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SUMMARY:Competition: Theme "Geometry" with Judge Greg Holden
DESCRIPTION:Theme Subject: Geometry \nGeometry: Images where the predominant elements are geometric shapes—circles\, squares\, rectangles\, triangles\, etc. The compositional elements may be specific [subject-based]\, such as a wall with a door & doorknob & windows\, or implied [design-based]\, where the photographer searches for designs\, such as rectangles\, circles\, etc. without concern for the names of the objects. For example\, subject-based could consider a scene with land\, ocean and sky\, whereas\, design-based could see the same scene as three rectangles of different tones and sizes. \n\nGreg Holden is a photographer from Rockville\, MD who uses his photography to share with others his visions of the world. \nHe is an avid hiker and\, while most of his photos are from visits to National Parks\, some of his best photos are from outings closer to home. \nWhile Greg has enjoyed photographing many beautiful sunrises and grand landscapes\, he finds that the little scenes often overlooked by others are the ones that fuel his creativity. Greg is always looking beyond the obvious and photographing the things that others might not even notice…like an acorn sprouting\, the patterns made by rust and faded paint on an old automobile\, or patterns in the windblown sand of a local beach. \nGreg enjoys teaching others and sharing his passion for photography.  He speaks and judges at clubs throughout the MD/VA area.  He also teaches classes through Capital Photography Center (capitalphotographycenter.com). \nYou can see Greg’s work on his website www.imagesunderfoot.com and follow him on Instagram @imagesunderfoot \n 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/december-18-2018-competition-with-judge-greg-holden-theme-geometry/
CATEGORIES:Competitions
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SUMMARY:Education & Training: "Macro Photography" with Dennis Govoni
DESCRIPTION:“On December 11\, Dennis Govoni will talk about tools and techniques of doing macro photography.  Included in the presentation is how to do focus stacking and what subjects are most suited.  What equipment and software are most useful?   How is focus stacking done?  Dennis will show how best to capture macro images that can later be focus stacked to make them sharp throughout the scene. An actual demo will be done showing the steps using Adobe Photoshop.” \nBio\n“Dennis began his photographic journey in 1964 while an undergraduate at Marietta College in Ohio. \nAfter graduate school\, he took a professorship at Virginia Wesleyan College and during a two week period in January\, known as the “January Term”\, he often offered various courses in photography starting with black and white and eventually moving towards color photography using the then innovative technology known as the “Cibachrome Method”\, a direct positive-to-positive color print approach. \nNow retired for 7 years\, Dennis continues to spend time enjoying photography. His approach is to try and look for interesting details in a subject (influenced by his biology and botany background) and the role of light quality in revealing  those details. While he started out doing macro photography\, he also enjoys wildlife and landscape\, too. \nWhile not a professional by any means\, his work has appeared in a children’s book series on nature and in publications such as Photography Week. He is also an active Getty Image contributor where his images have been used by the BBC\, The Weather Channel\, Bank of America and other enterprises. He has also taught in George Mason’s OLLI Program (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) as the lead for their “The Art of Photography” Series.  \nDennis has been a member of NVPS for about eight years and has been involved with Nature Visions for the last four years. \nHis photos can be found at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dngovoni/.” \n  \n  
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/december-11-2018-macro-photography-by-dennis-govoni/
CATEGORIES:Education & Training
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181204T210000
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SUMMARY:Programs: "Rust and Ruins" with Don Rosenberger
DESCRIPTION:Rust and Ruins By Don Rosenberger\n \n \nUrban Exploration is a very popular activity\, but it can be difficult to do legally.  We will explore the risks and pitfalls of this type of photography as well as discuss how you can safely and legally add this type of photography to your portfolio.   \nWe will also explore why photographers are drawn to decrepitude and how to shoot this type of environment and get the results you desire.  
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/december-4-2018-program-rust-and-ruins-don-rosenberger-rust-and-ruins-by-don-rosenberger/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:December 1\, 2018 - Field Trip: "Scottish Festival" -  Alexandria\, VA
DESCRIPTION: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 Old Town (photo opportunities abound as the groups get organized) and ends at Market Square. In addition to the parade itself\, this is an excellent opportunity for street  photography\, especially for those who are somewhat intimidated by asking people if we can photograph them. The parade starts at 11:00am though the staging area will be active well before that.  \nAfter the parade\, we’ll meet at Mia’s Italian Kitchen at the base of King Street at 1:00pm; we have a reservation upstairs. \nThe day will conclude with the Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. The parade itself begins at 5:30pm at the waterfront; there are events planned at the Torpedo Factory during the afternoon. Night  photography skills can be practices or enhanced!
