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SUMMARY:Programs: (Zoom) Picturing Strangers: Facing Fears\, Finding Connections\, & Having Fun with James Prochnik
DESCRIPTION:Making street portraits of strangers can be one of the most intimidating yet rewarding types of photography you will ever try. In this presentation\, James Prochnik will share his experiences making photographs of strangers wherever he finds himself\, from the suburban streets of Northern Virginia to his New York City home base. Through stories and examples\, James will take us through his process – how to prepare\, how to approach strangers\, and how to make pictures in the moment that you and your subject will both appreciate.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJames Prochnik is a Brooklyn-based photographer focusing on lyrical documentation of the social and environmental landscape. James’s practice is as a flaneur\, a wanderer\, searching for encounters\, moments\, and mysteries that provoke curiosity and express the poetic potential of the world and the photographic medium. James teaches photography online for StrudelmediaLive and is the founder and editor of  The NYC Photo Community – a web-based resource created to promote NYC-based photographers\, events\, exhibitions\, and opportunities. James’s photography has been featured in The NY Times\, Lenscratch\, Humble Arts Foundation\, and exhibited in the U.S. and Europe. \n\n\n\nInstagram:  @plasticarmy     Website: jamesprochnik.com   \n\n\n\nNYC Photo Community on Instagram: @nycphotocommunity Website: nycphotocommunity.com \n\n\n\nThreads: https://www.threads.net/@nycphotocommunity  X: https://twitter.com/JamesProchnik \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBambi The Mermaid at the 2018 Mermaid Parade Coney Island Brooklyn
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-picturing-strangers-facing-fears-finding-connections-having-fun-with-james-prochnik/
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SUMMARY:Field Trips - Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve - Rescheduled
DESCRIPTION:RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHERNew Date: Sunday\, March 10\, 2024NewTime: 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM \n\n\n\nNVPS March 2024 Field TripDyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve Given the rainy forecast for this Saturday\, our field trip is being rescheduled to this Sunday at 8:00 a.m.  There is no rain in the forecast for Sunday but it will be cold at arrival time\, so please dress accordingly \n\n\n\n*The meeting time for Sunday will be 8:00 a.m. since we will be turning our clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night.* \n\n\n\nWe’ll meet at the entrance to the Dyke Marsh Trail.    \n\n\n\nSunday\, March 10\, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. \n\n\n\nDyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve \n\n\n\nGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway (south of Old Town) \n\n\n\nAlexandria\, Virginia \n\n\n\nParking lot coordinates: 38.7781188\, -77.0512829 \n\n\n\nPlease join us! \n\n\n\nRena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2023-2024 \n\n\n\nAs spring approaches it’s time for our annual wildlife photography outing\, this year at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in Alexandria\, Virginia! The Dyke Marsh trail\, which begins at Belle Haven Park\, is an out-and-back trail through woodland with water on one or both sides and views of the Potomac River and sailboats moored at the adjacent Belle Haven Marina.  There is an eagles’ nest and bald eagles can often be seen flying between it and various trees or snags along the trail.  Waterfowl and songbirds are often seen\, and foxes and barred owls have been seen there on occasion.  For those who want to get there early\, sunrise can be seen and is often reflected in the water along both of the small sandy beaches on the left/east side of the trail. Parking is very close to the start of the trail and there are benches along the trail\, making it an easy and enjoyable outing. \n\n\n\nWhere: \n\n\n\nDyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve \n\n\n\nGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway (south of Old Town) \n\n\n\nAlexandria\, Virginia \n\n\n\nParking lot coordinates: 38.7781188\, -77.0512829 \n\n\n\nWhen: \n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 9\, 2024 from 7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.  \n\n\n\nRain date: Sunday\, March 10\, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. \n\n\n\nNote: We will turn clocks ahead one hour that morning) \n\n\n\n Equipment: \n\n\n\n\nFor wildlife\, a telephoto lens: the more reach the better\n\n\n\nIf you want to make early morning landscape images\, bring a standard or wide angle lens \n\n\n\nTripods or monopods are helpful and permitted but not necessary\n\n\n\nHiking boots or walking shoes are advised: the trail is not paved\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNotes: \n\n\n\nWe will meet at the start of the Dyke Marsh trail at 7:00 a.m. and start walking the trail together.  