Let’s head over to western Indiana to capture a majority of the 31 Covered Bridges, all found in a rustic, charming settings. We will meet at 8:15 am and depart 8:30 am the morning of Tuesday, October 29th, stay one night, and enjoy a second day amongst the Covered Bridges and Fall leaves. HOWEVER, BEFORE YOU REGISTER TO GO, you need to be flexible on actual days that week. If the weather forecast one to two days in advance is not favorable, we will move our dates back one to two days.
Trip Limited to 10 Photographers. Registration Fee: $25 will be paid at time of registration to complete your registration and assure your spot. Your $25 will be refunded if you go or if the trip is cancelled altogether. We will be staying in Rockville Indiana at the Quality Econo-Lodge. According to fellow members the accommodations are clean and livable, but not luxurious. All we need.
Group hotel rate Quality Hotel discount rate of $55 + tax = $61.50, payable upon check in. Location: 1659 East Township Hwy, Rt, 36, Rockville, IN.
Depart 8:30 am Tuesday, October 29th, return next afternoon. Carpooling recommended from Cincinnati. We’ll figure out a departure point later. Carpooling will be required in Parke County due to limited parking in some areas.
Our club is holding a block of rooms discounted to $55 + $6.50 tax. Everyone call your reservation in and refer to Ohio Valley Camera Club. (765) 569 – 3430. Room cancellation up to day of arrival prior to 4pm.
Join us in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park for 3 days of photographing the beautiful colors of autumn. We will spend several hours each day, as long as the light allows, shooting the landscapes located in and around Cades Cove, Tremont, Roaring Fork, just to name a few. The exact location and subjects will be determined by the weather. The fee for this workshop is $400, and payment is required to reserve your spot. https://www.tomcrocephoto.com/Workshops-Seminars. Select Workshops and Seminars.
The Ohio Valley Camera Club is pleased our good member and many time Critiquer and Presenter, Tom Croce is inviting our members to his workshop. Tom is handling all the information requests and registrations at his given site. Indicating your interest in attending on the OVCC Meetup site does not register you for Tom’s event.
Images related to streets, highways, dirt roads, day or night shots, with or without vehicles / pedestrians. It is highly suggested for your personal growth as a photographer to apply yourself in preparing your images.
AFTER DINNER PRESENTATION: “How Wild Is It?” wild life photography by Ernie Martin
ERNIE MARTIN BIO: Ernie Martin has enjoyed photography for 20 years, including helping others learn how to improve their work. While he favors outdoor photography of all types, his passion is wildlife photography. Ernie is co-founder and long-time active member of the West Chester Photo Club. He is certified as a judge by the Photographic Society of America.
CRITIQUE METHOD: A great way for all photography skill levels to learn how to improve, along with having a great time.
IMAGE DIRECTIONS: Upload up to 3 images per requirements below to: http://ovcc.smugmug.com/upload/5pbcWM/ovcckey
{ATTENTION: CHANGE IN TITLING YOUR IMAGES, Rename your file:”1 (2 or 3) Last Name, First Initial, Title Example: “2 Brown, R. Father and Son”}
INSTRUCTIONS: DO NOT UPLOAD MORE THAN ONE IMAGE AT A TIME. Prepare your file for upload to the OVCC Critique site by following these procedures. Members may submit up to three images in JPEG FORMAT. • Depending on quantity of images submitted we may not be able to review all second and third images. FINE PRINT: WE CAN ONLY GUARANTEE CRITIQUING YOUR FIRST IMAGE SUBMITTED. Deadline for submitting images will be 10:00 PM of the Friday prior to our meeting.
• Sizing: reduce all images to Resolution of 72, and, for horizontal images 1024 pixels wide. For vertical images 736 pixels high. Off Topic images will be deleted at the request of several members.
Visit the Raptor, Inc. complex, where their educational birds will be displayed for your photographic pleasure. Birds are perched and hand held by the handlers. Photographers are as close as 10-15 feet from the birds and have lots of time to shoot. Tripods and telephoto lenses of 200-300mm are recommended, however, not necessary.
All the Raptor Shoots have been scheduled for this year. We have decreased from 8 per year to 4 per year due to falling attendance over the last couple of years. If you want to participate in this event, you should get your spot sooner than later to guarantee a spot. If there is renewed interest in this event, I will contact the Raptor folks and ask for additional events, but we would like to make sure the ones we have scheduled get filled.
