"Craftsmanship in Landscape Photography"

With Greg Russell [image4_left]

January 26^th 6 P.M. at the Senior Center

If you enjoy landscape photography, Greg Russell’s workshop is for you.

Greg is a landscape photographer living in southern California and has a broad focus on sense of place in the American West.  He's been photographing for 12 years, but has been backpacking and camping all over the West for three decades.  While his images are spread all over the West, he lost his heart some time ago somewhere on the Colorado Plateau--the canyons and plateaus have claimed it and don't plan on giving it back anytime soon.

Some of Greg’s images can be viewed on his website www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com. You can learn more about his journeys past and future on his blog which can be accessed at that same website.

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Civil War Reenactment at Calico Ghost Town
 
[image1_left] On Sunday, February 14th, we will travel to Calico Ghost Town to photograph the Civil War Reenactment. Calico Ghost Town will come alive with the sounds of bugles, and the thunder of cannon and musket fire. 
 
Calico Ghost Town, in partnership with the American Civil War Society, invites you to come and witness the Civil War come alive with historic presentations, troop inspections, artillery demonstrations, military battles, and much more! 
 
Battles will take place at 11:45 am and 2:30 pm. There will also be live music from Occasional Strings and other performers. Civil War themed crafts are also available for kids to enjoy. 
 
Admission to the event is $10.00 for adults, $6.00 for youth (6-15), and free for children 5 and under. For more information on the event or for camping reservations, please call 800-TO-CALICO or visit www.sbcountyparks.com. For more information on the American Civil War Society visit www.acws.net. There may be a parking fee, around $5-$10.
 
We’ll meet up for breakfast at Denny’s in Mojave (16262 Sierra Hwy) at 7 am, and depart at 8:15 am. You can also meet up with us at Calico (36600 Ghost Town Rd, Yermo, CA). It’s located off the I-15, at Ghost Town exit.  We’ll meet at the old schoolhouse at 9:30 am for a group photo.

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LPA Holiday Party December 15, 2015
Contributed by: Douglas Wade & Sue Craft

[image1_left] Our annual LPA Holiday Party at the Senior Center is always fun!  Enjoy a yummy catered Mexican dinner starting at 6:00 P.M. with great company, and beautiful photos.  Donations of $10 per person needed and accepted via Paypal, by mail, or at LPA meetings.   Dinner, drinks, and dessert will be provided. If you’d like to bring something special to add, please do! Dress up in your favorite holiday attire.  

We will have a photo show with images shot by LPA members on field trips and LPA related events in 2015.  We are hoping that everyone will contribute 5-10 images.  Rock Myers will emcee the show and you can either narrate your photographs or let him scroll through. 

Please log onto the LPA website and upload your images by midnight December 10th.  

Field Trips for 2015:

• Hank Morris Studio Portrait Photography
• Randsburg
• Huntington Library/Gardens
• Thunderbirds at Fox Field
• British Polo Day
• Mounted Cowboy Shooting
• Downtown LA Architecture
• El Paso/Red Rock Canyon
• AV Fair
• Prime Desert Woodland Preserve Clean Up
• AVSC Billiard Players

Many of our members would love to see where we have been and the fun we have had!

We’ll get to see Matt Rondel’s video production “Through the Judges Eyes”, from the 2015 AV Fair.   

Happy Holidays!

Join us for an LPA trip, February 5th and 6th, 2016 along the American River, near Sacramento with photographer Lewis Kemper (http://www.lewiskemper.com/content/bio). The group will meet Mr. Kemper on Friday evening, February 5th at the American River Parkway-Effie Yeaw Nature Center for a meet and greet and discussion of the next morning’s activities. Saturday morning, early, Lewis Kemper will lead us on a photographing trip along the American River followed by a question and answer session at noon at the Nature center.

 

Join Don Goeschl (LPA member) for a photographic opportunity at Fort Tejon.  

On July 4, there will be an 1856 version of a Fourth of July Celebration put on by the California Reenactment Group.  

The festivities will commence at 11 A.M. and conclude around 3 P.M. and include a 21-gun salute at noon. Entrance fees are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. The park has no concessions so please bring a lunch/refreshments and plenty of water. Fort Tejon is off  the I-5 at the Fort Tejon exit. Meet Don at the Fort Tejon entrance at 10:30 A.M.. An informational flyer with sample photos can be found at http://www.forttejon.org/pdf_files/4thJulyFLYR.pdf

Questions should be directed to Don at justice.ggd@verizon.net 

Please sign up here if you’d like to attend.

 

 

Backyard BBQ “Celebrate Summer” & Pool Party!

HOSTED BY: Shane & Kathleen Walter 

WHEN:  Saturday, July 18th

TIME: 3:00PM - ?

LOCATION:  Palmdale – Provided when LPA Members Sign Up 

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An old LPA tradition is back!  New members Kathleen and Shane graciously volunteered to host a backyard BBQ, potluck and pool party.  Burgers & Hot Dogs, Lemonade & Ice Tea, will be provided. Bring your camera and your lawn chair.  Be ready for fun & games!  Sign up on the LPA website to recieve the location. 

 

[image1_left]WHAT: LPA Member Field Trip
WHERE: Vincent Hill Equestrian Center
WHEN: June 13, 2015… Saturday
TIME: 10am to late afternoon
BREAKFAST: 8am at Lucky Roxy’s Café

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We hope some of you can join us for breakfast before heading to the event. We’ll be meeting at 8am at Lucky Roxy’s Café, at 405 W Palmdale Blvd. It’s the old Denny’s at Palmdale Blvd and the AV Freeway.

Meet at the Vincent Hill Equestrian Center, 552 Sierra Highway, in Acton, at 9:45am for photo tips and a group photo at arena entrance. The event is free to the public to come watch. It should be a fantastic photo op for our upcoming Action competition in July.

Cowboys and cowgirls dressed in either traditional western style or old time style of the late 1800’s will be atop a 1,200 pound horse, galloping through a patterned course, with guns firing as they aim for balloon targets. This event combines elements of barrel racing and pole bending, all done while using two .45 caliber single action revolvers, loaded with 5 rounds each of black powder blanks to shoot ten balloon targets set up in various patterns. The contestant with the fastest accumulated speed wins, however seconds are added to their raw time for knocking over barrels, dropping guns, and missing targets.

Please sign up here if you’d like to attend.

[image1_left]At the Greenhouse Café in Lancaster, 6pm to 8pm

Featuring Christopher Seguin, Cinematographer – Director – Photographer

What an opportunity to learn how to use the video function on your DSLR. Most of us don’t realize the quality of the video that modern DSLRs can produce. Christopher Seguin will give us an introductory course to help us get started.

Christopher is a professional in the Film business with over 100 commercials and 1 television show with National Geographic under his belt. Before moving on to the big cameras he got his start on a Canon 7D. Christopher has been filming on DSLR since 2007 and been taking pictures with Canon products since 2005. He has a Bachelor Degree in Film from Full Sail University.