International Photographers Association of Los Angeles 洛杉磯國際攝影家協會

你上回见到银河是什么时候？

除了驴迹的专业天文望远镜系统，还有遥控飞机航拍介绍和演示，晚会有有奖游戏。

为了跟上最近协会频繁的天文攝影活动和讲座，经协会领导批准，我们将于10月4日周五中午至6周日中午在Anza-Borrego州立沙漠公园露营外拍银河外加烧烤聚会。

Borrego Springs灯光污染较少，是全球最黑的居民区之一，是个较理想的观赏和拍摄拍银河的地点。今年10月5日周六是阴历9月1日，无月亮。此外，那时那里平均气温64/94F（18/34C）。

日期/时间：10月4日中午到6日中午（两晚），周五中午以后进入野营营区，周日中午以前离开野营营区。

营地：Borrego Palm Canyon Camp Site in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park，Site G4，最多25人6辆车。

这次的营地就在Borrego Springs， 离商店餐馆等很近，如有恐惧野营的可住在Stanlunds Resort Inn And Suite in Borrego Springs $85/night‏，离营地4英里。

地址Direction: in Google Map, Search for "Borrego Palm Canyon Campground, Borrego Springs, CA". This is a nice developed campground with toilets, showers, paved roads, fire rings, shaded cabanas, etc.

大致计划为：
• 4日周五下午/晚上：中午以后到达露营点和支帐篷等，早到的可以拍日落。有时间晚上可点上篝火聊天打牌等。
• 4日周五夜里：观赏和拍摄银河。
• 5日周六早上/上午：睡懒觉或拍日出/游公园及附近地区。也可以考虑去看10：00开门的飞行表演。
• 5日周六下午：游公园及附近地区和拍日落。
• 5日周六晚上：烧烤，篝火晚会（有奖游戏等）。
• 5日周六夜里：观赏和拍摄银河。
• 6日周日早上/上午：睡懒觉或拍日出。
• 6日周日中午前：撤离营点，然后可接着游公园及附近地区或打道回府。

天气预报：4-6号晴天54-91F（12-33C）。日出6：43日落6：24。

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS:
• Salton Sea (30 miles)
• Borrego Springs (15 miles)
• The Pumpkin Path (just outside the park)
• Lake Henshaw (35 miles)
• Cuyamaca Rancho State Park (30 miles)
• Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve (25 miles)
• Agua Caliente County Park (35 miles)
• San Diego (85 miles)
• Miramar Air Show (75 miles) October 4th to 5th, Gates Open at 10:00am (could go there on Sat during the day)
http://miramarairshow.com/PDFs/Air_Show ... Events.pdf

组织方式（25人露营点，最多6辆车）：
• 4-5人为一组（一车，一或二帐篷），可以自己“拉帮结派”（我们这次鼓励“拉帮结派”），“无党派人士”也可以先在这里报名再分组。
• 各组自己安排车辆和出发时间等， 用车和汽油按协会规矩各车自己分摊，自己安排帐篷，床垫和睡袋等，协会会安排周六的早中餐（Brunch），晚餐和星期天的早餐。
• 除周六晚餐和聚会外，各组自己选择在公园内的活动地点，时间和方式等。公园要门票（按车）。

报名方式：
• 在这里报名，报名时请注明几个会员几个非会员。然后尽快交钱。有效报名时间以缴费时间为准。
• 会员交$10，非会员交$20，其余由协会资助。全部开支包括营地，周六晚餐食物/燃料/纸盘/等，篝火木头，聚会饮料，抽奖和有奖游戏等。
• 报名到25人截至。照协会规矩，（1）以收钱为准前25交钱的入围，（2）交的钱若届时退出不退（费用将作为对协会的捐款处理）。
• 凡报名参加者，请在周四活动时缴费给Tony Mao。如有困难参加周五聚会的，可以通过paypal来支付费用：treasurer@photosalonla.org，请注明Borrego Springs Camping，您的名字，人数和网上的ＩＤ。缴费希望还是用现金，因为Paypal有3%的手续费。
• 此次活动由JD统筹安排，但各组在需要时需协助，如购买食物等等。

免责声明：
此次活动International Photographers Association of Los Angeles 洛杉磯國際攝影家協會（以下简称“协会”）只是赞助部分费用，组织者们仅仅是帮助联络事项等，对于此次活动中出现的人身伤害和财产损失，协会，协会领导和组织者们不承担任何法律责任，凡报名参加这次活动的人员，将被默认为认同此原则。

LIABILIITY:
Neither International Photographers Association of Los Angeles nor its officers is liable for personal injuries or property damage during this event. All participants of this event agree to this upon signing up.

