Please contact the leader of the field trips in which you are interested in participating. It is important for he/she to know you are attending. Field trips are free of charge except where admission fees or other expenses may be involved. All participants must have signed the new club field trip release form. These forms will be available at club meetings or by email upon request.
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February: Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson Rodeo)
Date(s): Tuesday Feb. 23rd & Saturday Feb. 27th
Time: 8:00 am (Tuesday) & 11:00 am (Saturday)
Where: Meet @ the box office on S. 6th Ave. & Irvington Rd.
Organizer: Linda Hale / email - A714lady@aol.com
Cost: admission is $5 (Tuesday) $15-20 (Saturday)/parking free
Come experience one of Tucson’s grand old traditions, the rodeo. There is a choice of two days: Tuesday, the 23rd should be the best day to move around, take pictures, and get close to the competitors and their animals. On Saturday, the 27th there will large crowds of people. You may attend either or both days. We already know some people are attending on Tuesday but we don’t know about Saturday, for those who have to work during the week. Please let Linda know about your interests. Other events you might want to check out this month: The Rodeo Parade, Thursday, February 25th and the Rodeo Museum located by the rodeo grounds, open annually, for a limited time. Arizona Renaissance Festival Feb. 6th - March 28th:
http://emol.org/azrenfest/index.html
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March: Wild Flowers
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Where: Location TBD based on wild flower reports
Organizer: Dave Fredmonsky / email - mrdfred@hotmail.com
Location will depend upon where the best bloom is happening. In the past, prime locations included Kings Canyon, Picacho Peak State Park and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Some of these locations are some distance from Tucson so let’s hope we have a good local bloom. If the flowers don’t cooperate we will go to the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Bring your favorite flower lens; a macro would probably be a good choice, as well as a tripod that can get low to the ground. A small flash would help with fill light. A reflector would be a good choice as well. Some people also like to bring a black cloth to use as a back drop. The date will be on one of the weekends, depending on the bloom. If we have an early one due to the recent rains we will go on the first weekend. Transportation will be on your own, with carpooling encouraged.
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April: Ruby, Ghost Town of Santa Cruz County
Date: April 17th (tentative)
Time: TBD (early a.m.)
Where: Meeting place TBD
Organizer: Cynthia Shoemaker / email - cshoe@mindspring.com
Cost: $12 admission / donation for gas to drivers (if carpooling)
Ruby, a former mining town (1907-1942) has been largely undisturbed since its demise. On the Register of Historic Places, it is located 50 miles SE of Tucson. Ruby offers great photographic opportunities from amongst the dozen or so buildings still standing, including an old school house, vehicles, a pond, and the vacant doorways and windows of crumbling adobe buildings. The terrain is hilly with unpaved roads and trails. There are no facilities except outhouses so bring lunch and water, sunscreen, and a hat. To get to the town site we will drive south on I-19 to the Ruby Road exit, approximately 8 miles north of Nogales. Next we will travel west on Ruby Road, which will turn to dirt past Pena Blanca Lake. Estimated driving time is 1.5 - 2 hours. In the past two wheel drive on this road has been ok.
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May: Tucson’s Old Barrios
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Organizer: volunteer needed
This field trip will give us an opportunity to explore the colorful buidlings, old architecture and street art found in Tucson’s older neighborhoods. (Neighborhoods north and south of convention center, Tucson Museum of Art.)
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June: Desert Landscapes / Mt. Lemmon Geology
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Organizer: Dave Humphrey / email - dlhnet1@comcast.net
While it is hot in the desert valley we will be exploring the cooler, higher elevation spots in the Catalina Mountains, including the hoo doos.
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September: Center for Creative Photography
Date: TBD
Time: 5:30 pm on a weekday (tentative
Where: CCP building on U of A campus (Speedway & Park).
Organizer: Cynthia Shoemaker / email - cshoe@mindspring.com
This world class institution located at the University of Arizona offers a wealth of resources for those interested in exploring the great American photographers. It was born out of a friendship between former university president John Schaefer and Ansel Adams. At the suggestion of Dr. Schaefer, Adams donated his life’s work to the University. Today, the CCP houses the work of 2,000 photographers, reflecting the diversity found in this art form. Open to the public, its collections can be viewed upon request. We will arrange to view a number of original works produced by some of the most important photographers and try to answer the question, what makes these photographs great?
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October: Butterfly month
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Where: Desert Museum - butterfly garden.
Organizer: Steve Dell / email - stevedell@comcast.net
Other ideas for October - Helldorado Days (Tombstone, AZ) Oct. 15-17 / Tucson Meet Yourself Oct. 8-10. If you are interested, volunteer to lead one of these.
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November: All Souls Procession (Dia de los Muertes)
Date: Saturday Nov. 6th
Time: 5:00 pm
Where: Epic Cafe on 4th Ave.
Cost: Donation
Organizer: Cynthia Shoemaker / email - cshoe@mindspring.com
This event is one of those happenings which make Tucson unique. A local artist, Sue Johnson, wanted to honor her father after he passed away. Drawing on the Mexican traditions of the Days of the Dead, a small group with giant puppets and costumed participants created a procession to honor those who have passed away in the past year (including family members, friends, and pets). Over the years this event has grown to where thousands of Tucsonans, dressed in homemade costumes depicting skeletons, death, and whatever moves them participate in a procession down 4th Avenue with altars, puppets, signs, musical instruments, and floats. At the end a giant paper urn is burned. In addition there are stilt walkers, arcrobatics, live music, and pyrotechnic performers. For those who enjoy photographing people this is a great opportunity.
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November: The Old Automobile and Sign Yard
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Where: Vail, AZ
Organizer: Linda Hale / email - A714lady@aol.com
A community member, where Linda lives, has assembled a collection of old, rusting antique cars, gasoline station signs, and other interesting artifacts just waiting to be photographed.
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December: Holiday Lights / Winterhave, Christmas Parade
and/or Fiesta de Guadalupe at DeGrazia Gallery
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Organizer: Leader needed
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