Get ready for an exhilarating experience at Joint Base Andrews Air Show, where the legendary U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds will take to the skies on September 13 & 14, 2025!
Please join us on 18 September at 7Pm at the Severna Park Baptist Church for a presentation on Macro Photography by our very own Allart Kok. This presentation is not suitable for audience members who shun crawly critters and tremble in the presence of creatures with hairy bodies, lots of eyes, and six, eight, or...
Meet at 1 pm for 1 hour private tour. Travel time from club location 70 minutes.
The Museum complex houses our extensive collection of WM artifacts and memorabilia, a voluminous photo archive, archival material directly from the Western Maryland Railway, and an extensive railroader's library featuring historical and technical publications about the WM and other roads of the region. Major exhibits include the callers boards from Hagerstown, Md., and Ridgeley, W.Va., and the CTC panel for most of the Lurgan Subdivision.
Integral parts of the organization are model railroad layouts. A permanent N-scale layout, which represents the Union Bridge to the Twin Bridges (west of Thurmont) section of the East Subdivision of the Western Maryland Railway in the 1950s, is housed in the Museum. There is also a 4 x 16 foot HO scale layout on display in the depot building.
Print Contest—The theme is Open, so anything goes. The contest is open to both novice and unlimited paid club members. Club members may enter up to three monochrome prints and three color prints. Entries will be reviewed and critiqued by a judge. Top photographs earn points toward club awards and recognition.
This is an opportunity to bring your cameras and do some hands-on photography. Tonight, we will focus on macro and abandon/decay to help members prepare for the October and December contest themes. Experienced club members will assist newer members.
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, located 12 miles south of Cambridge, Maryland, was established in 1933 as a refuge for migratory birds. Habitats of the refuge include rich tidal marsh, mixed hardwood and loblolly pine forests, managed freshwater wetlands and croplands. It serves as an important resting and feeding area for migrating and wintering waterfowl, and is one of the chief wintering areas for Canada geese using the Atlantic Flyway. The refuge supports one of the highest concentrations of nesting bald eagles on the Atlantic coast.
Digital Contest—The theme is Macro/Close-Up. The contest is open to both novice and unlimited paid club members. Club members may enter up to three digital images. Entries will be reviewed and critiqued by a judge. Top photographs earn points toward club awards and recognition.
Join us at 7PM on Thursday October 16 at the Severna Park Baptist Church for a Photo Talk Night. The objective of Photo Talk Night is discuss club members photographs that they are working on for which they are seeking a bit of feedback, including critical comments and suggestions for ways to tackle the image....
Print Contest—The theme is Macro/Close-Up. The contest is open to both novice and unlimited paid club members. Club members may enter up to three monochrome prints and three color prints. Entries will be reviewed and critiqued by a judge. Top photographs earn points toward club awards and recognition.
Bring some snacks to share, folding chairs, blankets, cameras. Lets have a a great night of sharing, photography, smores, and camaraderie.
