Cleveland Drum Circle - Edgewater Park 8/16 3-7pm

Hey if anyone is looking for something to photograph this weekend then head on down to Edgewater Park this Sunday 8/16 from 3-7pm, the Cleveland Drum Circle will be performing. According to drummer Wally Gunn here's what you'll see - Drummers, Percussionists, Dancers, Hoop and Fire Dancers also show up. It's a lot of fun and a great mind and body workout!

Sounds like a great photo op, I'm gonna go check it out, then I may head over to Wendy Park for some early evening shots.

What: Cleveland Drum Circle

Where: Edgewater Park - If the weather is nice, we will drum on the beach west of the pavilion or the grass north of the pavilion. Both area are near the bike/walking path.
If rain, in the south section of the pavilion, west of the large lower parking lot.

When 3 - 7pm

Directions to Edgewater Park: Click on the Camera Icon to get directions from your location to Edgewater Park


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Click here for more info about the Cleveland Drum Circle

CPS Volvo Graveyard Field Trip 8/9/2009

And now for something completely different, a photo shoot in a junkyard, but not just any junkyard, its the Volvo Graveyard. The Cleveland Photographic Society is having a photo shoot for its members at the Volvo Graveyard in Ravenna on Sunday April 9th. The graveyard is stocked with Volvos of all shapes and sizes, you'll use every lens in your bag on this shoot from Macro to Telephoto, even fisheye lenses come in handy. No matter what lens you use, you'll come up with some very creative shots.

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WHAT: CPS Volvo Graveyard Field Trip

WHEN: Sunday August 9th meet at CPS at 7:30am or at the Walmart Supercenter in Streetsboro (see map below) at 8:30am

NOTE: Parking is limited so Car Pooling is encouraged

GPS Coordinates ( Note: make sure your gps is set to decimal degrees)

Latitude: 41.250581 or N 41.250581
Longitude: -81.363765 or W 81.363765



DIRECTIONS: Click on the camera icon on the map to get directions to the Walmart Supercenter in Streetsboro. We will meet here at 8:30am and car pool to the Volvo Graveyard.


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To see more Volvo Graveyard Photos go here: Volvo Graveyard Galleries

To learn more about CPS go here: The Cleveland Photographic Society

CPS Headlands Dunes Sunset Field Trip 8/22/09

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The Cleveland Photographic Society is having a field trip to Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve on 8/22/09 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm for CPS members.

The photos in the slide show above are from a trip I made there on July 4th and were taken at sunrise. These photos will give you an idea of the things you'll see at Headlands Dunes. For this shoot we are going to try and capture a Sunset. The sun will set at around 8:16pm on August 22nd and hopefully we'll get a good one. Until the sunset there are lots of other things to photograph at Headlands Dunes, when I was there on the 4th I saw Herons, gulls, deer and much more. Below are other things you can see at Headlands Dunes

Special Features

- Natural beach on Lake Erie
- Unusual Atlantic coastal plain plants
- Excellent site for migrating birds and monarch butterflies

Facilities

Parking, restrooms and footpaths

For more information on Headlands Dunes go here: Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve

Remember this is a Nature Preserve so please stay on the trails or beach.

Here's the details:

GPS Coordinates (Make sure your GPS format is set to decimal degrees)

Lat: 41.756339 or N41.756339
Long: -81.283797 or W81.283797

What: CPS Headlands Dunes Sunset Field Trip

When: Saturday 8/22/09 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Directions: Headlands Dunes is located in Mentor Ohio. To get directions from your location use the map below.

Click on the Blue Icon to get directions to the Main Gate at Headlands State Park after entering the gate follow the road to the right to get to the Parking Lot marked with a "P" on the map.

The Green Icon is the road you would take to get to the alternate entrance, if you ever go early in the morning the Main Gate will be locked but you can take this road to the 24 hour fishing entrance indicated by the red icon. This is the entrance I used when I photographed the sunrise.




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Click this link to see the photographs other photographers have taken at Headlands Dunes - Headlands Dunes Photos

Want to find out more about CPS then go here: Cleveland Photographic Society

Hope to see you there!!!

Headlands Dunes Revisited 7/11/2009

Looks like we're going back for another Sunrise Shoot on Saturday 7/11/2009. I just received this email from Jerry and based on the forecast he's hoping for good conditions on Saturday Morning Here's Jerry's email:

Hi all,

In looking at the upcoming forecast for this weekend, I'm interested in trying to revisit Mentor Headlands. I'm hoping that the front that is being predicted will arrive early Saturday morning. You never know until you get there. So I'm thinking of heading to Mentor on Saturday morning again. Arrive at the parking lot at 5am and be setup for predawn light and/or clouds by 5:15am. Sunrise will be around 6am. I know this is an early shoot, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the clouds will co-operate. Also there is a possibility that Saturday night could have some cloud formations that could be nice up on the lake. So a possibility for an overcast and dramatic cloud scape to shoot at Mentor either in the morning or evening. Any others interested in the morning at Mentor?

