Field Trips

September’s field trip will be to the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery Museum (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW). We will meet on Saturday, September 15, 9:50 AM at the front entrance. We’ll also meet for lunch at a nearby restaurant (TBD) at 12:00 AM. Tripods are not allowed. A sign-up sheet will be available at the […]

Hosted by Bob and Willa Friedman The following are some ideas you may want to consider regarding our upcoming field trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This is a very large park with more than 500,000 acres with much to see and do.. It is one of the most ecologically varied areas in […]

The U.S. Botanical Garden located at the foot of Capital Hill on the Independence Avenue side of the Mall. Exhibits at the Garden range from roses to orchids, the rainforest of the Mid-Atlantic, endangered plants and the latest in home gardening. The indoor galleries display flora of the jungle, desert and primeval settings. This diversity of form […]

Our December field trip will be December 1 in Old Town Alexandria. We’ll start with the Scottish Walk, a holiday parade that’s an Alexandria tradition, with the tartans of Scottish Clans, the  stirring sound of Scottish bagpipes and drums, Scottish dancers, reenactment groups, Scottie dogs, dignitaries, classic cars, Santa Claus, and much more.” The parade begins at St. Asaph and Wolfe Streets in […]

The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is the destination for the NVPS February Field Trip, scheduled  to meet at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 16th.    The museum is located in Chantilly near the Dulles Airport, accessible from Route 28.  The Center is the companion facility to the National Air and Space Museum at the National Mall. […]

The “Truck Graveyard” is the destination for our March 23rd Field Trip. The Graveyard is situated on the property of the PL Duncan Company located at 2 Duncan Store Road in Columbia Virginia. Travel time from the Beltway is approximately 2 3⁄4 hours primarily on Routes 66, 29 and 15 South. About 60 vintage (mid […]

Updated: April 16, 2019 Field Trip: Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia PA April 20, 2019 @ 9:30 am – 1:00pm, Cost: $11 (seniors $10) + $5 for tripods 2027 Fairmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130 This field trip provides an opportunity to photograph a haunting world of crumbling cell-blocks and empty guard towers of a famous prison. […]

Stan Bysshe Plan a fun weekend shooting images in Chincoteague on the Eastern Shore of Virginia under the guidance of our President and Bird Photography extraordinaire Stan Bysshe. The drive will take between 3 and 4 hours depending on your starting point. Ten rooms have been reserved at the Comfort Suites in Chincoteague (757-336-3700/5452). Rooms […]

Judy and Tana, wearing their big floppy floral hats, will be in the parking lot from 6:45 – 7:00 a.m. to greet participants. Website: https://www.nps.gov/keaq/index.htm Directions: https://www.nps.gov/keaq/planyourvisit/directions.htm Email your RSVP to field-trips@nvps.org so we have a general idea of the number of people to expect.  In case of an emergency on the day of the event Judy can be […]

On August 14 Mike Whalen will lead a late-afternoon/evening field-trip to the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, MD. This is an excellent opportunity to photograph colorful lights and carnival rides, award-winning farm animals, people having fun, and so much more. A highlight will be to capture night photos of the many moving light-trails produced by […]