Focal points October 2017 by John Nilsson

FOCAL POINTS Sierra Club Camera Committee Newsletter October 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 4. Trip Report, Fall Color in the Owens Valley 8. Monthly Meeting Notice

PAGE 31. September Member's Challenge 37. Photo of the Month

10. SCCC Outings and Events 12. Member Announcements 19. This Month's Member Photos

An iconic fall photograph.... never-the-less, always fresh and delightful. The shot was composed on one of those sweet/ bittersweet clear days of warm temperature with crisp, cool air. October 1, 2017 - North Lake, Owens Valley, California.

ANNOUNCING: THE MONTHLY CHALLENGE Each month I'm going to ask you to accept the MONTHLY CHALLENGE. This Challenge is geared toward letting you demonstrate your best shot for the subject matter indicated. Your photo must be a new photo taken during the month following the challenge - no archive shots please. Send me your Challenge entry (one only per member) before the 30th of the month. At the meeting following the Monthly Challenge we'll breifly review and critique the photos submitted. I think this will be fun and developmental!

This month's Challenge subject: REFLECTED LIGHT (Interpretation is up to you) 3

2017 Fall Color Trip - Owens Valley A Trip Report by Joan Schipper and John Nilsson Temperate weather and mild color met our band of photographers on the last Friday of September at Four Jeffrey Campground. We were there seeking cool nights and red hot aspen leaves. In the end, we got a little of each and so much more. © 2017 JW Dohrety, All Rights Reserved

sure looks like rattlesnake country”. Right on cue we were greeted by that distinctive warning from a six foot long Diamondback who wanted nothing more than for us to be on our way while he slipped into a burrow. We obliged. Back at camp we were eight hungry souls and we tucked into a hearty potluck dinner with a terrific chili, crispy rotisserie chicken, homemade potato salad, greens, chips and dips. After some cork wrestling there was wine as well as beer. It was a temperate night and we were all happy to stay up to chat but our plan was to depart well before dawn to reach North Lake. So our pattern of early nights was launched.

CamCo members and photo talents Velda Ruddock and Joe Doherty are veterans of several different Highway 395-centric workshops. They know the hot spots and the secret pathways. At our July planning meeting, they stepped up to guide our outing and pulled together a promising agenda on short notice. They arrived in the area on Tuesday to scout the prime locations for our shoots only to find that we were a few days or perhaps a week early for the height of this year’s changing aspen season. But while aspens make up the bulk of the color, they are not the only show in the Sierras.

Saturday’s first light found us stationed around North Lake. The sun slowly revealed spectacular reflections of red peaks in the mirror surface rimmed by boulders and mostly limecolored aspens. Yellow leaves teased us here and there. Joe led a few willing hikers across a rocky ford of Bishop Creek. More of us explored the western edge and reveled in the graceful lines of the marsh grass or the granite boulders behind aspens just

Late Friday afternoon we were restless and ready for photography. Joe and Velda took us to The Buttermilks for sunset and last light looking for iconic trees, yellow rabbit brush and dramatic formations. The Buttermilks are like cousins of the Alabama Hills, some 60 miles to the south and their rock formations are favorites with photographers and climbers. Beautiful as the landscape is, sunset sort of whispered away in a low, gray overcast that settled in after a bright, clear afternoon. Call that session an exploration and file the location for another visit. There was a moment of excitement, though. While hiking around in the wild rock formations and crumbling granite I remarked to Velda “this 4

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and Joe has been actively exploring these little visited areas in hopes of curating a photography presentation on these beautiful locations.

Our next destination was Lake Sabrina or more truthfully the bottom of a cup of hot chocolate in the Sabrina Café and Tackle Shop. The journey there and back was punctuated by photo-stops in the aspen groves or gazing up the valley. One particularly nice stop was at the trailhead for the Tyee Lakes. Anyone who clambered up to the first switchback was well rewarded by an “aerial view” of the creek among aspens.

