We're very fortunate at NVPS to have many different quality speakers and judges visit our club several times a month.  Most of them are motivated by little more than their love of photography and the fact that they enjoy sharing their knowledge. They get next to nothing for driving to the club and spending several hours sharing expertise they've spent a lifetime accumulating. Where else can you think of that something like this happens?  It's really amazing when you stop and think about it.  Sure a few of them hope to sell a book or two but it's almost always at a discount and quite often at cost.  There are very few things in life that are fueled by generosity, I dare say greed motivates much more than generosity does. It's kind of a "pay it forward" philosophy that many of our guest speakers and judges have.

Please show the guest & member speakers who voluntarily come to our club the respect they deserve and to your fellow club members who are likely interested in the topic being presented by waiting until the meeting is formally closed before getting up and chatting with your friends.  If you have to leave early, and certainly that happens to all of us, kindly leave as quietly as possible and possibly sit close to the door as to not disturb others.  Of course we request that everyone put their cell phones on vibrate during the course of the meeting as well.

At all meetings from now on a board member will get up at the end of the meeting and announce that the meeting is officially concluded and at that time you are welcome to chat and socialize with your fellow members.  Certainly socializing with a group of great folks is another reason that people join NVPS and we invite you to come early at 7:00 PM for a half hour of socialization prior to the meeting as well.

So the next time you are at a meeting and you enjoy the presentation the speaker has provided, I'm sure they would appreciate knowing that you enjoyed it.

I hope to see you all soon at a NVPS meeting and at the Meadowlark Nature Photography Expo February 9th & 10th! http://www.meadowlarkphotoexpo.org/

Scott Musson
NVPS President
smusson@mindspring.com
703-278-2828

 

"The best place to photograph is where ever you are" - Freeman Patterson
"The best camera you can ever have is the one you have with you" - Unknown