We believe that the image is everything!

The deadline for submissions for the IPF National Shield has now been notified as 29th October. We would now ask members to submit their images by the 30th of September to allow for the preparation of the Club's panels.

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 – Update

 “What will happen within the next few days”.

First of all many thanks to our Group Leaders and to all who have applied for places in our twelve SWM groups.  The programme is almost full. All applicants got a place of their choice and over 90% of the applicants have got their first choice.

Our group leaders will receive the names and e-mail addresses of the members of their individual groups and the leaders will then make contact with their groups and set up their chosen communications methods. So if you have applied for a place you will be contacted by your Group Leader.

After that the groups will get started on their themes and, we expect, have a most enjoyable experience. We wish everyone involved good luck.

If you have any questions or if you don’t hear from anyone by the end of next week please contact either George or Emily at swm@offshoot.ie 

Member Survey

Every year we ask members how we are doing, what we are not doing and what you would like us to do. Covid has played havoc with usual plans and activities and now we are coming back. It is so much better to air our views in person on a regular basis but, alas, this has not been possible so your comments are much more valuable.

We are sending you a link to the 2021 survey. Please, oh please, give it 5 minutes of your time.

Please complete the survey at: https://www.offshoot.ie/member-survey/

Chat Moderators Wanted

As most of you will know, Noreen, Marie and Richard have been doing the Zoom chat moderation since we went to virtual club meetings. They are happy to continue this role, but it would be good to get one or two other members involved to share out the rota. The work involved is minimal. If you would be willing to put your name forward please email secretary@offshoot.ie and we will contact you.

OffShoot Succession

We asked you in an email and last week’s newsletter for volunteers to serve on the committee in 2022. Sadly, the response has been disappointing. 

OffShoot is a thriving club and our members are a great bunch of people and we want to look to the future and develop. This is your camera club and we have all sorts of roles; committees, subcommittees etc.; something for everybody willing to help. Everybody is important and it’s up to you how you want to help. Give it some thought and let us know. 

THE AGM MUST NEITHER BE JUST A FORMALITY WITH POSITIONS ARRANGED BEFOREHAND NOR A SELECTION OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE ‘COME THROUGH THE RANKS’. THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY.

Please give it some thought and let us know before 31st October 2021 if you would be prepared to take a role on the committee. Please indicate your interest to committee@offshoot.ie. 

THE AGM MUST NEITHER BE JUST A FORMALITY WITH POSITIONS ARRANGED BEFOREHAND NOR A SELECTION OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE ‘COME THROUGH THE RANKS. THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY.

This is your club so please give it some thought and let us know before 31st October 2021 if you would be prepared to take a role on the committee. Please indicate your interest to committee@offshoot.ie. 

Outings 

The numbers limit on members attending outdoor events (Outings) is effectively lifted. Outings are a great way to socialise with fellow members, visit new places and even take some photographs so do come and join us.

However, registration for Outings will be continued to facilitate contact tracing in the event that we experience a Covid outbreak within the group. 

Thoughts for today

“There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” — Robert Frank

“A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.”
— Edward Steichen

“Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.”
— Matt Hardy

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!

The next competition is to be announced shortly.

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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