Our Club held a Humorous Speech and Table Topics Competition on the 13th of October. I took part in and won the Table Topics section of the evening. The next level is the Area Competition that is going to be held on the 22nd of October. It is been hosted by Tara Toastmasters on Zoom. …
Liffey Descent 2019
The photos below were taken today at the Weir in Lucan. This has become an annual trip to watch the Liffey Descent Canoe Race with Offshoot Photographic Society. This year there was more water than last year, so the boats were able to go over the high drop, one boat went across the steps too, …
Saltee Island
On Saturday I made one of my annual trips to the Saltee Islands off the coast of Wexford, in the southeast of Ireland. I love this spot, it is a great way to spend a few hours watching the wildlife and taking in the sounds of the sea. To get to the island you take …
Kilmacurragh National Botanical Gardens
A trip to Kilmacurragh National Botanical Gardens was organised by Offshoot Photography Club in Wicklow. It was lovely to wander around this particular garden. I was delighted to see that there were some bluebells there. I have shared some of these shots in another post. There is a link to this garden below should you …
Seapoint Rugby Club IRFU Legends
Seapoint Rugby Club hosted a family event on Saturday and they had a number of Irish Rugby Legends there. I have photos of some of them below. I don't know which team won the kicking competition, the Legends, the minis or the bigger kids. It seems to have been close to a draw. It was …
Powerscourt Waterfall
These photos come from multiple trips I made to see Powerscourt waterfall earlier this year. I shot both digital and film images when I was there. I have to go and get some better photos, it was the first day that I had shot with my Mamiya 645 camera (black and white image) The link …
Offshoot Exhibition 2019
Offshoot Photographic Society's Annual Exhibition will be running from the 7th of May until the 17th of June at Deansgrange Library, Dublin. It is always interesting to see the vast number of subjects that Club Members shoot, and the manner in which they approach those subjects. Thank you to Dave and Tony for organising it …
Offshoot Projects #1
Offshoot Photographic Society, the camera club that I am a member of has an option for members to take part in Projects. This means that the individual member picks a subject/topic that they would like to improve and over the year you produce four images, one per session, that then get critiqued by an outside …
Guinness Storehouse
This may be the most visited tourist spot in Dublin, but, I still like to visit it every now and again. On this particular day, it was busy. I decided to focus on long exposures and to try and empty the building or to show movement. I think I did that. There are so many …
Wild Lights – Under the Sea
In December I went to visit Dublin Zoo to see this year's Wild Light event, the theme was 'Under the Sea'. It was as good as the year before, the skill involved in creating these silk creatures is amazing. If they come back next year, I will go again. Some of the photos I took …
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