The evening shoot took us to the beautiful and eerie Farmer’s Pond lined by willows, with the occasional cottonwood and aspen tree. At the low ebb in its annual cycle, the pond is rimmed in several areas with the remains of algae that drapes rocks, logs and old vegetation like dust sheets thrown over furniture. Reflections abound in the still surface and the last light was glowing pink and red and cobalt blue. The western sky presented a spectacular fiery red sunset. We had to drag away the die-hards collecting the last bits of light.

The day became comfortable - almost shirt-sleeve weather and we returned to camp to relax and munch on leftovers from Friday night’s potluck. Soon we wer headed to Bishop and one of Joe and Velda’s best “finds”: the Mountainlight Gallery Sale. Sadly Bishop will be losing a landmark by month’s end as Galen and Barbara Rowell’s family has decided to close the business. The upside for Rowell photography fans was the deep discount on prints, books and other merchandise. The local economy surely got a boost from this CamCo outing!

Only the promise of a hot meal and steady chairs offered consolation for us departing Farmer’s Pond. Steve Anderson got a tip from a local and dinner was served at the Burger Barn on East Line Street in Bishop. Burgers just as you like them, french fries, onion rings, of course but also tater-tots! And shakes too! Clean, friendly and happily and so casual, they didn’t care that we smell like a stale pond and dried rabbit brush.

After re-gathering our troop, we formed a caravan to visit local Department of Water and Power property. The history of the Owens Valley is saturated with tales of conflict between the Owens Valley ranchers, farmers and Native American communities and the DWP in support of the voracious water needs of the Los Angeles basin. For almost 100 years since William Mulholland and LA’s city fathers “appropriated” the majority of the land and water rights of the Owens Valley, much of the area has been surrounded by unfriendly fencing. Efforts are now underway to open much of this vast acreage to public use

By 6:00 am Sunday, we were a few miles north of Bishop, pulled up near the Owens River along Five Bridges Road. While easy to get to, these areas are difficult to traverse due to prickly underbrush and a sea of drooping tall grasses. The trail is a moving target. Indeed, these pockets of DWP land are probably just like they were 2000 years ago - untouched and pristine. Here, the river runs fast and deep and everywhere you turn there are beautiful shots with foregrounds of the crooked river and backgrounds of Sierra. A location off Chalk Bluff Road provided a similar vista positioned at an ox bow of the river with a fringe of reeds and standing stones. Joe and Velda’s next destination was another workshop standard: breakfast at Tom’s Place Resort, a little 100-year-old stage stop along the road to Mammoth Mountain. While waiting for our group to assemble, we were treated to a curious aerial show of 5

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syncopated twistings and turnings by a huge flock of birds high above us. Not geese, maybe sea gulls, we speculated. Back home Velda zoomed in on a photo and tells us we were watching pelicans. Entering the café, we found the big, eight-seat round table waiting for us, like they knew we were coming. The meal did not disappoint with all its diner favorites featuring breakfast meats, eggs, potatoes, baked goods and juice. Yum! McGee Creek was our north-most location and at the trailhead, we fanned out like balls on a billiards table with some heading up the trail into the mountains others following game trails along the creek. We had yellow-accented Sierra views and flowing water lined by willows and aspen trunks. Of course, it was well past noon before we turned back for camp. Some of us took the old Crowley Lake Road and meandered back toward Four Jeffrey Camp with did a bit of driveby “reference” shooting along the way. The restorative midday, flat-light rest is not to be under-estimated on an outing like ours. It’s a palate-cleanser and a recharge for the session that follows. We enjoyed some pleasant conversation, rehydrated on mountain water from a convenient spigot and maybe closed our eyes for half an hour. Some of us downloaded photo files and maybe did a bit of editing. All of us rejoiced in having running water and flush toilets and, thanks to the possibility of frozen plumbing, those toilets are heated – a real comfort in the middle of a cold night! Four Jeffrey is an expensive camp but those features are worth it! It was soon light-right for our penultimate push up the mountain. We returned to known view points along the South Lake Road and ducked into some previously unexplored areas and found that the color was coming along nicely. Yellow aspens were prevailing, even blushing to orange in some 6

