The Woodland Camera Forum will present a free photography “scenic road trip” digital show, “Traveling Down Hwy 395 in Eastern California”, by photographer O. Truman Holtzclaw, on Monday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m., at Norton Hall, located at 70 Cottonwood St.

The presentation is open to the public, and travelers and photographers are encouraged to attend.

This photo tour will take visitors from the Historic Ghost town of Bodie in the North to the Historic Ghost Town of Cero Gordo in the South.

In between, we will make stops at Conway Summit, Mono Lake, Devils Postpile, Bishop’s Petroglyphs, Law’s Railroad Museum, White Mts. Bristlecone Pines, Death Valley’s Eureka Sand Dunes, Alabama Hills and Cero Gordo.

In this presentation, this 400-mile trip would normally take you four days to cover. This presentation will take about 50 minutes.

From 35 years of serious photography, Truman has perfected the skills to artfully blend his teaching experiences, biology background and his love of nature to create a collection of more than 240,000 beautiful images.

Truman enjoys most all photographic endeavors which include attending and presenting workshops, leading field trips, competing & judging in local and international competitions, and leading commercial photo tours.

In addition, he photographs individuals, groups, special events, weddings, banquets, architecture and sporting events.

From the beginning of his photographic exploits, Truman has always been fascinated with wide-angle lenses and their results. His first wide-angle lens was an inexpensive 20mm “Spiratone” lens which brought him much early success in his local camera club and later on in the P.S.A. competitions.

Today his two favorite lenses are the Sony telephoto100-400 mm and his Sony wide-angle,12-24 mm, which he uses with a full frame Sony a7rV.

At his retirement in 2001, after 34 years as a biology teacher, he started his own photographic company called “A Beautiful Image.”

He is past president of the Sacramento Audubon Society, Sierra Camera Club and the Gold Rush Chapter of the Photographic Society of America. Presently he is the Vice President of the Lincoln Hills Photo Club. He also has worked as a Park Naturalist at Calaveras Big Trees.

Truman is a world traveler. Destinations include Canada, Africa, China, Europe, Japan and South America. He has traveled throughout the United States including Alaska and Hawaii. His favorite location for photography still remains the Western United States.