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This coming Monday we’ll have feedback from the third round of the project for this session. Kyle Tunney will give a review of your three pictures in your project to date.
 
 
National Shield Entries Needed
 
We Need Your Entries. At the time of writing (Friday evening) we only have entries from 15 members.  We are in real danger of not been able to submit an entry for this competition. Final entry date extended to midday Tuesday 23rd of October. (AIPF or higher cannot enter, everyone else eligable).
 
Please forward your best mono and colour images to this link below. A maximum of 5 colour and 5 mono is allowed per entrant. The images should be in jpg format, with approx. 2000 pixels on the long side and named as follows:
 
999-PictureTitle.jpg    Replace 999 with your membership number.  Please do not use your own name, as the selection committee needs to review the images anonymously.
 
(Please, please, please rename your images as per this format. Not doing so adds massively to the administration of our entry)

We will later seek full resolution images for the shortlisted entries selected to represent the club.
 
Images can be uploaded at the link https://www.dropbox.com/request/ZmexnOQknwPcwujTtwiv (the photographer retains full copyright).

Competition
 
Don’t forget the theme of the next competition is Autumn Colours. So a good time to get out over the next few weeks and capture those colours as they develop. 
19 November is the date you hand your entry for the next OffShoot competition. I know it seems a long way away but the theme for level 1 and level 2 is ‘Autumn colours’ and you should be out there right now getting your photographs. If you are level 3 you should start mulling over your ‘selects’. Not to over complicate things there is no mono competition for level 1 and level 2, but you can put up to 2 images into the colour competition.
 
Steve has asked that those who want him to print their images send them to him by the 12 November as he will be under severe pressure fulfilling orders for later in the year.
 
The judge for this competition will be Gerry Andrews. His work can be seen at www.gerryandrews.com. Judging will be on 26 November.
 
 
IPF Mid East Region

The IPF Mid East Region is organising a workshop on Photoshop skills led by Ross McKelvey on 17th November in the Grand Hotel Malahide.

Details can be found here.

IRISH PHOTOGRAPHIC FEDERATION’S 36th NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS & 1st OPEN PHOTO HARMONY COMPETITION.

20th & 21st October 2018 in Aras Chronain Ionad Cultuir, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
 
Judges - BevTyrer & Alan Tyrer, CPAGB/AV, ARPS.
 
It’s nearly here! Final preparations are being made. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on either day or better still - both days!
We have a full programme. There are entries in all categories in the National Championships - Novice, Intermediate, Club & Advanced representing several clubs/societies. All national entries will be commented on. In the Open Photo Harmony competition, there are entries from 3 continents - we’ll have to work on the rest - America, Asia & Antarctica! So, a great chance to see the different styles in this medium of audiovisual. There will be also assessments for distinctions in Audio Visual and an opportunity to see some of the judges’ work.

Further details were posted by Liam Haines on the OffShoot Facebook group page.
Member's Photo of the Week
Cloghleagh in Autumn by Jean Hartin
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.
What's On
22nd October 2018
Club Meeting – Project #3 Feedback

27th October 2018
Club Outing – Toadstools and Autumn
 
29th October 2018
No Club Meeting – Halloween Bank Holiday
Club Outing – Deer Rut, Phoenix Park

Club Outing – Carton House Sunrise

Club Outing – Powerscourt

Club Meeting – Competition #5 Hand-In

Club Meeting – Competition #5 Judging
 
Keep an eye on your email and the What's On (click here) section on the website for updates.
Club Competition / Projects
For the full 2018 Competition / Project Programme click here.

The next competition and project are detailed below.
 
