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The Photo Club is comprised of residents of the Sun City Lincoln Hills community in Lincoln, CA.

Below is a list of our monthly meetings and activities

General Meeting - 2nd Wednesday @ 9:00AM
 

The General Meeting, in Kilaga Presentation Hall usually features a guest speaker on a specific aspect of photography. It also is a forum to discuss current and upcoming events of interest.
 

Summaries of General Meeting Presentations are archived  HERE   

YouTube links to General Meeting videos are  HERE   
 

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Board Meeting, OC Multipurpose Room - Monday before the General Meeting @ 9:00AM
 

Board Meetings are open to any current Photography Club member.  Copies of the approved "Board Meeting Minutes" are posted   HERE

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Exhibits
 

Exhibitions offer club members an avenue to show their photographs. Some use these occasions as an opportunity to sell their work. Find information on current and upcoming exhibits below.  Overview of our Exhibit Efforts can be found   HERE

Field Trips and Great Adventures

To learn more about  above planned, recent and past trips and adventures  HERE 

 

Facebook Page
 

This “member only” tool is used to communicate photography ideas, promising sites, area photography activities, and conversation

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To join, click link:   LHPC Facebook 

 

Special Learning Session (SLS) (was Photography Special Interest Group) - 1st Wednesday @ 9:00AM
 

The Special Learning Session (SLS) includes exploration of camera settings, composition tips, post processing tools, smart phone photography,  and specialized areas such as bird and Milky Way photography.  The presentations are developed to take into consideration the needs of beginner and intermediate photographers, as well as, a refresher for more advanced users.  Speakers and suggestions are welcome. Slide shows are posted on the club website for future viewing. For more info go to the SLS's Webpage  HERE   

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"SEVEN DAYS IN SPRING" CLUB PROJECT
LAUNCHES !

Click [HERE] for condensed Calendar view of Photo Week activities.

Click [HERE] to view Ron Nabity's 4/09/2025 "Workshop" presentation
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Click [HERE] to view Ron Nabity's 4/09/2025 presentation slides.

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May General Meeting - Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Meeting begins at 9:00 AM Kilaga Springs Presentation Hall (raffle at 9:01 AM)
"Seven Days in Spring"
See the Results of Our Photo Challenge!
presented by Ron Nabity

The results are in - more than 30 LH Photography Club members contributed more than 1,100 images to the Seven Days in Spring photo challenge!

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The project team for this challenge has reviewed and selected the final images to be included in the presentation that will be shown at a Community Forum on Monday, May 19th. You can see this presentation in advance at our May 14 General Meeting!


Check it out - see you then!

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By Zoom:  Meeting ID: 863 0820 7755   Passcode: SCLH

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Renew Your Membership
 
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Renew your Membership:  If you want to receive meeting reminders, field trip announcements, invitations to field trip planning and show & tell parties, plus related over-the-top trip planning packets, you need to be a current member.
 

To renew: download, print, fill out the form referenced below, sign & mail with $20 to:   LHPC, P.O. Box 623, Lincoln, CA 95648.  You must sign the form for membership.

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Click [HERE] to download the latest "Lincoln Hills Photography Club Membership Application" form.

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Latest Club Members' Videos

You may view the 4/09/2025 Give Me Five Members Rolling Slideshow [HERE]

​You may view a listing of all our Club videos by clicking on "Resources" at the top and "Our Meeting Videos" or by clicking [HERE].

                           Announcing Overnight Field Trip! 

           Spring on the Coast – Point Reyes and Tomales Bay

              Tuesday to Thursday, May 20th to 22nd, check out on 23rd, 2025

 
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Visit and photograph the scenic coastal areas of Point Reyes National Seashore and Tomales Bay, north of San Francisco and south of Bodega Bay.

 

The area is made of rolling green hills, colliding with Pacific Ocean. Seascape and landscape encompassing beaches, cliffs, wildflowers, Point Reyes lighthouse, historic coast guard station at Chimney Rock and coastal wildlife will be your photographic opportunity. The area is sprinkled with several small towns like Point Reyes Station, Marshall, Tomales and for if your a movie lover, Bodega Bay where the movie The Birds was filmed.

 

For those of you wanting a view of Tomales Bay from the water, we have arranged a local expert to cruise the bay. Space is limited and we need to be on the water at high tide, see details in travel packet. A fellow member also relayed information about local safaris, this also is in the packet.

 

We are recommending staying at Tomales Bay Resort and Marina located at 12938 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Inverness, CA. Space is limited. Room rates range from $175 to $285 plus taxes and fees per night. You can start booking March 1st.  More information included in travel packet. 

 

Please email Jim Sakaguchi at jimlhpc@gmail.com if you are planning to attend. We will be holding a pre-meeting to go over the travel packet.

You may view the detailed travel packet [HERE].

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Chimney Rock at Point Reyes National Park Sunset
Source: Alan Majchrowicz Photographywebsite

                     June Field Trip 

Rock Valley Model Railroad Display
          Thursday, June 19 from 8AM to 2PM

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The Sacramento Valley Garden Railway Society is hosting the 40th Annual National Garden Railway Convention in June 2025. As part of the festivities Phil and Stephanie Huntingdale are opening their backyard garden train display for live viewing.


