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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
05-28-2009, 12:25 PM
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Darn, will be out of town weekend of June 26th
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
08-07-2008, 08:10 AM
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Hey All -
Got this email from NVPS if anyone is interested. Field trip to Wolf Sanctuary Sept 13th
Kim
Sept 13, 2008 NVPS Fieldtrip: The Wolf Sanctuary of PA
Saturday, Sept 13, 2008
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m. (car pooling from Dunn Loring)
Photo shoot: 2:00 until 5:30 p.m.
Sanctuary Donation: $35 per person (normal price is $75 pp)
The Wolf Sanctuary of PA
The Wolf Sanctuary of PA
Mark your calendars now for the next NVPS Fieldtrip which be held on Saturday, September 13th. The club will be visiting The Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania for a private photo shoot of the wolves in their sanctuary home. The sanctuary will collect a $35 fee per person upon arrival and their staff will be on-hand to provide information and answer your questions.
The sanctuary is located at 465 Speedwell Forge Rd. Lititz, PA 17543. Lititz is a small town just north of Lancaster in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch country. Car pools will be formed and depart from Dunn Loring Fire Station at 11:00a.m. (please park on the street). It would also be possible to meet us at the sanctuary in case you wanted to spend the morning in the Amish country of Lancaster county.
Sanctuary parking is near the photo shoot location so walking should be kept to a minimal. We will be outside throughout the afternoon (2:00 to 5:30) so please dress for the weather. Also, consider bringing snacks/drinks since food and beverages may not be available.
Please email me at gerry.abbott@cox.net to sign up for the trip. For those signing up, please let me know if you would be willing to drive. I can provide the drivers with detailed driving instructions.
Sanctuary photographic considerations: As you might expect, the wolves are fenced in and this will pose some challenges for your photographic technique. Generally, the use of wider apertures, longer lens and manual focus will permit you to capture good images. Camera position needs to be relatively close to the fence (but not too close as there are wolves in there!). As the wolves will not be far away, you will have the opportunity to capture close-up images of the wolves as well as some interaction among themselves. In some cases, you will need to take care to have your subject (the wolf) be sufficiently away from the fence in order to focus. Tripod are permitted but you may find that hand holding the camera to be more practical. I was told that ladders would also be permitted but you would need something like an 8 ft. ladder to gain any height advantage (step stools would not offer much benefit). As a reference, here is a link to another wolf sanctuary in New Jersey
Serious Photography Sessions at Lakota Wolf Preserve |
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
07-08-2008, 09:09 AM
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Boy, I had some reading up to do when I returned. Funny stuff.
I've been working on my action photography in so. ca with the surfers. I wish I had had a certain someone's BIGMA . . . ;-)
Tracy, sorry about the no-name thing. Just pure laziness on my part. And, wanted to let you know that I was using the 100 macro as a portrait lens this past weekend. Was using my friend as a guinea pig at the rose garden in san diego. let's see how they turn out. :-)
Kim
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
07-02-2008, 10:47 AM
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lol . . . freudian slip??
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
07-02-2008, 08:25 AM
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May I just say I HATE it when people send me links to vacation photos they have not edited. It's unrealistic to expect us to look through 400 - 500 photos. Why can't people just pick out 25-50 that are their best and then post them? Sorry, I just got my second email of vacation photos and I'm irked. On one hand I feel obligated to look at them b/c they are a friend but on the other hand I'm thinking, "Um, sorry, I can't spend the next couple hours looking at your vacation photos."
Ok, venting over. Now back to work. :lol:
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
07-01-2008, 09:22 AM
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I still crack up at the shot of Brendan. Too funny! :lol:
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
06-30-2008, 02:09 PM
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Fantastic weekend. Thanks to Brendan for organizing! Thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone. Definitely up for Pentax East Coast Gathering 2009.
Brendan, thanx for letting me borrow the 14mm. I should of accidentally/intentionally forgotten to return it. ;)
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
04-03-2008, 09:46 AM
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you've decided to leave our fair city of Reston for greener pastures elsewhere?? (i've only lived here a year so it's not like I know any difference :-) )
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
03-14-2008, 01:46 PM
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I'm definitely interested. I live in no va and this sounds like a great idea. Thanx for posting.
Kim
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