Chris Wilkins will lead a field trip at 7AM on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve. We will walk some of the trails and catch the good light. Breakfast will follow at Jackie’s Café in the shopping center on the southeast corner of Ave. L and 10^th St. West.  To get to Jackie’s from the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve take Ave K-8 to 10^th St. West and turn right to Ave. L.

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In honor of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Saddleback State Park, the Lancaster Photography Association (LPA) is sponsoring a photography contest along with the Poppy Reserve/Mojave Desert Interpretive Association (PR/MDIA).  All photos will be shown at the 50th  Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 30, at 11am.  Images will be judged and ribbons awarded.

Entry is free and open to all amateur photographers (someone who earns less than 50 percent of their income from photography). The LPA is seeking digital entries (limit 10) reflecting the flora, fauna, and activities available at our scenic Saddleback Butte State Park.  Examples:  Desert Animals, Wildflowers, Hiking, Camping, Star Gazing, Sunsets and Joshua Trees, Cloud Formation, Horseback Riding... etc.

Please join us on September 21 at the AV Senior Center for our General Meeting , featuring Michael E. Gordon.

Michael is an award-winning fine art landscape photographer of unusual and overlooked natural landscapes of  California and beyond. A lifelong student of nature and wilderness, Michael’s intimate relationship with the landscape yields photographs of great depth and clarity. He is best  known for his black and white  ‘Desert’ series which, says Broughton Quarterly, portrays “stunning ethereal beauty from terrain where others see only a bleak landscape.” 

Photos by club member Nola Zhang will be on display from 6:00pm to midnight Sundays through September 18 at the Argentine Association of Los Angeles, 2100 North Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank.

Art aficionados can check out the tango-inspired portraits and do a bit of tango-dancing themselves.

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Come and join us on Friday, September 10th for a field trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, led by Bill & Leslie Sutton.  This should be a fun filled day with lots to see and do.  The Aquarium is open from 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. every day.  To avoid some of the morning commute traffic, we will meet at 10:00 A.M. at the fountain just outside the main entrance to the building for a group photo and some hints on how to get the best photos.  Admission to the Aquarium is $24.95 per person for adults however, if you order your tickets on line at www.aquariumofpacific.org you will get a $5 discount off of the adult admission price so the price of your ticket will be $19.95 (which is cheaper than their senior price of $21.95 for people who are 62+).  In addition to their numerous exhibits, the Aquarium has various tour packages such as a behind the scenes tour and a harbor tour available at extra cost.  For a full description of their tour packages and pricing visit their website or inquire at the front gate.

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It’s that time of year again… fair time!

Did you know that our club has been involved with the AVF photography exhibit for over forty years?   There is a bit of work involved, but the fun we have working together on such a big project and pride we take in helping our community makes it all worthwhile.  Thank you to Dave Anderson, our AVF Photography Exhibit Chairperson and to all the volunteers who help make it all happen.

Revised Date:  September 23 and 24
Led by David and Christine Wilkins

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Due to the low availability of motel rooms in Lone Pine on the 24th of September this trip was shifted one day sooner.
There is a bike race in Lone Pine that weekend.

Last year LPA made a trip to Mono Lake and Bodie and photographed star trails at Mono Lake on a moonless night in September.  For this trip there will be a full moon so it’s time to try something different.  One can take landscape pictures with the light of the full moon.  They look as if they were taken in daylight complete with shadows except stars are visible.  One can also create star trail pictures although only the brightest stars will create trails.  Camera settings will be completely different from moonless shots.  Friday night we will set up and do a star trail shot by moonlight if the weather cooperates.

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It has been said that the Chinese word for chaos and opportunity are one and the same.

Glenn Olson will be leading three trips into the field to capture the eerie essence of old and rusty automobiles under the starry night skies. This is a follow-up to the trip a few members made last April during the daytime to the junk yard at Sierra Hwy and Ave G. That troupe found old Hudsons, Studebakers, and Lincolns as well as a Hippie Bus, bullet-ridden police cars, and many other strange sights.