Member's Forum

Dennis’ presentation is really a journey of how he became a photographer purely through “desperation” and how this affected him over the years in taking photographs. The journey starts with recognition that there is diversity in nature, that there are discernible patterns and that details are important. Then you have to determine how to best […]

Travel Planning Wayne and Judy Guenther found their love of travel when stationed in Germany with the Army in the early 1980’s and subsequently squeezed in trips around work requirement and singing engagements.  In 2009 Judy retired and joined the already-retired Wayne, and since then they have visited 47 countries, Antarctica, and have taken three […]

Colena Turner will entertain NVPS members on March 24th with a talk and pictures of the eleven-day trip she took with her husband to Egypt. From the look of the pictures below this is sure to be an exciting and informative presentation. Since high school, Colena has enjoyed taking pictures.  With her film camera, she […]

Program In this presentation, Mike will show images from his 2017 two-week driving adventure around southern Spain. Photos from the following areas will be shown: Barcelona: Street photos along La Rambla; Also, several buildings designed by architect, Antoni Gaudi, including his home, and the Sagrada Familia cathedral will be displayed. Malaga: The medieval Moorish palace, […]

Stan has been a member of NVPS for ten years. He has served on multiple committees and is a past President. Over the years he has given numerous presentations ranging from Underwater photography to Shooting in Crappy Conditions. His April Members Forum talk will be on photographing  Yellowstone National Park in the winter. Over the […]

In 2015, David created the Virginia Beltway Photography Meetup Group which, now has over 2,000 members. The Group features at least two monthly field trips. This presentation is based on David’s new book, “Virginia Beltway Photography Meetup Guide Book.” In it, he describes 25 locations the Meetup Group frequently visited over the past six years. […]

Florida, for the Birds. As a nature photographer, Stan is continually striving to improve his bird photography. From Warblers to Raptors, one recurring helpful strategy has been to seek out target rich areas to practice capturing avian behavior. Florida is certainly one of those areas. It would be impossible to cover all the places Stan […]

The Best of Iceland in a Day  On a budget including time constraints, the presentation will illustrate the planning and execution for maximizing what Iceland has to offer photographers. Scenes of rugged coastlines, waterfalls and glaciers to cityscapes including the streets in Reykjavik will illustrate some of the best of Iceland.  Only one day, two […]

The last European trip that Wayne and Judy Guenther took prior to Covid restrictions was in November, 2019 when they travelled with Road Scholar. While this wasn’t a photography workshop, there were many opportunities to photograph the richness, beauty, and history of the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Amalfi Coast on the southwestern shores […]

New Mexico calls itself the “land of enchantment,” a name that rings true after visiting its Bosque del Apache and White Sands National Park. Bosque, famous for bird photography, and White Sands, with miles of snow-white gypsum sand dunes, provided abundant photographic opportunities for seven NVPS members, led by Nikhil Bahl (http://www.nikhilbahl.com), who is well […]