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MEMBERS FIELD TRIPS
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The Westchester Photographic Society sponsors field trips to locations in the greater NYC area that offer shooting opportunities for our members. Monthly field trips and may last several hours to several days, depending on the event and the venue.
WPS Scheduled Field Trips are open only to WPS members and their immediate families. To join WPS, click HERE.
SCHEDULED FIELD TRIPS
Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
May 16, 2023
474 Upper Mountain Ave
Upper Montclair NJ
973-783-5075
We can car pool - email or text Jackie jr7677@aol.com 914-843-0015
Stonecrop Gardens/Chuang Yen Monastery
May 22, 2023
Meet at Stonecrop Garden, 10 am then Picnic at Stonecrop before going to Monastery on Rt 301. Let Jackie know if you are planning on going email or text
Untermyer Gardens
June 17, 2023
Al Sarnotsky - leader
details to follow
Let Jackie know if you are interested in going - email or text Jackie
Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden
April 17, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 11am (weather permitting)
28 Deveau Rd
North Salem, NY 1056
Website https://www.hammondmuseum.org/
Opens at 11 am. You do not need to call ahead to make a reservation
Cost is $12,00 Adults $8.00 Seniors
Any questions Email Jackie at jr7677@aol.com or text 914-843-0015.
Dennis and Mitchell will give pointers on photographing Cherry Blossoms!
North Salem, NY
Spring is a wonderful time to explore our garden and capture the beauty of the cherry blossoms in late April or the irises and Japanese primrose in May
Pepsico Sculpture Garden
April 20, 2024
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 10:30am meet at main gate.
700 Anderson Hill Rd.
Purchase, NY200 Anderson Hill Rd.
Purchase, NY
Bronx Zoo
April 24, 2024
Wednesday April 24 10:00 am
If you are going, please let Jackie know by April 18th otherwise we will have to reschedule for another time.
Also you must make your reservation by Monday, April 22 online at https://bronxzoo.com/plan-your-visit/know-before-you-go
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
May 10, 2024
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Friday, May 10 , 10 am weather permitting
Free parking for Seniors! Check website!!
Please let Jackie know by Thursday if you are going!
Stonecrop Garden
May 20, 2024
81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring, NY
Monday. May 20, 10 am weather permitting - Bring lunch!
No reservations needed! Admission fee: $5.00 seniors
Please let Jackie know by Tuesday if you are going!
Birds of Prey at Green Chimmneys
June 02, 2024
BIRDS OF PREY - Sunday, June 02 10am-4pm
400 Doansburg Road
Brewster NY
Katonah Fire Department Carnival
June 05-08, 2024
Katanoh FD Parade and Carnival - Wed-Fri - June 05-08 - 7-10:30pm
65 Bedford Rd
Katonah, NY
Cedar Wax Wing birds at Rockefeller
June 07, 2024
Rockefeller’s Preserve Park - Friday, June 07, 10am
125 Phelps Way
Pleasantville, NY
Wave Hill Garden
August 16, 2024
WAVE HILL AUGUST 16, 2024
OPENS AT 10:00 GET THERE EARLY 9:45AM
PARKING IN LOT FIRST COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
Address : WAVE HILL GARDEN 4900 Independence Ave., Bronx NY
Website Wavehill.org check it out!
Any questions email Jackie Ross
Jr7677@aol.com SEE YOU THERE!
Bring lunch plus there is a cafe,
picnic tables ,bathrooms ,Tripods are allowed.
LET Jackie KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO GO!
Nickerson Beach for Birds
September, 2024
Generally meet at 5 am (car pool?) by noon or and afternoon shoot from 2-8 pm. If interested please contact Jackie for details.
The Planting Fields
September, 2024
The Planting Fields (Long Island) for the blooming of the Dahlias during the week of Sept 18th, 2024
Ellis Island Photographers Tour
October 7, 2024
Ellis Island Photographers Tour - Tentative Date is Oct 7, 2024. This tour has access to areas not generally open to the public tours.
contact Jackie at FieldTrip@wpsphoto.org if interested.
Tibbetts Brook Park Field Trip
November 13, 2024
Tibbetts Brook Park Field Trip
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
lead by Fuat Baran, contact Fuat at fuat@columbia.edu for details.
NYC Highline Field Trip
November 25, 2024
NYC High Line Field Trip
November 25, 2024
Monday
lead by Jackie Ross, contact Jackie at jackieross2020@gmail.com for detai for details.
meet at 10:30 am under the clock at Grand Central Terminal
Untermyer Gardens Field Trip
December 12, 2024
Illumination
UNTERMYER GARDENS
December 12th Tuesday
3:45 Meet there! Dress Warm! Bring $, Hot Chocolate is available
Great unique opportunities to make images special for the Season !
No Tripods are allowed!!
Watch for Upcoming Field Trips
Bronx Zoo
March 19, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 (free admission) but you must register for a free ticket on March 17th.
Meet Jackie at the Southern entrance at 10 am. Parking is $22.