You need not me be a member to attend and you may bring a guest, but all attendees, including guests, must pay the fee. All monies are for the benefit of Raptor, Inc. to help them continue their great efforts.
Sunday, April 14, 2019 – Raptor Shoot Sunday, May 19, 2019 – Raptor Shoot Sunday, September 15, 2019 – Raptor Shoot Sunday, October 13, 2019 – Raptor Shoot
If you do not care to pay online, you may contact Rick and make other arrangements.
All non photographer guests are required to pay, simply because of the space limitations and Raptor, Inc. policy.
Let’s get together and photograph BLINK Cincinnati, its 3rd year and even better than ever! BLINK is a light and art event that features large-scale architectural projection mapping, light-based sculptures and installations, brand-new murals and interactive art. From October 10-13, BLINK is bringing light and life to an area stretching from Findlay Market to Covington. For those keeping count, that’s 30 city blocks, 2 states and one bridge over the Ohio River. That space will be filled with 39 projection mapping displays, 15 new murals, 45 light-based installations and more than 80 performances from local and national bands.
BLINK®, with generous support from Greater Cincinnati Foundation, will transform the Roebling Bridge into a monumental piece of art, a rare opportunity to get new shots of the bridge! (Blink notes “will focus on the most grand and predominant features of the bridge, including the anchorage, gateway towers, arches and spires. It is our goal to illuminate the river in a magic glimmer of color and reflection”).
Covington will be one of BLINK’s most densely packed zones for art, light, music and food. More than 20 installations will be featured from the Roebling Bridge to Seventh and Madison not to mention dozens of activities and street performers.
Projection mapping is the art of turning unusual or irregularly shaped objects – such as buildings – into a video projection surface. Using specialized software, the artist is able to make the space come alive with animations, optical illusions and notions of movement. All projection mapping shows are between 3-10 mins in length and are on a continuous loop so you can arrive at any time. Each night will feature the same shows and art installations. The bands and live entertainment also vary each night. And it’s easy to photograph using a tripod, however, many of the projections have moving patterns and colors, so a camera capable of video recording will be useful!
Want to learn more? Visit https://www.blinkcincinnati.com/
Are tickets needed? No tickets are needed. BLINK is completely free and open to the public!
What are the dates of the event? BLINK will be held October 10-13, 2019. We could meet at a specific location, however, I feel that once we are out on the street we are likely to split up and work the photography at each individual’s pace (or some may stay in small groups). I attended in 2017 and truly enjoyed myself. There were lots of people attending and I felt secure with my gear.
BLINK Map – you can find a detailed map of the blocks supporting BLINK and road closures at this link https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2019/09/24/blink-cincinnati-2019-map/2432000001/
Dinner? There was no interest in dinner so canceling this part of the event.
Carpooling? Indicate in the Comments section if you are interested in carpooling since parking may be a challenge those nights, or if you are interested in hanging together for security purposes (although I felt safe given the large crowds at a prior event).
Join us for a week long adventure to Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor, Maine. From October 12 through October 19, we will lodge in a beautiful private residence along the shores of Sommes Sound, right in the midst of Acadia National Park. Daily trips to the seacoast and surrounding harbor towns. Nightly home cooked dinners including lobster boils.
This may be your last chance to visit Acadia National Park without having a paid reservation to visit each different location in the park. Next year you will be required to purchase individual tickets for entrance to the different locations. More information regarding this change to the park can be found in an article from Portland Press Herald on my blog here. http://naturetrekphotosafaris.com/whats-happening-to-acadia/ We’ll venture out for day long excursions to Bass Harbor, Corea and Prospect harbors, and other coastal towns, for outstanding local color. Great sunrise and sunset images with local light houses, coastal and harbor scenes.
For the super adventurous, or those with a lot of time on their hands, you can join me for the journey there and back. I’ll be driving and visiting a number of fantastic locations along the way there and back. This year, the trip will include a tour of the lighthouses of Lake Erie as well as some of the waterfalls of Upstate New York. Let me know if you are interested in a caravan or riding with me. Go here for pictures and more information: http://www.ohiovalleycameraclub.com/index.php/acadia Some possible locations include, but are not limited to:
Portland and Pemiquid Lighthouses White Mountains of New Hampshire In Maine, we’ll see Bass Harbor, Winter Harbor, Prospect Harbor lighthouses, take a sunset cruise on the Margaret Todd, walk the carriage trails to some nice waterfalls. Assorted covered bridges and other locations in New Hampshire and Vermont. Photograph wildlife and spectacular sunsets from the deck of our wonderful accommodations
A deposit of $520.00 dollars for the lodgings is required to secure a space. The actual price, which will be higher, will be determined by the number of attendees and will be announced nearer to the time of departure. Total cost in past years has not exceeded $620.00. We can accept credit card payments, but prefer cash or check made out to the club. We get charged a fairly substantial amount for accepting credit cards through MeetUp, so, please contact Rick (513)314-3916 to discuss payment options and with any questions. More information will be forthcoming as we move forward.