If you arrive late you are bound to run into NVPS members since there is only one place to enter and exit the trail. Sunrise on March 9 will be at 6:29 a.m.  If you want to go in earlier than 7:00 a.m. to catch the beautiful morning light we will see you on the trail. \n\n\n\n*Park in the parking lot (first left turn – and only turn – after you enter from the GW Parkway) and not on the road leading to the marina\, which is for marina users only.  Park police officers are starting to enforce this parking rule.*  \n\n\n\nIf after completing the Dyke Marsh Trail you want to do more exploring\, drive your car to the north end of the parking lot and explore the tidal marsh area there\, where waterfowl can often be seen.  Be mindful of runners and cyclists since that path is part of the Mount Vernon trail and often gets heavy use. \n\n\n\nRestrooms are located between the parking lot and the Mount Vernon trail as well as at the Belle Haven Marina.  \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join us! Rena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2023-2024
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-dyke-marsh-wildlife-preserve/
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SUMMARY:Portfolio Project – (In-Person) Interim Review\, Group 2
DESCRIPTION:During this review the Portfolio co-chairs\, Deb Rose and Tana Ebbole\, joined by Ginger Werz-Petricka\, will offer suggestions on the draft copies of portfolios for half of this year’s participants. They will review Artist Statements and images and consider how they represent the theme or topic as presented in the Artist Statement. Self-critique is a valuable tool for photographers to learn as they develop their personal photography projects and learn how to review their work with a critical eye. Even if you are not participating in Portfolio Project this year\, please join in and see some amazing photos and the hard work that has gone into developing these portfolios. \n\n\n\nThe Preliminary Review for Group 2 will be held on March 12. Final reviews will be April 9 for the first group and May 21 for the second group. \n\n\n\nIf you would like more information about the Portfolio Project\, visit the NVPS Portfolio Project website where you can view previous years portfolios. You can also contact Portfolio Projects by emailing Portfolio Project on the Board Contacts. \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/portfolio-project-interim-review-group-2/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Portfolio Project
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SUMMARY:Competition: (Zoom) with Judge Deborah Loeb Bohren - Theme:  "Making the World Go ‘Round – Gears\, Sprockets\, and Wheels"
DESCRIPTION:Deborah Loeb Bohren\n\n\n\nCompetition Theme:  “Making the World Go ‘Round – Gears\, Sprockets\, and Wheels” within the past three (3) years \n\n\n\nThe image should include gears\, sprockets\, or wheels. Gears\, sprockets\, and wheels have two things in common – they are round and move in a circular motion.  Some we see daily – such as bikes and auto wheels\, while others are usually hidden from view\, such as gears in many watches and clocks.  They come in all sizes\, from minuscule to gigantic.  Some are practical and utilitarian\, and some are colorful and fun. They could be in motion or at rest. They could be functional or no longer in service. Compositions can be created or found\, real or abstract.  Definitions:  A gear is a rotating circular machine part having cut teeth which mesh with another toothed part to transmit torque and speed.  A sprocket\, sprocket-wheel or chainwheel is a profiled wheel with teeth that mesh with a chain\, track\, or other perforated or indented material.  A wheel is a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis\, as part of a vehicle or machinery. \n\n\n\nFor Reference:  NVPS Competition Themes – Future\, Current and Past – NVPS \n\n\n\nThe judge is Deborah Loeb Bohren. \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nThe offspring of two photographers\, Deborah is convinced an inescapable passion for photography was imprinted on her DNA. Raised on film and in a darkroom\, she believes the essence of photography is the art and science of painting with light. Deborah uses her camera as an artist would use a paintbrush and thinks about her work as visual alchemy―a transformation not of matter into gold but of light\, color\, and line into art. Multiple exposure and intentional camera movement are essential tools of her alchemy allowing her to challenge reality rather than simply recording what lies in front of her lens. Patience\, experimentation\, and the benevolence of the photography gods are also integral to her work. \n\n\n\nDeborah’s work is part of individual and corporate collections across the country and her “Homage to the Cubists in Paris” was awarded 1st Place in the 14th Annual International Color Awards (2021). She has also had the privilege of participating in a multitude of group exhibitions in the US\, including Sequences\, Iterations and Permutations at the Hyde Park Arts Center (Chicago\, IL\, 2022); Any Shape or Form and Enigma at the Upstream Gallery (Hastings-on-Hudson\, NY\, 2022\, 2023); iMotif at Sohn Fine Arts (Lenox\, MA\, 2021); Ricochet at the Katonah Museum of Art (Katonah\, NY\, 2021); and Rhythm of the Unseen at Soho Photo Gallery (New York\, NY\, 2023)\, as well as internationally at the Horsebridge Arts Centre’s Abstract Rhythm & Blue Notes exhibition (Whitstable\, Kent\, UK\, 2022). \n\n\n\nDeborah serves as a judge and speaker at camera clubs nationwide and teaches a range of photography courses via Zoom. She is also a regular contributor to Everett Potter’s Travel Report\, where she chronicles her global adventures in words and images. \n\n\n\nwww.deborahloebbohren.com \n\n\n\nwww.travelinglensphoto.com
