August 14th 2024 ECC Members Summer Picnic

DATE: Saturday, August 10th, 11am to 5pm

LOCATION: Evergreen Highlands Barn, 2 miles east of the Marshdale Traffic Circle on North Turkey Creek Road. Look for signs and balloons.

WHO’S COMING: Everyone – families – kids – aunts and uncles. We will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, and soft drinks. BYOB if you so desire.

WHAT TO BRING:
• This will be a good ole’ fashion potluck, so please bring your favorite picnic side dish.
• Your own folding lawn chairs.
• BYOB. We will provide water and soft drinks.
• Your competitive spirit! We will have lots of games to play! Horseshoes, corn hole, basketball, volleyball are all available. Games for kids too!

Tables and chairs will be provided for in-barn use in case of rain or to eat indoors. There are a few picnic tables outside.

Please RSVP by emailing your confirmation to RSVP@evergreencameraclub.com

A Parade of Planets Will Align in the June 3, 2024 Early Morning Sky

by Tina Disorbio
A Parade of Planets Will Align in the June 3, 2024 Early Morning Sky

The planetary alignment, or what astronomers call conjunction, according to NASA, will occur across the massive swath of sky in the Northern Hemisphere on June 3, 2024.

One of the solar system’s most fortuitous conga lines occurred in the late 1970s, when the four gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—formed a neat cosmic column, allowing the Voyager spacecraft to make flybys of all of them. The twin ships performed dazzling science, returning some of the best pictures ever taken of the worlds and discovering moons and rings never before seen.

Things won’t be quite as history-making on June 3, 2024, but they will be eye-popping all the same. It is on that date that stargazers in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world will have their best chance of seeing what is being colloquially called a parade of planets, when six of our solar system’s eight planets (nine if you count little disenfranchised Pluto) will be visible at once in the sky. The half dozen worlds on display will be Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, but they won’t all be easy to spot—and you’ll have to get up early to see them at all. Here’s what to know to take in this latest sky show.

Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn may be spotted with the naked eye around 4:00 AM, but you’ll need a telescope or high-powered binoculars to see Neptune and Uranus.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/parade-planets-june-3-visible/story?id=110618552

https://time.com/6981508/planetary-parade-2024/

Photographic Society of America Photo Festival

by Tina Disorbio
Photographic Society of America Photo Festival

The Photographic Society of America (PSA) is a group of photographers and advocates for the promotion of the art of photography. The Group holds an annual conference (now Photo Festival) in a different city each year. This year in Tucson, Arizona!

The event not only provides educational programs, it provides many live shooting workshops in a variety of photographic genre.
While in our host city we will also arrange for regional exploration and guided tours of the very best the region has to offer. September 18 – 21, 2024. Online registration open until August 30, 2024. https://psa-photo.org/page/photo-festival

ECC Field Trip: Belmar Park Outing

ECC Field Trip: Belmar Park Outing

Join other members of Evergreen Camera Club to photograph the birds at Belmar Park.

Kountze Lake, in the middle of the park, often has a variety of waterbirds. Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck, and other uncommon species are usually present. Also look for a variety of heron and egret species as well as breeding American Avocet during the warmer months.

We will meet Monday, May 20th at 6:15 AM at the Belmar Library parking lot and walk into the park from there. The park is located at 801 S. Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood, CO 80226

Please RSVP by emailing your confirmation to RSVP@evergreencameraclub.com

Special Event: BUY – SELL – TRADE New & Used Photo Equipment

by Tina Disorbio

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL CAMERA SHOW
Sponsored by the COLORADO CAMERA COLECTORS CLUB
BUY – SELL- TRADE- NEW & USED PHOTO / OPTICAL EQUIPMENT & COLLECTIBLES

SUNDAY, May 19, 2024 – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Jefferson County Fair Grounds

8 ft. Display Tables First 2 @ $55/each
Additional tables @ $40/each

UPDATE: The Camera Club will NOT be doing a table this year due to lack of interest, feel free to go on your own

For Evergreen Camera Club members only, we will buy a table (two if enough people want to participate). If you have items to sell, we will charge $15 per person to help pay for the table and you will need to help out at the table for a period of time. Note: non members can sign up for their own table at http://coloradocameracollectors.org/schedule.htm.

If you would like to participate or would like more information, contact us at RSVP=@evergreencameraclub.org
Deadline to sign up is April 26th.

May 2024: Join us at Bisti Badlands/De-na-zin Wilderness

by Tina Disorbio


The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a 45,000-acre wilderness area located in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. There are a few of us from the camera club that are planning to go to shoot hoodoos and welcome anyone else interested to join us there.

We’ll provide a list of who is going for possible carpooling.

THIS TRIP HAS BEEN DELAYED – PLEASE CHECK BACK THIS FALL FOR A RESCHEDULED DATE

DATE: May 30th to June 4th (or whenever the individuals want to leave)

LOCATION: Bisti Badlands/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is located about 30 miles south of Farmington, NM
Aztec Ruins National Monument is located in Aztec, New Mexico and is about 10 miles northeast of Farmington. I plan on stopping there for about an hour, on the way to Farmington.

