Barbara Wilder As of now, the end of June, the wildfires have ceased to threaten the SaddleBrooke community. It has progressed to the other side of the mountain, and this morning it is covering 107,000 acres and only 45 % contained. I am a member of the SaddleBrooke Photography Club and have seen many great…
Jim Hagedon What is in a name? A lot! Consider for a moment, Walt Disney, Budweiser, Star Wars, or Tiffany. For over fifteen years, the Digital Imaging Group of Saddlebrook, or DIGS, has come to represent a group of SaddleBrooke residents with a passionate interest in photography and a keen interest in learning new photographic…
Sandy Wells, Secretary On Sunday, May 8, at 7:15 a.m., a Stearman bi-plane followed by another small aircraft from the Marana Regional Airport flew over SaddleBrooke Community and headed high, up to the Catalina Mountains. After flying low and slow over the range, they returned to SaddleBrooke, tipping wings in honor of their friend and…
On Sunday, March 1, a group of 13 SaddleBrooke Photography Club members and guests carpooled from the MountainView parking lot to Picacho Peak to capture the spring wildflowers. The outing was arranged and hosted by Bernie Nagy, one of the founding members of the club. Along the way, the group stopped at mile marker 11…
Barbara Wilder During this unsettling time when we don’t know what is coming next, I feel that the best thing for me is to make some positive plans for this period of seclusion. I’ve always enjoyed my photography hobby, since it is productive and keeps me in a happy place. Several years ago, I did a…
Barbara Wilder This month, Jan Cregan is our honored Photographer of the Month. She is an active member and, because of her friendly nature, we are glad to have her on the hospitality committee of the club. She is also why I am living in SaddleBrooke, because five years ago she said, “Why don’t you…
Barbara Wilder One of the great benefits of joining a camera club is showing your treasured photos to someone other than family. Since the SB Photo Club was started three years ago, we have encouraged members to prepare their pictures for competition in the Arizona Camera Club Council, which is made up of sixteen camera clubs in…
For January, we will have as our speaker at the general meeting the second part of Bob Shea’s talk on “Photographing the National Parks”. Bob wowed the audience at a previous meeting in March 2019, with his selections of photographs from his travels throughout America to our amazing National Parks. His love of hiking and…
Linda Whitehead This month the SaddleBrooke gift shop is featuring artist Russ Stokes, a published photographer specializing in the Southwest. Russ was born in Seattle and attended primary school in Woodinville, WA. His family moved to Anaheim, CA in the early ’50s, then later to San Diego where he attended high school. Russ continued his education at…
Janet Frost Tom Frost may be new to SaddleBrooke and the SaddleBrooke Photography Club, but he is not new to many of the skills that are vital for photography. As a dentist, Tom spent years recognizing the nuances of color, light and texture. Tom’s artistic talents are not limited to the small scale of dentistry.…