Field Trips
Organized monthly
Local
Travel - day trip
Car pooling is available
Club Meetings
Third Tuesday every month 7p
Arts & Cultural Centre
Presentations
Given by members
Two at each meeting;
Technical
Behind the Lens
ACCA Events
Alberta Camera Club Alliance
Members have access to speakers and events
that are organized by the association
May 12, 2025 - 7pm (please arrive early)
Myrna Pearman
Hosted via Zoom by the ACCA, this event is available to paid members. A watch party is organized for this presentation.
221 4 Ave SE, please arrive by 6:45pm
>A map is available in the group chat on messenger
>If you are unable to attend, there is an option to fill out a jot form for the link to watch from home, also available in the group chat on messenger.
Following the guest speaker, several clubs (including ours) will share a mini presentation on a variety on topics.
What to bring:
Notebook and pen
Personal beverage
Odds and Ends
We have added a side chat in the group chat on messenger for buying and selling photography related items. If you are looking for something specific, feel free to post. If you are selling gear, equipment, accessories, post your items anytime. This is available to paid members only, but as always, exercise caution when buying and selling online.
Medicine Hat Photography Club is not responsible for any buying/selling/trading outcomes.
If you submitted a print for the Cafe Verve Gallery earlier this year, please arrange to pick up your picture.
Message through the group chat, comment on the Facebook page, email medhatphotoclub@gmail.com or submit a contact form on the website.
May 20th, 2025
Club Meeting
Join us at the Arts and Cultural Centre at 7:00pm for our monthly club meeting.
Not a member? Your first meeting is free, check it out and see if it is a good fit for you.
May 20th, 2025
Presentations
Technical Presentation: Milky Way
Kimberly delivered an incredible presentation last month for photographing the moon, we are thrilled to have her speak again this month. Kimberly is knowledgeable and passionate; she offers step by steps guides, equipment recommendations, and troubleshooting ideas, from her plethora of experience.
Behind the Lens:
This presentation will be a bit different.
The guest speaker for the final ACCA presentation (May12) is Myrna Pearman, a biologist and bird photographer expert.
This month's field trip is to Frank Lake (May10), a birding hotspot.
So for our Behind the Lens, we want to see your bird images! Send 4 pictures of your best bird shots taken since the last meeting.
These can be emailed to Rob, deadline is midnight May 17th.
May 10th 2025
Frank Lake
Frank Lake is approximately 3 hours west of Medicine Hat. It is a productive wetland controlled by Ducks Unlimited, and is a well known "Birding Hotspot".
Paid members meet in the Cultural Centre Parking Lot
at 8:00am
Saturday, May 10th, 2025
Carpooling Available
What to bring:
Camera and necessary gear;
long lens, filters, tripod, binoculars
Layered clothing
Water, snacks
Packed lunch
June 7th, 2025
Year End Wrap Up - Writing on Stone
Writing on Stone is approximately 2 hours southwest of Medicine Hat. It is a provincial park known for its beautiful natural landscape, hoodoo formations, riverside cottonwood forests, and significant rock art sites. With an abundance of trails, there will be much to photograph!
Paid members meet in the Cultural Centre Parking Lot
Time TBD
Saturday, June 7th, 2025
Carpooling Available
What to bring:
Camera and necessary gear;
long lens, filters, tripod, binoculars
Layered clothing, hat, sunscreen
Water, snacks
Packed lunch
