Monday, November 11, 2024, at 11:11am
The San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade is the largest Veterans Day event for Veterans in the County of Los Angeles which thousands of (approximately 20,000) residents come out every year to pay tribute to the men and women who serve or have served. The parade will begin promptly @ 11:11 am on the corner of Laurel Canyon Blvd. & San Fernando Mission Blvd. and proceed south on Laurel Canyon Blvd., and end at  Paxton St at the edge of Richie Valens Park.

*This is a non sponsored fStops event

​https://www.sfvveteransdayparade.com/

The Trona Pinnacles are an unusual geological feature in the California Desert National Conservation Area. The landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 ft, rising from the bed of the Searles Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate(tufa).   We will stay overnight in Ridgecrest. Exact schedule TBD.
If interested email [email protected]

The hottest place to chill during the holidays, The Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square is back for a season of outdoor ice skating in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.  This is a chance to photograph the area and the skaters.
If you wish to skate, ice skating sessions are 60 minutes long, and hours and times vary by day. General admission is $20; prices include skate rental
The current plan is to meet for lunch around 1pm in the Grand Central Market (optional) and then walk to Pershing Square around 3 pm.
If interested email [email protected]

39th Annual CSUN Powwow
November 30 at 10:30 am to 8:00 pm
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Native American Music and Dance
Arts and Craft Vendors
Children’s Activities Area
There will also be an opportunity to photograph some of the architectural features at CSUN and visit the murals.
If interested please email [email protected]

F-Stops is going to the “Wings Over Camarillo” Airshow on Sunday August 18th.


There is a lot of important information about the show on the website
https://wingsovercamarillo.com/
Key points are that ticketing is online ONLY and is for a specific day.
Prices
General Admission: $30 plus 2.75 fee
VIP Ticket which includes a BBQ lunch and special seating is $150 plus 6.00 fee
You must go online to the website to buy tickets.  


Other points of note are that parking is difficult so we will be working to arrange carpools.
The show runs from 9 am – 5 pm with the morning available to see displays and food vendors. The aerial show starts at noon.  Our group will plan to get there around 10 am or 10:30 am.
Please let Eilish know if you are planning to attend.  Email here at [email protected].


Join us in celebrating our aviation heritage at Ventura County's premiere family event
Again, please go to website for information about the airshow and to purchase tickets for August 18th.
https://wingsovercamarillo.com/
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Brewery Art Walk, March 24  11 a.m.  one weekend each year this area opens its doors to the lofts and workshops of the artists.  It’s a great opportunity for seeing what other creative people are doing and to get images during the day. Please let me know that you are coming so I can coordinate carpooling.  [email protected]

The Huntington Library Feb 25 at 10 a.m.  Tour the gardens where there is opportunity to shoot landscapes, people, birds, flowers and architecture.  You will need to go online to purchase a ticket.  Please let me know that you are coming so I can coordinate carpooling.  [email protected]

There is a herd of wild horses that roam freely through Oak Creek canyon near Mojave. They have been there over a hundred years. Oak Creek canyon is located near Mojave and Tehacipi. There is a caretaker on the property that allows groups to come in and visit the horses for the price of bales of hay. This is a unique opportunity to visit and photograph these wild horses. Though they are wild, interactions with humans over the years has inured them to humans and you can wander among them and get acquainted with them. Eilish Hathaway has visited the horses three times and has gotten to know the caretaker. The next visit is scheduled for April 7th and in order to catch the early light, it will be an appropriately early start. If you are interested or just have questions Eilish would love to hear from you. A very limited number of places are available so please contact her soon.
​You can email to eilish.hathaway@sbcglobal.net or text to 818 458-2831

Join us on Saturday, March 25, when we work on our April assignment - Street Photography. We'll walk down famous Fairfax Avenue, a mix of multiple cultures and ethnicities, including the Orthodox Jewish, Russian and Ethiopian communities. It's just footsteps away from Farmers Market, another place to shoot. We'll meet up at 10 am and plan on having lunch nearby - perhaps Canter's Deli. More information to come...

On Saturday, February 11, we will shoot the urban landscape in downtown Los Angeles with a focus on the new 6th Street bridge and the 4th Street bridge to shoot the skyline during the golden/blue hour. Later, those who want can have dinner together nearby. It will be an afternoon/evening event. Stay tuned for more details shortly.

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On Sunday, January 22, we will visit the Santa Monica Pier. We will meet at 3 p.m. People can arrive earlier and enjoy the area as they wish, and also stick around later to shoot the sunset with the pier as a backdrop. If interested, contact Lloyd Delaney at [email protected]. Provide your name and cell number. Please let Lloyd know if you are willing to carpool and would like to drive. A week before the event we can plan out the final arrangements and set the meeting location.

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DECEMBER 4 - RED ROCK CANYON IN MOJAVE
Features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations
Carpools would leave at 5:30am to get best morning light
All Day event  - contact Sharon Sega at [email protected] or Dan Katz [email protected]

Event Photos

Photos from fStops event at DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (DAY OF THE DEAD)  10/29 Olvera Street

NOVEMBER 18TH - 20TH - CATHEDRAL CITY HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL
Information to come.   https://www.hotairballoonfest.com/
 
DECEMBER 4 - RED ROCK CANYON IN MOJAVE
Features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations
Carpools would leave at 5:30am to get best morning light
All Day event  - contact Sharon Sega at [email protected] or Dan Katz [email protected]

DECEMBER 8 - fSTOPS HOLIDAY MEETING
At The Village - Presentation and Exhibition of the Photo Series by members
​For information, email Dan or Contact Us 

JANUARY
Potential workshop on studio photography at Dan’s home or in studio.  TBD