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/december-1-2018-field-trip-scottish-festival-alexandria-va/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181127T193000
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum: "Page Arizona" with Judy Graham
DESCRIPTION:Judy Graham \nTitle: “Spend a Couple of Days in the Page\, AZ Area” \nDescription: If you are planning a photography trip to the American Southwest\, plan to spend a couple of days photographing the spectacular scenery surrounding the Page\, AZ area. \nIn the spring of 2010\, Judy Graham hired Charly Moore\, the owner of Overland Canyon Tours\, to guide her and a friend to a couple of remote locations near Page\, AZ for photography. At the time Judy was unemployed and was trying to decide what to do next with her life. She mentioned this to Charly and on the spot\, he offered her a summer job guiding photographers from all over the world for Overland Canyon Tours. That summer Judy packed up her camera gear and hiking clothes and moved temporarily to Page\, AZ.  She traded in an office for a 4-wheel drive Suburban to haul photographers and their camera equipment off-road. As a guide she led photographers in slot canyons on Navajoland and to remote jewels of the southwest\, such as the infamous Wave and White Pocket. She was also responsible for first aid\, water and food management\, and snake removal. \nJudy has lived in the Washington\, D.C. area most of her life.  She retired March 1\, 2018 after a long career in the field of human resources management for corporate America. Judy joined NVPS in January 2011 with the goal of meeting local photographers\, doing more local photography\, and learning more about the art of photography. While she remains primarily drawn to stark dramatic landscapes\, she’s learning to appreciate photographing what’s in her own backyard\, especially if it’s a chance to do so with one of her many NVPS friends. This past summer she participated in the NVPS Mentor Program learning macro flower photography. \nJudy currently shoots with a Canon 5D MK IV. Several of her photos of the southwest were featured on the front and back covers and the pages in between of Gateway to Canyon Country\, a glossy magazine distributed in northern Arizona to tourists who pass through the region. As for future plans\, she has trips lined up to photograph Arizona wildflowers in the spring\, to OBX to photograph the Milky Way in April\, and to Alaska in August 2019 where she will be staying at Camp Denali for a couple of days giving her access to parts of the park restricted to others.  
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/november-27-2018-members-forum-page-arizona-judy-graham/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery: "Digital" with Paula Neumann and "Prints" with Georgette Grossman
DESCRIPTION:Paula Neumann\n A Week in Normandy \nPaula’s interest in photography has developed over time. Paula was definitely more comfortable with a point and shoot camera until relatively recently. Her first experience with an SLR was as team photographer for her daughter’s summer and high school swim teams. From 2000-2010 she took 10’s of 1000’s of photos at meets. She learned some basic Photoshop skills and posted images on team websites and provided images for end of season slideshows. When her daughter headed off to college in 2010\, Paula decided that she needed to develop a serious hobby to fill the void at home. She took three photography classes at the art league in Alexandria over the next 2 years and has been hooked on photography ever since. \nPaula joined the NVPS in 2013 after she retired from her 26 year career as a pathologist at Inova Alexandria Hospital. Her years behind the microscope have trained her to look at things carefully and critically\, to notice patterns and details. Her love of the outdoors and travel have provided her with ample photographic opportunities. She enjoys photographing flowers\, landscapes\, and architecture. She has become more adept at post-processing and primarily does this in Lightroom. She is currently using a Canon 7D Mark II camera. She uses her images to make travel books\, calendars and photo cards and shares them online. NVPS continues to be a valuable resource for education and growth. She enters the monthly competitions with regularity and has received a variety of awards\, but mostly she enjoys learning from the critiques of both her own and other members’ images. Paula’s goals in photography include branching out into portraiture and abstract imaging\, learning to be more patient with bird photography and learning to be more creative in post-processing. \nHer digital presentation is titled “A Week in Normandy” and is a collection of images from a recent trip to Normandy\, France. Normandy is a photographer’s delight with its long and varied history\, quaint villages and half-timbered buildings\, its beautiful countryside with apple orchards\, pastures\, fields and farms\, and its spectacular coastline and beaches. \n\n  \n  \nGeorgette Grossman\nUnder the Tuscan Sky \nTake a tour of Tuscany through my photographs. The scenery is remarkable. Light and shadows play on the wheat-field landscapes giving them velvety contours. Clouds billow against the blue skies. Colorful laundry hangs out windows to dry. Poppies and olive trees mingle in the fields. Cypress trees line the driveways. \nThese images were taken in May 2018 while I was on a landscape