|
|
 |
Great South Bay Audubon Society’s General Membership Meeting
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Place: Connetquot River State Park Preserve
Sunrise Highway, Oakdale, NY
Time: 8:00 PM
Program Title: "Views Through a Lens"
Speaker: Bob Labuski, Photographer
About the Program: Bob's slideshow presentation,
"Views Through a Lens" will include wildlife, birds, and
scenics from Connetquot State Park, as well as other
locations on Long Island, Florida, and other areas of
the country.
About the Speaker: Bob's interest in photography
began in the early 1970s. His first competition award
was an honorable mention in the 1985 Canon U.S.A.,
National Photo Contest. This was followed by winning the
grand prize in The Long Island Savings Bank’s 1987
annual calendar photo contest.
He is one of the founding members of the Sweetbriar
Camera Club in Smithtown, NY and has placed among the
top 20 photographers in competition within the
Photographic Federation of Long Island (PFLI) for the
last several years.
Bob placed as first runner-up in the novice group in the
year end competition in 2002 and has since moved on to
the advanced group and have been selected to become
eligible to judge competitions.
Although Bob enjoys all types of photography, his major
interests are nature and landscapes. He is
currently chairman of
Friends of Connetquot, and has been a founding board
member since 1996.
Bob is a retired computer programmer and is married to
Maria, his wife of 45 years. They reside in Holbrook,
NY, have 2 sons and 4 grandchildren. |
|
Great South Bay Audubon Society’s General Membership Meeting
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Place: Connetquot River State Park Preserve
Sunrise Highway, Oakdale, NY
631-581-1005
Time: 8:00 PM
Program Title: Film entitled, "Sketches from
Great Gull" and Possible Second Film entitled, "Bog
Bugle" (if editing is finished in time)
Speaker: Nicholas Laviola
About the Program/Speaker: Nicholas Laviola will
show a short film of his entitled 'Sketches from Great
Gull'. A vivid work of the imagination, 'Sketches'
charts a sea-faring poet's journey to Great Gull Island.
The poet muses on nature, history, discovery, and
experience. Recently, Nicholas has formed his own film
production company, Nightjar Films, Inc. (www.nightjarfilms.com).
Nicholas hails from the saltmarshes of Long Island, New
York. |
|
| Note: Unless otherwise noted, all programs are held on the third Thursday of the month at 8 p.m. at the Connetquot River State Park on Sunrise Highway in Oakdale. Park to the left of the main Park building, not in the main parking lot. A Birding Tips session is conducted before the meeting at 7:30. | | Guided Tours of Brookside - Given every Wednesday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. See our headquarters, walk the Nature Trail, and become acquainted with the history of the site. We are located at 59 Brook Street, Sayville, diagonally across the street from the high school. |
|
|
