4th January 2020

Welcome Back

Wishing everyone has had a good Christmas and New Year break and is refreshed and energised for a new season with Offshoot.

Next Monday night, 6th of January is our first meeting of the year. As usual we will present an outline of events planned to date and maybe some aspirations of events and activity over the next few months. 

Christmas and News Years Photos

We traditionally present a slide show of images taken by members over the holiday season.  Please click on this link (Link) to upload some of your favourite seasonal or not so seasonal images. You can also bring images on a usb key, but our preference is to have them uploaded in advance, to simplify logistics on our first night back after the break.

Car Boot Sale

Our car boot sale takes place on the evening of the 13th of January.

As Helen outlined in her recent email: "Just a reminder that the Car Boot Sale is back by popular demand on Monday 13th January so get sorting out the camera gear you don’t want/don't need over Christmas and I will be in touch again in the New Year to gather the information.  This is a great opportunity to sell unwanted gear and for those starting out in photography to pick up a few pieces of gear". 

Watch out for notices on this.

Next Competition. 

The hand-in for our next competition is the 27th of January. Further details later in this newsletter.

2020 Annual Subscription

The annual subscription for 2020 of €90 is now due. Please ensure that you pay by 28th February 2020. Payment can be made by PayPal at https://www.offshoot.ie/subs or by cash/cheque at the door.

Jacob Koopman by Oliver Murphy

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/).

Here are the next scheduled meetings and events for the Society:

The theme will be "Best of 2019 - Projected".  (For all levels.)

Remember, 'Best of 2019' might include your Christmas pics, excursions or projects over the holiday season. Any image category is good as long as it was taken in 2019.

Hand in will be on the 27th January to the link below.

Images should be named 'Level-Membership No-Title.jpg'. e.g. 'L2-356-A Walk in the Park.jpg'

Upload images to https://www.dropbox.com/request/X5F1002KyKc2BSRoFkkD

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

Irish Photographic Federation Web Site:  https://irishphoto.ie/

Most recent news and articles posted: https://irishphoto.ie/news/

Distinction Sittings and Availability:  https://irishphoto.ie/distinctions/assessment-dates/

When in Aperture Priority, adjusting EXPOSURE COMPENSATION will alter:

A. ISO

B. Depth of Field

C. Shutter Speed

D. Aperture

Answer at bottom of the Newsletter.

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/. 

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.

D. Shutter Speed

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