MAPS members can sign up for each event listed below by following the specified link. Remember that signing up an event means agreeing to the MAPS Photo Outing Waiver of Liability.
Members that attend an event will be able to share their images with others after the outing. Create JPG or PNG images that are 2000 pixels on the long side, saved with a sRGB color space, then you can drag and drop them to Google Photos using the link provided. The link appears after the outing is over.
If you are not sure how to prepare or upload your images, please follow the detailed instructions in these documents:
==> How to prepare your images
==> How to upload your images
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Macro Photography at PROCAM
Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 10:30 am-12:30 pm - PROCAM, AuroraGiven the usual unpredictable and often uncomfortable weather in January, an indoor Macro photo session is planned at PROCAM on Saturday, January 31, 2026 from 10:30am to 12:30pm. PROCAM is an industry leader in retail photographic and video gear as well as printing facilities. The good folks at PROCAM have arranged a Macro session and will provide their studio, appropriate lighting and helpful instruction. They will have on hand various macros lenses (based on availability) to suit major brands for us to use. MAPS members need to bring their cameras, macro lenses and any items and props they wish to photograph, such as: Due to the excellent relationship MAPS enjoys…
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In keeping with our monthly Photo Outing at the Arboretum, the theme for the month of January will be “Black and White” with the group outing on Saturday, January 10, 2026 from 7:15am – 9:45am. “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” – Ansel Adams We will meet by 7:15am in Parking Lot # 8. This is the parking lot near the Gateway to Tree Science on the East Side 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.
- “Drama” at The Morton Arboretum
- Jasper-Pulaski State Fish & Wildlife Area – Day 2
- Jasper-Pulaski State Fish & Wildlife Area
- “Illumination 2025” at The Morton Arboretum
- “In the Mood” at The Morton Arboretum
- Maple Lake Forest Preserve in Willow Springs
- “Drama” at The Morton Arboretum
- MAPS Annual Picnic & Mobile Photography Workshop
- St. James Farm Forest Preserve, Warrenville
- “Patterns in Nature” at The Morton Arboretum