Check out this event presented by our own Ron Belak.

Date and Time: Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm for socializing)
Location-Hybrid: In person at the Church of Transfiguration & virtual attendance via Zoom

Evergreen Audubon member Ron Belak will present a slide show from his and Peg’s trip to South Africa in October 2023. On this trip, they visited Kruger National Park, Sabi Sands-Inyati Game Preserve, Finfoot Lake Reserve and Pilanesberg National Park. Large mammals, such as rhinoceros, elephants, lions, giraffes, zebra and antelope are numerous, while African birds are big, bold and colorful. If you have ever wondered what a safari is like, this program is for you. If you have already been on a safari, come and relive some of your memories.

More info at https://evergreenaudubon.org/events/february-2025-chapter-meeting/

Make a date to discover hundreds of colorful blooms, including beautiful orchids from the Gardens’ collection. The Showcase is a great idea for a Valentine’s Day activity. Included with admission to the Gardens.
Jan. 10, 2025 – Feb. 17, 2025

York Street Location
1007 York Street
Denver, CO 80206 Map
720-865-3500

Orchid Showcase Hours
Friday, Jan. 10 – Sunday, Jan. 12, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 13 – Monday, Feb. 17, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

See https://www.botanicgardens.org/events/seasonal-plant-displays/orchid-showcase for more info.

Lakewood Arts invites artists to explore the boundless beauty and diversity of Belmar Park throught Art. Unleash you creativity by submitting artworks that capture the geographical subjects, landscapes, natural objects, wildlife and natural environments. Use photography (or painting) to evoke the feelings, moodes and stories of Belmar Park.

Show Dates: Saturday, December 28th, 2024 – Saturday, January 25th, 2025
Public Reception and Award Announcement: Friday, January 3rd, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Registration Deadline: Saturday, December 14th, 2024 (postmarked, hand-delivered, or online)
Location: Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave., Lakewood, CO 80214

Each year the Elevate Conference series aims to educate, enrich, and bring photographers together in a once a year, 3 day event.

Professional Photographers of Colorado is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of our membership through education, support, and the promotion of professional photography.

Spend the weekend immersed in photography! See www.ppcolorado.com/elevatephotoconference for more details.

ECC received the following information of interest to our members: We want to share a great opportunity with people who are passionate about outdoor photography. We are the Outdoor Photo Alliance, a Colorado-based organization. We have conferences in Colorado coming up. The first one is a women’s conference in Estes Park and then one we’re still working on the next one in Durango, Colorado. Our mission is to “empower connection and growth among those with an affinity for outdoor photography.” We hope to see some of your members at the conferences. Use LETSGO100 for a $100 off discount. We also offer scholarships for teens. Information can be found on our website:

https://www.outdoorphotoalliance.com/

All the finalist images from our big Seasons of the Mountain Calendar contest will be revealed at our booth on July 4th near the starting line of the even bigger annual July 4th Freedom Run event. We need YOUR help to staff the booth!!! Please let us know if you can volunteer by sending an email to RSVP@evergreencameraclub.org.

This beloved community event starts at 8 am at Evergreen Middle School with a 5K run (or walk if you prefer!) that follows a scenic and hilly course through residential neighborhoods and ends with a festive after party near the finish line at the Evergreen Athletic Club.

All proceeds benefit Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice. For more than 40 years, Mount Evans has been an essential resource to our foothill and mountain communities, providing experienced and compassionate home health and hospice care.

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/

From Bob Coursen and the Metro Denver Photography Group:
I have gotten several requests to host this type of workshop and what better time than early season as you will then have opportunities all the way through September. The only negative it makes for a late night.

This is currently a placeholder since I need at least 6 participants (max 8) to host this event.If you are truly interested RSVP. Additional details and payments will information will be forthcoming.

Cost: $150.00
Time: 11:00pm-2:30 am
Location: Ramah Colorado
Number of Students will be limited to 8
Payment can be made via:
Venmo @ Venmo
Zelle @ 3017170461

What it will cover:
Capturing the Milky Way
– Review necessary camera equipment
– Review of proper lenses for night photography
– Review of camera settings
– How to properly focus

Post Processing Techniques (held live at a local library)
– MUST have basic understanding with Lightroom and Photoshop
– How to create a stack group of images for noise reduction
– How to post process your images
– How to blend foreground and Milky Way images
– Pre-planning tools

Basically after this workshop you will have all the basic understanding and tools to create your own night sky captures. If you questions you are welcome to email me at bobcoorsenphotography@gmail.com.

Hope you join this workshop and expand your shooting to the night skies.

PPGCS Presents PixImperfect with Unmesh Dinda
Join our friends at The Professional Photographer’s
Guild of Colorado Springs in welcoming Unmesh Dinda all the way from India for this spectacular two day event!

Time & Location: May 18, 2024, 9:00 AM MDT – May 19, 2024, 5:00 PM MDT
Ent Center for the Arts – Chapman Hall, 5225 N Nevada Ave, Colorado
Springs, CO 80918, USA

REGISTER HERE: https://tickets.entcenterforthearts.org/over-view/4805

Discounted Weekend Pass available! To receive the Weekend Pass price, please add a ticket for both days to your cart. The total will automatically adjust at checkout.
Day Two explores more advanced techniques and will really hone your skills. This will be an experience you won’t want to miss!
This workshop will answer all the questions you have about Photoshop and blow your mind with techniques and features you’ve never known about! PiXimperfect’s very own Unmesh Dinda will cover all things Photoshop in this two-day event.
Unmesh Dinda is known for his Youtube channel, Piximperfect, which boasts 4.9 million subscribers. He is an expert in Photoshop and Lightroom and believes in learning the concept, rather than learning the steps so that you can translate “your” imagination visually to the world. Since every situation is different and the definition of”beauty” is subjective, it is essential that you master the approach, and then the steps will automatically follow.
Day One is ideal for users that have a decent understanding of Photoshop but want to take that knowledge to a new level.