2022 Photo Section Calendar

January 2022

Online Happy Hour, first Thursday of the month (members only)
Photo Section online meeting with Greg Russell — “20 Years in Joshua Tree National Park“ (members only)
- Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022
- Time: 2 PM start of program
  (1:45 PM get together)
Activity: Birds of La Jolla with Alexander S. Kunz
- Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022
- Time: Meet 7 AM at the Cave Store
Photo Quest: Coastal Birds

Online Happy Hour: first Thursday of the month (members only)
- Discussion of Landscape category images from our 2021 contest
Photo Section online meeting with Alyce Bender: “A Camera in California” (members only)
- Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022
- Time: 2 PM beginning of meeting
  (1:45 PM get together)
Activity: Borrego Palm Canyon Hike with Alexander S. Kunz
- Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022
- Time: 2 PM
Photo Quest: On The Ground

Online Happy Hour: first Thursday of the month (members only)
- Discussion of Waterscapes category images from our 2021 contest
Photo Section online meeting: Lauri Novak — “Seeing The World Around Us” (members only)
- Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022
- Time: 2 PM beginning of meeting
  (1:45 PM get together)
Activity: Lake Hodges Nature Walk with Alexander S. Kunz (open to the public)
- Date & Time: Saturday, March 12, 2022, 3 PM
- Meeting Point: Trail access between Rancho Bernardo Recreation Center and Rancho Bernardo Community Tennis Club
- Fees: none, plenty of parking
- Distance: ~3 miles round-trip
Photo Quest: Numbers in Nature

Online Happy Hour, first Thursday of the month (members only):
Creating an independent, digital archive of your finalized photos, with Lightroom Classic
Photo Section online meeting: Greg Vaughn — “Photographing Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks” (members only)
- Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022
- Time: 2 PM beginning of meeting
  (1:45 PM get together)
Activity: Blue Sky Ecological Reserve with Alexander S. Kunz (open to the public)
- Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022
- Time: 4 PM begin of nature walk
Photo Quest: Household Item Study Quadtych

Online Happy Hour: first Thursday of the month (members only)
- Basics of printing with Lightroom Classic
Photo Section online meeting (members only) with Jennifer Renwick: Curated by Nature — The Power of Photography Projects
- Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022
- Time: 2 PM beginning of meeting
  (1:45 PM get together)
Activity: Palomar Mountain Hike with Alexander S. Kunz (open to the public)
- Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022
- Time: 8 AM begin of hike
Board Meeting: May 28, 5 PM (club officers)
Photo Quest: Cool

Online Happy Hour, first Thursday of the month (members only)
Photo Section online meeting (members only) with Nic Stover: Foundations of Composition & Image Design
- Date: Saturday, June 25, 2022
- Time: 2 PM beginning of meeting
  (1:45 PM get together)
Activity: San Elijo Lagoon (nature walk, birding) with Lisa Kaczmarczyk
- Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022
- Time: ~late afternoon (invite to follow)
Photo Quest: Stripes

SCPS outdoor summer picnic (members receive an email with a reservation link)
- Location: San Dieguito County Park, Area 2
- Address: 1756 Highland Dr, Solana Beach, CA 92014
- Date/Time: Sunday, July 24, 2022
SUMMER BREAK: no meeting, no happy hour, no activity, no photo quest

Online Happy Hour: first Thursday of the month (members only)
Activity: Hummingbird photography with Tom Applegate in Santee
August 5 & August 11 (RSVP required, members only)
Photo Section online meeting (members only) Journey To Creative Confidence with Brie Stockwell, The Creative Minds Coach
- Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022
- Time: 2 PM PST beginning of meeting
  (1:45 PM get together)
Photo Quest: Dead Center

Online Happy Hour, first Thursday of the month (members only)
Photo Section online meeting (members only) with G Dan Mitchell: Fall Colors in California’s Sierra Nevada
- Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
- Time: 2 PM beginning of meeting
  (1:45 PM get together)
Activity: Sunrise at Hospital Point with Alexander S. Kunz
Photo Quest: At The Beach

Online Happy Hour, first Thursday of the month (members only)
Photo Section online meeting with Blake Shaw: Birding In The Middle Of Nowhere (St. Paul Island, Alaska)
- Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022
- Time: 2 PM beginning of meeting
  (1:45 PM get together)
Activity: Long exposure seascapes (coast) with Mark Ochenduszko
Photo Quest: X Marks The Spot

2022 Club-Internal Contest submission month (Nov 1-30)
Online Happy Hour, first Thursday of the month (members only)
Photo Section online meeting with Rain Hayes: Infrared Photography
- Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
- Time: 2 PM beginning of meeting
  (1:45 PM get together)
Activity: Laguna Mountains fall colors (back country hiking) with Alexander S. Kunz
- Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022
- Time: 2.30 PM
- Location: Wooded Hill Nature Trail, Laguna Mountains. (Google Maps)
Photo Quest: Birds in Flight

Online Happy Hour, first Thursday of the month (members only)
Year-end presentation of photo contest winners
- Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
- Time: 2 PM beginning of meeting
  (1:45 PM get together)
Activity: Motor Transport Museum, Campo with Jim McGinn (open to the public)
- Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022
- Time: 9 AM
Photo Quest: Your Best Photo from 2022