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Welcome back after the bank holiday weekend. Hope you got a chance to catch some of those Autumn colours! 
 
This coming Monday we welcome Tanya Crosbie from Malahide Camera Club. Tanya won the Irish Professional Photographer of the Year 2018. Tanya will talk about her photographic journey, becoming a professional and setting up her business.
IPF AV FESTIVAL 2018
 
Congratulations to Liam Haines who achieved a medal and Certificate for the best Irish entry in the Photo Harmony section for “Harlem Nocturne”. He also achieved an Honourable Mention in the Advanced A.V. section for “Shangri La” and won the trophy for Best Script for “Shangri La”.
 
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. 
The 19th 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 12th 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.
Member's Photo of the Week
Autumn Reflections by Robert Hackett
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
Club Meeting – Guest Speaker Tanya Crosbie

Club Outing – Carton House Sunrise

Club Outing – Powerscourt

Club Meeting – Competition #5 Hand-In

Club Meeting – Competition #5 Judging

3rd December 2018
Club Meeting – Annual General Meeting

Club Meeting – Shoot With Me Showcase

Club Event – Christmas Party

 
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.
 
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.
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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
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Photo Quiz Question
 
______ were by far the most common photographic subject of the 19th century?
 
A. Landscapes
B. Cats
C. People
D. Dogs
 
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
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

C.  People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_photography)
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