23rd January 2021

Next Monday Night

After a truly inspirational presentation by Chris Copley from Ennis Camera Club last Monday, we turn next Monday to the live judging of our “2020 Vision” Competition.

The judging will be by members of Enskedefotoklubb based in Stockholm. So join the Zoom session at 20.00 to enjoy an international flavour to proceedings!

Shoot With Me (SWM)

The SWM team led by George Balmer are pleased to report that they now have a full list of group leaders and themes for the Spring SWM.

You should have received the choices from George last night. Don't forget to get back to George with your preferences.

Learn With Me (LWM)

Most of us have found that the best way to learn is by putting what we have been shown into practice which is why we intend to run workshops outside our normal meeting rota. In order to understand the learning interests of our members, we ask all to complete the survey at the link https://www.offshoot.ie/lwm-survey/.

Please do give us your feedback.

What do we all look like?

Having all gone virtual we miss the personal interaction and sometimes it’s difficult to fit a face to a name? We are exploring how we can expand the website to solve this. Watch this space.

2021 Annual Subscription Now Due

The annual subscription for 2021 for renewing members of €50 is now due. Please ensure that you pay by 28th February 2021. Payment can be made by PayPal at https://www.offshoot.ie/subs or bank transfer. Please email treasurer@offshoot.ie for BIC and IBAN details.

Accessing Video Recordings of Meetings

Last week's video of Chis is now up to access from the website.

You can access this and other recordings of past Zoom meetings in the Videos section of the Member's Area at https://www.offshoot.ie/member-area/. You will need to login to the website to see the content of this section of the site.

Every member has a login to the site. If you don't remember your login details go to https://www.offshoot.ie/login/ and select the 'Forgot your password?' link. Enter the email address you received this newsletter with and reset your password. Once you've reset your password you can log in and catch-up on speakers you missed. Happy catching up!

Outings

The current Government Covid-19 Guidelines stipulate there must be 'no outdoor gatherings'. We are obliged, therefore, to suspend official outings for the immediate future.  Our priority is to protect the health of our membership.  We will keep our members informed and re-introduce as soon as we can. That doesn’t mean you can’t carry a camera with you on your stroll. It just means we can’t photograph together.

This Weekly's Flickr Project: Cloudscape

We are certainly not short of clouds in Ireland! But can you make an interesting, arresting or evocative image where clouds play the leading role?

Look to the skies this week, even if it is just from your own back garden. Catch all the different moods the skies and clouds have to offer. Try shooting at sunrise, sunset. With our Irish climate, you are bound to find so many opportunities. Try long exposures, short exposures and most of all have fun.

Some ideas here:

https://www.canva.com/learn/get-wind-breathtaking-cloud-photos-shoot/

Now’s your chance to capture your clouds

Remember to include the Project Name at the start of the image title.

See more about how the OffShoot Weekly Flickr Theme works at https://tinyurl.com/flickrthem.

Future weekly projects are:

29/01/2021 - Vehicles

05/02/2021 - Abstract colour

12/02/2021 - Reflections

Speakers and Outings

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

Members will be able to attend our outings by registering for specific outings. Keep up to date with the latest events at https://www.offshoot.ie/whats-on/.

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.

 [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.]

Theme: Upward Twist by Wendy Hannan

Dun Laoghaire Storm by Enda Magee

If you come across one you want to share let us know at newsletter@offshoot.ie.

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The date for the submission and judging of our second competition in 2021 will be confirmed shortly.

So that you can begin to get prepared we can confirm that the theme is "The Natural World". Full details will be confirmed shortly.

Irish Photographic Federation Web Site:

https://irishphoto.ie/

Congrats to all our members who contributed to the wonderful results at the recent Shield competition.

Most recent news and articles posted:

https://irishphoto.ie/news/

Distinction Sittings and Availability:

https://irishphoto.ie/distinctions/assessment-dates/