On September 4 the Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association is sponsoring an event to honor our photographer friend Dean Webb. Come and share memories of special times with Dean. Gather at 5pm, Pot Luck BBQ at 6pm, and Program at 7pm. Bring folding chairs. Location/Directions - The park is 25 miles northeast of Mojave on Highway 14, near Cantil. Go west 1/4 mile on Abbott Drive. Signage indicating the turnoff is clearly visible on Highway 14. Gathering to be at Visitor Center. Follow Signs.

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Friday, October 7th, 2011 - Led by Sue Craft & Bill Sutton

On Friday, October 7th, at 7:30 A.M. Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia will be hosting their second Photo Day at Santa Anita Park.  This special event provides a great opportunity for an LPA field trip to see the world of horse racing up close and personal and to get some fantastic action shots of morning workouts and afternoon races, the stable area, the paddock, the jockeys and trainers, the Winners Circle and the beautiful grounds of the Santa Anita Park facility with the spectacular San Gabriel Mountains as a backdrop.

Please sign up [story:20111007133932789#signup below] if you're interested.  Check the [event:3824 calendar] for a map to Santa Anita.

Saturday, June 4 - 8:45 am

A field trip sort-of.  Really it’s a carpool caravan to drive down to the S4C banquet.  This way we can celebrate with and support all of our fellow LPA members who’ve received awards and those that are up for end of the year awards.  

Please note that you’ll need to register for the banquet on your own.  Signing up on the LPA website just lets us know if you’re carpooling with us.

Led by Sue Craft & Bill Sutton

Please join us on the weekend of November 4th through the 7th to photograph the vibrant colors and spectacular scenery of Yosemite in the fall.  Yosemite has so much to offer a photographer at any time of the year, but when you add bright fall colors to the palate, the resultant pictures should be stunning.  The water level at this time of year should be low, allowing for swirling fall leaves along the river.  Early morning temperatures could fall below freezing with frost and ice crystals giving way to a foggy mist on the valley floor as the sun begins to heat it up.  Also, the weekend that we will be there will be just before the full moon so it will be bright enough that we will be able to go out and get some great night shots of this magnificent valley.  Our exact itinerary on this trip will be weather, water and fall color dependent.

Led by Helen Henry & Christine Wilkins
Saturday, June 18th at 1:00pm

Picture Perfect

Here is a great opportunity to learn how to photograph the Prime Desert Woodlands’ wildlife.  LPA Photographer Helen Henry will be presenting this event for the Prime Desert Woodlands Preserve and will be demonstrating proper shooting techniques, timing and the use of the tripod to capture the natural beauty and wildlife of this unique desert preserve.  Christine Wilkins who is a volunteer at the Preserve, will provide additional tips on the various types of flora and fauna found here.  This event is open to the community and attendance is Free.  The Prime Desert Woodlands Preserve is located at 43201 35th Street West (Avenue K8 & 35th Street West), in Lancaster.  See the calendar for more information.

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• LPA Member’s Choice Awards
• LPA End of Year Trophy Awards – Judged and critiqued by outside judge
• All 1st place winners from 2010-2011 are eligible to compete for trophies and Member’s Choice Awards. (List on LPA Website)
• Bring prints and slides (we have digital entries)
• Review of all PSA and S4C Interclub entries
• Installation of 2011-2012 Officers and Board Members

The July competition will be images of the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve (PDWP) taken from October 12, 2010 through the competition deadline.  All entries should be digital sized to 1024 on the largest side.  Slides or prints may be scanned and entered as digital.  Please contact Cheryl Ross in advance if you are in need of scanning help.

Currently there are migratory birds at the Prime Desert as well as some small flowers. Chris has sighted Western Kingbirds, house finches, quail, and blue jays recently. The quail are active on the West Trail near the concrete wall fences. Some of you who specialize in flower photography might consider walking the West Trail and capturing some images of Tidy Tips and Mojave or Desert Suncups (bright yellow, the size of a penny, ground hugging).  The exhibit is also lacking photographs of people using the Preserve.  I have seen babies in stroller, children in wheelchairs, joggers and determined runners. There are lots of lizard trails in the sand.  Can somebody please get a picture of one of them, also rabbit prints?  It would also be nice to have photographs of some of the activities at the Preserve.  There will be a moonwalk on May 14 and Helen Henry is doing a workshop there on June 18.  Check the Prime Desert website at http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/index.aspx?page=764 for information on all the public activities.
 

Presented by the Lancaster Photography Association

The Antelope Valley's One and Only Photography Club

Message from this year's A.V. Fair Photography Exhibit Co-Chairs: Dave Anderson and Douglas Wade

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