray too far...

September - Competition #4 (Printed)

Level 1 Theme - ‘An Irish Summer’
Level 2 Theme - Open

17th September - Submission Hand-In

24th September - Judging

‘An Irish Summer’ - Although this competition is in September we may be in the middle of summer, who knows. Lots of opportunities in July and August to capture the essence of an Irish summer. Monochrome makes for more drama.

November - Competition #5 (Printed)

Level 1 Theme - ‘Autumn Colours’
Level 2 Theme - Open

19th November - Submission Hand-In

26th November - Judging

‘Autumn Colours’ - We hope this doesn’t need any explanation. Check out the outings they will give you lots of ideas. Difficult for the monochrome specialists but not impossible.

When in Aperture Priority, adjusting EXPOSURE COMPENSATION will alter:

Answer at bottom of the Newsletter.

Call for Entries: Aesthetica Art Prize Now Open for Submissions

The Aesthetica Art Prize is now open for entries, presenting an opportunity for emerging and established artists to further their involvement in the art world. The award is an internationally renowned prize presented by Aesthetica Magazine and judged by industry experts.

Enter for your chance to win £5,000 and showcase your work to wider audiences!

Categories for entry: Photographic & Digital Art; Three-Dimensional Design & Sculpture; Painting, Drawing & Mixed Media and Video, Installation & Performance.

Deadline for submissions is 31 August 2018. Visit: www.aestheticamagazine.com/artprize

ZEISS Photography Award 2018 "Seeing Beyond - Untold Stories"

Details here. Closing date 6th February.

DRAGANA JURIŠIĆ My Own Unknown

Thursday 8 February –

Sunday 18 March 2018

My Own Unknown, is an on-going series of work by Dublin-based photographer Dragana Jurišić. A very personal exhibition, the work addresses the complexities of exile, politics and betrayal together with family history. Organised into 5 chapters, the work opens out to explore important universal themes, in particular the role of Woman as Muse in the western art tradition, and the complex hybridity of female identities, both real and imagined. Link

Photographer Of The Year Updates

The national finals of the IPF Nature Photographer of the Year competition will be held on Saturday the 17th February with the IPF Photographer of the Year competition on Sunday the 18th February 2018.

As always, please check regularly on the IPF website and Facebook page for updates on the competition and dates for regional rounds.

The one exception here would be IF you had AUTO ISO set. If that was the case, the ISO may change when exposure COMP is changed.