 Phil/Stephanie invite members from the Photography Club to join them on  Thursday,  June 19 from 8AM to 2PM. This is a great opportunity to view and photography the model train hobby, up close. You are welcome to attend any time during this day. Location: 1794 Emily Lane, Lincoln CA.

This is a scratch built 1950’s setting of a Southern Pacific system with steam and diesel power trains. The railroad has approximately 300 feet of main lines with two interconnecting loops with wide radius curves through mature landscaping. Equipment is 1/29 and 1/32 scale with some narrow gage locomotives. Rock Valley railroad has been in operation since 2006. Please wear your Photo Club hat, Sun City name tag or Photo Club tag for easy identification. We will also have member roster on-hand if you don’t have the above. This is a no Fee Event.

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Field Trip to the Thunderbird Lodge

              Tuesday July 22, 9:30AM Tour 

 
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Architecture and water landscape photographic opportunity.

 

The Thunderbird Lodge constructed in 1936-39, also known as the George Whittell Estate, is a historic 6.51-acre Lake Tahoe waterfront estate. Designed by Frederic DeLongchamps the estate encompasses the Main house, Card House, Caretaker's Cottage, Cook/Butler's House, Admiral's House, Boathouse, Gatehouse, and the "Elephant House"—home to Mingo (Indian Elephant). The large boathouse housed his custom 55-foot mahogany Yacht.

 

We recommend the 9:30am tour. You must purchase tickets direct at Estate Tours 

 

There is no direct parking at the lodge. Attendee must park at Incline Village and take a shuttle to the lodge. Shuttles depart from the Travel North Tahoe Nevada Welcome Center located at 969 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village, Nevada 89451.

 

•Cost: Tours are $75 per person.

•Carpooling: Meet at Orchard Creek Lodge, in front of Fitness Center at 6:30am

•Social Lunch at Jason's Beachside Grille | Lake Tahoe  After the tour.

•Contact: Email Heather Brown if attending the tour and lunch. heatherbrown.lhpc@gmail.com

Click [HERE] for detailed travel package for more information.
Michael Deal Adds New Gallery and Mike Johnson Updates his.

Click on Photo to go to the Respective Gallery Page on this Website

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Photo by Michael Deal

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Photo by Mike Johnson

Exhibits

Orchard Creek Rotunda (Alcove) will hold an Exhibit from July 1, 2025, through July 31, 2025. Return to this page for updates!

Rhonda Campbell coordinates the Orchard Creek Rotunda (Alcove) Exhibit. Rhonda announced to the LHPC Board that an exhibit will be held in the Alcove at Orchard Creek this summer, from July 1st to July 31st, 2025.  Stay tuned for a formal announcement with details.  Last year's exhibit was exciting, with many photographers participating, and several sold their photographs. If you have shown photographs in any of the club's other venues, you qualify to apply to this year's Orchard Creek Alcove Event.

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Buonarroti's Restaurant

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Photo by Vicki White

The LH Photo Club installed its most recent photography exhibit at Buonarroti Ristorante last fall. This exhibit will be on display until Summer 2025. The exhibit features fifteen photographs by three LH Photo Club members: Maggie McGurk, Glenn Fidler,  and Ron Nabity.  The next opportunity to submit photos for this exhibit venue will begin in summer 2025.  Stay tuned for details.

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Please consider demonstrating our appreciation to the Manager/Chef at Buonarroti Restaurant by visiting their website below, reviewing their menu, and reserving a table for a delicious meal.

 

​​Buonarroti’s Ristorante - www.buonarrotis.com  

460 Lincoln Blvd. Lincoln, Ph:  916-645-7951

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Questions? Contact Denise Souza, Buonarroti  Exhibit Coordinator, at dlsouza0129@gmail.com.

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Current Exhibit - Kilaga Springs Spa

 Kilaga Springs Spa currently has an exhibit. 

 Themes of the photo images, which must be followed for each Spa room, are: Ponds, Beaches, Lakes,   Meadows, Forests, Streams and also Landscapes and Flowers.

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Photo by Jim Moon

Current Exhibit - Simple Pleasures

The current LHPC exhibit at Simple Pleasures Restaurant will close on June 2, 2025.  Photographers will meet at Simple Pleasures on that date from 2:00 pm to 2:15 pm to take down their photos, and the Painters will hang their art.   

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The next opportunity to participate in the Simple Pleasures Restaurant exhibit will be in October 2025.  Check back to this site for details.

 

Simple Pleasures Restaurant Exhibit Coordinator :

Denise Souza

dlsouza0129@gmail.com

Cell: 916-300-1536  

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Photo by Klara Kleman

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Application to Exhibit

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SCLH Photography Club Facebook Page

This is a place for SCLH Photography Club Members to have a conversation about photography, cameras, and places to shoot photography in the area. You can ask a specific "how to" or "where can I find..." or "how can I improve this shot?" or "thinking of going to.....does anyone want to come too?"  You can post great photography-related websites that others might like. Use your creativity.  The SCLH Photography Facebook page is a PRIVATE page.  Only members of LH Photography Club can join this Facebook page, and they cannot invite family nor friends.

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To join click on the link below, and Kate or Heather will send an invitation to your email address.   The link in the invitation will time out in 48 hours.    OR send an email to heatherbrown.lhpc@gmail.com  .  She will reply to you with the link for the Facebook page.  Click on the link and wait for Kate or Heather to authorize entry.

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To join, use this link:   LHPC Facebook 

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