Photo travel

PSA Journal, August, 2004 by Robert B. Gorrill

The annual conference to be held in Minneapolis in September is going to feature a number of great programs that will be of interest to Photo Travel Division members. Lloyd and Mary McCarthy, FPSA's, will be presenting a wonderful show entitled "The Iditarod--From Start to Finish" that will take you behind the scenes on the various activities leading up to the Iditarod and then the actual race and festivities in Nome, AL.

Marie Williams will bring us along" "The Silk Road" with her presentation, traveling from Pakistan across Asia to the western Great Wall of China. Dun Lyon will explore "Traditional Life in Bhutan and Nepal" where be will show us these beautiful people and their rich culture, interspersed with fantastic landscapes of the Katmandu Valley and the spectacular view of the hidden kingdom of Bhutan. For those interested in Madagascar, Eleanore Avery will bring us on a visit to that friendly island, showing us the wonderful flora and fauna that is unique to that locale, as well as a look at the people, activities, villages, and scenery.

If you have always wanted to put on a slide show but did not know where to begin, then you should certainly make a point of taking in "Creating a Slide Presentation" by Carol Ann Rogus, APSA, who will go over all of the steps that are required to put on a slide show on any type of subject. Finally there will be the showing of the winners of the Division's Travelette Competition that will be presented by Albert Doyle. The schedule currently calls for showing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. If there is sufficient time available, then the Honorable Mentions will also be shown.

Be sure to send me your news items for inclusion in this column about events that would be of interest to all of our division members. E-mail me at RGorrill@photo-ne.com with information.

Robert B. Gorrill, APSA, Editor

48 High Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543

(207) 563-7463; RGorrill@photo-ne.com