Jerry

So, it looks like Jerry has talked me into going back for another Sunrise Shoot, but if you're not an earlybird you may want to do a Sunset shoot on your own or talk some of your friends into doing a Sunset shoot with you. Or if you live around there you may want to do both.

Ok so it's up to you, you can either do the sunrise or sunset, below are the times for Sunrise and Sunset at Headlands Dunes on 7/11/2009

July 11, 2009
Sunrise: 6:00am (Get there at 5 or 5:30am)
Sunset: 9:01pm

What: Headlands Dunes Sunrise Shoot Revisited

When: 5:00am or whenever you can make it. For best light the earlier the better

GPS Coordinates (Make sure your GPS format is set to decimal degrees)

Lat: 41.756339 or N41.756339
Long: -81.283797 or W81.283797

Directions: NOTE: The main gate to Headlands State Park is locked early in the morning, so you have to use the road to the right of the main gate (green icon on map) and use the 24 Hour fishing entrance to get to the Headlands Dunes parking lot (red icon). You may want to zoom in on the map to see the roads and icons better. Click on the icon to get directions from your location.


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Everyone is welcome to join us or if you can't make it go on your own sometime. We can't guarantee that we'll have the same dramatic skies as last weekend, but you never know they may even be better!!!

NOTE: If you email me and let me know you're coming I'll wait for you in the parking lot. Please get there by 5:30am or earlier so we can catch the early morning light.


To see a slide show of Headlands Dunes taken last week go here: Headlands Dunes Slide Show

Click this link to see the photographs of other photographers - Headlands Dunes Photos

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Headlands Dunes Sunrise Photos

Here's some photos of the Headlands Dunes Sunrise Shoot: Click Photo to go to the Photo Gallery
Click this link to see the photographs of other photographers - Headlands Dunes Photos

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Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve 7/4/09

Here's a cool place to take photos, Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve, a couple of my photographer friends and I are planning on going to Headlands Dunes early on Saturday July 4, feel free to join us if you want. What time you get there is up to you, sunrise is at 5:55 am, so if you want to catch the sunrise get there about 5:30am. If that's too early for you, others are planning on getting there by 7:00am

Things you'll see at Headlands Dunes:

Special Features

- Natural beach on Lake Erie
- Unusual Atlantic coastal plain plants
- Excellent site for migrating birds and monarch butterflies







Where: Headlands Dunes Nature Perserve

When: For sunrise 5:30am For sleepyheads 7:00am

GPS Coordinates (Make sure your GPS format is set to decimal degrees)

Lat: 41.756339 or N41.756339
Long: -81.283797 or W81.283797

How to get there: Since we are getting there early in the morning the gate to the parking lot may be locked, but there is an alternate entrance via the road to the right of the main entrance, the road is labeled Heisley Rd on the map but I believe it is really called Coast Guard Road any way follow this road and on the left side of the road there will be an entrance to the parking lot for Headlands Dunes, this is also the entrance used by fishermen. It's marked with the Red Icon on the map. To get directions from your location just click on the Icon, then on "Get Directions"


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To see a slide show of Headlands Dunes go here: Headlands Dunes Slide Show

More info on Headlands Dunes can be found here Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve

Hope to see you there, but if you can't make it on July 4th, check it out on your own some time.

Veterans Memorial Bridge Tour - 5/23/09

Here's another great Photo Op over the Memorial Day weekend - a self guided tour of the Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Detroit Superior Bridge) The bottom part of this bridge was used for Trolley traffic over the Cuyahoga River in the Flats. I've done the tour about 3 or 4 times and its a great place to photograph Cleveland history. They'll have displays of old trolley cars and you can even see the old tracks in the ground. You can also get some great views of the Flats from the bridge. So if your looking for something different to shoot on Saturday May 23rd check out the Veterans Memorial Bridge.

When: Saturday, May 23, 2009

Times: Open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Northeast Corner of W. 25th Street &

Detroit Avenue, at the west end of the bridge.

FREE parking is available at the County Engineer’s

Bridge Garage, which is located at the tour’s entrance.

Cost: FREE

Other:
 No reservations

 Self guided tour with volunteers on hand

to answer questions

 Wheelchair & stroller accessible

 Cameras are welcome

 Attractions include films, trolley displays,

streetcar, and a unique view of the area

Click on the Camera Icon below to get directions from your location to the Bridge

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GPS Coordinates of the Parking Lot:

Latitude: 41.4923313

Longitude: -81.7061913

More Photos here: Veterans Memorial Bridge Photos

Also don't forget the Balloon Fest is also going on this weekend, scroll down to read about it.