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SUNCOAST CAMERA CLUB PICNIC
April 12 | Noon - 4pm
Jiggs Landing Preserve
Address: 6106 63rd St. E., Bradenton. The location is near Manatee Technical College, South of SR 70. The club will rent the pavilion/picnic tables, provide sub sandwiches and water/plates/napkins/utensils. Please bring a picnic dish/item or dessert to share, folding chair and bug spray. Socialize, take photos, rent a kayak or go fishing. Bathrooms are onsite. This is a Manatee County Preserve with Evers Reservoir being part of the Braden River. Any photo taken onsite can be used in the Manatee County Photography Challenge 2027. The preserve is open sunrise to sunset If you arrive early, at 10 am a pontoon boat departs for a Bird Island & Evers Reservoir Tour lasting one hour with a cost of $25. Another tour runs from 3 pm to 4.
For More Information
ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS GROUP NEWS!
Our first in-person stated meeting has been scheduled!
MARK THE DATE and TIME!
April 29th From 1pm-2pm
The Braden River Library
Bring 3 - 6 of your favorite creative flower shots
on a memory stick for group viewing.
We have restricted time. PLEASE be Punctual...
To view the March 18th Zoom Meeting
Please click the link below!
2026 SCC Slideshow Photo Themes
JANUARY
Lines & Angles in Black & White
FEBRUARY
Valentine Theme ~ Hearts, Couples, Etc.
MARCH
Sunrise/Sunsets
APRIL
Funny/Humorous
MAY
Flowers/Bugs
JUNE
Favorite Color ~ Anything In Your Favorite Color
JULY
Fireworks/Celebrations
AUGUST
Song Themed Photographs
SEPTEMBER
Architecture ~ Black & White
OCTOBER
Fall Colors/Texture In Nature
NOVEMBER
Reflections ~ Water, Mirrors, Glass, Etc.
DECEMBER
Christmas Lighting And Decorations
Hopefully this will inspire many of us to get outside, look around, get a little walking in, enjoy the world around us take photos and share with all the fantastic photographers in the SunCoast Camera Club…. Bryan, our field trip organizer, works very hard to think of new and very interesting places that we can get out to and enjoy. Most times these are FREE places to venture out to sometimes there is a nominal fee but whichever they are worth going to, photographing, and sharing your ideas and settings you use.
Please send 6 images in JPEG format. 1 image will be used for your introduction.
Get out there and GET SNAPPING in 2026!
You may send your images to Rob at any point during the month. Please be kind and get them to him prior to the very end of the month. This allows him time to edit them into his slide presentation.
Send images to Rob Hamilton for the monthly slide show at:
rfh3358@gmail.com
APRIL 2026 Field Trips
If you cannot attend on the chosen date, go on your own day at the time you prefer. Email up to 6 photos to Rob Hamilton rfh3358@gmail.com for the slide show. Ask anyone if you need assistance to achieve this task. Attending field trips will assist you to improve your photography if you attend and ask questions to learn something or try something different. Ask someone what settings they are using.
Each member can show their photographs in the slide show. Attend a field trip or make one up of your own creation. Take photos, send up to 6 on each adventure to Rob. Show your photos. They do not need to be worked via PhotoShop. They do not need to be competition quality photos. Have some enjoyment and do not leave your photos sitting on a memory card.
April 4 from 4:30 pm onward. Dakin Dairy Farms Easter Bull Bash. $25 admission 30771 Betts Rd. Myakka City. Mutton Bustin 6:30. Professional Bull Riding 7:00. Animal barn interactions. Food trucks. www.dakindairyfarms.com
April 12 from 10 am to 2 pm Classic Car Show, Gamble Plantation Historic State Park . Possible $5 parking donation going to the Gamble Plantation/Scouts. 3708 Patten Ave, Ellenton, FL 34222 off Route 301. Over 200 vehicles plus the mansion property. Website: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/judah-p-benjamin-confederate-memorial-gamble-plantation-historic-state-park
Gamble Plantation Historic State Park is located on U.S. 301 in Ellenton, one mile west of I-75 off of exit #224.
Attendees should travel north on Ellenton-Gillette Road (36th Ave. E) off Rt. 301 (signal light) to the 11th St. Ct. E (Parren Ave) entrance to the State Park since parking is in the back of the park.
April 12, 12 noon until 4 pm, Suncoast Camera Club Picnic at Jiggs Landing Preserve. Address: 6106 63rd St. E., Bradenton. The location is near Manatee Technical College, South of SR 70. The club will rent the pavilion/picnic tables, provide sub sandwiches and water/plates/napkins/utensils. Please bring a picnic dish/item or dessert to share, folding chair and bug spray. Socialize, take photos, rent a kayak or go fishing. Bathrooms are onsite. This is a Manatee County Preserve with Evers Reservoir being part of the Braden River. Any photo taken onsite can be used in the Manatee County Photography Challenge 2027. The preserve is open sunrise to sunset. www.jiggslanding.com If you arrive early, at 10 am a pontoon boat departs for a Bird Island & Evers Reservoir Tour lasting one hour with a cost of $25. Another tour runs from 3 pm to 4.
April 21 at 10 am University of South Florida Botanical Gardens 2210 USF Pine Dr., Tampa. $5 admission. From E. Fowler Ave. (Rt 582), turn right onto N. 30th St., take first right onto Pine and head left at the curve (Not Spectrum Blvd). This 16-acre garden is pet friendly, has a butterfly garden, art sculpture and is open Tuesday through Sunday 9 to 4. Closed Mondays. I cannot find a worthy website so look up the title for any other information.
Afterward, drive about 5 minutes to Mel’s Hot Dogs to enjoy lunch and take some pics. Address: 4136 E. Busch Blvd., Tampa. Opens 11 am. www.melshotdogs.com
Give YOUR field trip suggestions to Bryan or better yet, lead us on a field trip. I try to keep them close to home and free. Evidence shows this to be the best way to gain attendance. A few members have the desire to drive more than 10 miles and perhaps pay an admission fee.
Cheers, Bryan
Where We Meet
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We meet every 2nd Thursday of the month.
@ 6:30 pm.
We would love to hear your input...
Upcoming:
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APRIL 9 at 6:30 pm.
2026
LOCATED AT:
The YMCA Bradenton
3805 59th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34209
BRADENTON
Get out and take photographs!
Our club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm and YOU are welcome to attend. Bradenton YMCA, 3805 59th St. W., Bradenton 34209.
Photographs tell our story. This club is now in it's 43rd year (founded 1980). Displays can happen at a library, a festival, the county fair and at every meeting we have. We bring 8x10 size photos to the meetings for a contest. Every year we have a "critique" presentation.
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We have two monthly field trips and one monthly theme. In addition, you can create your own "field trip", take photos and submit them into the slide show.
Members send 6 photos of field trips and theme to Rob Hamilton for the monthly slide shows. Rob's email: rfh3358@gmail.com
The monthly slide show will be viewed at our meeting and posted on YouTube. YouTube postings provide a history
Please click the link below to view
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Photography is our hobby. All levels are welcome to join the club. Cell phone photography works as does DSLR and mirrorless cameras. Join with us as we adventure and snap photographs which we share with each other in addition to having them shown in various places.
Want More Opportunities To Shoot?
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Bryan's Outings
Bryan is always out and about checking out new sites and photographing local events.
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Please contact Bryan if you would like to go.
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