As a follow-up to their Flower workshop in March, then the field trip to Descanso Gardens in April, Tylene and Sue decided to offer a critique session intended primarily to benefit those who had a chance to practice what they learned in the workshop.

We had a nice turnout for the event which was hosted by Tylene and Marty at their house. Due to limited space, we couldn’t accommodate everyone who would have liked to attend, so preference was given to those who attended the field trip.

Eleven LPA members met at the Maturango Museum, in Ridgecrest at 630am, for the start of a long days adventure to the photograph Petroglyphs in one of the secluded canyons in the volcanic Coso Range.

It was another blustery, well actually wind rippin’ day in the Antelope Valley, and 23 LPA members got to escape and go to Descanso Gardens to photograph flowers, with… no wind!

The day was absolutely perfect for photography, as the sky was quite overcast, and it was like having one great big diffuser overhead.

Saturday, February 16 approximately 30 LPA members headed east to Calico Ghost Town.  A perfect day weather-wise, we first stopped for breakfast at Denny’s Restaurant in Mojave, and then caravanned CA-58 arriving at Calico, about 10:00 A.M.

Once there, we climbed, what seemed like, “the stairway to heaven” (an amazingly long stairway carved out of stone), which led us to the center of town.

A large group of 15 met for breakfast, at Carrows, in Palmdale, before departing on our trip to the LA Arboretum, in Arcadia.  We met up with a few more LPA members, at the site.  We escaped the COLD of the Antelope Valley, and spent a delightfully nice day in  Arcadia.   

By:  Pat Ware

What a great day!  This was a super field trip.  Sue Craft did a great job of organizing this trip.

Twenty-two LPA members met for breakfast and then drove to Acton.

Of all the field trips we’ve taken in the past, this was one of the most people intensive photography of them all, and just plain fun.

There were plenty of costumed performers and willing models to keep you busy all day long. I had my mind set on going in custom but at the last minute decided against it. The last time I wore a costume to one of these things was 3 years ago.  I went as a wizard and wore a hat and robe that covered my whole body.

Fred Griggs, our Field Trip Chairperson, organized a wonderful trip via the Metrolink, to Union Station.  A few members of the group met for breakfast in Lancaster, and boarded the train, while other’s hopped on in Palmdale, and one more in Acton.