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areas. We walked through Table Mountain Group Campground (excellent color) and checked out the corrals and cabins at Rainbow Pack Outfitters (sometimes a riot of color but not this day). We stopped several times along the way, always headed up toward Weir Lake and maybe South Lake but color conditions turned us back. When the light went dull and our batteries went flat, we gave up and returned to camp. The tent-campers shared a dinner of quesadillas and played Steve Anderson’s Bears game (a chutes-and-ladders knock-off in a carfriendly souvenir tin) until it was nine o’clock and a respectable bedtime. That gave us plenty of time to get our tents and bags warmed up before the cold snap in the wee hours. And it did turn COLD. Our late rising (6:00 am and still dark) revealed frost everywhere. Our tent flaps were stiff planks. All the vegetation twinkled in our headlamps. We heated water and snacked for warmth and energy. Still we headed up the mountain and revisited the most promising locations from the night before - this time in morning light. The Stiney Fish Camp Road (my name for the one-lane, creek-side access road between Mountain Glen and Table Mountain) was lovely and we pushed on to Table Mountain to walk through a more open understory among the aspens along the South Fork. It was an amazing morning and wickedly cold in the low 20s. So cold that crazy, crooked icicles formed within 45 minute under my car from water dripping and being whipped a bit by the gentle breeze. When the sun peeked over Table Mountain, it was time to wrap-up our adventure. By the time we got back to Four Jeffrey, our tents had thawed and dried. We could peel off several layers of down, fleece and wool and stow it all for a distant day. Except Joe and Velda – as we rolled out, they were relaxing in camp chairs in a sunny spot down by the creek reading and sipping coffee. No doubt they were already thinking about where to go for afternoon light and the next round of photos. ©2107, Joan Schipper, All Rights Reserved

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Sierra Club Camera Committee

When: Where: What:

Monday, October 16, 2017 7:00 PM G2 Gallery 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

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October 2017 Meeting

A Presentation by Robert Glenn Ketchum

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be the third Monday instead of the Second Monday of the month and at 7:00 instead of 7:30 at the G2 Gallery, Venice.

We are pleased to announce a presentation at the G2 Galler by renound Photographer & Environmental Activist Robert Glenn Ketchum Born in Los Angeles, Ketchum's love for the outdoors begin in his early childhood by exploring his family's home outside of L.A. It wasn't until he started studying pre-law at Cal. University that he found an interest in photography. After taking fine arts courses he changed is major to design and started to practice photography. After Transferring to UCLA, Ketchum studied with Edmund Teske, Robert Heinecken, and Robert Fichter while shooting rock-bands like the Doors, Cream, and Jimi Hendrix at their shows along the Sunset Strip. In 1974 he received his Master in Fine Arts from California Institute of Arts. Since he was a little boy, Ketchum loved nature, and in the 1980s he started using his work to help defend it, Using Photos as Nature's Voice. In 1987 Ketchum, in association with the Aperture Foundation, published his photos in the book: "The Tongass- Alaska's Vanishing Rain Forest". Ketchum used his photography to show the negative effects that logging had on the Rain Forests of Alaska. In "Smokey the Bear's Real Agenda", Ketchum also uses the true beauty of the Alaskan wildlife and landscape to help convey the viewer to his point of view on the destruction of the rain forest. With the success of the book, "John Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay", exhibits of Ketchum's work, and his own personal advocacy Ketchum, is credited with being a main factor in the Passing of the Tongass Timber Reform Bill of 1990. The bill established five 8

