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OffShoot Newsletter 12th May 2018

This Monday 14th May is the Shoot With Me Showcase. Always a great evening, and a chance to see what everyone in their groups has been up to.

Our member's image exhibition is now up and running in the Deansgrange Library until 18th June. We had a very successful opening night last Tuesday.

A big thank you to all those involved in organising the exhibition, which looks fantastic. In particular, thanks to David and Tony for the effort involved in making this happen and to Steve for all the considerable efforts involved in turning digital pixels to works of art.

A Night's Work by Liz Roulston

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/pool/with/25203048077/.

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

14th May 2018: Club Meeting – Shoot With Me Showcase #1

15th May 2018: Club Outing – Royal Hospital Chapel

19th May 2018: Club Outing – Junior Liffey Descent

20th May 2018: Club Outing – Eventing (Rosanna)

21st May 2018: Club Meeting – Project #2 Hand-In / Iñaki Hernández-Lasa (Architecture Photography)

26th May 2018: Club Outing – Mount Usher (Rhodendrons)

28th May 2018: Club Meeting – Project #2 Feedback

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

On 23rd April the 2nd formal competition for 2018 was judged by Malcolm McCamley from Bray Camera Club.

Congratulations to all who...

On a bright sunny morning on the 29th of April 9 members met where the River Broadmeadow flows into the Malahide Estuary.

Whilst we lived in the expectation of a wide range of birds...

The 28th April, found 11 Offshoot ‘Warriors’ meet up at the Shoreline Leisure Centre in Greystones to capture two exciting matches between the London Rock & Rollers A-Team...

Hot Dates: 21st May – Second Project Submission Hand-In

For the full 2018 Competition/Project Programme click here. The next competition and project are detailed below.

May – Second Entry

21st May – Second Project Submission Hand-In
28th May – Feedback

Perfect exposure is a result of the right mixture of:

A. Shutter speed + aperture + resolution

B. Film speed + aperture + exposure

C. Exposure + aperture + shutter speed

D. Aperture + shutter speed + film speed

Answer at bottom of the Newsletter.

IFA 2019 Calendar Competition

IFA has teamed up with the Irish Farmers Journal and Irish Country Living to bring you the 12th annual IFA Calendar Competition.

What makes a winner?

The theme of this year’s calendar is ‘My Land’.

We are looking for fresh, clear and captivating photographs that show the magic or rural Ireland. The ‘My Land’ theme includes anything you think captures the beauty and magic of life in rural Ireland, including livestock, landscapes, farm buildings, farm yards and more!

A monthly winner will be chosen each month, with their winning entry published in the Farmers Journal! At the end of the year, an overall winner will be chosen, along with a runner-up voted for on the Irish Farmers Journal Facebook.

The Prizes!

If your photo catches the Judges’ eyes as one of the overall monthly winners, you can look forward to your picture being published in the 2019 IFA calendar as well as a two-night stay in a luxurious Irish Country Hotel with a full Irish breakfast each morning.

The overall winner will be chosen by our judges and receive a prize of €2,000. The second will be chosen by public vote on the Irish Farmers Journal Facebook page and will receive a prize of €500.

Submitting Your Photos

Digital versions are the preferred option and must be a minimum of 2 megabytes in size (decompressed). JPEG & TIF formats can compress file sizes so they may appear smaller depending on the amount of compression selected.

Pictures should be in landscape format and must come with a title, along with the name, address and phone number of the photographer. Also, it must clearly state where the photograph was taken. The more relevant the photo is to the time of the year, the better. Remember, this is for a calendar! Entry form and details available at https://www.ifa.ie/calendarcomp/

National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year 2018

Each year, photographers around the world send National Geographic Travel gorgeous images that captivate and astonish. Our judges are looking for photos that tell the story of a place and travel moments that inspire others to explore our world. The deadline to enter is May 31 at 12 p.m. EST. Submit your best photos to one of three categories: nature, cities, and people. [Link]

Kenneth O'Halloran 'Modern Ruins and other stories' to May 20

At the Gallery of Photography.

This new exhibition by multi-award-winning photographer Kenneth O’Halloran shows him at the peak of his powers. It focuses on his colour work from Ireland, and centres on a large installation of his magisterial series ‘The Handball Alley’. These now silent structures attest to the passing of time and to the changing dynamics of rural communities. Like the dolmens that John Montague offered as a metaphor for the old people of his childhood, these modern ruins are liminal structures, open-air theatres where the ghosts of a lost civilisation linger.

Ruins of another era – the madness of the Celtic Tiger property boom – are explored in a further colour series, ‘Tales from the Promised Land’. With grim humour, O’Halloran observes the excesses fuelled by cheap credit, and the desecration wrought on the landscape as a culture of greed masquerading as entrepreneurship became normalised.

Elegy and loss are not the over-riding mood of the exhibition. At its emotional core, O’Halloran’s gently probing studies of his parents in his hometown of Corofin celebrate the real and lasting bonds of family and community. Centring on his father, the town’s draper and undertaker, ‘Bodies in Motion’ is a personal and loving portrait of contemporary rural life.

Lee Filters Magazine

IPF Distinctions Sittings

Saturday 19th May 2018

Mullingar Arts Centre, Lower Mount Street, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland (https://goo.gl/maps/MXeYW4jjdi72)

National Club Competititon.
Also taking place in Mullingar on the 19th and 20th of May.

Bookings for September and November sessions is now open.

Everyone interested in applying for the Licentiate, Associate or Fellowship should note that the September (Carlow) and November (Thurles) sessions are open for applications. Watch the IPF website for more news of this.

As always, applicants are advised to go to an assessment session to see what is required for a successful application.