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SUMMARY:Field Trip: "US Botanical Garden" - Washington DC
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Botanical Garden located at the foot of Capital Hill on the Independence Avenue side of the Mall. Exhibits at the Garden range from roses to orchids\, the rainforest of the Mid-Atlantic\, endangered plants and the latest in home gardening. The indoor galleries display flora of the jungle\, desert and primeval settings. This diversity of form and color will provide some outstanding photographic opportunities. \nUnfortunately\, a limited number of tripod permits will be provided. Accordingly\, participants are encouraged to bring along a monopod or similar camera support that can be used without any limitation. We will\ndevise a system to rotate the limited number of tripod permits to enable all participants to get the shots they need. \nWe will meet at the Garden entrance at the opening time of 10:00 AM. Street parking is available adjacent to the entrance. \nThe following are the official guidelines for photography at this location: USBG encourages visitors to take casual photographs for their own personal use.\nPhotos must be taken with hand-held cameras or cameras on a permitted tripod (see permit information below). The use of external flash equipment or bulky accessory equipment is not permitted. We do not allow visitors to do photo shoots or video shoots at the Garden. Commercial use of all photographs is prohibited. All photography is at the discretion of the USBG. \nPhotographic or filming activities can in no way affect the public’s enjoyment of\, or access to\, our exhibits. Other rules for photography activity at the U.S. Botanic Garden include: \n• Professional or otherwise paid photography is not allowed.  \n• Posed photography sessions are not permitted. This includes\, but is not limited to\, wedding\, fashion/beauty\, pregnancy\, graduation\, engagement\, prom\, and family photography. \n• Videos and photographs must be for personal\, non-commercial use.  \n• Visitors taking photos must stay on pathways and not block access or passage of other visitors. Walking in planted areas; sitting on curbs\, railings\, plants\, or floors; or placing anything in planted areas is prohibited. \n• Portfolio photography for aspiring models and photographers is not permitted. \n• Plants may not be moved\, cut\, or rearranged  \n• Original artwork\, sculpture\, or other creations on exhibit are protected by artists’ copyrights and may not be photographed for the purposes of reproduction or copied in any way. \nFor advance permission to use tripods\, equipment\, easels\, or art material containing solvents\, please contact Laura Anthony at 202-226-7674 or lanthony@aoc.gov. Pre-approved permits are obtained onsite at the visitor desk in the Conservatory. The USBC website: https://www.usbg.gov/
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: "Great Smoky Mountains" with Bob & Willa Friedman
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Bob and Willa Friedman\nThe following are some ideas you may want to consider regarding our upcoming field trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. \nThis is a very large park with more than 500\,000 acres with much to see and do.. It is one of the most ecologically varied areas in the world.  You could easily spend a month here\, but to spend your limited time in the park wisely\, we strongly suggest some advanced planning – check out GSMNP web site\, www.nps.gov/grsm \, and enter “Great Smoky Mountains” into Google.  Also\, purchase Photo Traveler’s\, “Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains & Shenandoah National Parks.”  It costs $15.95 and is available by calling 800-417-4680 or going to www.phototraveler.com .  This guide is written for photographers by photographers and outlines the photographic opportunities in the park. It tells you what there is to see\, how to get there\, and at what time of day to be there for the best photo opportunities.  This is an extremely valuable resource for maximizing your time in the park and I strongly urge you to purchase one.  Don’t leave home without it. \nYour first order of business when you arrive on Wednesday is to obtain a park map from one of the park’s visitor centers.  Townsend Visitor Center is the closest (open 9:00-5:00).  It is located in Townsend\, along US 321.  There is also one located in Cades Cove (open  9:00-7:00). \nWe will be gathering at  6:30 pm on Wednesday in the Econoladge Parkside lobby to go to dinner where we will discuss Thursday’s activities.  Outlined below are some park highlights you may want to see.  These are only suggestions and may be modified according to the weather and your own tastes and interests.    \nDay 1: \nYou can easily spend most of the day driving around Cades Cove stopping every quarter mile or so to photograph horses\, deer\, settlers’ cabins\, churches\, scenery\, etc.  Be sure to stop at the Cades Cove Visitor Center where there is a working gristmill. You may want to pack a lunch because this is a loop road.  \nYou should be at the gate into Cades Cove when it opens at sunrise.  At this time of year morning fog is usually in the valley making the ordinary extraordinary – don’t miss it.  If you finish photographing Cades Cove in the afternoon\, I suggest you return towards Townsend might want to continue back past the park entrance and take the Tremont road—there are wild flowers and a running stream. \nFor your sunset photos\, plan to go to Clingmans Dome one evening depending upon the weather. \nDay 2: \nStart your day by photographing the river along Little River Road.  There are many places where you can park your car and walk down to the river.  This road ends at the Sugarlands Visitor Center.  There is a short movie at the visitor center showing the history of the park.  