We believe that the image is everything!

While we do not have an exact date for the 2021 National Shield due to the pandemic, it is time to start gathering the images on behalf of the club.

So members are now asked to gather images together for submission. A member can enter 5 colour images and 5 mono images for consideration. 

Please look back over your current and back catalogue to choose your images. The images can be from any time period and any genre.

After the high standard set at the 2021 Club Championships, we look forward to seeing your submission.

Please upload your images to:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/Sku9XMG52ep0oyo9Zp7V

Shoot With Me – Autumn 2021 Programme

To set the SWM Autumn Programme on the road we have once again sent a request to club members asking for volunteers to lead our twelve Shoot With Me groups. Thank you so much to those who have volunteered to lead Groups so far. We need at least six further volunteers to lead groups before we can launch the Autumn programme. As always, we anticipate a varied selection of topics and look forward to receiving replies from those willing to lead a group and hearing an outline of your chosen “theme”.

If you have not received an email asking if you are prepared to volunteer to lead one of the groups please contact:

swm@offshoot.ie 

Accessing Video Recordings of Meetings

You can access 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 log in to the website to see the content of this section of the site.

Every member has a log in 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!

Next Club Competition – Smartphone Photography

We expect a novel approach to this Smartphone Photography competition. The theme for the competition is OPEN.

So entries can be quirky or otherwise – from a boiled egg to a lobster, a snowdrop to a sunflower, a cottage to a mansion – the list is endless. So get creative and show what you can do.

To get the best out of this competition, make sure you always carry your smartphone so you don’t miss an opportunity of s good shot. You never know what’s around the corner – expect the unexpected.

Post-processing is acceptable.

You may submit two Smartphone images only for the competition. The images must have been taken within the past 12 months.

The Closing Date for this competition is Midnight, Sunday 19 September and judging will take place on Monday 27 September 2021. The judge for this competition is Joe Doyle (Malahide CC).

As usual, save your images in JPEG format, and name them with your Level Number, Membership Number and image title. i.e. L2-987-Selfie.jpg

Please upload your images to the dropbox below:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/yOAsPfoJqoANHkPHEAhW

Outings Restrictions

In line with the changes in government guidelines, the numbers limit on members attending outdoor events (Outings) was effectively lifted from 01 July. However, it is proposed that members registration for Outings will be continued to facilitate contact tracing in the event that we experience a Covid outbreak within the group.

Details of planned upcoming outings are set out below.

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.]

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Irish Photographic Federation Web Site:

https://irishphoto.ie/

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https://irishphoto.ie/news/

Distinction Sittings and Availability:

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