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Competition
Watch out for details of a new digital competition shortly. Target deadline for submission will be the end of June, so plenty of time to get your creative mojo in gear.
Weekly Theme
The weekly Offshoot Flickr Theme is 'Narrow Depth Of Field'.
We expect to see some part of the image sharply in focus and some part of the image that is obviously not in focus. No limit on subject or style, colour or mono.
NB. 1. Just to clarify, our preference for the weekly theme is a shot taken after the date the theme is announced. However, we do not really mind if you have to go back into your archives to find an image, but if you do then you need to reprocess it. The basic idea is to have an image to work on and present via our Flickr page.
NB 2. Images used in the weekly Offshoot Flickr themes can be used in club competitions also.
NB 3. Next week's theme will be 'Down Low' , just to give advance notice and get the creative energies engaged. 'Down Low' means in essence that the shot should be taken from a perspective that is below your knees and preferably, below your ankles as well.
Images can be posted to our Flickr group from now until next Friday night at 9 pm. Remember to put 'Narrow Depth Of Field' in the Flickr title field.
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. Normal Flickr rules apply.
Members do not have to enter every week. The only condition is that you enter the Theme title 'Narrow Depth Of Field' 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.
[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.]
Virtual Meetings / Presentations Update
Reminder. Peter Gordon has agreed to present to our members at 8pm on 27th of May using the Zoom platform. Details will be circulated closer to the event.
We also hope to conduct our first committee meeting this week. More virtual events are in the pipeline, stay tuned.
Summary
We wish to emphasize 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.
NB. SWM and Exhibition notices removed just to simplify the newsletter. We will add back when these events progress. |