It’s well worth the time to see it.  Behind the visitor center\, there is a flat 1-mile nature hike to a cabin and also a short hike to the 40-foot high Cataract Falls. \nEither pack lunch or turn onto Route 441 and head into Gatlinburg for lunch.  At traffic light number 8 turn right to go to the Roaring Fork area of the park.  It is best to visit this area in the afternoon.  The road makes a big loop with places to stop and photograph\, similar to Cades Cove\, except it’s on the side of a mountain.  There are many homesteads to investigate and photograph along with the Roaring Fork Stream.  Down the path from  the first homestead there are rare pink lady slippers that are worth photographing\, however they are nestled in poison ivy. There are opportunities for hikes to several waterfalls along the way.  Two of these are of interest.  First\, Rainbow Falls is a 3.9 mile roundtrip hike to the falls.  A rainbow can be photographed at the falls on a sunny afternoon.  Second\, Grotto Falls is a fairly easy 3-mile round trip hike to the 20-foot falls.  There should be wildflowers along the trail.  On Monday\, Wednesday\, and Friday you may encounter pack llamas bringing supplies to LeConte Lodge.  Finally\, toward the end of the loop you will come to the “Place of a Thousand Drips.”  It is on the left side of the road and is well worth stopping and photographing.  The parking lot can hold only about 2 cars so you may have to wait for someone to leave.  It also may be worth carpooling. \nAfter finishing the loop you may want to get dinner while in Gatlinburg.  For sunset photos you should consider going to Clingmans Dome.  Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the park and it is cold up there\, so bring a heavy winter coat.  I got “frozen out” last year and was happy to watch the sunset from the front seat of my car.  You can photograph the sunset from the parking lot or take the steep ½-mile hike to the observation tower for a 360-degree view. \nDay 3 \nIf you can spend three days\, I suggest the following:  From Townsend\, follow the Little River Road again to Route 441\, Newfound Gap Road.  This time turn right and head into the park and up the mountain.  The first stop is Chimney Tops Picnic Area where you can photograph wildflowers.  My Photo Traveler’s Guide claims the area is covered with wildflowers in mid April and you don’t have to carry your tripod very far since the parking lot and edge of the road are covered with flowers  Also\, there are many wildflowers along the ¾-mile long Cove Hardwood Nature Trail. \nContinue following the Newfound Gap road to Mingus Mill which is ½-mile before the Oconaluftee Visitor Center.  This gristmill is well worth photographing.  At the Oconaluftee Visitor Center is the Mountain Farm Museum.  There are a bunch of 19th century farm buildings and fences that are interesting to photograph. \nIf time permits\, you might try photographing Tom’s Branch Falls.  For directions to the falls check the park map. \nPlan your return trip so you will be at Clingmans Dome at sunset.  Be sure to bring warm clothing. \nIf you need to go home on Sunday\, Bob and I suggest you go to Foot Hills Parkway for sunrise.  The first overlook on the left should have a good view.  Then return to Townsend for brunch and leave for home.  This will  also enable you to by-pass Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge traffic. \nThe following are other destinations worth considering: \nGreenbrier turnoff is located 6 miles east of Gatlinburg on Route 321.  This is a great place for spring wildflowers especially along the easy Porters Creek Trail.  You can photograph the river along the road and hike up to Fern Branch Falls on the Porters Creek Trail.  This trail may be one of the best wildflower locations in the park.  It is a very easy 1.9-mile hike to the falls.  For details see pages 23 and 24 of your Photo Traveler’s Guide.  \nAlbright Grove of old-growth timber is located in the Cosby area of the park.  For details in finding the Albright Grove check out page 25 in the Photo Traveler’s Guide.  It is a moderate 7-mile roundtrip hike with 1600 feet of elevation gain along the Maddron Bald Trail.  There is an old pioneer cabin in the first ½ mile of the hike.  Of course\, there are wildflowers\, and small waterfalls where the trail crosses Indian Creek. Once you get to the grove you will see how the Smokes looked before they were logged. \nIf you love streams\, cascades and waterfalls then plan on spending a day photographing along Big Creek on the eastern end of the park – see page 27 in your Photo Traveler’s Guide.  It is an easy hike up the Big Creek Trail to Midnight Hole and Mouse Creek Falls.  Photographers generally hike up Big Creek Trail photographing the pools\, streams\, cascades and waterfalls for half a day and then turn around and “shoot” their way back to the car. \nA final note: When you plan your day\, be sure to also plan your meals.  There are no restaurants in the park that I’m aware of.  I believe you may be able to buy food at some of the campgrounds in the park.  You may want to carry an emergency stash of food in your car. \nModified by Bob and Willa Friedman\, 2008 \nThings to bring: \nTripod—to take long exposures of the streams. \nWaterproof pants\, extra shoes\, cover for camera\, rainwear\, ground cloth—this area gets about 85 inches of rain per year.  Some of it may fall during our visit. \nPolarizing filter—to take the shine off wet foliage. \nND filters\, reflector\, diffusers\, etc.  You will be photographing in full light and heavy shade—macro and landscapes and everything in between. \nKnee pads for macro shots of flowers. \nWinter jacket for sunrise and sunset. \nSnacks and water. \nLunch!  Bob and I carry peanut butter and bread because we are having too much fun to drive miles looking for lunch.
