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SWM Showcase #2

New Committee Members Needed

IPF National Shield Competition Results

Offshoot AGM on 11th December 

Christmas Party on 18th December

 

 See below for the details of these stories and more!

News

Beyond Urgent Call for Club Committee Volunteers 

As you know, our Club depends on volunteers to run the Committee and a number of important sub-committees. Without these volunteers, much of our activities could not be undertaken.

Some important positions will become vacant at the end of 2023 as the existing incumbents have served their terms or have indicated their wish to retire. Many thanks to all those who have contributed so well to our busy club schedule.

We now urgently need volunteers to cover at least the following activities:

Treasurer

IPF Coordinator

Outings Committee members

Without additional assistance, the Committee will have to curtail activities during 2024 – not a course of action that is desirable.

So please come forward now and offer your talents to the Club so we can continue to run our full programme next year. Please contact any existing Committee members to discuss your interest – please do it now!

Last Monday

Last Monday, we had the first of the Shoot With Me Showcases from the Autumn SWM. It was an informative and amusing evening and now we know how they get the fig into a fig roll!

We also got to see the panels that took part in the IPF National Shield competition.

Next Monday

Next Monday, we will have the second Shoot With Me Showcases for Autumn. We look forward to seeing the great works and hearing about the adventures of our members.

IPF National Shield Competition Results

The IPF National Shield Competition was held last Saturday in Drogheda. 

We came joint second in the colour category, fifth in the mono category, and fifth overall. It was a great result for the club. Well done everyone. The panels and the reserve images are below.

A huge thank you to all our members who very kindly submitted images for consideration, the standard was very high. 

Massive thanks to Matt O’Brien and his team of selectors for the phenomenal efforts they put into the selection process. 

Many thanks to Steve for his printing and mounting skills.

      

 

Annual General Meeting – 11th December

The AGM will be held in the school on Monday 11th December 2023 at 8 pm.

Please put the date in your calendar – full attendance is important for the good governance of Offshoot.

Please send any Motions you may have to our club secretary by December 3rd.

Christmas Party – 18th December

Our Christmas Party will be held in the Horse and Hound, Cabinteely, on Monday 18th December at 8pm – another important date for your calendar.

What's On

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

Club Competitions

Next Club Competition

The next competition will be an open and projected competition in the new year, with the date to be confirmed.

Member's Photo of the Week

The Lonely Tree v.1 - Richard Boyle

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.

Do THIS to get SHARP photos EVERY time - Nigel Danson

This Street Photographer Will Teach You The Power of Motion & Blur - Tatiana Hopper

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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