8:00 Sunday March 28th, 2010
Every month we plan a day outing to a local point of interest or event. Once a year or so we take an overnight trip to a destination rich in photographic opportunities. See the Calendar page for dates of scheduled trips.
Next Field Trip:
Witness the Rebirth of the Carrizo Plain in Spring
Highlights:
This tour will be led by two of our exceptional nature photographers, Marlin Harms and Dennis Sheridan. (See Marlin & Dennis in action above)
With good seasonal rain this year Carrizo Plain can generate a wildflower display that stretches as far as the eye can see.
It also holds an abundance of wildlife such as Kit Fox and Giant Kangaroo Rat
Important: The Weather may be unpredictable. Bring layers, sunscreen, and water. Also there are no Gas Stations or Services nearby. Be sure to have enough gas in your car for at least a 100 mile round-trip.
Date and Time:Place:
California Valley Community
Center / Firestation
Fees:
Field Trip is Free and Open
to all members
Lunch:
No Lunch scheduled at this
time. Bring your own lunch and water
Directions:
Take Hwy 58 through
Santa Margarita towards California Valley. Go 43 Miles from Santa
Margarita and turn right off Hwy 58 onto Soda Lake Road. Go 2.2
miles to the Community Center / Firestation parking lot.
The Drive will take 60-90 minutes to the meeting location depending on where you live.
The Drive will take 60-90 minutes to the meeting location depending on where you live.
Sunrise: 5:57 AM
Sunset: 6:26 PM
Photograph as many as you can! Turn in your “Top 20"
Submit your images to Cheryl Strahl at the April 2010 meeting.
Your images will be presented at the May general meeting.
The Field Trip Show
At the March Meeting, "The Morro Bay Nature Cruise Filed Trip Show" Will be presented by Alice Cahill
Members who attended the Hazard Reef Tide Pools Field Trip in February, can turn in up to 20 images and the Slideshow will be presented at the April 2010 Meeting by Mimi Ditchie. Note: Since the Trip was cancelled, you may bring images from other Tide Pools that you have visited.
People attending a Club field trip may submit up to 20 images at the next meeting after the trip. Please submit digital images on a CD as jpeg files. Images should be in the sRGB color space and sized to at least 1024x768 pixels. Be sure to include your name in the filename of your jpegs and on your CD so we know who they belong to! For more assistance, see our tutorial on How to Prepare Digital Images for Projection.
A member puts the Field Trip show together and also selects an image from the show to be awarded "Slide of the Month." The Field Trip Show is presented one month after the images are turned in. And the winning "Slide of the Month" image is featured on the Club Website(hint: look in the top left corner!).
Volunteer to put a Field Trip Show together! It's fun, and other Club members will help you.