We would like to invite our LPA members to participate in a field trip to Hollywood Forever Cemetery for the Day of the Dead festival on October 29, 2022. Tom Jordan is leading this field trip with Kathy as a co-leader. This is a field trip you will not want to miss! All who went last year agree this event is filled with many amazing photo ops! Who’s with me?!

Meeting Place: Hollywood Forever Cemetery - 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. Meet to the left just after you pass through the entrance.

Time: 9:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. Get there early for parking and to line up before 9:00.

Admission Fee: $35.00 plus small ticketing fee and parking. Indicate below if you want to carpool.

Website to purchase tickets: https://www.ladayofthedead.com/event-info/

Equipment recommendations: Wide-angle lens, Telephoto lens. Monopod optional. Pack light.

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On August 27, 2022, Lancaster Photography is hosting a field trip to Red Rock Canyon for some night photography, including star trails and Milky Way opportunities. It will be a new moon, so it should be a great night for taking all those night photos you have been wanting to capture.

We plan to grab 1 or 2 campsites at Ricardo Campground (depending on how many attend) and spend the evening learning more about the nuances of night photography. It is a pretty dark area, so we should be able to capture some great images. If allowed, we may even have a fire for roasting hotdogs or marshmallows. Make sure to bring a tripod and preferably a wired shutter release (radio triggers can interfere with each other). You do not need an intervalometer. Please bring a very low power light source. Red lights can actually ruin shots because red light is hard to remove from a photo, but a low power flashlight or headlamp that you can point down is much more doable.

More info will be available soon as to the time, etc.

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On Saturday, April 30 th , Lancaster Photography Association is planning a field trip to the Renaissance Fair. The Renaissance Fair is open from 10:00 to 7:00 p.m. with many performers and shows to enjoy.

We will meet at the entrance at 10:00 a.m. for a group photo and then head into the event for a great day of photography!

Tickets are $38.00 plus fee. Tickets are available on-line at https://renfair.com/socal/tickets/

Parking is 12.00 per vehicle. Carpool if you would like. They have reduced parking this year because of a burrowing owl nest, so they recommend getting there by 9:30. There is also VIP Parking which can be purchased in advance.

Please sign up below and indicate if you want to carpool so you can arrange it with each other.

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All LPA members are invited to attend a three-day weekend trip starting on Friday February 25th to Sunday February 27th in Death Valley National Park.

We will meet at 3:00 PM at Stove Pipe Wells Store to take some evening sand dune images until it it gets dark. After having dinner, we will be meeting at the Harmony Borax Work Exhibit at 9:00 PM for some Astro Photography.  Kurtis will be giving a live demonstration of how to track and take images with his telescopes.  One telescope will be hooked up to his Ipad for real time viewing of galaxies, nebula and star clusters. After 2 or 3 hours of taking some Astro Photography at the Harmony Borax Work Exhibit, we will be heading to the old Ghost Town Rhyolite in nearby Nevada, for some more night images.

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On Saturday, December 4, 2021, from 5 to 8 PM LPA members are invited to join our field trip to this event. The Antelope Valley Indian Museum is hosting a “Holidays on the Homestead” evening. The museum’s grounds will be decorated in vintage holiday style and feature live acoustic music around a campfire, tours of the grounds, a country craft boutique, real cowboy coffee brewed over the fire, and hot chocolate or cider for the kids! Explore the unique hand-built museum and whimsical grounds at night, with soft lighting and the smell of fresh greenery, and the wintery sky sparkling over the desert. See www.facebook.com/AVIndianMuseum for more details.

Each event admission includes a bowl of chili with cornbread provided by The Lemon Leaf Café.

Event admission is $10 for adults, $5 for ages 6-12, and ages 5 and under are free.

The Antelope Valley Indian Museum is located at 15701 East Avenue M in Lancaster, near Lake Los Angeles.

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All LPA members are invited for a day trip to the Ventura Pier on Saturday, November 13th. We will meet at the front of the Ventura Pier at 1:00 PM and take some great pics of seagulls, boats, surfers and whatever catches your eye. We will be practicing safe distancing and following all state guidelines on this trip.

After about 90 minutes, we can head on over to the Ventura Mission for some more photo opportunities and walk around the Mission.  If you are into some shopping there is some nice thrift stores and restaurants right next to the Mission.  This should be a fun trip.

Sunset is at approximately 5 p.m., so hang out for great Pier/sunset shots, and maybe dinner afterwards, depending on people’s schedules.

Please bring sun screen, hats, and some water and snacks for the trip. If you have any questions call Steve at 720-436-9094 or Kathy (661)317-1884.  Please sign up if you'd like to attend.

On May 14 and 15, 2021, Lancaster Photography Association is hosting a field trip to the Alabama Hills. We plan on exploring the rock formations and arches of Alabama Hills with night photography and light painting thrown in. We also want to explore Whitney Portal, and Manzanar as a detour to the north on our way home.

Bring your photo gear for night photography, lighting for the rocks, and ND filter for possible long exposures at Lone Pine Creek and Whitney portal waterfall.

You can plan to camp at Tuttle Creek (with facilities) or in the Alabama Hills (no facilities) or check into a hotel in Lone Pine (the Dow Villa comes highly recommended).

We just want to enjoy the beautiful views and get some great photos while we are there!

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We are planning a quick LPA field trip to Death Valley on April 8 and 9 th , 2021. We realize it is short notice, but we wanted to do some night photography during the new moon. We hope that you will be able to join us! Please make your hotel reservations ASAP. This is the busy season.

We will meet up on Thursday, April 8 th at 3:00 PM at the Stove Pipe Wells Store and Gas Station located in Death Valley California. We will going to the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes located near Stove Pipe Wells after the meet-up to get the Golden Light on the Sand Dunes at Sunset and some night photography in the Devils Cornfield. Think about bringing a tripod and intervalometer to get star trails/milky way shots, and a flashlight for light painting. We will then head to Beatty, Nevada to check into our hotels and dinner, and then meet up for a nighttime shoot at Rhyolite Ghost Town with light painting of the sculptures and old buildings, as well as milky way and/or star trails.

Friday, we will plan on shooting in the Valley at Borax Wagon, Artist’s Pallet, Bad Water Salt Flats, etc. We can decide those details based on the interests of the group. Our day will end late afternoon, giving us time for an evening drive home. You are free to stay an extra day, if you would like, but the field trip will officially end on Friday afternoon.

Make sure to bring plenty of drinking water and snacks! Check the weather and dress appropriately.

Please sign up for this trip below. If you have any questions call Steve at 720-436-9094 or Kathy at 661-256-8144 or 661-317-1884.

There is a $25 dollar entry fee to stay in Death Valley for a week unless you have the Parks Pass; then it is a free entry.

Camping and Lodging

Lodging: We are planning on staying in Beatty, Nevada, due to the night Rhyolite photo shoot. It has reasonable hotel accommodations:

• Motel 6 (775) 553-9090
• Stage Coach Motel and Casino (775)553- 2419
• Death Valley Inn (775)553-9400
• Exchange Club Motel (775)553-2333
• Atomic Inn (775) 553-2250

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