Speaker - Frank Smith
The event was held on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Majestic Landscapes
Frank Smith is a self-taught photographer whose love for the craft goes back to a very early age. Frank is an outdoor enthusiast and architectural photographer who has traveled the globe exploring remote locations and photographing the people and the culture, often times in support of philanthropic organizations. His focus is on finding remote locations with limited distraction in order to capture the beauty of the landscapes. He will share his secret sauce and many of his images from his travels. He will also share what he looks for to capture an image when he is in these locations.
Frank is an OM System (formerly Olympus) shooter and a member of the OM Ambassador program. Frank’s camera of choice is the OM-1 and the OM-5. When Frank is not traveling to remote locations, he is off on local adventures exploring landscapes and finding unique architectural and urban decay sites to photograph.
We invite you to travel with Frank as he journeys across the globe sharing his images and how he captures the majestical landscapes.
Location:
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Driving to and from Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Care must be taken when driving to and from the church, since it is adjacent to US 202 (on the southbound side) and this is a busy road with lots of fast-moving traffic.
Traveling to the church from West Chester and the northern side.
Drive south on High Street or US 202 Southbound. After passing Stetson Middle School on the right, be aware that West Pleasant Grove Road is the very next right-hand turn after the jug handle at the Stetson light (about 500 yards down). Slow down as you come to this turn, then make a right and then a left into the church parking lot.
Traveling to the church from the south side.
Option 1: You can come north on US and turn left into West Pleasant Grove Road but there is no light there and it’s a dangerous turn and not recommended.
Option 2: Come north on US 202 and make a left onto Route 926, Street Road. Drive on 926 for 0.9 miles, make a right on South New Street, drive 0.6 miles, make a right on West Pleasant Grove Road, drive 0.8 miles and make a right into the church parking lot.
Parking and entering the church.
The church is a large facility and there are many entrances. We need to enter via the main entrance, which is a large feature of the church with a stone portico. You can’t miss it. Park anywhere near there; there are plenty of spaces. Please do not park in any restricted spaces.
Leaving the church.
To travel south, you can leave the church lot and travel south on US 202. Merge carefully!
To travel north, note that you can NOT make a left onto US 202 northbound. You must do one of the following.
Option 1: Travel South on US 202 to Route 926, then make a left and use the shopping center parking lot to change directions to the northbound road.
Option 2: Leave the parking lot by turning left on West Pleasant Grove Road, then make a right on South New Street. New Street will take you north through the WCU campus and into West Chester. (Make a right on Rosedale to get back to High Street.)
Westminster Presbyterian Church 10 W Pleasant Grove Rd West Chester, PA 19382
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