HCC Newsletter, June 2023

Pictures sent in by our members

Nuns by Steve Goldberg



Biking in Chicago #1 by Nancy Zannini



Dew by Karen McMahon by Karen McMahon



Waterdrop #3 by Karen McMahon



Country Road. IR image by Lazlo Gyorsok

President's Message by Dawn Dingee

May has been a busy month for the camera club! The HCC Committee has selected a winner of the 2023 Scholarship ($500) and the winner is....Elizabeth Petkovich. She submitted a few photos and an essay where she said she'd use the scholarship funds to take a documentary photography class. She is interested in learning this style of photography to better capture and represent the people, places and events she sees on her travels. We wish her luck and safe travels!
The HCC also had several field trips this month - Hall's Waterfall and Debby Jone's gardens. There are over 50+ photographs from members available on the HCC Gallery - check them out! The Hudson, NY outing was cancelled due to weather. We will try re-scheduling for sometime over the summer. Speaking of summer, don't forget the 64th Sharon on the Green Arts Festival in Sharon, CT. HCC will once again have a booth where we will display 2-3 photos per member and have materials out to attract new members. Keep an eye out for emails pertaining to this event. This will be a 3rd year and so far, we've signed up several new members from this event. Hope you can participate.
We are planning for our final meeting of the 2022-2023 season scheduled for June 20th. We will have an outside picnic at Kent Falls. Don't forget to bring your camera as there are many, many photo opportunities at this location. Last year we were treated to a bear family! Don't forget to sign up for the pot-luck if you haven't done so already. Jeff sent out a link to the sign-up sheet on May 29th. We will have raffles for 50/50 as well as other prizes. Hope you can join in on the fun!
Dawn

The Hanbury Botanical garden By Pamela Peeters

A tour in the Hanbury Botanical garden a major botanical garden operated by the University of Genoa also known as Villa Hanbury, is an unfolding love affair between flowers, bushes, shrubs, palm - and other - trees, cacti, flowering citrus bushes and ongoing paths, cobblestone steps, water bodies, statues and other eccentricities including a pond guarded by a Japanese dragon. A little Italian Palazzio towers its dominance atop a hill with Cypresses tucked in strategic locations.
After taking a bus from Menton onto the border with Italy less than 10 days ago, my husband and I walked through two tunnels, followed by a long winding road that according to my “Mapquest” tour suggestion offered “an off-road experience,” which we opted for and that landed us in a “pine forest by the Oceanview” hike that was tiny bit too long. My phone promised me that our destination was now around the block and only one barking dog away.
The dog was called indoors and we stepped into our finish line.
Once we stepped through the gate that offered us the “Hanbury” Garden we entered a different world: a magical one for all who had the eye.
In 1868 the agronomist and landscape architect Ludwig Winter became curator of the gardens and left us this little slice of botanical heaven. Go and explore if you happen to be in Menton as well since it is worth the detour and perhaps also a clue of what we could organize while covering a botanical garden or other park.

Connecticut Antique Machinery by Lazlo Gyorsok

The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association (CAMA) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit museum dedicated to the preservation, restoration and demonstration of antique machinery from our rich industrial and agricultural past. CAMA's central theme revolves around machinery that made America great, Our 8-acre museum campus is located in Kent, CT. CAMA is an all-volunteer organization. It is located in Kent, Connecticut