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SUMMARY:Field Trip - Renwick Gallery:  Burning Man Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:September’s field trip will be to the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery Museum (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW). We will meet on Saturday\, September 15\, 9:50 AM at the front entrance. We’ll also meet for lunch at a nearby restaurant (TBD) at 12:00 AM. Tripods are not allowed. A sign-up sheet will be available at the September 4 and 11 club meetings. Cost is free. Mike Whalen is the organizer for this trip. \n“No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man brings the large-scale\, participatory work from this desert gathering to the nation’s capital for the first time. The exhibition takes over the entire Renwick Gallery building and surrounding Golden Triangle neighborhood\, bringing alive the maker culture and creative spirit of this cultural movement.” \nThe artistic creations\, lighting\, shapes and colors of this exhibit\, in addition to the building architecture\, will make for an interesting morning of photography. Watch this video to get a better idea of what you’ll see: Burning Man youtube video. More information on the gallery and the exhibit can be found here: Smithsonian – Burning Man exhibit information.Renwick GalleryU
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SUMMARY:Field-Trip: Longwood Gardens
DESCRIPTION:A favorite summer attraction at Longwood Gardens has recently been restored and brought to nighttime brilliance — the illuminated fountain presentations. We’ll be traveling there for a Thursday field trip on August 16. (The trip will be Thursday rather than the weekend to try to avoid the large weekend crowds.) \n\n\n\nWe’ll meet in front of the glass conservatory around 7:00 pm for the 9:15 pm show\, which lasts about 30 minutes. Please plan to have dinner before then. (If you plan to eat inside garden grounds\, the Cafe\, which was undergoing renovation during our winter field trip\, is now open\, as is a Beer Garden.) The gardens and the conservatory open at 9:00 am. Timed tickets are required for admission — $23 for adults\, $20 for seniors (62+)\, and 25 percent off the adult admission for military with a valid DOD card. If you’re a member\, you’ll need to get timed admission tickets (free) if you plan to arrive after 3:00 pm. \n\n\n\nTripods and flash — you’re allowed to use tripods in the Conservatory between 9:00 am and noon\, and in the Gardens at any time\, with exceptions. The exceptions will probably include a prohibition on tripods during the light and fountain show because of the crowds. The Garden’s policy says there “may” be restrictions that are announced prior to the performance — if the crowds are sparse\, we may be able to use tripods. They do expressly prohibit flash after dark. \n\n\n\nKennett Square is about 2 hours drive from the Dunn Loring Fire Station where NVPS meets. If you don’t want to make the drive home some time in the sun and an evening shooting the fountain and light show\, there are several hotels in and near Kennett Square. \n\n\n\nQuestions — please email field-trips “at” nvps.org.——————————————— \n\n\n\nLongwood Gardens never disappoints. Join us for a full day of photography. Arrive at your leisure and we will meet at the cafeteria for lunch at 12:30. \n\n\n\nWhat you need: \n\n\n\nPlease check their website for directions and tickets. \n\n\n\n\nhttps://longwoodgardens.org/\n\n\n\n\nIf you plan on spending the night\, check hotels in the Kennett Square Pa. area. \n\n\n\nThe Illuminated Fountain Show starts at 9:15 PM and lasts about 30 minutes. I am still working on how we might get permission to use tripods. \n\n\n\nOtherwise tripods can be used inside until noon. Outside they can be used during regular hours but be mindful of other guests. \n\n\n\nThere are great flower and architecture photography opportunities from macro to wide angle. Diffusers and reflectors are helpful outdoors. The Water Lily display in the evening is a must. \n\n\n\nI will plan on being there most of the day. If we can not use tripods for the night fountains\, I will likely leave after sunset. \n\n\n\nStan Bysshe
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