474 Upper Mountain Ave

Upper Montclair NJ

973-783-5075

We can car pool - email or text Jackie jr7677@aol.com 914-843-0015

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

Al Sarnotsky - leader

details to follow

Let Jackie know if you are interested in going - email or text Jackie

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

Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 10:30am meet at main gate.

700 Anderson Hill Rd.

Purchase, NY200 Anderson Hill Rd.

Purchase, NY

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

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!

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 -  Sunday, June 02 10am-4pm

400 Doansburg Road

Brewster NY

Katanoh FD Parade and Carnival - Wed-Fri - June 05-08 - 7-10:30pm

65 Bedford Rd

Katonah, NY

Rockefeller’s Preserve Park - Friday, June 07, 10am

125 Phelps Way

Pleasantville, NY 

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!

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 (Long Island) for the blooming of the Dahlias during the week of Sept 18th, 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
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
lead by Fuat Baran, contact Fuat at fuat@columbia.edu for details.

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

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!!

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 Gardens link - Orchid Show 

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Meet at 10 am at the Southern Entrance

$35 Admission + $22 for Parking

Cold String Harbor, Monday, April 28 at 10AM

Meet at the parking lot 10 AM on Monday, May 12

Van Gogh's Flowers at the  NY Botanical Gardens - Members Only Preview

Friday, May 23, 2025 - 10am-6pm.

Link

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 Met Cloisters Art Museum

website

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 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 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!!

Quaker Church Road, Yorktown Hts.

Thursday-Sunday

From 1-5 PM closed until 09/11 for renovations 

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

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

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

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

jr7677@aol.com

FieldTrips@wpsphoto.org

Holiday Lights at Untermyer Gardens

Tuesday, December 16, 4-8:00

Meet right outside the entrance

Dress warm

945 N. Broadway, Yonkers

https://www.untermyergardens.org/illumination2025.html

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

Field Trip: NYC Botanical Garden

The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle

Location: 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458-5126

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Time: 11:oo am

Fee: $35 adults, $31 seniors

Website: https://www.nybg.org/

Join us for this year’s annual orchid show at the NYC Botanical Garden. It

looks amazing!

“New York City has never bloomed like this. At

The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower

Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle, orchids collide with concrete in a dazzling

reimagining of the Big Apple, from stoops and slice shops to the subway

itself. Step into a breathtaking fusion of nature and cityscape artistry in

the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, and experience the flair and style of New

York transformed by thousands of flowers.”

Email: Jackie Ross at jr7677@aol.com for more information and to

register

Field Trip: Green-Wood Cemetery

Location: 25th St, Brooklyn, NY 11232

Date: Monday, April 27, 2026

Time: 11:oo am

Fee: Free

Website: https://www.green-wood.com/

Join us for a trip to a New York City national landmark in Brooklyn. The Green-Wood

Cemetery is world-renowned for its arboretum, featuring a dynamic living collection of

trees and shrubs, fungi, birds, insects, and other wildlife. This National Landmark’s

unique landscape and historical and cultural heritage includes native forests, meandering

carriage roads, and dramatic views.

Email: Jackie Ross at jr7677@aol.com for more information and to

register.

Field Trip: Hudson River Museum:

Photography Exhibit: Modern Women, Modern Visions

Location: 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10701

Date: Saturday, May 2

Time: 11:oo am

Fee: $15 adults, $9 seniors

Website: https://www.hrm.org/

Join us for a special photography exhibit at the Hudson River Museum.

Plus, you can visit the Glenview Historic Home and the grounds will be in

bloom.

“Since photography’s inception in 1839, women have stood among its

artistic and technological pioneers, at the forefront of every

photographic movement and style. Iconic works by Diane Arbus, Graciela

Iturbide, Barbara Kruger, Dorothea Lange, Cindy Sherman, and Carrie Mae

Weems, alongside many others, tell the dynamic story of photography’s

evolution across six thematic sections: Modernist Innovators,

Documentary Photography and the New Deal, the Photo League, Modern

Masters, Exploring the Environment, and the Global Contemporary Lens.”

Email: Jackie Ross at jr7677@aol.com for more information and to

register.