The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is the second-oldest zoo in the United States, opening in 1875, just 14 months after the Philadelphia Zoo opened on July 1, 1874. It is located in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It originally began with 64.5 acres in the middle of the city, but has spread into the neighboring blocks and several reserves in Cincinnati’s outer suburbs. It was appointed as a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
Customer service: (513) 281-4700 Founded: 1875 Number of animals: 1,896 Number of species: 500 Area: 3,267,000 sq feet
Join us in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains for three days of photographing elk in the Cataloochee Valley and landscapes and sunset along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The fee for this workshop is $400.00 and payment is required to reserve your spot.
Foe more information visit: https://www.tomcrocephoto.com/Workshops-Seminars. Select Workshops and Seminars.
The Ohio Valley Camera Club is pleased our good member and many time Critiquer and Presenter, Tom Croce is inviting our members to his workshop. Tom is handling all the information requests and registrations at his given site. Indicating your interest in attending on the OVCC Meetup site does not register you for Tom’s event.
Experience the Mighty Ohio River! Enjoy a two-hour river cruise and special entertainment. This cruise is scheduled at the perfect time to take in the beauty of the Cincinnati skyline at sunset. Sunset Estimated to be: 7:26 pm
Two Options on Same Boat Music and Sunset Cruise Starting at $27 Cash Bar and Snacks Outside
OR Dinner Cruise starting at $62 Inside with Reserved Seating, Buffet Style Dining, Plenty of Food available after sunset. TRIPODS AND MONOPODS ARE PERMITTED, JUST NOT IN ANYONE’S WAY Board 6:30 pm Depart 7:00 pm Return 9:30 pm RESERVATIONS & INFORMATION: B & B RIVERBOATS 1-800-261-8586 Cancellations: 48 hours in advance, 90% Rain: can move inside as seating permits on second or third deck, or first deck (no windows)
ALSO INDICATE YOU ARE ATTENDING ON OUR SITE SO WE KNOW WHO TO LOOK FOR.
FOR MORE FUN: Remain after arriving back and capture downtown Cincinnati at Night. Leave your car, and shoot from James Taylor Park next to B & B Riverboats down the roadway 300’. Also, since you are so close to the spectacularly lite John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, drive back out of Riverboat Row, take a right turn onto 3rd Street, at round about just ahead, take 1st exit to stay straight on 3rd st (RT. 8), follow across bridge at Licking River, take 3rd Right after bridge onto Greenup Street, continue straight (Do Not Veer Left onto Roebling Suspension Bridge), continue straight through the Flood Way on Riverside Place. Parking to the right of bridge preferred.
Let’s step back in time to an era of chivalry and mystique and photograph the Loveland Castle and Museum Chateau Laroche. This Meetup has ben scheduled on a weekday to offer the best photo opportunities without “tourist” photobombing your images.
The Historic Loveland Castle & Museum Chateau Laroche was built as an expression and reminder of the simple strength and rugged grandeur of the mighty men who lived when Knighthood was in flower. It was their knightly zeal for honor, valor and manly purity that lifted mankind out of the moral midnight of the dark ages and started it towards the gray dawn of human hope. Present human decadence proves a need for similar action. Already the ancient organization of Knights have been re-activated to save society. Any man of high ideas who wishes to help save civilization is invited to become a member of the Knights of the Golden Trail, whose only vows are the Ten Commandments. Chateau Laroche is the World headquarters and Residence of the Knights of the Grand Trail, a.k.a. KOGT.
Let’s meet at the Castle. The castle is located at 12025 Shore Dr., Loveland, OH. Just when you think you have reached the end of Mulberry Rd., continue down the STEEP GRADE to Shore Dr. along the Little Miami River.
There is ample free parking available at the castle. However, there is a $5 admission charge payable as you enter the Castle grounds.
Additional information on the history of the castle is available at www.lovelandcastle.com.
Please note that rest room facilities at the castle are primitive, i.e. (2) Port-o-Lets. Please plan accordingly. Hoping to see you there.
