Nature
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The theme for our Monthly Photo Outing at the Arboretum will be “In the Mood” with the group outing on Saturday, November 1.
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This program will offer an immersive and informative look into a once-in-a-lifetime luxury African adventure taken by MAPS member Lou Gusmano, his wife, son, and five other couples in 2025.
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“Drama” at The Morton Arboretum
Oct 2025In keeping with our monthly Photo Outing at the Arboretum, the theme for the month of October will be “Drama” with the group outing on Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 7:00am – 10:00am. Note: This is a different date than the regularly scheduled outing due to scheduling conflicts. “The eye should learn to listen before it looks.” – Robert Frank We will meet by 7:15am in parking lot # 1. This is the main parking lot by the Visitor Center. Meet in the furthest east corner near Meadow Lake where we can head off in either a group or on your own. Be sure to dress for the weather and bring the necessary gear. Sign up here for the October Outing at the Arboretum. Afterward, be sure to…
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Join MAPS on September 16 for a Photo Outing to St. James Farm in Warrenville. The 595-acre forest preserve contains more than 100 acres of woodlands, prairies, and wetlands. The grounds are home to more than 300 native plant species and wildlife, including great blue herons, red-bellied woodpeckers, white-breasted nuthatches, coyotes, fox squirrels and white-tailed deer. St. James Farm also contains a riding stable and many farm outbuildings brightly colored for architectural photography. A massive wood-planked German-style barn, a gabled-roof-and-wing farmhouse and a colonial-style red brick stable are on the property. We will meet at 07:30 AM (one hour after sunrise, when the preserve opens) in the parking lot at…
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In keeping with our monthly Photo Outing at the Arboretum, the theme for the month of September will be “Patterns in Nature” with the group outing on Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 7:00am – 10:00am. “Photography helps people to see.” – Berenice Abbott We will meet by 7:15am in the Schulenburg Prairie parking lot where we can head off in either a group or on your own. Be sure to dress for the weather and bring the necessary gear.
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Join us at the Green Valley Forest Preserve Picnic Area-East Shelter on for the MAPS Annual Potluck Picnic and Mobile Photography Workshop.
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In keeping with our monthly Photo Outing at the Arboretum, the theme for the month of August will be “Cast a Shadow” with the group outing.
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Ball Horticultural Gardens
Aug 2025Join MAPS for the August Photo Outing to Ball Horticultural Gardens, an evaluation and testing grounds for the world’s wealth of horticultural introductions and improvements for over 80 years.
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“Joy” at The Morton Arboretum
Jul 2025In keeping with our Monthly Photo Outing at the Arboretum, the theme for the month of July will be “Joy” with the group outing on Saturday, July 5, 2025 from 7:00am - 10:00am.
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Nature: Captured and Presented
Jul 2025Presenter, John Mariana, will demonstrate the fine art techniques he uses in Photoshop (PS) and Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) to create expressive color and black and white images.
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This month’s presentation deals with potential problems that photographers often face when they attempt to take pictures of insects.
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Come out and support our local bird rescue center while hearing about the birds, learning how to photograph them close up and in a natural setting. Cost is $20.00.
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Mike Lake will walk us through his process of selecting an image, deciding what needs to be done, and working his post-production magic using Adobe Bridge, Photoshop and Topaz with a Wacom pressure sensitive tablet and saving it for specific output.
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This month’s theme for the group outing at The Morton Arboretum is "Winter’s Beauty." "The photograph itself doesn’t interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of reality." – Henri Cartier-Bresson
- “Natural Abstracts” at The Morton Arboretum
- Artistic Floral Photography
- Matthiessen State Park Waterfall Capture
- Hidden Beauty at The Morton Arboretum
- “In the Mood” at The Morton Arboretum
- “Nature Awakens” at The Morton Arboretum
- “April Tulips” at Lilacia Park in Lombard
- St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville
- “Patterns in Nature” at The Morton Arboretum
- Ellen Green & Mark Hanna – Attracting Birds from Backyards to Preserves
- David Akoubian – Alaskan Brown Bears
- Cindy Crosby – Chasing Dragonflies
- Roger Mattingly – Flashy Flower Photography