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major wilderness areas, and protected more that one million trees in the rain forest. Ketchum has dedicated projects to many other environmental struggles across North America. In 1985 Ketchum, published "The Hudson River and the Highlands." The book advocated against the development of the Hudson River Greenway. Quarry Pond Waterfall, Manitoga, 1983 Once again Ketchum uses the natural beauty of an area to show it's importance. More Recently Ketchum is working to stop the Pebble Mine destruction of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Robert Glenn Ketchum also works in multimedia platforms. Using chinese style Embroidery, workers at the Suzhou Embroider Research Institute, take Ketchum's photos and make them into textiles. For 45+ years Robert Glenn Ketchum's imagery has helped define contemporary color photography. As well as address critical national environmental issues. Ketchum's work has inspired a generation of artists to have their work have a purpose of defending social and environmental justice. This has led the the creation of the International League of Conservation Photographers. Ketchum, has also founded Advocacy Arts Foundation. He is listed as American Photo magazine's 100 most important people in photography of the 1990's and in Audubon magazine as one of the 100 people 'who shaped the environmental movement of the 20th Century'. He has received many awards for his work. Two of the most perspicuous are the United Nations Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award, and the Ansel Adams Award of Conservation Photography. More information on this outstanding photographer/Environmentalist may be found at: http://livebettermagazine.com/article/robert-glenn-ketchum-natures-tireless-advocate-aconviction-of-the-heart/

This is a "MUST SEE" opportunity. See you all there!

Do you know anyone who would like to become a member of the Sierra Club Camera Committee? We are seeking new members to share their outdoor experiences and photographs. If you have a friend or acquaintance whom you feel would benefit from and add to our membership, please ask them to join us at our next meeting. Membership costs $15.00 per year - a tremendous value!

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2017 SCCC OUTINGS/EVENTS

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L.A. Flower Market and Flower Photography - Halloween edition! Saturday October 28 Remembering Ray McSavaney, a wonderful Camera Committee leader from the early years, Joan Schipper and Alison Boyle will lead a visit to one of Ray’s favorite haunts - the Los Angeles Flower Market. Ray was a master of floral still life photography. He conducted weekend workshops in the market and his studio. For this outing, we’ll forgo the portfolio review and critiques and cut to the essence: choosing and shooting flowers. Rise early to join us on a walk through the Flower Market to buy flowers and props and to shoot in the market, too. We’ll return to Joan’s home and work on still-life and flower portraits in an open air the studio environment. This outing has elements of street photography, shopping, styling and studio work and scanning for still life. New this year: LIGHTS! Bob Beresh has volunteered to add a lighted studio setup for shooting flower portraits, studies and arrangements. We’ll adjourn midafternoon. All skill levels and formats welcome. We are hoping for a lot of fun collaboration and skills-sharing. The group is limited to six, so reserve early. Late registrations will be wait-listed. The reservation fee of $15 will be refunded at the start of the outing. We’ll contact you for the fee if you are among the first six to reserve. Expect to cover your own parking and admission fees at the market, as well as the cost of any flowers or other material you choose to buy. You can take your flowers home. There will be time for lunch - bring your own or buy from near-by restaurants. To reserve, send email address, phone number, rideshare info to Joanschipper@ix.netcom.com. Meet at Joan’s house to carpool to the Flower Market (6:30am) or meet us there (7:15am). 10

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Announcing:

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The Member’s Choice Photo Contest

What’s your favorite photo in this Focal Points? Continuing with this issue I am asking all members to vote for their favorite photo. Here’s how: 1. Please email me at dtlanow@gmail.com (Heading: Member’s Choice) and let me know your choice for the best photo by the 20th of the month in which the issue is published. 2. In your email, give me the page and the name of the photographer and a breif descrip tion so I can identify your choice. I will tally up the votes and announce the winner in the next issue and republish the photo with a paragraph from the photographer about how it was captured, where, when, and even the dreaded mire of camera, settings and lens. This should be a fun feature!

..........John Nilsson, Publisher

Wanna Go on a Hike? Just in case you didn’t realize it........... The Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club has litterally 100’s of outdoor activities that Sierra Club Camera Committee members can attend.

