Field trips are generally conducted on the weekends with occasional trips scheduled as
over-nighters. You need not be a member of the Ridgewood Camera Club to participate in a field trip. Look in our Photo Galleries for some images from recent field trips.
this Saturday, May 10th
to the NJ Botanical Gardens at Skylands Wildflower garden
meet: behind the Stateline Diner on Rt. 17, Mahwah just north of Island rd. intersection. (same place as we did for Harriman field trips)
time: 9:30 AM
bring: close-up lenses, tripods, knee pads, BUG SPRAY, diffusers & reflectors. Prepare to get wet and dirty. (not that kind of wet and dirty).
Since there will be no club meeting prior to this event, please contact George if you plan to attend ggarbeck@optonline.net otherwise you will not be notified of any updates or cancelations.
map of Skylands: http://www.njbg.org/pdf/NJBG-map-0703.pdf
Sunday March 30th
Meet up 8:00AM at the Garden State Plaza near the free-standing Bank of America; carpool into the city for a morning shoot from Brooklyn looking across to the eastern side of Manhattan.. We’ll wander through DUMBO with its old warehouses and art lofts. Stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge, walk through Chinatown, grab lunch, and return via the Manhattan Bridge. Sign up at club meetings or e-mail ggarbeck@optonline.net if you plan on attending
Date:
April 11th - 13th, 2008 (Arrive Friday, depart Sunday)
Hotel:
L’Enfant Plaza Hotel
480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, D.C. 20024
Reservations: 800.635.5065
Hotel is centrally located, two blocks from the Smithsonian and the National Mall and near the Tidal Basin. Has own metro station and on site parking. Highlights include a year-round outdoor, rooftop pool with city views and a dome covering in colder months; a well-equipped fitness center; a seafood restaurant; and wireless Internet access throughout. Premium bedding:Guestroom beds feature pillowtop mattresses, 310-thread-count linens, down duvets, and down pillows. Marble bathrooms offer Rusk toiletries and curved shower rods for extra room. Cable TV includes HBO. Rated 4 stars on TripAdvisor.com
Accomodations / Rates:
Deluxe Room w/ w double beds: $199 per night; w guests
THIS IS A SPECIAL RATE. BE SURE TO ASK FOR THE CHERRY BLOSSOM PROMOTION
Promotion includes Deluxe overnight accommodations, full American breakfast buffet for two adults and two all-day Metro passes per night. Other discounts (AAA, Senior) do not apply.
BOOK NOW. April is their busy season and rooms fill up fast (rates may go up.)
Other Fees:
Taxes: 14.5%
Parking $18 per day (Valet Parking is extra)
Travel Arrangements:
Make your own arrangements. Carpool suggested
Useful Links:
Tripod usage in Washington DC (pdf)
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Contact:
Please let me know asap if you're definitely coming. If we can book 10 or more rooms we may qualify for a discount.
George Garbeck
home: 201 666-4068
cell:201 407-8483
More info to follow ...
Date:
Sunday, January 27th 2008 (changed from January 20th)
Date: Tuesday, December 4th
Saturday November 17th 2007
Nov. 3, 2007
cancelled - weather
October 13, 2007
Sept. 8, 2007
November 19, 2006
October 15th, 2006
September 14th-17th, 2006
March 26th, 2006
November 20, 2005
Cancelled
October 16, 2005
Cancelled Due to ?
May 14, 2005
Canceled Due to Illness
April 17, 2005
February 26, 2005
January, 9, 2005
December 13, 2004
November 20, 2004
October 16, 2004