July 8 – 15           Salt Point

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=453

A big favorite of the club! This will be a self-guided trip. Best to come in the morning, 10-12. when you are done, meet at the Ocean Cove Bar and Grill for lunch, it is only about a mile from where you will be shooting..

August 19        Field Trip/Social

On noon Saturday August 19 we will meet at Torches Restaurant (256 Petaluma Blvd in Petaluma). To gain entrance, a person must have 3 new images of different wine grapes shot with a camera or phone. NO NEED TO PRINT THEM!  In addition, each person may have some story about how they made these captures.

If you have questions, please contact Tony.

If you are pretty sure you can make it, let him know so I can make reservations.

September 16th       Drone Demo, Beach Shoot, Lunch

Steve Gibbs, the club’s Mr. Drone, will give an exclamation mark to his Masters Presentation by letting you see an actual drone demonstration. He will show assembly, pre-flight checks and actual flight. There may even be a chance to take control of one for a moment. If there is extra time, we can all go down to the water for some quick shots before lunch.

Here are the specifics: Meet at 9:00 am on September 16th in the Guerneville area. The club will be notified on the 15th about the actual location. This allows Steve top optimize the location depending on weather conditions. After that, we will meet at the Stumptown Brewery (https://www.sonomacounty.com/restaurants/stumptown-brewery) at 12:00 sharp for lunch. The club has eaten there before and it gets good reviews.

September 27th    Bees n Blooms

On September 27th, Mark Hullinger has secured a time for the club to have the exclusive use of Bees n Blooms (https://beesnblooms.com/) from 4:30 until 7:00 pm, which is about sunset. Mark will guide the club through all of the garden locations, identify the critters that are there and give suggestions on camera settings. As an additional bonus, there are picnic tables there so members can bring adult beverages and snacks for consumption between shooting.

October 11th      Field Trip to Dry Creek Valley

On October 11th, we will all meet at the Dry Creek General Store at 10 am for brunch. It is located a couple of miles south of the Lake Sonoma Dam (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dry+Creek+General+Store/@38.6527332,-122.9367574,2203m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x80815536eaf007dd:0xc7e191194bbffeea!2sLake+Sonoma!8m2!3d38.759642!4d-123.0915605!16zL20vMDU1dzc0!3m5!1s0x80841aeaba79fed5:0xc6520661f240b2b7!8m2!3d38.6548614!4d-122.9217821!16s%2Fg%2F1tk6w3ql?entry=ttu).

Sunrise is at 7:14, so early birds can catch sunrise over the lake or point east towards the mountains. There is always a good chance for valley fog at this time of year. Later in the morning, there are plenty of vineyards with their fall colors to shoot.

October 14th     Eclipse in Nevada

On the 14th, there is a “Ring of Fire” eclipse of the sun. Some of us will travel to Winnemucca, NV to catch it and a nearby ghost town. More info on this trip later.

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2023/oct-14-annular/where-when/

November  Trip to Paso Robles Lights

Visit one of the best light shows in Northern California on your own during the entire month of November: https://sensoriopaso.com/. It is an easy drive down there; the summer rates are over at the hotels and sunset is very early. If you time the trip right, the early morning shadows on the mountains to the west of 101 near King City are amazing.