15 Jul 2026 Themes 4th of July/America’s 250th: John

Posted on July 15, 2026July 20, 2026 by jrwilkinson

John shared some 4th of July/America’s 250th parade photos from Bristol, RI. The parade participants marched in wilting summer upper 90º heat (+100º heat index).
Bristol Rhode Island hosts America’s oldest continuous Fourth of July celebration, which began in 1785. The nearly two-week event spans from Flag Day on June 14 to July 4, featuring concerts, a parade, and fireworks.
John splits his time as docent between the Star of India Maritime Museum in San Diego and the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol.

21 Jan 2026 Theme Landscapes/Oceanscapes/King Tide: John

Posted on January 21, 2026April 22, 2026 by jrwilkinson

John shared some King Tide images from Del Mar’s dog beach taken in 2019-2020 where the King Tides obviously affected beach access. But he returned to the same spot this last King Tide Jan 3rd to try photographing a third image. But the addition of 750k of sand in Carlsbad had transported down the coast and changed the Del Mar’s beach topography. So trying to continue the King Tide series will have to wait till, hopefully, the longshore current flattens Dog Beach.

19 Nov 2025 Themes Moonrise/Sunset; Dios de los Muertos: John

Posted on November 19, 2025January 23, 2026 by jrwilkinson

John shared some great images taken during our Nov 1st Old Town Dios de los Muertos meetup. Although four of us participated in the festival photography, John manage to capture some unique portraits of the costume celebrators. He found & photographed some of the best head-dresses I’ve seen. John visited the venue a week earlier (Oct 25th) when it was just setup and less crowded than the Nov festival weekend.
For moonrise, John photographed the moon in and above Junipero Sierra church at Presidio Park San Diego. The framing of the moonrise in the church window is another unique perspective vs the moon over the foreground feature we typically compose.

15 Oct 2025 Themes Fall, Scary/Halloween, & Moonrise: John

Posted on October 15, 2025January 23, 2026 by jrwilkinson

John shared an image of the moonrise over San Diego in tribute to our founding group leader Jerry Vaughn. He gave us the sad news that Jerry passed away Oct 10th. His comment that he and Jerry had similar images taken at that meetup.

16 Apr 2025 Flowers & Perspective: John

Posted on April 16, 2025June 19, 2025 by jrwilkinson

John shared a couple images he took that combined both themes – flowers and frames. Clever, creative fun when you can combine themes into a single image.

17 July 2024 Theme Food/Color: John

Posted on July 17, 2024August 23, 2024 by jrwilkinson

John missed the meeting but shared a great photo of an owl – something I’m always looking to photograph.

20 Mar 2024 Spring Theme: John

Posted on March 20, 2024April 19, 2024 by jrwilkinson

John’s one of the more experienced and technically capable members of the group. I know he shoots a lot of photos that follow his own interests. But he shares theme-related images every group meeting. He doesn’t share an eclectic batch like many of us, but pick a few awesome images.

21 Feb 2024 Bird/Wildlife Theme: John

Posted on February 21, 2024March 22, 2024 by jrwilkinson

John had an alternate perspective on ‘birds & wildlife’, sharing some fun photo from the San Diego Holiday Bowl parade. They did fit the theme with only a slight stretch of the imagination.