Los Angeles Hiking & Event Photography Meetup

Ray http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/2/c/2/member_27525762.jpeg http://www.meetup.com/photohike/members/6010771/
Organizer

Los Angeles Hiking & Event Photography Meetup http://www.meetup.com/photohike/ http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/8/4/7/global_21190311.jpeg 20080211

Los Angeles, CA 90046

Location:

Los Angeles, CAUSA 90038

Organizer since:

February 11, 2008

Has attended:

141 Meetups

Introduction

Welcome Hikers and Photographers... Here's an opportunity to explore the outdoors while improving your photography skills at the same time. feel free to share tips and ideas as we explore Southern California's National Parks and trails.....

Name 2 places in Southern California you would like to hike and take photos of this year?

No answer yet

What theme or technique would you like to learn?

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How did you find out about this Meetup? (Meetup, Google, Yahoo?)

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Additional Information

"Send Out Cards gives you the opportunity to put your photographs on Greeting cards, Birthday cards, Anniversary cards, Thank You cards, you name it."

What Ray is saying about this Meetup Group

Friendly group of people who enjoy being outdoors, casual hikes, good conversations and developing their photography skills.....oh and occasionally there&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;s food :o)

Cindi

Hey Ray, can you post the Camellia Festival at Descanso for Tomorrow that I suggested? Can you make it a meetup?

Feb 03, 2012 9:19 PM
Shlomo Kapelnikov

welcome to Machatz Ray

Nov 10, 2011 6:29 PM
natasha

hey ray, did you go to steve jobs memorial services today

Oct 16, 2011 5:12 PM
Tiffany

And a great birthday to you Ray!!!

Aug 29, 2011 8:16 PM
Tiffany

Hey Ray, thank you for the happy b day on facebook. I actually never go onto facebook thats why its a delayed reaction. Hope youre doing great, we have to catch up, i mean ketchup!

Aug 07, 2011 10:42 PM
Omari

Hey Ray! I noticed that you hadn't been back in a while. We have some great events planned for the summer at Venice Surf Photographers! Hope you can try one out!

Jun 10, 2011 4:15 AM
Elissa

Hi Ray.
I haven't seen you since the downtown art fun. How are you? I plan to attend the "Young Frankenstein" event...unless life is what happens when I'm busy making other plans. Best wishes, Elissa

May 29, 2011 2:56 AM
Jorge A Marien

Hey Ray,

Thanks for the warm welcome.
Looking forward to meeting everyone.
....an like Rick, I just realized that I had messages.

Apr 28, 2011 2:02 AM
Rick

Thank you... I know its been a long time since you sent this Greeting ,but I am just now starting to understand this Meetup.. I am not sure how to use it and navigate around it

Apr 20, 2011 11:19 PM
Dianne Porchia

Hi Ray,
I see that you are interested in health, wellness, personal growth, spirituality, meeting new people and having fun! I would like to invite you to join my Life In Balance Fun at the Beach group. I think you will find what you are looking for with this group of people that is coming together.

Also, please Like my Facebook page, Life In Balance Retreats at the Beach and read more about these events..

Apr 04, 2011 1:14 AM

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Founded Feb 11, 2008

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Membership dues

$10.00 a year

This covers: Try an event or two first. Dues incude Meetup fee/ Event Planning /Site Listings

Payment is accepted using:

PayPal
Cash or check - “Please email me to request my address. Thanks! You may also pay me at our Meetup event.”

Refunds are not offered for this Meetup.

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We are photo hobbyists and hiking enthusiasts, although.....

We're not just limited to hiking.

We attend wide variety of urban and rural walks, hikes photography receptions and photography events.

All levels are welcome!

We'll explore various trails, festivals, receptions and photography exhibits around Southern California and bring our cameras and camera knowledge with us.

We'll do Beginner's and Intermediate trails and walks.

Nothing too strenuous so that way we can enjoy the surroundings peacefully.

Try an event or two first and see what you think.

Meetup dues for The Los Angeles Hiking and Photography Meetup Group include the following:

Meetup site
Event planning for the year
Access to all past Meetup Events which includes:

Site information
address and directions to specific venues throughout Southern California
member reviews/comments regarding the venue.
our group's photo album where you can review photos from the event

This allows you to:

review venues for future hikes
have the ability to explore these areas on your own if you can't make the event using the information provided
copy/paste and transfer the information for other Meetup groups you are a part of (this is common)
Get ideas as to how you would like to photograph similar events, objects, people, etc.

Access to our MESSAGE BOARD which allows members to:

Post and read discussions/comments about our meetup events
Post and read questions specific to photography, cameras, editing, etc. from group members
Post and read about camera equipment for sale by other group members
Post and read about photography contests which you are able to participate in (our group is proud to have some winners of certain photography contests this year!)
Post and research recommended photography links that are photo specific
Post and research recommended photography links that are article specific
Stay up to date on your rights as an amateur and professional photographer
Read, review, learn from and/or post instructional material related to photography
Read and stay up to date on industry news
The Message Board for the above listed features accessible only to group members can be found here: http://www.meetup.com/photohike/messages/boards/

Access to our IDEA BOARD

The Idea Board allows you to vote on possible future Meetup events
Get ideas of other places you'd like to travel to on your own if you unable to get to our event
The Idea Board is located here: http://www.meetup.com/photohike/ideas/

Access to CALENDAR EVENTS where non-Meetup Events are posted -

Calendar - http://www.meetup.com/photohike/calendar/

Access to messaging the entire group via our mailing list (pending message approval)
Ability to suggest and participate in GROUP POLLS to gain a better understanding of group members' interests on specific topics or events http://www.meetup.com/photohike/polls/
SPONSORSHIP opportunities - if you have a business you'd like to promote to the group, please feel free to contact me regarding that. http://www.meetup.com/photohike/message/?recipientId=6010771

Meetup dues for the Los Angeles Hiking and Photography Meetup group is only $10 for the year.

Try an event or two first and see what you think.

You can Paypal $10 to ray@rayschiel.com on http://www.paypal.com using your account balance or any credit card. You don't need to have an account if using a credit card.

If you want to mail me a check/money order, please reply for my address.

If you have paid a membership due last year, you are exempt until the dues date that is specified on your Meetup profile for this group. Thanks for your past contribution. Much appreciated!

Current Assistant Organizers are exempt from Membership dues. Thank you for your time and efforts.

Feel free to message me any questions or concerns regarding membership dues or the Meetup group in general.

See you on the trails!

Ray :o)

You can also check out some of our videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/rayphotohike

Occasionally we will shoot in more public and populated places. To understand your rights as a photographer, or just an average citizen taking pictures, you can review an article about it here:
http://www.meetup.com/photohike/messages/boards/thread/76...

Thanks!