LA Area DPC Meet-Up: Poppy Preserve (Lancaster)

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

02/29/2008 01:11:30 PM · #1

Date: March 29th or 30th
Time: 10am

Location: The reserve is located 15 miles west of Highway 14 near the city of Lancaster. The visitor center is located on Lancaster Road.

Link: Poppy Preserve

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Post which date you prefer and we'll go with "majority rules."
If you are going, PM or post your cell phone # so we can meet up!

Mine is: 213-675-0454
Arie :)

socalsteve

Nikon D300

02/29/2008 02:11:03 PM · #2

March 30 - sounds like fun!

02/29/2008 02:58:06 PM · #3

I'll keep you posted on whether I'd be able to make it. If I make it to Vegas and I can fly in a day early, I'll drive over.

ETA: for those who don't know, Arielle is probably the one of the very first DPC GTG organizers anywhere, and the LA group, under her leadership, was without a doubt the most active group anywhere, with a GTG of some kind almost every month!

Message edited by author 2008-02-29 15:02:17.

Gordon

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Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

02/29/2008 03:06:29 PM · #4

Antelope Valley is awesome. Great place to shoot, if you like that sort of thing.

02/29/2008 05:36:42 PM · #5

Awe, Fritz! Thanks for the recognition! I miss hosting DPC GTG each month! I want to try to get back into it. Tom Yi hosts over at LA Shooters, and I want to try to link up with them too when possible. We're all photogs and can learn so much from one another! It's great fun too!

Hope to see you in late March for the LA GTG at the Poppy Preserve!!

Arie

03/01/2008 11:14:35 PM · #6

By the way, those are beautiful shots Gordon!

03/03/2008 11:47:00 AM · #7

Just bumping for the Monday morning crowd! Anyone want to go to the Poppy Preserve with us?

03/03/2008 12:46:24 PM · #8

I should know by the end of the week whether I'll be able to make it. Fingers crossed!

Tom

Canon EOS-5D

03/03/2008 12:47:51 PM · #9

If I don't have anything due for school, I'll come!

03/03/2008 01:25:31 PM · #10

Excellent! Let others know as well... the more the better! I look forward to seeing you all there!

03/03/2008 08:22:42 PM · #11

I saw some pix from this weekend of the Preserve. The poppies are budding. I hope they are in full bloom by the end of the month. Does anyone here know how long poppies take to grow?

03/03/2008 08:33:14 PM · #12

Dunno, but... our 2005 trip out there was on March 12. I hope the end of the month isn't too late!

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03/03/2008 11:39:45 PM · #13

I don't think it will be too late. There was a freeze in January and some late rain this year, so it's expected to be a late season. I am hopeful for that weekend!!!

Hye5

Canon EOS-5D

03/03/2008 11:56:57 PM · #14

I definitely plan on being there (unless my kids have games scheduled)!

Chuck

03/04/2008 11:44:42 AM · #15

Let us know the game schedule as soon as you know it and maybe we can go the opposite day. Right now, I think we're open to both Saturday or Sunday as not too many have chimed in.

:) Arie

03/04/2008 12:38:45 PM · #16

OK, looks like I'm there! I just have to confirm that I can get travel arrangements that work, and at reasonable cost. Arie, is it possible for you to do a little research on when peak is expected? Are we going to be too late for peak?

03/04/2008 01:57:29 PM · #17

I called, but the only updates are on their site. They don't open until 3/15. I did about 3 hours of research yesterday and all I could find (even on message boards) is that there's NO way to tell yet. The season relies on a heavy oct/nov rain, and we didn't get that. We got a January rain. So, it could be a late season. There are buds though, so they do expect growth... but the website doesn't predict a peak and nobody is there to give me any updates. I'll keep searching, but I have a feeling we won't know for sure til March 15th (when they open). :(

03/04/2008 01:58:04 PM · #18

Regardless, we'll still go up there to see the desert wildflowers! They are starting to bloom already I've heard!

03/04/2008 02:44:33 PM · #19

Heck, we'll find *something* to shoot, even if it *is* rattlesnakes ;-)

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03/04/2008 02:53:02 PM · #20

Exactly! I just did more searches and I can't even find how long it takes for a poppy to go from a bit of green poking out of the ground to a full bloom. I tried gardening sites and everything! I believe most outdoor flowers grow in just a few weeks, but I wish there was an useful answer on the web somewhere!

Man_Called_Horse

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

03/04/2008 03:17:58 PM · #21

I can not say if I can commit this early in the month, especially since work is still erratic (stupid writers strike).

Chuck, (Hye5), give me a ring during that week and touch base and see where I am at as far as time, maybe we can car pool. Especially since OPEC wants us to spend $4 per gallon for gas.

Hye5

Canon EOS-5D

03/04/2008 04:26:27 PM · #22

Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:

Thom: Definitely! Also, are you interested in checking out the studio open house referenced in this thread? If you are interested in making this an outing, let me know... it sounds interesting.

Chuck

geo

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Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

03/04/2008 04:27:27 PM · #23

I would love to go however neither of these days i am available I would encourage anyone in the la area to go since its a great place to take photos. I have been there twice since its so close and every time you get something different