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-zoom-with-judge-deborah-loeb-bohren-theme-making-the-world-go-round-gears-sprockets-and-wheels/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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SUMMARY:Members Forum (In Person): Bird Photography Basics and Much More with Bill Corbet
DESCRIPTION:Covering equipment\, exposure\, autofocus\, craft and flash\, Bill will share what’s he learned and what you might need to know.  Whether you are getting started or getting juried with your bird images\, this update of Bill’s 2020 presentation will offer useful tips and information.  There will be a few nice pictures\, too. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBIO  \n\n\n\nA photographer of student life and sports for his college yearbook in the seventies\, but thereafter without a darkroom or free film\, Bill Corbett resumed his photography education in 2006\, thanks to the gift of a D70 from his wife\, Judy.  Since then he’s become an avid nature and travel photographer.   \n\n\n\nTaking part in activities at the McLean Photo Club\, NVPS\, MAPV/Nature Visions and elsewhere have helped Bill to keep learning. He was also very lucky to find a friend and mentor in the late Bill Prosser\, who is sorely missed. \n\n\n\nBill served for two decades as a U.S. diplomat and trade negotiator.  He is a longtime volunteer for Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions.  After twenty-odd years raising their three kids in Fairfax County\, Bill and Judy moved to Aldie in Loudoun County in 2017\, where nowadays Bill does a lot of his bird photography in their back yard.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-in-person-bird-photography-basics-and-much-more/
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SUMMARY:Members Gallery (Print) (In Person): Yard Birds with Stan Bysshe
DESCRIPTION:Stan has been a member of NVPS since 2010-2011. He has served on multiple Board positions and is a past President. For the last ten years he has helped with photo workshops in Washington State\, New Mexico\, Alaska and Montana. For the past few years he has been working for the Smithsonian North American Songbird Project. \n\n\n\nSAFE\, Saving Animals from Extinction and the North American Songbird Project is an undertaking of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) of which the National Zoo is a partner. They are always looking for images and have several assigned bird photographers across the country. Basically Stan helps with images of Atlantic Coast songbirds. \n\n\n\nThe Members Gallery prints are part of the collection used for the SAFE project and were all taken over the past three years\, in his backyard. 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-print-in-person-yard-birds-with-stan-bysshe/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery (In-Person) – Digital:  My Favorite Nature Photos with Mike Whalen
DESCRIPTION:Program Description \n\n\n\nMike Whalen\n\n\n\nMike enjoys a wide variety of photography subjects. In this video presentation he will show some of his favorite nature photos\, past and present. These still images will be shown in four groups: \n\n\n\n\nFlowers\, Trees\, Leaves and Bugs\n\n\n\nBirds\, Mammals\, Amphibians and Fish\n\n\n\nWater and Landscapes\n\n\n\nClose-Ups and Abstracts\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSome examples are shown below. The presentation will be a short video slide-show (approx. 10 minutes) with background music. The video will also be available to members via the website (within a few days after the date presented). \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nMike became interested in digital photography in 2006. His first camera was an entry level Canon DSLR. \n\n\n\nHe joined NVPS in 2009 and held board positions from 2010 to the present\, including president in 2013. \n\n\n\nHe also volunteers weekly as a pet photographer for the Fairfax County Animal Shelter\, and occasionally\, as an event photographer for charitable organizations such as the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition and The Epilepsy Foundation of America. \n\n\n\nJoining NVPS was a significant learning opportunity due to the many club activities and inspiration from talented members. \n\n\n\nHis photographic interests include nature\, landscapes\, macro\, people\, travel\, and abstract photography. He currently uses Sony equipment and Lightroom\, Photoshop and Topaz products for post-processing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-digital-my-favorite-nature-photos-with-mike-whalen/
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