Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Location: Washington, DC Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010 Time: 6:45 AMEvery year, NVPS schedules a field trip to Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens. It is a National Park Service site located in the northeastern corner of Washington DC. A homesick... more

Motorcycle Rolling Thunder is an annual motorcycle rally that is held in Washington, DC during the Memorial Day weekend to call for the government's recognition and protection of Prisoners of War (POWs) and those Missing in Action (MIAs). Ten of... more

Sorry, this trip has been canceled.Great Smokey Mountains is renowned for its diversity of plant, animal life, and the beauty of ancient mountains. From black bears to salamanders, old-growth forests to spring wildflowers, log cabins to gristmills, Great Smokey Mountains National... more

This field trip is organized in support of the themed competition on May 18th 2010--Monuments, memorials, and statues. Visitors to Gettysburg National Military Park take home a wealth of memories in the many photographs and images taken of the park... more

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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge means thousands of sandhill cranes and snow geese this time of year.  White Sands means 275 square miles of great wave-like dunes of white gypsum sand.  And we have reservations to spend days photographing... more

Every year Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD, has imaginative displays of light throughout their gardens during the holiday season.  This year 940,000 twinkling colorful lights representing the four seasons illuminated as giant sunflowers, autumn leaves, winter snowflakes,  spring flowers and... more

After a recent field trip to the US National Arboretum a member indicated that other members would enjoy knowing what is in bloom at the arboretum throughout the year.  Here's a link to the US National Arboretums "Average Blooming Dates".... more

Our November Field Trip will be to the National Arboretum and its many photographic opportunities.  In addition to the many special gardens, conifer foliage and cones, dogwoods in fruit, viburnums in fruit, ornamental grasses, fall foliage, fall blooming camellias, chrysanthemums,... more

Huntley Meadows Park is a rich, natural island in the suburban sea of Northern Virginia. Its 1,425 acres harbor majestic forests, wildflower-speckled meadows and vast wetlands bursting with life.Some of the best wildlife watching in the Washington metropolitan area is... more

The rooms are reserved...Pennsylvania Dutch County here we come.Lancaster County has much to offer the photographer...marvelous landscapes along the back roads, beautiful farms, spectacular sunrises and sunsets, old mills, covered bridges, old-time railroads and much more.  Here you'll discover... more

Barnstorming air shows are alive and well in Bealeton, VA. And our first field trip of the year will take us, not only to an air show, but a hot air balloon rally as well. If you have never been to the Flying Circus, you will be surprised at how close the airplanes are. more

As Field Trip Coordinators, Tuan and I are very excited to announce this year's field trip schedule.  As you can see below, there will be 3 overnight field trips. Those who are interested in any of these trips, contact me... more

Date: Sunday, July 12th, 2009Time: From 7:00 a.m.  Until 10:00 a.m.Note that there will NOT be any organized car pooling from Dunn Loring.  Also note there is no need to "sign up" for this trip. Just arrive at the garden... more

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Date: Saturday, May 2nd, 2009Departure Time: 6:30 a.m. (car pooling from Dunn Loring)Time: 7:30 a.m. Until 11:00 a.m.Join us in photographing the spring wildflowers, landscapes and wildlife at the  G. Richard Thompson WMA and Sky Meadows State Park.  These two... more

Location: Near the Stone Bridge, Manassas National Battlefield ParkDate: Saturday, April 11, 2009Departure Time: 6:30 a.m. (car pooling from Dunn Loring)Time: 7:00 a.m. Until 10:00 a.m.Join us in photographing the spectacular show of Virginia Bluebells, spring beauties and other spring... more

Charleston is a lovely historical city, with great architecture, parks, waterfront and swamps. Spring flowers will be in bloom and the massive oak trees will be draped in moss. We will visit Magnolia Gardens and other attractions too. For more Charleston visitor information, go to http://www.charlestoncvb.com/visitors/ more

As this field trip is being scheduled for mid-winter, we will focus almost entirely on the display areas of Longwood's Conservatory. The conservatory is one of the world's great greenhouse structures. It shelters 20 indoor gardens and 5,500 types of plants. The Conservatory was built in 1919 and has been periodically expanded and renovated. At present, there are 195,668 square feet--or 4.5 acres--of covered display, production, and research greenhouses. more

Saturday, December 6, 2008Departure Time: 7:00 a.m. (car pooling from Dunn Loring)Photo shoot : 9:00 until noon No admission chargeOur next scheduled field trip is to the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in Harford County Maryland.  The field trip is... more

Friday evening, November 7th through Sunday noon, November 9th Group dinner on Friday and Saturday night The NVPS autumn weekend field trip will be to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.  The trip coincides with peak waterfowl migration and should also... more

Sunday, Oct 26, 2008Departure Time: 7:30 a.m. (car pooling from Dunn Loring)Meet at Arboretum: 8:15 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. (Arboretum remains open until 5:00 p.m.)Admission is free The Arboretum covers 446 acres and contains 9.5 miles of winding roadways. In... more

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Joe Miller will host a NVPS field trip to the Center for the Photographic Arts in Gainesville VA. Joe will lead us through many of the images from the permanent collection and discuss "How To Look at a Photograph". more

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Mark your calendars now for the next NVPS Fieldtrip which be held on Saturday, September 13th. The club will be visiting The Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania for a private photo shoot of the wolves in their sanctuary home. The sanctuary will collect a $35 fee per person upon arrival and their staff will be on-hand to provide information and answer your questions. more

These field trip locations, dates and times are tentative.  Please watch for official announcements on the website.  Participants may sign up at the NVPS meetings or by sending email to gerry.abbott "at" cox.net.2008Sept 13 (Sat; 11:00 AM departure):  The Wolf... more