Project
 
15th October – Project 3 hand-in
22nd October – Project 3 feedback
 
Competition
 
19th November – Competition hand-in
26th November – Competition judging
 
 
News from offshoot.ie
Club Outing - Cloughlea Wood
On a bright morning on 9th October 14 members went down to Cloughlea Wood just outside the village of Manor Kilbride, in County Wicklow. The Cloughlea river tumbles down through the trees through a seasonal carpet of gold to join the Liffey just downstream creating a magical location for photography.
Read more...
Club Outing - Flash Night
Flash night at the club proved to be a very active and enjoyable working session, with members posing for each other to facilitate further exploration of the use of flash for portrait photography.
 
Everybody came armed with cameras and flash equipment. There was a great buzz as willing sitters were surrounded by groups of shooters
Read more...
Photo Quiz Question
What exposure setting is equivalent to this setting: f/2.0 at 1/100 second?
 
A. f/1.4 at 1/50 second
B. f/22 at 1/1000 second
C. f/5.6 at 1/25 second
D. f/2.0 at 1/250 second
 
 
Answer at bottom of the Newsletter.
 
External Competitions
IPF Photographer / Nature Photographer of the Year 2019
 
Online entry will soon be open for the IPF Photographer of the Year (POTY) 2019 and the IPF Nature Photographer of the Year (NPOTY) 2019.
 
The finals will be held on the weekend of the 16th/17th February 2019, The Talbot Hotel, Carlow. 
 
Details of regional rounds will be released by the regional committees in the coming weeks.
 
For up to date information, go to www.irishphoto.ie. 
 
The Societies’ Open to All Photography Competitions
 
Monochrome Photography Competition
 
In this competition, you can be in with a chance of winning an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Digital Camera with 12-40mm PRO Lens worth over £2000
 
We are looking for your best monochrome images. Whether they are portraits, landscapes, abstract, wildlife or any other subject matter this competition is open to all aspects of photography in a monochrome style.
 
Vistas Photography
 
In this free to enter competition we want to see great landscapes, seascapes, cloudscapes, mountains, cliffs, rugged scenery, huge forests, bleak moorlands, magnificent lakes, epic waterfalls, even cityscapes which have nature's hand.
 
Practical Photography Outdoor Photo of the Year 2018
 
Practical Photography and sister title Country Walking, in association with Fujifilm, are launching a massive new annual competition to celebrate the breathtaking beauty of the British Isles.
 
Outdoor Photo of the Year is open to everyone, regardless of photographic experience. With three diverse categories; Landscape, Lifestyle and Nature, to choose from, plus a total of £3516 of amazing Fujifilm cameras and lenses to be won, this is the perfect opportunity to get creative and share your passion for the outdoors with the rest of the world. 
 
Entries close 31st December 2018. Details available https://news.bauermedia.co.uk/
Exhibitions & Events
Greystones Camera Club Exhibition

The Greystones Camera Club's 7th Annual Photography Exhibition will take place at Hillside Evangelical Church Hall, Greystones, from Tuesday, 16th October to Saturday, 20th October inclusive.
 
A stunning & varied selection of OVER 100 professionally printed, mounted & framed images will be displayed from our members, who range from beginners to professionals.
 
Most of the images on display will be for sale at a very reasonable price during the exhibition; this is a great opportunity to find the perfect (Christmas!) gift for someone special or for yourself.
 
**Exhibition Opening Night**
Tuesday, 16th Oct. 7 pm-9 pm
Wine & soft drinks available
All welcome
 
Daily Opening hours from 11 am to 5 pm Tuesday 16th October through to Saturday 20th of October.

Entry Free
Parking Free

The Lost Moment: Civil Rights, Street Protest and Resistance in Northern Ireland, 1968-69
 
Symposium and Official Launch at the Gallery of Photography: Thursday 27 September
 
Running until 4th November, The Lost Moment looks anew at the Civil Rights movement in Northern Ireland fifty years on from the marches and peaceful protests that immediately preceded the Troubles.

Curated by Sean O’Hagan, who writes on photography, art and culture for The Guardian and The Observer, the show places the Northern Irish civil rights struggle in the context of the many international street protests that made 1968 such a tumultuous year.
Photo Quiz Answer

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