LPA is excited to be taking a field trip up to the Eastern Sierras from Thursday, October 17 through Saturday, October 19, 2024 to photograph the fall colors! We will make our base camp in Bishop. Bishop is a great small town with Schatt's Bakery, Laws Railroad Museum, and many hotels and restaurants. Make your reservations now as the hotels fill up for fall color enthusiasts. Motel 6 and Best Western Bishop Lodge are next to each other, depending on your price range.

On Thursday, October 17th, we will meet at 12:00 p.m. at Carls' Junior in Bishop, CA. and spend some time up Bishop Creek and the lakes there, visit the Fish Slough petroglyphs (as time permits), and meet for dinner.

Highlights on Friday, October 18th will be June Loop, Lundy Canyon, Bodie State Historic Park, and Mono Lake at sunset with star trails for those interested.

Saturday, October 19th, we will check out of our hotels, meet for breakfast, and then venture up to Convict Lake, Mammoth Lakes and Hot Creek for more beautiful views, before heading home. Time permitting, there are several stops on the way home you can enjoy - Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery, Manzanar, Alabama Hills, etc.

The weather will be unpredictable, with moderate days and very cool nights, so plan accordingly. Layered clothing is recommended.

Bring your camera, wide to telephoto lenses, a tripod, remote shutter, extra batteries and memory cards as needed, portable chair (for star trails), plenty of water and sunscreen.

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LPA will be having a Human Interest Competition for our members on October 15, 2024. It is a reality-based competition, so make sure to read the rules regarding any editing you do. 

Each member may enter up to three digital images for the Entry Fee of $5.00. Set the maxiumum dimension in pixels to 1400 wide by 1280 high and save as a jpeg.

Please upload your entries by October 8, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Click HERE to enter.

We encourage all our members to participate in the competitions, as it is a great way to get feedback on your photography and learn ways to improve. 

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87588618819?pwd=yaqZdKpUVKbd5gcNSsY6w2ZFexBunG.1

HUMAN INTEREST – Human Interest is defined as an image depicting a person or persons in an interactive, emotional or unusual situation, excluding recreational or organized sports action.

Guidelines for Human Interest Images:  As with all reality-based divisions, we do not permit techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping. The only allowable modifications are removal of dust, scratches or digital noise, restoration of the existing appearance of the original scene,

sharpening that is not obvious, and complete conversion to grayscale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not eligible. All allowed adjustments must appear natural.

“Restoration of the appearance of the original scene” may include techniques such as HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning provided they do not alter the contents of the original scene and the result looks natural. Borders are optional, but must be 3 or 4 pixels in width and must be white or a shade of grey.

When the physical demands and challenges of getting around steal the desire to shoot, this presentation is for you. 

On October 22, 2024, Lancaster Photography Association will have our monthly workshop at the Antelope Valley Senior Center at 6:00 p.m. 

Darcy will be sharing her experiences and tricks for taking pictures when the body is no longer capable.  She has been in a wheelchair when photographing since 2022.  Let her take you on her journey of adaptation and changing perspectives through her images.

She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis MS in 2008. Darcy picked up a camera in 2011 to keep active and document the summer trips she and her husband would take.  In 2015 she got a 'Big Girl' camera and dove into learning everything she could about photography.  As her physical ability started to become an issue, her camera skills were increasing. She started using a cane, then a walker and now from a wheelchair.  Not wanting to give up photography, Darcy came up with more adaptations to allow her to continue

her photographic journey.  

Darcy will be sharing those ideas and perspectives to help you continue your own journey when physical limitations interfere. Through the images she shares you will see that she doesn’t see being limited to a wheelchair as a limitation as much as it is an opportunity.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88996483874?pwd=NL5OVawsL11WeU7fwbYZjn9pibdlQ5.1