On January 24, 2026, Lancaster Photography Association is excited to head down to the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve to do some early morning bird photography.  It is known to be a great birding location, especially in the early morning. This field trip will help you practice bird-in-flight techniques, long-lens composition, autofocus tracking and burst shooting, and working with changing light and backgrounds. You are welcome to photograph at your own pace, explore different trails or shoot alongside fellow members for shared learning and inspiration.

Suzanne LeRoy has volunteered to be our guide.

Place/Time: We will meet in the parking lot closest to the basin (it has restrooms) at 6:30 a.m. and then head out to find some great bird photography. We are hoping for some beautiful sunrise mist to enhance the photos. 

Directions: 14 South, 5 South, 405 South to Burbank Blvd, turn right. Turn right on Woodley, Follow sign to Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve (See map)

What to bring:

•     Jacket (it will be in the low 40s) and comfortable walking shoes
•     Wide lens and long lens (for environmental and close-up bird shots)
•     Tripod (helpful for low light and heavy lenses)
•     Extra batteries and memory cards (if needed)
•     Practice with auto-tracking focus mode and back-button focus for the best images

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Join us on December 13, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. for our Annual Holiday Party! It will be held at the AV Senior Center this year. It will be nice to have the party there for the first time since 2019!! Bring your family, if you like!

We will be having a potluck holiday dinner with all the fixings. You can sign up on the website or let Kathy know what you will be bringing and she will add it.

Bring a wrapped gift worth no more than $20.00 for the White Elephant gift exchange.

We will have a photo backdrop for selfies and group photos!

Volunteers are needed for decorating and set up, so let Kathy know if you can help!

Please RSVP to Kathy Newman (kc_newman2001@yahoo.com). We want to make sure we have enough for everyone!

Sign up below to help with food and drinks!

[image1_left]This is an open call for photographers to display and sell photos of birds, animals and landscapes. All photos must be ready to hang and drop off at the arts and community center.

The event takes place January 20-23, 2020. Entry Fee is $5.00 per entry.

All proceeds go to Save Our Lake.

Contact xp78ss@aol.com or 760-514-2492

California City Arts and Community Center
10400 Heather Ave.
California City CA 93505

Attention: All Lancaster Photography Association (LPA) members have the opportunity to enter an interclub competition and have our club represented in the 38th annual George W. Glennie Nature Salon. This is an international salon and would give our club members some experience comparing our work against clubs around the country, as well as the world. So, if you are interested, please upload your images on the LPA website’s competition area. It is free to all active members. The competition area will allow you to enter up to five (5) images.

Our club will enter ten (10) images with up two (2) images per maker. LPA members will select which images will best fit the rules from the images submitted. We would suggest that you upload at least three (3) images which would make the choices easier.

Salon entries close on February 28, 2019 so LPA entries should be submitted by February 8th, 2019 for selection.

[image1_left] “Capturing the Elusive Moment” Canon’s Explorer of Light “Ken Skulte” will be speaking at the LPA on November 15th, 2016 at 6 pm
AVSC 777 Jackman, Lancaster 

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The 2nd Annual LA County Air Show was held at Fox Field the weekend of March 20-22. Friday was rehearsal day while shows were held on Saturday and Sunday. Headliningthe event were the USAF Thunderbirds who provided a spectacular show. In addition there were biplanes, wing walkers, F-18 Hornets, tandem parachutists and 10 Budweiser Clydesdales. Friday evening at the AV Fairgrounds there were planes and pyrotechnics. Many LPA members attended the shows and commemorated the events in photographs.

As a follow up to the Martin Luther King Day of Volunteer Service, Carol Moss arranged for LPA members and friends to do further cleanup at the Preserve on Saturday, January 31, 9:00am to 1:00pm. With their buckets, gloves, and trowels, Ron Yagi, Theresa Tighe, Sue Liberto, Marilyn Shackelford, Scott Shackelford, Carol Moss, and Sue Craft were ready to help.

Ranger Lewis guided us to some of the more concentrated spots in need of beautification.

We removed buckets full of glass, metal, and plastics, some of which had been there since before the preserve opened. Ranger Lewis expressed his deep appreciation to all of the volunteers. He offered to accompany small groups of photographers (5) for private, off-trail photo shoots, even before or after hours (with prior arrangement). Contact your field trip chairperson, Chris Wilkins, if you would like help in setting up an LPA field trip.

Thank you Carol Moss for arranging the event, and bringing the donuts.

View more images in the gallery.

On Friday, December 12, 2014, the Lancaster Photography Association provided photography for the Winter Ball at the AV Senior Center.  The participating photographers were: Rock Myers, Sue Craft, Norma Boggs, Marilyn Peake and Bill Peake.  Lancaster Honda sponsored the event and donated $100 toward photography, which provided a nice boost to LPA’s funds.  The images will be placed on CDs for the AV Senior Center and they in turn will print out copies for the participants.

LPA sponsored a booth where attendees had their pictures taken with Santa and also roamed around the party, snapping pictures of attendees.  Both types of photos were deeply appreciated.

The Winter Ball was actually a very special event for both the partygoers and photographers.  The partygoers were an extraordinary group of people!  They danced, posed for photos with Santa, also danced with Santa, competed in contests, and enjoyed dinner and each other’s company immensely.