You can find these activities at http://angeles.sierraclub.org/activities CST 2087766-40. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California. All participants on Sierra Club outings are required to sign a standard liability waiver. To read the liability waiver before you participate on an outing, go to: http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/chapter/forms

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Member Announcements Joan Schipper Writes: iPhone Photography 101: 12 Tips On Improving Your Photos By Sandra Iakovleva In spite of the fact that I don’t own an iPhone, I’m a sucker for “Make Better iPhone Pictures” articles, blog posts, seminar announcements, what have you. Most of the time, the posts are not interesting or useful, but this post I found really good and worthy of sharing. While it has some iPhone specific pointers, I think we could all benefit from the tips and reminders while holding a camera or a smartphone. https://blog.depositphotos.com/iphone-photography-101-12-tips-on-improving-your-photos. html

Ed Ogawa Writes:

Here are some excellent Sierra Club related links:

ICO: Inspiring Connections Outdoors http://content.sierraclub.org/outings/ico Ban Rodenticide In Los Angeles http://www.clawonline.org/ban-rodenticide-1/ Wilderness Adventures Section http://www.wildernessadventuresla.org/ Wilderness Travel Course (WTC) by the 7 Wilderness Training Committee http://www.wildernesstravelcourse.org/ Urban Carnivores http://www.urbancarnivores.com/ Natural Science Section http://www.sierraclub.org/angeles/natural-science California Native Plant Society – LA/SMM Chapter http://lasmmcnps.org/ SoCal Now (Angeles Chapter quarterly bulletin) http://angeles.sierraclub.org/news/southern_sierran/socal_now Natural Resources Defense Council - The Earth's Best Defense http://www.nrdc.org/

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Member Announcements, continued

Commentary: One day you may thank an environmentalist for saving open space Dr. Terry Welsh Thank an environmentalist.

Everyone loves open space, especially in this modern world. We all need places where we can get away from the noise of cars and people and hear only the wind and birds. Somewhere we can walk alone and leave ourselves behind. Nobody laments open space. No one ever went to Yosemite or to the Grand Canyon and came home sorry that they didn't see more tract homes or shopping malls. Open space doesn't happen by accident. Behind every openspace success story, there is a group of dedicated environmentalists.

Thank an environmentalist.

We are dedicated community members who volunteer our time attending meetings and hearings. We work hard to raise money for our efforts. Nobody pays us. We press on because it's the right thing to do. We work to leave a legacy, not just for our generation, but for future generations. We don't give up, even when our goals seem far away.

Thank an environmentalist.

We fight the good fight, although most of our efforts are parallel to David and Goliath.

Banning Ranch is such an effort. The owner-developer has deep pockets. It has hired consultants, attorneys, engineers and lobbyists. It has even created and funded its own "environmental" Land Trust to promote the project. But ask yourself this question: "Do I want a Banning Ranch with 1,375 homes, a hotel and a commercial center, with traffic, noise, dust, pollution, crowds and destruction of significant wildlife habitat, or do I want a Banning Ranch that is 100% open space, cleaned up, restored and open to the public?" The Banning Ranch Conservancy has a plan for the second option, but it will take time, money and lots of work.

Time: Anything worthwhile is worth waiting for.

Money: the Orange County Transportation Authority will be spending millions on open space property acquisitions in the coming years. Let's make sure some of that money comes to Banning Ranch. And don't forget there is immense wealth in the Newport Beach area. Lots of work: That's where you come in! Contact the Banning Ranch Conservancy. Believe me, at this stage there is more work than we can do ourselves. Please step up and find out how you can help. We also need donations. You can contact us at http://www.bannningranchconservancy.org or call (714) 719-2148 or email info@ banningranchconservancy.org or visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/BanningRanchConservancy?fref=ts Banning Ranch will be saved! It will be the jewel of the future Orange Coast River Park and the pride of our community.

And for that, you can thank an environmentalist.

TERRY WELSH is the president of the Banning Ranch Conservancy. Copyright ÂŠ 2017, Los Angeles Times

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Looking for a cause to get behind that is critical to Southern California?

