Year: 2025

18 Jun 2025 Themes Missions, San Diego Fair, Riverside Fair: Jim

Jim has photographed California Mission whenever traveling to their area. Growing up near the Mission San Luis Rey, that Mission has also been a favorite. Not necessarily the most photogenic of the Missions, Mission San Luis Rey is conveniently close and with the right light and situation, can generate some memorable photos. The SD Fair is the opposite, offering photo opportunities only limited by the photographer’s imagination. Jim wanted to try on-camera flash photography the evening and night of the meetup June 11th. Although not very successful, it inspired him to come back before the Fair ends and try again. Here are his images:

18 Jun 2025 Themes San Diego Fair, Open: Gary

Gary shared some photos from his recent road trip to Bodie and Yosemite. He also participated in the SD Fair meetup and was so inspired, went back to take more images. He caught some great images of people’s reaction to the rides. Bodie images definitely benefit from being presented as black&white. He also has a rare (in recent years) panoramic image taken from Glacier Point in Yosemite. This road has been closed for quite awhile. He used his iPhone to pan the scenic horizon.

18 Jun 2025 Themes: Missions, San Diego Fair

This month’s themes were images of the California Missions and the San Diego Fair. We had a meetup June 11th at the SD Fair Photography Exhibition to review accepted photos. After the ribbon award announcements, a few of us wander the Fair in search of some evening and night photos. Here are the images shared at the meeting:

Barbara

Cathy

Gary

Heather

Jim

21 May 2025 Themes: Silhouettes/Backlit, Selective Color, Spring Is In the Air

Our May themes were silhouettes/backlit, selective color, and “Spring is in the Air”. Silhouettes and/or backlit are self-explanatory. Selective color can be a couple of things – photos with one specific dominant color, black&white image with a single color visible, or any artist’s interpretation. “Spring Is In The Air” would be any photos displaying the Spring Season. There were 7 participants in the May meeting. Here are the images shared:

Barbara

Cathy

Gary

Heather

Jim

Sharon