Field Trips

In January, our club will visit the sites around the Old Post Office and Clock Tower.  This is a wonderful winter destination for urban landscape, architecture, and street photography. We'll begin our tour by gathering along 12th Street NW in front of the Woodrow Wilson Plaza where some may find their first shots of the […]

Our February field trip will be to the largest library in the world.  The Library of Congress is not only home to over 38 million books, 14 million photographs, 8 million pieces of sheet music and 70 million manuscripts, the Thomas Jefferson building also happens to be DC's most glamorously decorated interiors. The Thomas Jefferson […]

*** Rescheduled to Sunday 3/12/23 at 8:00 am due to weather concerns ***  Reminder that Daylight Savings Time starts on Sunday morning, so set your alarms appropriately! 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 […]

*** RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER ***  to rain date of Sunday, April 16, 2023, 10am to 1pm It is our pleasure to introduce April's field trip to the Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens.  This is a rare destination for our club to explore.  The estate is huge and we may not cover it all in […]

It's another British invasion.  This time it's centered at Washington's Mt. Vernon and it involves highly enthusiastic historical re-enactors instead of a rock band.  We'll visit Mt. Vernon during their Revolutionary War Weekend.  This is a large event hosting hundreds of re-enactors and has become very popular.  Tickets will sell out well in advance.  We'll […]

With the exception of the American Civil War, The Great War, World War 2, and the recent pandemic, the Upperville Colt & Horse Show has been held every year under the oak trees of Grafton Farm since 1853.  Originally established to showcase and improve local breeding stock, today's longest running horse show in America is […]

In July we’re heading to a club favorite, Green Spring Gardens.  In the gardens on the main level the flowers should be in bloom and plentiful, and on the lower level there should be beautiful lotuses in bloom at the pond.  It may be a little early for the hummingbirds which appear every summer, but […]

We'll take it slow as we tour the The United States National Arboretum for our August field trip.  This 446 acre park is impossible to cover in a single visit, but it always has something to see if you slow down.  The park has landscapes, wild flowers, gardens, museums, and more.  You can walk the […]

NVPS August 2023 Field Trip Join us at the Montgomery County Fair for a weekday field trip.  The fair is a lot of fun as it challenges the creativity and eye of the photographer.  There's lots to photograph at the agriculture fair, however, our group this year will be focusing on the midway and rides […]

NVPS September 2023 Field Trip In September we’re going to hone our street photography skills in Dupont Circle, a lively, busy part of DC.  We’ll find photo ops from the many restaurants, storefronts, and people out and about and heading to brunch.  We’ll also go down a few of the nearby residential streets for some […]