The Banning Ranch Conservancy needs your support.

Get out there and get involved! Our natural world is under attack and we all need to fight to preserve the things that we hold dear.

Just Do It If you have an idea for a trip that the Camera Committee might like to plan for, tell a leader. They are always open to ideas of new places to go, new places to shoot. See the end of the newsletter for a list of contact information for the leaders.

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Member Announcements, Continued Ken Karagozian writes: I'd like to announce my noon time Photo talk Wednesday, October 18 , 2017 at the Central

Library in downtown Los Angeles. 12:30 PM. Hope you can come!

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Member Announcements, continued John Nilsson Writes:

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For the last several years I have been a member of LACP and have very much enjoyed the classes and workshops, exhibitions and contests - a great venue to explore photography! Why not become a member?

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Member Announcements, continued Please join us in celebration of our two new, must-see exhibits: The Gottlieb Native Garden: A Closer Look featuring Scott Logan and our group exhibit Designed Environment. The Opening Reception will be held the evening of Saturday, October 14. You are also invited to the 5th Annual G2 Green Earth Film Festival, a weekend full of free films, expert panels and discussions, on October 20-22. For wildlife lovers, be sure to save the date for Scott Logan's Artist Talk focusing on macrophotography on November 7. UPCOMING EVENTS

A Conversation about Conservation Saturday, Oct. 7 from 4 PM - 6 PM Join us for a free discussion about wildlife, indigenous communities and conservation practices in Kenya and the African continent, presented by Generation Awakening. Click to RSVP. October Opening Reception Saturday, Oct. 14 from 6:30 PM - 9 PM Join us for the opening of two new exhibits: The Gottlieb Native Garden: A Closer Look with Scott Logan and Designed Environment. $10 Admission goes to CNPS and TPF. Click to RSVP.

G2 Green Earth Film Festival Friday, Oct 20 - Saturday, Oct. 22 A weekend of 20 environmental film screenings, fascinating panel discussions, and more! This is a free event. Donations will go towards environmental nonprofits tackling issues raised in the films. For more info, Click to RSVP. Artist Talk: Scott Logan Thurs., Nov. 9 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Join naturalist and photographer Scott Logan at The G2 Gallery for an exploration into macrophotography and the world it reveals. Scott's images are featured in The Gottlieb Native Garden: A Closer Look. Click to RSVP. ON VIEW THROUGH OCTOBER 8

JENNIFER MAHARRY: New Wilderness The latest collection from Jennifer MaHarry features a bold, new take on traditional nature photography.

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Member Announcements, Continued CHEYNE WALLS: Miles from Los Angeles Breathtaking long-exposure panoramic shots taken in the western United States, from Washington to Colorado to Hawaii. OPENING OCTOBER 12

The Gottlieb Native Garden: A Closer Look Photography by Scott Logan, Dan Gottlieb and Susan Gottlieb feature the native flora and fauna found in the renowned Gottlieb Native Garden.

Designed Environment This group photography exhibit explores apophenia, the human tendency to perceive and assign meaning to patterns in our environment, and features 36 captivating images by 28 artists.

The G2 Gallery | Supporting Art & the Environment 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd. | Venice, CA 90291 310.452.2842 | Cell: 401.465.4562 |theG2gallery.com

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Jeremy Evans writes:

The video below is a four camera coverage of the entire eclipse, not just time lapse. Enjoy by clicking the link below.

