Arizonans have settled into the depths of the summer heat. We barely notice the difference between 115 and 110 degree temperatures. So what does one do while the sun beats down on us? We travel. We enjoy the many lakes, such as Mormon Lake or Roosevelt Lake. We explore the caverns of Arizona. We hike…
Ann Posiviata It’s official! The Arizona summer heat has arrived in full force. Those double digit days are now a distant memory only to be longed for as each day passes. We are encouraged with each forecast of a dust storm or monsoon to activate our creative juices as photographers. Storm chasing can be very…
Alas, another year of photographic camaraderie has ended. This signals the beginning of the summer hiatus to prepare for more adventures to share this coming fall. Kick starting the northern solstice of warmer weather was our End-of-Year Banquet. The event was filled with fine food, good cheer and fantastic photography. Judy Daidone’s tireless efforts pulled…
Hip, hip hooray Sun Lakes Camera Club! This month we celebrate the club for its many achievements. First, let’s look at the Arizona Camera Club Council’s Spring Round Up. Hosted at the Sun Lakes Country Club on March 14, our members brought home a pencil box full of awards. Fred Giese, long time member and…
Wildflowers spring into Arizona. The last weeks of winter brought rains providing the desert landscape beautiful carpets of poppies, lupine and bladder pod. Picacho Peak and the Peridot Mesa were sighted as popular areas to capture these desert natives this year. Look to your favorite wildflower field report to find out the sightings for April…
Come join your fellow photographers for a day filled with beautiful imagery. On Saturday, March 14 the Sun Lakes Camera Club will host the Arizona Camera Club Council’s Spring Round Up 2015. The Sun Lakes Country Club will transform into a gallery of photographs and offer two photographic workshops by Beth Ruggiero-York on Night Landscapes…
We may be far from the socialites of New York City and Hollywood, yet the Sun Lakes Camera Club has created their own scavenger hunt for all members to participate. This February begins the hunt. It will consist of one member from each class: A, B, C, and NM. Each group of at least four…
Happy 2015! This year brings the opportunity to put photography on your resolution list. Printing your Christmas pictures of the family; learning to use that new camera you received as a gift; or joining the Sun Lakes Camera Club can reward any picture-taker in the family. Start the year off by giving yourself the gift…
It’s always nice to get a present. It’s better to open up a present, early! Bill Lewis and Fred Giese are just thrilled to share their Arizona Camera Club Council gifts with the Sun Lakes Camera Club. Each received a first place in their respective categories for Yellowstone River in Monochrome – Open, Print and…
Photographers kept busy all summer with no signs of slowing down this autumn. Cameras capture challenge. Club gets printed. Field trip goes wild. Competition gets texture. Students go to school. Holiday portraits are back. Let’s dive in. The Sun Lakes Fire Department rallied for one of their own in taking ALS’ Ice Bucket Challenge. Station…