workshop with John Barclay and Rad Drew. \nGeorgette’s journey in photography began 12 years ago when her granddaughter\, Ava\, was born. Not capturing the cute smiles she wanted\, she switched from a point’n’shoot to a DSLR (Nikon D80). She attended her first Nature Visions show at Meadowlark in 2007 and discovered there were camera clubs in the area! She joined NVPS in January 2008 and was hooked on photography as a hobby. She was the president of the Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS) from 2014 to 2015. \nGeorgette advanced her photography skills by taking hands-on classes. Some of her instructors included John Gonsalves\, Eliot Cohen\, Corey Hilz\, Nikhil Bahr\, Josh Taylor\, Mike Moats\, Don Rosenberger\, and Denise Silva. By attending NVPS lectures\, workshops\, and field trips she believes her photography has evolved to a higher level. Participation in competition has helped to give her a critical eye when capturing and post-processing her images. She reads online columns daily to keep “up to date” on new camera equipment and software tips. Recently Georgette switched from a Nikon D7200 camera to a Fuji X-Pro2 and a Fuji X-T3 to lighten her load.  \nGeorgette captures moments she wants to remember. Her subjects include abstracts\, people\, places\, and nature\, but her favorite subject is flower close-ups and macros. Lately she is dabbling more with B/W images. \nSeeing her images in print completes the photography journey. Georgette has shown her images at  \n\nThe Art League in Alexandria\, VA\, \nthe Glen Echo Annual Labor Day Art Show\, \nthe ArtSpace Herndon Fine Art Photography Exhibit\, \nNature Visions annual exhibit\, and \nthe Annual Joseph Miller Abstract Photography Exhibit. \n\nFrom August–October\, 2018 she had a solo exhibit at Beanetics Coffee Roasters coffee shop in Annandale\, VA. It was entitled Under the Tuscan Sun. \nGeorgette’s images can be seen at http://pixels.com/profiles/georgette-grossman    \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/november-27-2018-members-gallery-digital-paula-neumann-print-georgette-grossman/
CATEGORIES:Member's Forum,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Competition: "No Theme" with Judge Josh Taylor
DESCRIPTION:There is no theme for the competition\nJosh Taylor has presented photography workshops at the Smithsonian National Orchid Show\, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU\, U.S. Botanic Garden\, Brookside Gardens\, Sarah P. Duke Gardens\, Nature Visions Photo Expo\, Adkins Arboretum\, and Longwood Gardens. In addition to being a former Canon Camera instructor\, Josh speaks at camera and garden clubs\, judges photographic competitions\, and exhibits his photographs in gallery shows. He is a member of Garden Writers Association\, National Association of Photoshop Professionals\, and member and past president of the Northern Virginia Photographic Society. Josh was voted best garden club speaker in 2005 and was a judge for the 2009 Garden Writers Association National Media Awards and the 2010 Nature Visions Photo Expo. Longwood Gardens selected Josh as its Instructor of the Month (October 2010) and was a selected photographer to assist the public in photographing Bruce Munro’s Light: Installations (2012) and The Main Fountain Garden (2017 and 2018). Now\, he’s enjoying his retirement from photography. \n 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/november-20-2018-competition-open-judged-by-josh-taylor/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: "US Botanical Garden" - Washington DC
DESCRIPTION: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 and color will provide some outstanding photographic opportunities. \nUnfortunately\, a limited number of tripod permits will be provided. Accordingly\, participants are encouraged to bring along a monopod or similar camera support that can be used without any limitation. We will\ndevise a system to rotate the limited number of tripod permits to enable all participants to get the shots they need. \nWe will meet at the Garden entrance at the opening time of 10:00 AM. Street parking is available adjacent to the entrance. \nThe following are the official guidelines for photography at this location: USBG encourages visitors to take casual photographs for their own personal use.\nPhotos must be taken with hand-held cameras or cameras on a permitted tripod (see permit information below). The use of external flash equipment or bulky accessory equipment is not permitted. We do not allow visitors to do photo shoots or video shoots at the Garden. Commercial use of all photographs is prohibited. All photography is at the discretion of the USBG. \nPhotographic or filming activities can in no way affect the public’s enjoyment of\, or access to\, our exhibits. Other rules for photography activity at the U.S. Botanic Garden include: \n• Professional or otherwise paid photography is not allowed.  \n• Posed photography sessions are not permitted. This includes\, but is not limited to\, wedding\, fashion/beauty\, pregnancy\, graduation\, engagement\, prom\, and family photography. \n• Videos and photographs must be for personal\, non-commercial use.  \n• Visitors taking photos must stay on pathways and not block access or passage of other visitors. Walking in planted areas; sitting on curbs\, railings\, plants\, or floors; or placing anything in planted areas is prohibited. \n• Portfolio photography for aspiring models and photographers is not permitted. \n• Plants may not be moved\, cut\, or rearranged  \n• Original artwork\, sculpture\, or other creations on exhibit are protected by artists’ copyrights and may not be photographed for the purposes of reproduction or copied in any way. \nFor advance permission to use tripods\, equipment\, easels\, or art material containing solvents\, please contact Laura Anthony at 202-226-7674 or lanthony@aoc.gov. Pre-approved permits are obtained onsite at the visitor desk in the Conservatory. The USBC website: https://www.usbg.gov/