STARGAZING IN THE ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK:
http://www.borregospringschamber.com/ab ... azing4.htm

在野营时用头灯最方便，最好是包括红灯的那种，拍夜景时互相影响小一些。昨天在REI买了这个：Black Diamond Spot Headlamp 90 lumens: Amazon $33 REI $29。

报名：
1-6 驴迹(6)
7-9 JD (3)
10-13 Bochen (4)
14-15 Xubin (2)
16-19 Tom (4)
20 Sophia
21-22 Daniel Hong (2)
23-24 Ray Lam & Joe Woo
25-26 Cindy (2)
27 Joy Lin
28 寓哥

周四活动, 不是周五活动

已改，谢谢！

謝謝JD組織﹐查了一下地圖﹐我們應該在這裡。順便找幾個人在活動結束後(10月6日﹐週日晚)到Joshu Tree NP再拍一個晚上。

取消这次行程，Andy10月要去NYC表演钢琴，希望下次还有机会，谢谢

临时有其它事 去不了了 你们拍的开心

Photo attraction: Pumpkin Patch (33.222967, -116.06835)







"Getting to The Pumpkin Path will test your navigation and path finding skills. Much of the route from the paved S-22 to the patch is using a dirt road, actually a route, which follows several washes. Make sure you bring a good map with you that will show the roads in this area.

Many GPS units do not show the roads for this area. So don’t expect to rely on your GPS. However, having a GPS that shows latitude and longitude is helpful because the patch is at 33.2228 degrees north by -116.0688 degrees west and will give you a clue of where it is located.

You will need a high-clearance vehicle, preferably one with 4WD, because there are several stretches of sand in the washes. Do not take an automobile to the Pumpkin Patch!

To start your trip, from downtown Borrego Springs, the beginning of the dirt road can be reached by following S-22 east from Christmas Circle for about 16 miles. Turn right onto the dirt road that veers off S-22 at about 30 degrees.


Once on this dirt road, it is approximately 7.5 miles to the Pumpkin Patch. In a short distance, the road passes through a campground. Keep on the road which trends southeast and eventually leads you into a wash.

When we visited in 2009, there were a few signs that pointed the way to the Pumpkin Patch. Unfortunately, there were a few key road intersections where there was no sign and one could have made an incorrect turn and would never reach the patch.

There were also signs pointing out where two different oasis’s are located. The two oasis are just off the road and are worth a short stop and visit.

Shortly after passing Five Palms Springs (one of the oasis’s), make sure to turn left (towards the east), which is the halfway point, to reach the patch. The patch is located about 300 feet off the right of the road and can be spotted because of the fence that was erected around the patch.


Visiting the Site

Once you arrive, you will see a brown sign that, when we visited, was very corroded and difficult to read. The sign reads:

“This unique landscape is the result of wind and water continuously eroding the surface soil and revealing these globular sandstone concretions.

Such concretions are believed to be formed by the natural cementing of sand particles to a small object such as a piece of shell, a grain of sand, or even an insect.”

There is a skinny opening in the fence which serves as the entrance to the Pumpkin Patch. Here, you can walk in and closely inspect the odd boulders that are the “pumpkins”. Be sure to walk around the patch to see the different varieties of boulders in their different stages of erosion".

Photo attraction: Palm Oasis (about 1.5 miles from our campsite) - 33.280503,-116.433494

好活动，很想去，但是最近事情实在太多了，遗憾。等你们发活动片了。

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积极参加协会活动，报名两位！

Photo attraction: Ocotillo Wells SVRA (33.154655,-116.110911)


離營地不到20 miles, 是美國越野車活動的聖地











http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/pages/1170/file ... ap_WEB.pdf

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Leica M9-P / Nikon D800e/Nikon Df /Pentax 5Kiis/ sigma SD15
M 35 2 ASPH 6Bit
M 50 1.4 ASPH 6Bit
R 1:2.8/180 Apo
R 2.8/100 ROM Apo Macro
R 35mm f/1.4 ROM
R 80mm 1.4 ROM
R50 2 ROM
R 24mm 2.8 ROM
R Super Elmar 3.5/15

可惜十月四号我在中国，否则也去拍拍星空银河了。: (

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Leica M9-P / Nikon D800e/Nikon Df /Pentax 5Kiis/ sigma SD15
M 35 2 ASPH 6Bit
M 50 1.4 ASPH 6Bit
R 1:2.8/180 Apo
R 2.8/100 ROM Apo Macro
R 35mm f/1.4 ROM
R 80mm 1.4 ROM
R50 2 ROM
R 24mm 2.8 ROM
R Super Elmar 3.5/15

8月24日剛有過一次﹐錯過了。 你下次去叫上我﹐專門幫你拍照。

先练走路啦，每天2英里，否则车坏了走不出来啦。。。Moro Rock trial is only 1/3 mile!

你下次去也叫上我﹐反正有人给你專門拍照，我光看热闹就行了。