So here we are at the last newsletter of the decade!

This Monday (16th December at 8 pm) is the Christmas Party. Remember we’re in the Horse & Hound in Cabinteely village, so don’t turn up at the school by mistake!

Please email treasurer@offshoot.ie if you have any special dietary requirements.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Shoot with Me last week, and particularly to Helen who has organised this for the last few years. It’s always an enjoyable evening and a great turnout from club members. Plenty of inspiration for the coming year.

Annual Subscriptions

At the AGM we agreed to maintain the Annual subscription at €90 per year. The subscription for 2020 will be due from 1st January 2020 and should be paid by 28th February 2020. For those of you that want to get ahead of the game, payment can be made now at https://www.offshoot.ie/subs or at the door in the New Year.

Car Boot Sale

Back by popular demand, we will be having a car boot sale on 13th January 2020.  A good opportunity to do some Spring Cleaning or maybe help fund your next photographic project.

Model Kimberley Singleton in the Algarve by Barry Dillon

Just a note for new members – if you want any of your pictures considered for the 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 the latest images published on Flickr that are displayed on the OffShoot home page.

The latest details can be found on our What's On web page (https://www.offshoot.ie/whats-on/).

The competition theme will be "Best of 2019" and is projected for all.  Remember, Best of 2019 might include your Christmas pics, excursions or projects over the coming holiday season. Hand in will be on the 27th January.

If you have any queries please send them to competitions@offshoot.ie.

How much attention were you paying at the AGM – what was the average attendance at Monday evening meetings in 2019?

A. 38

B. 67.4

C. 54.3

D. 29

Answer at bottom of the Newsletter.

Nine of us went to Collins Barracks to view the Photography Exhibition entitled 'Ireland in Focus: Photographing the 1950's'. The Paris-based......

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The Societies Photography Competitions

Great Adventures Photography Competition 

This month’s travel photography competition is Great Adventures. Images are welcome from anything that you have captured whilst being on your adventures across the globe. 

Enter here: https://www.sittp.com/great/ 

Event Photography Competition

Images are welcome from any type of events that you have covered or attended including sporting events, music festivals, local bands, weddings, family parties, press conferences, VIP events, conferences are just a few examples... get entering!

Enter here: https://sisep.net/event/

Blarney Castle and Gardens Photography Competition

IGPOTY is proud to return to Blarney in summer 2020 with our outdoor exhibition. Enter this special award for a chance to have your winning image exhibited there at this world-famous magical location in the green and friendly location of County Cork, Ireland. Look for recognisable scenes of Blarney Castle but also try to explore the wider gardens to capture something original. Avoid out-of-context macro shots of plants. Details available at https://igpoty.com/competitions/the-blarney-castle-gardens-photography-award-14/. 

Pearse Museum Photography Exhibition

The grass and woods and water’: a photographic exhibition by Robert Keogh

Observing and understanding the natural world is central to the photographic work of Robert Keogh. His practice is based on patiently watching animals and birds, learning their ways and then capturing them on film at the exact right moment.

Robert has a keen interest in portraiture, landscape and wildlife photography. His photographs have won many accolades and acceptances in international salons from as far wide as Australia, Slovenia, Iraq to the UK and Ireland. He is an accredited member of the Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique and an active member of Dublin Camera Club.

WHEN: November 14, 2019 @ 9:30 am – January 31, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

WHERE: The Pearse Museum, Grange Road, Rathfarnham. D16

COST: Free

Ireland in Focus: Photographing the 1950s

In the National Museum of Ireland. The exhibition seeks to highlight the way in which three photographers, from France and North America, saw and portrayed Ireland of the 1950s, through the places they visited and the people they photographed. Details at https://www.museum.ie/Decorative-Arts-History/Exhibitions/Future-Exhibitions/Ireland-in-Focus-Photographing-the-1950s. 

Zurich Portrait Prize 2019, National Gallery of Ireland

4 October 2019 – 12 January 2020

Free admission

The annual competition showcasing contemporary portraiture attracts entries from across the island of Ireland, and from Irish artists living abroad. This exhibition will feature a shortlist of portraits chosen by the 2019 judging panel.

C. 54.3