HOTEL: Stay in Farmington, New Mexico. Best Western Inn + 4 Corners Inn, Farmington NM, 855-516-1090

ATTRACTION: Hoodoos, search “Bisti Badlands” for info & videos. The last person informed me that he was there shooting for a week and did not see any snakes or lizards.

OUR PLAN: We plan to leave early morning on the 30th, stop at Aztec Ruins on the way, and stay in Farmington. Leave early the next morning after an early breakfast, to arrive at the 2nd (7 miles past the 1st entrance) west entrance in time for some good morning light. In that there are no trails and easy to get lost, it is recommended to have a GPS or a compass. There is also an east entrance which has more dramatic hoodoos which I plan on seeing toward the end of the trip. Also, just south of Bisti is Chaco Cultural Historic Park for those who want to spend additional days in the area.

DRESS: There are thistles in the are so high hiking boots are recommended, backpack with plenty of water, lunch, snacks, sunscreen, and bug spray.

DESCRIPTION: Wilderness area, plenty of hiking, no trails. Suggest bringing wide angle to short telephoto lens to capture the hoodoos.

RSVP: Required to join our group – please send an email to RSVP@evergreencameraclub.com to reserve your spot or if you have questions.

Walden Ponds and Wildlife Refuge in Boulder

by Tina Disorbio
Walden Ponds and Wildlife Refuge in Boulder

Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat is a 102-acre Boulder County, Colorado park. It was reclaimed between 1974 and the 1990s from an open-pit gravel mine on the site, and is named after Walden “Wally” Toevs, the Boulder County Commissioner who spearheaded the plan to convert the gravel pits into a wildlife habitat.

Wildlife/Bird Watching – Spring may be a ways off, but it is worth planning a trip at that time to see the birds in this beautiful setting! The marshy wetlands environment of Walden Ponds is aptly named for its array of native and migratory species. From the Cottonwood Marsh observation platforms, keen-eyed visitors may spot garter snakes, frogs, turtles, and toads. Furthermore, this site serves as a popular spot for birders, who will be excited to view the area’s swans, white pelicans, screech-owls, swallows, kingbirds, cormorants, and ospreys.

Address: 3893 N 75th St, Boulder CO 80301
Phone: 303-678-6200
Open: Year-Round
https://bouldercounty.gov/open-space/parks-and-trails/walden-ponds-wildlife-habitat/

Frozen Waterfalls

by Tina Disorbio
Frozen Waterfalls

Winter activities are huge in the state of Colorado. With breathtaking beauty and towering mountains — it’s easy to see why. From these mountains — the state of Colorado is graced with the presence of picturesque frozen waterfalls. These frozen waterfalls are a monument to the beauty that Colorado holds year round — and you can reach some of them in a day from Denver.

Follow this link to get information on the top 10 frozen waterfalls in Colorado!

https://303magazine.com/2018/12/10-must-see-frozen-waterfalls-in-colorado/

Ice Castles is an awe-inspiring, must-see winter phenomenon that brings fairy tales to life!

by Tina Disorbio
Ice Castles is an awe-inspiring, must-see winter phenomenon that brings fairy tales to life!

Each year, Ice Castles brings fairy tales to life for hundreds of thousands of families across North America.

Since 2011, Ice Castles has been dedicated to creating an experience that will live on long after the ice melts.
Ice Castles is an awe-inspiring winter experience featuring caverns, ice slides, frozen thrones, and fountains illuminated at night with twinkling color-changing lights. Please arrive during your 30-minute booking window…and stay as long as you’d like.

Open Friday through Sundays in the month of January and ends Saturday, February 3rd.
339 Irene Avenue, Cripple Creek, CO 80813
For more info go to: https://icecastles.com/colorado/

The John Fielder’s Colorado Collection is Now Available to the Public!

by Tina Disorbio
The John Fielder’s Colorado Collection is Now Available to the Public!

A collection of more than 6,500 images showcases and immortalizes the breathtaking vistas of the Centennial State and the need to preserve them. History Colorado is elated to announce that John Fielder’s Colorado Collection is now publicly available. Composed of more than 6,500 photographs and objects donated to History Colorado by premier landscape photographer and renowned conservationist John Fielder, this collection immortalizes the landscapes of every county in the state and represents a life dedicated to the preservation and protection of Colorado’s public lands.

With this collection now digitally available, the public can begin accessing it through the History Colorado Online Collection where they can look over the entirety of the more than 6,500 images and objects, or explore curated lists on https://www.historycolorado.org/john-fielders-colorado-collection webpage that allow them to follow in Fielder’s footsteps by exploring specific counties. In addition to viewing the collection online, the public will be able to request hi-res digital copies of these images through the Stephen H. Hart Research Center at a nominal fee.

One location stands above the rest of the 104,000 square miles he visited during his 50 years as a nature photographer. Curated in collaboration with John himself, History Colorado’s exhibition “REVEALED: John Fielder’s Favorite Place” takes you to a location that few have ever experienced, a location John feels is the most sublime in all of the Centennial State. You can view this exhibit in person until February 11, 2024.

Beginning January 25th, 2024 there will be another Fielder exhibit titled “On the River”.
History Colorado is located at 1200 N. Broadway, Denver, CO. 80203.
Call for more info: 303-447-8679

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