Milky Way and bristlecone pine is a winner for this Chapter leader

Credit: Peter Mason

Congratulations to ‪#‎PeterMason‬, Angeles Chapter Camera Committee leader whose extraordinary photo won the 2015 Best Photo of the Year by the Nevada County Camera Club in Nevada County, Calif.

Here's a story in which Peter explains how he got the shot of this ancient bristlecone pine while on a Sierra Club trip in the White Mountains. The story appeared in the Nevada County newspaper The Union.

Peter and the Camera Committee - Angeles Chapter Sierra Club lead awesome hikes and trips throughout the year that are geared toward photographers.

Anyone who wants to learn how to take better photos, and travel and hike with like-minded enthusiasts should join the Camera Committee. Annual membership costs $15 and includes the newsletter Focal Points. (Check out the January issue to see what it's like to go on one of their trips.)

Join us at the next meeting:

Angeles Chapter Members Photography Show
7:30 p.m. Feb. 8
Felicia Mahood Center
11338 Santa Monica Blvd.
West L.A.

Find out more information about the Camera Committee here too: http://www.sierraclub.org/angeles/camera-committee