New York Botanical Garden - Orchid Show
April 02, 2025
New York Botanical Gardens link - Orchid Show
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Meet at 10 am at the Southern Entrance
$35 Admission + $22 for Parking
Stone Crop Gardens and Chaung Yen Monastery
April 28, 2025
Cold String Harbor, Monday, April 28 at 10AM
Rockefeller Preserve Peonies
May 12, 2025
Meet at the parking lot 10 AM on Monday, May 12
Van Gogh's Flowers at the NY Botanical Gardens
May 23, 2025
Van Gogh's Flowers at the NY Botanical Gardens - Members Only Preview
Friday, May 23, 2025 - 10am-6pm.
Meet out front 2900 southern Blvd by the members booth at 10 am. Bring lunch or there is a cafe SOME MEMBERS ARE PLANNING ON GOING LATER THEN TO THE "NO MEETING Eating AT THE El Dorado III diner on Central Avenue for dinner at 6:30 pm.
Let Jackie know if you plan on going.
The Cloisters
Monday, June 02, 2025
The Met Cloisters Art Museum
Monday, June 2 10:00 AM
NY residents get in for free or you just give what you want! A donation
Let Jackie know if you plan on going!
Pepsi Co Sculpture Garden
August 02, 2025
Pepsi Co Sculpture Gardens
Saturday, August 2 (rain date-Sunday, August 3) at 11:00 AM
700 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY
Meet at the visitor center. Bring lunch - there are a few tables and we also can do tailgate. Put a folding chair in car if needed!! This is a joint field trip with another photo group, the Photographers of Northern Westchester (PNW).
Looking forward to seeing you!
Lots of Wonderful things to photograph.
RSVP JACKIE (jr7677@aol.com) or Text 924-843-0015
Nickerson Beach Birding
August 11, 2025
Nickerson Beach Birding
August 11 Monday 2:30 pm (if overcast for a fee we could get on the beach earlier! maybe leave 1:00 pm. Shoot to Sunset - go for dinner then head back home (8-9). Depending on traffic!! Need to know who wants to go so we can car pool! Let Jackie know email jr7677@aol.com
It’s a long walk out to the birds but definitely worth it!!
Capa Space Gallery
09/11/25
Quaker Church Road, Yorktown Hts.
Thursday-Sunday
From 1-5 PM closed until 09/11 for renovations
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
September 28, 2025
Website: https://oldrhinebeck.org/airshows/
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook, NY 12571
Sunday, September 28, 2025
The Aerodrome opens at 10:00 am. The show begins at 2:00 pm.
Adult (Age 18-64)–$35; Senior (Age 65+)–$26
Cornish Estate Ruins and Stone Crop Gardens in Cold Spring, NY
October 6, 2025
WPS: Field Trip to the Cornish Estate Ruins and Stronecrop Gardens, Cold Spring, NY
Join us for a couple of hours of photography, history, and beautiful views of the Hudson River at the Cornish Estate Ruins in Cold Spring. This will be followed by a visit to Stonecrop Gardens for a picnic lunch and time to take more photographs.
Note: The walk from the parking area to the ruins is 0.9 miles each way. The trail is moslly on a paved road except the first 0.2 miles. There is a gradual ascent on the way to the ruins. Sturdy shoes or sneakers are recommended.
Website: https//www.scenichudson.org/explore-the-valley/outdoor-adventures/adventure/cornish-estate-ruins/https://www_stonecrop .org/
Cornish Estate Ruins - Park at Washburn Trail on Bull Hill Parking Lot; NY9D, Cold Spring, NY
Monday. October 6, 2025, 11 :00 am
Stonecrop Gardens, 81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring, NY, Time: 1:00 PM
Governors Island
October 27, 2025
Join us for a day of photography, camaraderie, and relaxation at one of NYC’s iconic national monuments. “ The island is a vibrant venue of art, culture, and performance against the backdrop
of two centuries of military heritage and the skyline of one of the great cities of the world.”
Website: https://www.govisland.com/
Location: Meet in Grand Central Station; Date: Monday, October 27, 2025; Time: TBD
Mann Ray Exhibit at the Met
December 9, 2025
Man Ray exhibition at The Met (Joint trip with PNW)
Tuesday, December 9
1:00pm (Clock at GCT) or 1:30pm (front lobby at the Met)
Admission: “Pay what you wish” (NY State residents)
Also - View Christmas decorations on 5th Ave and in Bryant Park afterwards
Contact:
Jackie Ross
914 843-0015
Holiday Lights at Untermyer Gardens
December 16, 2025
Holiday Lights at Untermyer Gardens
Tuesday, December 16, 4-8:00
Meet right outside the entrance
Dress warm
945 N. Broadway, Yonkers
Carriage Barn Arts Center and The Stamford Museum and Nature Center
February 22, 2026
The current photography collection at the Carriage Barn Arts Center in New Canaan, Connecticut, includes works by Westchester Photographic Society members. We will spend time viewing the exhibit before heading over to The Stamford Museum and Nature Center. Depending on the weather and ground conditions, we can either stay warm indoors and enjoy the Bendel Mansion’s interior architecture and museum galleries, and/or bundle up and stroll the grounds and enjoy the sculptures and nature trails.
Location: Carriage Barn Arts Center, 681 South Ave,New Canaan, CT 06840-6335, Time:11 am
Cost: Free (suggested donation $5-10)
Website: https://carriagebarn.org
Location: Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Main Entrance, 39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT 06903, Time:12:30 pm,
Cost: Adults $20 and Seniors $18
Website: https://stamfordmuseum.org