Coachella Valley
Desert Camera Club
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SOMETHING NEW FOR 2023-24. MEETUPS!
COACHELLA VALLEY DESERT CAMERA CLUB MEETUPS
As a new desert season begins, it’s good to remember that getting out with friends to photograph interesting new places is a favorite part of our club. To open up more photo outings and fun, the Board is tapping into club membership’s experience, inviting photo outing leadership by any current member with a destination in mind. So… Anybody can lead a photo outing…! Any and all current club members are invited to dream up and lead a photo outing, wherever your interests lie. It may be two members or twenty, a trip to a museum, a garden, a hike or an urban environment - a workshop - you, as a “Meetup Leader”, need only follow a few guidelines in putting together an event: · Leader provides destination details and meetup date/time/location, any requirements or space limitations, plus Leader contact info to Outings Chair; · Outings Chair posts invitation details via email, Facebook and website; · Leader organizes attendees and ensures sign-in at meetup; · Leader advises attendees carpooling is at the discretion of drivers & riders; · Participants are encouraged to upload trip images on the club Facebook page. That’s it! Anyone can lead a photo outing! Here’s some ideas to get started: LA Street photography, Farmer’s markets, Joshua Tree Nat’l Park, PS Museum of Art, Modernism tours, the Indian Canyons, PS Air Museum, Catalina Island, Huntington Gardens, Santa Barbara, Sonny Bono Wildlife Reserve / Salton Sea, Temecula Wine Country, The Living Desert, a Desert Jeep Tour, the Santa Rosa Plateau, Whitewater Canyon, Big Morongo Preserve, Anza Borrego, San Diego Botanical Garden... a Workshop… you name it!
Where would you like to go? We’re looking forward to more photo experiences and fun times out and about, in addition to scheduled Club outings. Contact Photo Outings Chair Craig Toms at ctoms.dc.rr.com to start a photo outing and for questions and further information. |
2023 PHOTOSHOOT SCHEDULE (MEMBERS ONLY)
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NEW! HOLIDAY CHEER!
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Mon, Dec 4, 1-3pm |
Hot Cocoa, Egg Nog, Festive Foods & Friendships! Location: Palm Desert Greens Rec Center Gate Check-in: CVDCC Event - Darcy
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NEW! Photoshoot Outing: The Lavender Festival in Beaumont!
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Thurs, June 8, 5:30PM - 8:30PM |
A Great Way to Start Your Summer Photography!
Hosts: Greg Lilly & Craig Toms Location: The "123 Farm" in Beaumont! Greg Lilly: lillyf371@gmail.comlillyf371@gmail.com Craig Toms:
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NEW!
Photoshoot Outing: Joshua Tree Nat'l Park: "Wonderland of Rocks Walkabout" |
Tues, April 18, 7:00AM - 1:00PM |
JOSHUA TREE: It's Time!
Landscape & Wilderness Photographers:
Join a trek into the Wonderland of Rocks for some remote and exceptional photo opportunities.
2 miles RT, 7am meetup in Palm Springs Members Only, limited to 6, 1st come
Contact Craig Toms at:
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NEW!
Desert Circuit Equestrian Photoshoot:
Hunter - Jumper Competitions
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Sunday, 3/19/23, 8a.m. |
Something Completely Different!
Greg Lilly will lead a photoshoot at the Desert Int'l Horse Park, located on Airport Drive in Thermal. This is a great opportunity to get out and get some action shots!
Contact Greg Lilly to sign up at: lillyf371@gmail.com |
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BALLOONS! Photoshoot Outing, Lake Havasu |
Friday-Saturday, January 20-21, 2023 |
Basic Outing Details:
Contact ctoms@dc.rr.com to sign up! |
2022 PHOTOSHOOT SCHEDULE (MEMBERS ONLY)
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Photoshoot Outing Imperial Sand Dunes |
Tues, Jan 18, 1-8:30PM |
Afternoon/sunset photoshoot Members only (limit 12) Vaccination proof required.
To sign up contact Craig Toms at ctoms@dc.rr.com
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Photoshoot Outing Indian Canyons |
Mon, Feb 7, 7:45AM |
Meetup Details:
If you aren't familiar with the Indian Canyons, check out this link:
https://www.indian-canyons.com/indian_canyons
Send an email to ctoms@dc.rr.com to sign up! |
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Motocross! |
Sunday, Mar. 13th 8:00AM - 1:00PM |
Action Photography!
Photograph motorcycle racing and jumping in Anza with Greg Lilly.
Contact Greg Lilly to sign up at: glilly@3rivers.net
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Photoshoot Outing: Wildlands Preserve Tour |
Tues, Mar. 22nd, 8:00AM - 1:00PM |
Spring in the Desert! Tour 3 Preserves in the Coachella Valley and Morongo Valley:
Whitewater Preserve, Big Morongo Preserve and Coachella Valley Preserve.
Contact Craig Toms to sign up at:
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Photoshoot Outing: Morongo Preserve Tour |
Tues, November 28th, 7:00AM - 11:00AM |
Fall Color in the Desert!
Big Morongo Preserve
Contact Craig Toms to sign up at:
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| COVID19 VACCINATION: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, all of our photographic outings require proof of vaccination status. Carpooling is at the discretion of participants, or travel in your own vehicle. |
Coordinators will email details and coordinate signup. Coordinator contact information may be found on your Member Home Page by using the Find button. Or for more information email outings@cvdcc.org.
Photo OPS
Your suggestions for future photo outings are appreciated. Send us an email at:
Workshops
Photochat Events
"Photochats are open to all members, new ones especially are invited. They are workshops on a variety of topics, via ZOOM or in person, presented by members for club audience participation. Check the PHOTOCHATS Page here.
CVDCC High School Photographic Competition
From time to time CVDCC conducts a High School Photographic Competition open to students attending high schools across the Coachella Valley. An extremely high quality of entries is received and judging among the entries was most challenging.
Click here for a Gallery of the winning images from the 2011 CVDCC High Scholl
Competition.
Our congratulations to all the winning students and our thanks to all who entered. We hope to see more of your work in the future.