Dates: Third Thursday of the Month
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Montana Natural History Center

Come find community and inspiration for your nature photography passion at our Scavengers Photography Club! Everyone is welcome – hobbyists, enthusiasts, professionals, and new beginners! Peggy Christian, artist, author, and Master Naturalist, hosts this unique club.

At each session we will share our photos (up to 6 per person) and discuss current projects, interests, successes, and challenges. Some sessions will feature a guest presentation on an aspect of photography.

Photo by Forest Chaput de Saintonge

For August’s meeting we are joined by Forest Chaput de Saintonge, former director of Rocky Mountain School of Photography, who will outline a step-by-step workflow to take you from your first star trail photo to capturing a deep-sky image of a galaxy or nebula in just five nights of shooting. Included are making star trails and pinpoint stars, finding faint objects, and photographing them with a long lens. Anyone new to astrophotography or curious about the topic will enjoy this presentation.

Note: Please bring your photos to share on a thumb drive to use in our computer.

“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.”
― Ansel Adams

Share your perspective and connection to nature through photography!