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Weekly Theme
The next weekly Offshoot Flickr Theme is "Something Odd".
An odd number is a number that cannot be exactly divided by 2, such as 1, 3, 5, 7 etc.
'Odd' can also mean something unusual.
Images can be mono or colour or subdued or subtle or glossy or brash. So, an odd collection of items might be both unusual and made up of an uneven number of items.
This is not a competition but an opportunity to have fun with your camera or post-processing skills or both. These exercises are good for getting us to use our cameras and our minds, and to look for unusual compositions or situations related to the theme. Remember there are no judges, no-one checking for over-sharpening, for eyes out of focus or rules of thirds. We are looking for variety and expression.
We will start this new theme on Monday morning. This allows members to complete and post work in progress on their 'Colour' images by Sunday night. Members do not have to enter every week. The only condition is that you enter the Theme title "Something Odd" at the very beginning of the Title Description field when uploading to Flickr, so we can recognise 'Themed' images. People can continue to post non-themed images to Flickr.
This task is for enjoyment purposes and not to be taken seriously. Normal Flickr rules apply. It will be interesting to see the variety of images that we can create and how we can inspire each other.
[Note. To join the Offshoot Flickr group, you must first be a Flickr member. Then send the email address used to join Flickr to webmaster@offshoot.ie. You will get an email when you have been added to the group. Please be patient as this is a manual process.]
Digital Competition
Extract from email notice from David Sisk emailed earlier to all members.
"We're holding a digital competition this month, with a theme of 'My Photography These Days' - entries and judging will all take place online; this is a first, so let's boldly go where no OffShoot Competition has gone before!
Please interpret the theme as broadly as you like - you might be exploring a particular technique or genre, you might be having fun with your family, you might be documenting your daily life, you might use your camera as a tool for introspection and expression......There is also an Open category open to all Levels if you've been going through your old files and would like to share them."
Please upload your entries before Monday 27/4/2020 to:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/5pEIs0rRaXIJjdsskoZw.
Make sure to name your images in the following way Level (or Open) - Membership number - Title
e.g. "L2 - 987 - Me and My Shadow.jpg" or "Open - 987 - Bustling Street.jpg"
Virtual Meetings / Presentations
We hope to experiment with virtual or web-based meetings, in a small experimental way, next week. In parallel, Peter Gordan has offered to host one of our virtual meetings. Details of this are under discussion at the moment. Thanks to Helen Black for arranging this with Peter.
We will update you on progress and issue details on upcoming virtual/web events shortly.
Annual Exhibition
We are pleased to confirm that agreement has been reached with the library to defer the exhibition until the Autumn.
This means that you can continue to work on your exhibition images and submit them to this link when you are ready.
https://www.dropbox.com/request/9bNDicu71JFLXL1W4eHx
Please be assured that we will not print or frame the images until we are comfortable that the exhibition will proceed and people can fully enjoy such an event.
Tony will circulate a note with more specific details in due course.
If you have any further queries, please contact Dave or Tony.
Shoot With Me (SWM)
The Shoot With Me is only suspended from a group or club perspective, but individuals are completely free to progress their own projects at a time and pace that suits them. We will republish dates for the SWM when that is possible.
Summary
We wish to emphasise that all of the activities are all optional. The basic idea is to have a few things to focus on to maintain your hobby, continue to develop your skills, familiarity with your equipment. It is an opportunity to experiment and share with others the fruits of your labours.
Furthermore, we can look forward to the eventual demise of this pandemic, knowing that we have an Exhibition and Shoot With Me ln the wings and ready to launch as soon as we have clarity on dates, etc. We can use both to celebrate the return to more normal times.
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