Epson sponsored a Workshop hosted by Podge Kelly on Saturday in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire. This was the first of a series of Workshops that are going to be hosted by Podge with the support of Epson. Other sponsors for the event were http://www.Nicelight.eu and www.sheldonphoto.com. I was part of a group of Offshoot …
Hugh Lane Gallery Inspiration
This project involved a small group of us from the camera club going to the Hugh Lane Gallery and finding a piece of art that inspired us, then we had to go away and shoot something based around that inspiration. It was a great exercise, the Hugh Lane is a great gallery, and I saw …
Around the Aviva
Twice a year in our camera club, Offshoot, we have showcases of peoples work, this work is from the Shoot With Me outings that we run. Last Spring, I was in a group that focused on architecture around the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Normally there are about twelve groups who focus on a particular subject, …
Cricket
I went to my first Cricket match yesterday in the Phoenix Park. I shot wide open at 1/2000 using auto ISO and overexposed by one stop, at 500mm. Thankfully, I had someone to explain the laws of Cricket to me as I know very little about it. I will have to return to try and …
Rathfarnham Castle
The photos below come from a trip to Rathfarnham Castle in Dublin. As you can see the bones of the building are on view, and there is a lack of furniture in place, this is partially part of a policy of the OPW and partially due to funding. They believe that it is interesting to …
Poolbeg
A quick trip to Poolbeg with the camera club to get some sunset photos resulted in these photos. The sunset was a little underwhelming on this particular occasion. I was able to add to my collection of Street Art photos though and it was nice to have a chat with fellow members of the club. …
Roller Derby
This was my second time at Roller Derby, the last time was in 2013. However, this was the first time that I had the rules explained to me, which really helped me to understand the game. This was between London 'A' and Dublin 'A'. I was part of an outing with Offshoot Photographic Society. Roller …
Open Training Session
I attended the Irish Rugby Open Training Session at the Aviva this week, I go to as many of these events as I can as I am a huge Rugby fan, sadly the open training sessions for Ireland only happen once a year. This year there were separate events, one was held in Dublin and, a …
Altamont Gardens
Altamont Gardens is located in Tullow, Co. Carlow, it has one of the largest collections of Snowdrops in Ireland. A group of members from Offshoot Photographic Society visited in mid-February in order to take photos of the Snowdrops as well as other signs of Spring. This was my first visit to Altamont Gardens, I found …
Motocross
Today, Offshoot Camera Club and I went to the Enduro.ie Motocross Competition in Kildare. It has been a few years since I was last at a Motocross competition, today's event was held on, what seemed to me, to be a long track. I was only able to stay for a couple of hours today, but, it …
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