Each month, the Club typically organizes at least one field trip for members to shoot together. This is a great opportunity to learn from other members and shake yourself out of a photographic rut, a no-pressure opportunity to experiment with your photography and enjoy the company of fellow club members. When possible, field trips end with a group lunch.
The COVID pandemic put a crimp on our Field Trip style, but we were able to meet outdoors for much of the last Club season. For the 2022-2023 season, the Club is continuing its tradition while continuing to adjust to life under COVID. We have scheduled outdoor and very spacious indoor Field Trips for the Fall of 2022, kicking off with the Maryland Renaissance Festival and Patuxent Research Refuge in September. See the club calendar for more fall field trips. For the remainder of the season (January-May) and into the summer, we have a number of proposed locations, both inside and outside. In order to consider the ongoing impact of COVID, no decision on additional trips will be made before November. In order to ensure the safety of members, the following COVID Rules have been implemented for all Field Trips:
- Club will not arrange car pools
- RSVP required to Leader
- MASK WEARING INDOORS AT ALL TIMES IS STRICTLY MANDATORY
- Appropriate social distancing is required
- Hand sanitizer will be provided; use is strongly encouraged.
- Participants must complete online COVID checklist prior to trip; any COVID symptoms precludes Attendance;
- Field Trip Leader has sole discretion over safety precautions
- PRACTICE SAFE BEHAVIOR
- Participants must sign COVID Waiver of Liability (if you get COVID, you won’t hold club liable)