11th January 2020

Car Boot Sale

Our car boot sale takes place on Monday. It is a good opportunity to maybe pick up a bargain or two, or get rid of any surplus equipment you’ve accumulated in recent times.

     MEMBERS ( and prospective sellers)

Still waiting to hear from anyone who wishes to sell items on Monday night.  Let Helen know asap (ie. reply to recent email) as Helen proposes to circulate a list of all items for sale on Sunday night. 

There will be a table set up for free items.  If any of you have items which you would like to pass on free, please leave them on this table.  In the event that no-one takes your item(s), please take them back again !!

Please come prepared with your camera/lens/battery details in the event that you wish to purchase on the night.

Even if you have not contacted me, feel free to bring anything along on the night that you wish to sell - your item(s)  just wont appear on the circulated list.  

     SELLERS 

Please try to be at the club around 7.45pm so that we can get tables set up before everyone arrives.

Please have your items clearly labelled with your name and a price.

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.

Coliemore by Kevin Grace

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 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/

Fill in the blank: _____________ will make you a better photographer?

A. Expensive equipment

B. Attending OffShoot meetings and outings

C. The newest version of Lightroom

D. Sitting at home thinking about what you might photograph

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/. 

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.

The exhibition opens daily from 14th November until end of January.

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.

B: Attending OffShoot meetings and outings, of course. Welcome to a new year at the club!!