Field Trips

We’re returning to Green Spring Gardens for our field trip in early July. Green Spring Gardens offers so much with only a fraction of the crowds. The gardens around the gazebo and the winding paths between the parking lot and the lawn will be showing their blooms. In addition to the flowers, you will also hopefully find birds, […]

The Montgomery County Fair is a great end-of-summer event and club members have enjoyed it in the past.  This year we will be going on a weekday and will concentrate on the midway and rides after dark.  The fair gives us the opportunity to photograph not only the bright lights and action of the rides, but […]

The Old Town Farmers' Market held in front of city hall is the oldest farmers' market held continuously at one site in the country.  The market as well as the block around City Hall offers lots of photographic opportunities for the street and urban photographer.  Vendors will be tending to their stalls, shoppers will be […]

In October we’re visiting the National Capital Trolley Museum where we can photograph streetcars from DC and other cities.  At the visitor center we can see exhibits and presentations on the streetcar system as well as board an historic streetcar for a ride around a one mile track.  And of course we can photograph the […]

Want to enjoy shooting fireworks without fighting crowds or heat?  This field trip will give you that opportunity.  Every Saturday through the end of the year there is a fireworks show at National Harbor.  The show, which begins at 5:30 p.m., lasts 5-10 minutes, and will give all levels of fireworks photographers a chance to […]

NVPS January 2025 Field Trip In January, NVPS will visit the tropical conditions inside the U.S. Botanical Garden located at the foot of Capital Hill on Independence Ave.  Exhibits at the Garden range from roses to orchids, the rain forest of the Mid-Atlantic, endangered plants and the latest in home gardening. The indoor galleries display […]

NVPS February 2025 Field Trip Washington DC's National Cathedral is a great destination at any time of year.  The building's Gothic revival architecture and nearby garden offer a variety of subjects.  On a sunny morning in the Winter, when the sun is low in the sky, the cathedral's nave and arcade light up in a […]

Get out your zoom lenses and get ready for some wildlife photography at a club favorite, Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, Virginia! With woodland trails, boardwalks through wetlands and an observation deck this local gem allows you to view various forms of wildlife, including abundant waterfowl. At this time of year there should be a lot of […]

April in this area is full of natural beauty, and Brookside Gardens is one of the best places in the DMV to photograph flowers and gardens. There should be lots of trees and flowers in bloom when we enjoy a morning there for our April field trip.  Where: Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Ave. Wheaton, MD Website: […]