See the entire 3 hour Solar Eclips in 4 minutes: https://youtu.be/LqfNiONajf0

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......Bob Beresh

A Trip Back in Time to Muskoka, Ontario, Canada It's nice to know there are some places that are so overwhelmed by the topography, that they have to stay the same over time. Heading back to the area of Canada where I used to go to camp as a kid showed me that Muskoka, Ontario will forever be one of those places. The beauty of the lakes and sky are just as I had remembered. The roads blasted through granite bedrock. Even the smell of fresh rain on the forest floor was the same. If you find yourself north of Toronto, it's worth the trip.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park The first photo shows the Painted Dunes in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The second photo shows a sunrise reflection of Mt. Lassen in Summit Lake, Lassen Volcanic NP. Â©2017, Larry Miller, all rights reserved

.......Larry

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.....Helmut Hafner

On a recent trip to Newfoundland, I visited Saint-Pierre on one of a small group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, located at the mouth of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, at 12 miles from Newfoundland. First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France’s once vast North American empire. All pictures were taken at Saint-Pierre, a picturesque fishing enclave.

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.....Beverly Houwing

More Iceland!

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......Beverly Houwing, continued

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.....John Fisanotti

Last May, the camera committee was kind enough to invite me to speak to the group about photographing the solar eclipse. Attached are my two photos of the eclipse and five more taken in Glacier National Park the week after the eclipse.

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....John Fisanotti, Continued

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......Shane Berry

Sept 8-12, 2017 Mother Lode Chapter/Sierra Chapter Lassen Volcanic National Park Sierra Camera Trip Sept 8-12, 2017. This trip was a combination of the Los Angeles and Mother Lode Chapter/Sierra Club with 8 photographers attending. Judy Molle has been a Sierra Camera Section Leader for many years and has planned several trips to the eastern Sierra's, Big Sur and the Pacific Coast area in years past. Judy's trip to Lassen Volcanic National Park was outstanding. We spent two nights camping at Butte Lake which is in walking distance of Cinder Cone Volcano and the Painted Dunes. Butte Lake is in Lassen Volcanic National Park, however, it is not in the main area of Lassen. Camping here for two days saved us long commutes. The other two days were in the main part of Lassen Volcanic National Park with camping at Summit Lake. The group had a chance to photograph Summit Lake, Brokeoff Mountain, Lassen Peak, Bumpus Hell, Paradise Meadow Falls and Kings Creek Falls. Burney Falls, which is just a few miles from Lassen was not on the trip, however, it was photographed by several participants. ÂŠ2017 Shane Berry,All Rights Reserved .....Shane Berry

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......Tom Cloutier

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.......Jeff Gotteesman

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...Jeff Gottesman

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Monthly Member Photo Contest And the Winner Is......

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Jeremy Evans Sunset at Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park After days and days of scouting and stressing for the eclipse in Idaho I decided to take a day off and head over to the Tetons for the day. I arrived at Oxbow Bend an hour before sunset, nobody was there. I placed my tripod low and in front of the thistle hoping for some backlight to come out of the clouds. As most photographers know the minute you set a tripod down, other’s will follow. After 10 minutes I turned around and there were at least 10 other photographers near me. "Yikes, too many people here, this is why I backpack!" is was I said to myself. None the less it was a great moment with great light. Canon 5D, Canon 24mm L Prime Lens. Really Right Stuff BH-55 Head, Singh-Ray Daryl Benson Reverse Grad. NO HDR.1/6 sec shutter, f16, ISO 320.

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LEADER CONTACTS: Peter Mason, Leader - 530-265-2528

Bob Beresh, Chairman 310-497-7551

peter@petermason.com

bob.beresh@gmail.com

Carole Scurlock, Leader - 626-794-5207

Steve Anderson, Leader 714-962-2054

cscurlock@charter.net

steveanderson1138@msn.com

Allan Der - Instructor - 714-892-4857

Alison Boyle, Leader, Co-Chair: Outings -

ader@sprynet.com

310- 842-8384 - alisonboyle@ca.rr.com

Ed Ogawa - Treasurer

John Boyle, Leader - 310-842-8384

ed5ogawa@angeles.sierraclub.org

midlandbp@ca.rr.com

Wesley Peck, Membership - 562-420-8543

Joan Schipper, Leader, Co-Chair: Outings

wesdpeck@gmail.com

323-828-8334 - joanschipper@ix.netcom.com

John Nilsson, Focal Points Editor - 970-390-7600 dtlanow@gmail.com