Sunday, October 15, 2023, Steppingstone Falls, Brunch, and Halloween Ghosts and Goodies at Crossroads Village. Bring your tripod, ND filters if you have them, and a remote shutter release if you have one.
Carpool location is the Walmart parking lot at M-59 and Mound Rd, right behind Arby's
7:30 AM: carpool departs
8:00 AM: Arrive at Steppingstone Falls, 5161 Branch Road, Flint, MI, photograph until 10:30 AM or so. A set of manmade waterfalls provide an opportunity to take long exposure waterfall photos. Tim is bringing a bunch of Neutral Density filters and step-up rings for you to borrow, and will teach you how to use them if you need any help.
10:30 AM: Brunch at Bray Road Diner, 7513 N Bray Rd, Mt Morris, MI
12:00 PM to 2:30 PM: Halloween Ghosts and Goodies at Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad, 6140 Bray Rd, Flint, $15 admission. Photo opportunities will include families, kids, and historic buildings.
We'll set up tables with things to photograph, such as old things, macro photography, etc
Bring your cameras, lenses and tripods for a few hours of weather-proof November fun
Also bring something(s) small that others might enjoy photographing
Extra credit if you bring backgrounds, lights, etc
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: ($25 Annual Dues) Nature, Very Best, Special Assignment "Blur, such as Intentional Camera Movement, Zoom Blur, Rotation Blur".
Meet in the Walmart parking lot at M-59 (Hall Road) and Mound, in the parking spaces nearest to Arby's.
Leave as a group in one or two cars at 8AM, arriving at the Steam Railroading Institute, 405 S Washington St, Owosso, MI at 9:15AM to take some photos of the train getting a head of steam.
The train departs at 10AM, and we'll have a few selected spots along its route to beat the train to, set up for photos, then jump back in the car to the next spot.
By about 11 AM we'll be in Ashley to watch the train back up and disappear into its own steam, then take photos of the kids and elves and other festivities. We'll eat lunch and return back to Walmart by about 4PM.
Other possible dates for this group shoot are Nov 18, 19, 25, 26 and Dec 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17.
Thursday, December 21, 2023, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Pizza Party, submit 15 more photos taken this year.
Tentatively, a Friday and Saturday in January or February: Canadian Raptor Concervancy, take photos of birds in flight and perched. About a 3-hour drive. Requires passport or enhanced driver's licence to get into Canada. Approx $50 each, depending on how many people go.
