Hello Everyone,

I volunteered as a coordinator for weekend photo excursions. Does anyone have any favorite places or ideas? It will also help if anyone know of any contacts to charter a bus for excursion locations further than 25 miles from our meeting place in Naples. Please let me know.

I am excited about getting something started. I will pick a couple of dates and please let me know if they work for you. Based on the response, will determine the first date.

Have a great picture taking day.

KwanHeritage Makers

Hi Kwan,

Thanks for volenteering to do this; So. Calif. has a wealth of good photo opertunities.

Downtown LB, LA, or OC for architecture.
Old town San Diego and Balboa Park for the photography museum.
The Getty for photographs and the photo exhibet.
Fish harbor San Pedro for cool boats, nets, and birds.
Temecula for vines, grapes, and wine tasting.
L.A. County Arboritum.
Huntington Library (these two can be done on the same day)
Rancho Los Alamitos or Los Cerritos.

These are just a few suggestions and I know that others will be glad to add to the list.

Bill Wade

Great sunset spots:

• Inspiration Point - Corona Del Mar
  
• Huntington Beach Pier
  

The Dory Fish boats in Newport Beach, very early 6am I think is when to arrive...
A few years back I went with a photo class there... I do not recall the details though and I would not be available until sometime mid-Sep or later.

If you arrive at Newport Pier between 7 and 9 am, you?ll see local fishermen unloading their dories at Dory Fishing Fleet, a fresh seafood market. This is where many local chefs choose the catch of the day.

Here's more info in case you want to check it out:

http://www.beachcalif...

Amen to downtowns...but add Pasadena (could mix with Arboretum and Huntington Library).

I was going to suggest the same thing as well. Old Town Pasadena is gorgeous!

Also, Echo Park (where they have the Lotus Festival).

Cheers!
- Marcelo Lewin
The Digital Media Dude
http://www.thedigital...
http://www.marcelolew...

One place that comes to mind is the South Coast Botanic Gardens

26300 Crenshaw Boulevard
Palos Verdes Peninsula, California 90274
(310) 544-1948

Their web site: http://www.southcoast...

Lisa

I like SC Botanic gardens and Huntington Library too-

How about around Long Beach-

Japanese Gardens at CSULB
Nature Center at El Dorado Park
Wetlands at Bolsa Chica
Pine Ave at night

how about areas in the riverside areas where it's all industrial?.. trains, train tracks, shipment cargos... an abandoned building is nice too.. woods like (forest type places).. they have a lot of photographic elements.. if you guys have any ideas where we can find those whithin driving range that would be awesome... and better make sure it's safe and allowed for shooting

Good suggestion about checking out whether an area is "allowed for shooting". I took a UCLA photography class recently. We went to downtown LA to shoot buildings. Security people of the large buildings ran us out of public outside areas. The only place we were ultimately allowed was the Disney Hall. Bummer times we live in, eh?

Edie