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January 2019
Meeting with Michael Ready Photography
Date & Time: Saturday, January 12th, 2019 2 – 4 PM
Location: Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library Community Room
Activity: Birds of La Jolla with Alexander S. Kunz
Date & Time: Saturday, January 19th, 2019 7-10 AM
Meeting Point: Cave Store, 1325 Coast Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
Celestial Event: Lunar Eclipse
Sunday, January 20th, 2019
Totality begins ~8:40pm here on the West Coast and lasts until ~9:40pm
February 2019
Meeting with Lee Sie Photography
Date & Time: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 2 – 4 PM
Location: Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library Community Room
Activity: Salton Sea East – photo day trip with Jim McGinn
Stops: Salvation Mountain, Slab City, East Jesus, Bombay Beach
Date & Time: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 (all day)
Carpool: meet 7 AM at the Park & Ride #22 lot along I-8 (6385 Murray Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942, near Red Lobster
First location: Salvation Mountain , Beal Rd, Calipatria, CA 92233
March 2019
Photo Section Meeting with Brian Wright Photography
Date & Time: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 2 – 4PM
Location: Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library Community Room
Activity: Riparian Woodlands in spring – photo hike with Alexander S. Kunz
Date & Time: Saturday, March 16rd, 2019, 8-11AM
Location: Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve – Ranch House
Address: Canyonside Park Driveway, San Diego, CA 92129 (off of Black Mtn Rd)
April 2019
Photo Section Meeting with Richard Herrmann Photography
Date & Time: SUNDAY , April 14th, 2019 2- 4PM
Location: Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library Community Room
Activity: Motor Transport Museum Campo with Jim McGinn
Date & Time: Saturday, April 20th, 2019
31949 Highway 94, Campo, CA 91906
May 2019
Photo Section Meeting with Mark Wade / Blue Marble Photography
Date & Time: Saturday , May 11th, 2019, 2-4PM
Location: Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library Community Room
Activity: Laguna Mountains in spring – photo hike with Alexander S. Kunz
Date & Time: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 8-10 AM
Location: Sunset/Laguna Meadows trailhead
Fees: National Forest Daily Pass or Adventure Pass, or Federal Annual Pass for parking required
Carpool: meet 7 AM at the Park & Ride #22 lot along I-8 (6385 Murray Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942, near Red Lobster
Hike: we start at 8 AM from the Sunset Trailhead (along Sunrise Highway) for a loop that includes the Sunset Trail, Water of the Woods, Big Laguna Lake, the Meadows and Big Laguna Trail back to the trailhead. Distance is 5 miles / 8 km. You will need good hiking shoes, sunscreen, a hat, water and snacks.
June 2019
Photo Section Meeting: Costa Rica & Peru Travels with Tom Applegate
Date & Time: SUNDAY , June 9th, 2019, 2-4PM
Location: Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library Community Room
POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHERMilky Way Photography at Lake Cuyamaca with Mark Ochenduszko & Duane Bazzel
Date & Time: Saturday, June 29, 2019
Meeting Point: Chambers Park (Boat Dock), North Side of Lake Cuyamaca, Hwy 79
Carpool (optional- to be arranged individually): suggested meeting location
July 2019
Photo Section Meeting – “Improve Your Skills “
Date & Time: Saturday, July 13th , 2019, 2-4PM (1PM get together & setup)
Location: Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library Community Room
Activity: San Kei En Japanese Friendship Garden with Alexander S. Kunz
Date & Time: Saturday, July 20th , 2019; 10 AM
Address: 2215 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101
Admission: $12 ($1 discount per person if we’re more than 10)
Rules: no props; no models; only cameras & tripods allowed; stay on pathways and don’t block them for other visitors; be curteous and respectful to all other visitors.
August 2019
Photo Section Meeting with Erika Thornes
Date & Time: Saturday, August 10th, 2019 , 2-4PM (1PM get together & setup)
Location: Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library Community Room
Activity: Dragonflies of Santee Lakes with Steve Cirone
Date & Time: Saturday, August 17th , 2019; 9 – 11 AM
Location: 9310 Fanita Parkway, Santee, CA 92071
Meeting point: North-east side of Lake 5
Admission: free if you walk in, $5 for parking inside the recreation area
Activity: Milky Way Photography at Lake Cuyamaca with Mark Ochenduszko & Duane Bazzel
Date & Time: Saturday, August 31st, 2019, 8:30 p.m. until ??
Meeting Point: Chambers Park (Boat Dock), North Side of Lake Cuyamaca, Hwy 79
Carpool (optional- to be arranged individually): suggested meeting location
September 2019
Photo Section Meeting: Photographing & Protecting the Grebes at Lakes Hodges , with Krisztina Scheeff of KS Nature Photography & David “Ranger Dave” Hekel, San Dieguito River Park
Date & Time: Saturday, September 14th, 2019, 2-4PM (1PM get together & setup)
Location: Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library Community Room
Activity: Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista with Steve Cirone
Date & Time: Saturday, September 21st, 2019, 10 AM
Location: 2040 North Santa Fe Ave, Vista, CA 92083
Admission: $5
October 2019
Photo Section Meeting with Bill Evarts
Date & Time: Saturday, October 12th, 2019, 2-4PM (1PM get together & setup)
Location: Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library Community Room
START for submissions to the 2019 Photo Section contest
Activity: Sunrise at the Tide Pools of Hospital Point, La Jolla with Alexander S. Kunz
Date & Time: Saturday, October 19th, 2019, 6:30 AM (sunrise will be at 6:56 – low tide 5:39 AM) Location: La Jolla Tide Pools (Google Maps ), Coast Boulevard, La Jolla, CA
November 2019
December 2019
No Photo Section Meeting in December! Instead…Holiday Party!
Potluck buffet from and for 2019 Members and “+1” only , RSVP requiredAnnouncement of winners and honorable mentions of the 2019 Photo Section contest Date & Time: Saturday, December 21st, 2019; 6pm official start; 10pm official end
Other times: 5pm setting up of chairs, tables, screen, projector; 10pm begin of mandatory cleanup
Activity: Birds of Santee Lakes with Steve Cirone
Date & Time: Saturday, December 14st , 2019; 8 – 10 AM
Location: 9310 Fanita Parkway, Santee, CA 92071
Meeting point: North-east side of Lake 5 (same as the dragonfly meeting point)
Admission: free if you walk in, $5 for parking inside the recreation area
