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IPF National Shield Autumn 2021

The final panels for the 2021 National Shield were submitted on time and are shown below.

Congratulations to all our members whose images have been selected and the best of luck on November 14.

The Competition will be held on November 14^th at 14:00 sharp  - as last year, the National Shield 2021 will be held over Zoom.

The Judges:

Gerry Andrews FIPF, ARPS, EFIAP

Des Connors FIAP

Gwen Charnock FRPS MFIAP APAGM

Competition results and feedback via Zoom on Sunday 14^th November at 14:00.

An Audience Attendance Zoom form for the National Shield 2021 is available on the IPF web site.

https://irishphoto.ie/ipf-shield-audience-application/

The form will close on the night of Thursday 11^th November.

(This form is to allow people who wish to attend the IPF Shield online awards ceremony apply for the appropriate link.
Please be aware that there is a limit on the number of attendees and the form will automatically shut down after the prescribed limit has been reached.)

An attendance invite Zoom link will be sent out on the following Friday.

Outings 

The next two club outings are as follows:

• Tuesday 9th November – Autumn at Mount Usher. We'll meet at 10.30 am. Please register on the club website.
• Saturday 20th November – A visit to the National Art Gallery on Merrion Square/Nassau Street**

** The club outing to the National Art Gallery is specifically to visit the FREE exhibition called ‘Picturing People’. However, you may of course visit other areas in the gallery with the exception of exhibitions that have a charge attached and must be specifically booked in advance.

To attend this outing OffShoot Members need to visit the Art Gallery website online and book a FREE GENERAL ENTRY TICKET to the gallery. PLEASE SELECT THE 11.00 AM TIME SLOT. Booking is now open and we recommend you book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. (The purpose of this booking requirement is to control the numbers inside the gallery during any one-time slot).

The Outings Committee.

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!

Shoot With Me – Autumn 2021 Programme

The Autumn Shoot With Me programme is now well under way with over 70 members participating. Thanks again to the group leaders and we hope everyone enjoys the experience. The SWM Showcases are currently planned for 13 and 20 December.

Theme of the Week: In the style of Ray Metzker 

Considered one of the great masters of American photography, Ray Metzker is known for his vigorously experimental style, including his creation of “multiples”, assemblages of printed strips and single-frame images.  Metzker’s images are typically characterized by high contrast tones, dynamic angles, and precise compositions of line and shadow. He frequently experimented with multiple exposures and the juxtaposition of images. In an early work, Metzker printed a sequence of 25 images of the brightly lit landing at the base of a dark flight of stairs, presented as a single grid-like picture. Figures appear ascending or descending the stairs, to a rhythmic effect that recalls the photographic innovations of Eadweard Muybridge.

 He had several "styles" 

1 high contrast black and white cityscapes often containing silhouette figures

2  Composites. Large black and white composites made from numerous high contrast images.

3 images of a beach shot from the walkway above

4 Images of the New Mexico desert

5 Pictus Interruptus series. By holding simple objects close to the camera's lens, he obscured part of the distant view. The resulting images visually unite sharp and out-of-focus forms, creating a provocative tension between photographic representation and abstraction.

Links:

Getty Museum

Ray Metzker Image Search

Our next and final competition of the year is called "Autumn Colours”

You can interpret the theme as you wish from falling leaf colour, portraits in the landscape, shooting low down to capture fungi and other natural wonders, or wide angle to capture a more expansive landscape.   The possibilities are endless so use your imagination and experiment.   You can use almost any lens from a Macro to a Zoom so there’s something for everybody.

Our Judges for this competition are Eamon and Christine O’ Daly from The Outdoor Studio.

Have a look at Eamon and Christine’s websites www.outdoorstudio.ie and www.skerriesphotography.com

Please submit your images by Midnight Sunday 14th November. Judging will take place on Monday 29th November 2021.

As usual, save your images in JPG format, and name them with your Level Number, Membership Number, and image title –

example L2-987-Autumn Leaves.jpg

You may submit two images for this competition, to make sure that everybody receives useful feedback Please upload your images to the dropbox link:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/LyWxUgcbcGiOCmGN2kgq

If you have any questions, please contact competitions@offshoot.ie

To give you some advanced warning, the first Club Competition for 2022 is proposed to be an Open Theme competition for Monochrome images. The entry date will be in late January – full details to follow in due course

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 "Photo Stacking" Chinese Lanterns by Mary Hahn

Non Themed: "Precious Moment" by Deirdre Irwin

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

Landscape Photography in Autumn | w/ Fujifilm & Phase One - Thomas Heaton

Easy Outdoor Flash Photography | Ask David Bergman - Adorama

Irish Photographic Federation Web Site:

https://irishphoto.ie/

Most recent news and articles posted:

https://irishphoto.ie/news/

Distinction Sittings and Availability:

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