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Next Monday – Club Table Quiz

 

2023 Photo Challenge Images Presentations

 

Shoot With Me Prints Showcases

 

Please Collect Your Prints from the School

 

Next Club Competition – Street Photography

 

Exhibition Images Books Still Available

 

 See below for the details of these stories and more!

News

Monday Evening Programme

Last Monday we had a thought provoking presentation from Fil Nenna on the way he simplifies his approach to portrait photography.

Next Monday evening we will have our annual Club Table Quiz at the school commencing at the usual time of 8pm. Our Quiz Night is always a bit of fun and entertainment so make sure you come along fully prepared to exercise the grey matter!

2023 Photo Challenge Presentations

All the members’ images have now been submitted and the presentation is being prepared. It has been a popular initiative – so the presentation will be spread over two Monday evenings on 23 October and 06 November to allow each participant sufficient time to present their theme, challenges and final panel of images.

Shoot With Me Prints Showcases

All the SWM group activities are now well underway.

To help everyone involved with their planning, the SWM Showcases are scheduled for 27 November and 04 December.

To allow Steve time, images will need to be submitted for printing no later than 10 days before the first Showcase ie 16 November latest. 

Two Important Reminders – Uncollected Prints and Exhibition Books 

1. Emily recently sent an email reminder to members showing prints which remain uncollected in storage in the school. If any of these are yours, please arrange to collect them at one of our in-person meetings over the next few weeks. We are under pressure for space and we will have to dispose of unclaimed items by the end of November.

2. We have a number of 2023 Exhibition Books still available for purchase (€30). If you are interested, please contact any member of the committee to reserve your copy.

What's On

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

 
 
Club Competitions

Next Club Competition

The next Club Competition is on the theme of Street Photography.

This is difficult to define but in essence it is candid photography taken through the filter of the interests of the photographer. It can be done anywhere and does not have to include people. So you can have a wide interpretation of the theme.

For all levels, to encourage continuous improvement and to get members out taking photos, entries should have been taken within the last year.

As usual please save your images in JPEG format and name them with your Level Number, Membership Number and Image Title as follows:

L2-001-Image Title.jpg

Each member may submit up to two images in this competition.

This is a projected competition so images will need to be uploaded by Monday, 13th November using the link  https://www.dropbox.com/request/dZafi3deqmtVPXguBedc. The judging will be held on Monday, 20th November.

 

 

Member's Photo of the Week

River Dragon - Paul O'Callaghan

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 webadmin@offshoot.ie. You will get an email when you have been added to the group. Please be patient as this is a manual process.]

From the OffShoot Website
Interesting Videos

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

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IPF Links & Events

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/

Accessing Video Recordings of Meetings

You can access the recordings of past Zoom meetings from the OffShoot website.

These videos are available 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 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 login and catch-up on speakers you missed. Happy catching up!

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