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/14272/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T193000
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SUMMARY:Education & Training: "The Art of Photographic Composition" with Mike Whalen 
DESCRIPTION:The Art of Photographic Composition   \nBy Mike Whalen \nGood composition is another piece of the puzzle in creating stronger\, more pleasing images. Most photos are composed of multiple elements and sub-elements that are framed together. How we choose to include and visually position these elements will contribute to the success or failure of the final image. This presentation will provide guidelines to improve your compositions. \nAspects of photography can be comparable to other art forms. For example\, music can have a distinct melody\, harmony\, background singers\, etc. All these individual parts work together to produce a song that is greater than the sum of its parts. Such is true with photographs. We typically have a main subject or focal point\, foreground\, background\, supporting elements. A good photographer will include the pieces that work together to enhance the subject and eliminate the distracting or conflicting elements.  Sometimes we just get lucky\, but generally\, a good image needs to be thoughtfully “composed” right before we release the shutter. \nThis presentation will include discussions and examples of:   \n\nSubject placement\nColor\, contrast and texture\nLines: leading and S-curves\nBackgrounds considerations\nBalancing subject with other sub-elements\nFraming (frame within a frame)\nCreating depth perspective on a 2D image\nLeaving room during framing\nSimplicity versus complexity\nCropping in post\n\nReferences \nWeb links: \n20 Composition Techniques That Will Improve Your Photos: \nhttps://petapixel.com/2016/09/14/20-composition-techniques-will-improve-photos/ \nVisual Flow: Mastering the Art of Composition\, with Ian Plant: \nhttps://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/videos/photography/visual-flow-mastering-the-art-of-composition-with-ian-plant \n11 Thoughts: An Introduction to Photographic Composition: \nhttps://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/11-thoughts-introduction-photographic-composition \nBooks \nMaster Composition Guide for Digital Photographers Paperback – Ernst Wildi \nThe Photographer’s Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos – Michael Freeman \nLearning to See Creatively – Bryan Peterson \nPhotography and the Art of Seeing – Freeman Patterson \nBIO of Mike Whalen \nAs a teen\, Mike learned a few photo basics from his father\, a photographer and artist. He dabbled with film camera in the 80’s and 90’s\, and after that with a few digital point-and-shoots.  However\, it wasn’t until 2006\, when he purchased a basic Canon DSLR\, that he began to see the potential of this “new” digital technology. \nAfter a chance meeting with member\, Willa Friedman\, in 2008\, where he learned about NVPS\, he joined in 2009. He has served on the board from 2010 to the present and served as president in 2013. In 2018 he was awarded the distinguished service award.  From participating in many NVPS competitions\, he received numerous annual awards including\, “Photographer-of-the-Year”\, “Color-Print-of-the-Year” and “Image-of-the-Year” at various times. In recent years\, he also scored three cover shots on the Spring editions of Washington Gardener Magazine and in 2016\, he won Nature Visions “People’s Choice” award. Mike also donates his time regularly\, as a pet photographer for the Fairfax County Animal Shelter and\, volunteers as a photographer for charitable organization’s annual DC events such as: The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition and The Epilepsy Foundation of America. \n          \n  \n 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-and-training-understanding-composition/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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SUMMARY:Programs: "An Introduction to Smartphone Photography"  with Michael Koren
DESCRIPTION:EDIT\n\n\nIntro to Smartphone Photography \nWorldwide almost 5 billion people use smartphones among a population close to 7.5 billion. Conservative estimates guess that about 1.1 trillion photos will be taken in one year with those mobile phones. More than 98% of consumer cameras sold worldwide were built in to a mobile phone\, the rest of the sales were compacts\, mirrorless and DSLR cameras. Because of the camera in a mobile device\, photography and picture taking is more popular than ever before in history. \nWhy all the excitement and move towards mobile? That’s the question we’ll attempt to answer. Learn about motivations and rewards of taking pictures with a mobile phone\, favorite camera and editing apps and ways to get better with your mobile photography. \nMichael Koren is a free-lance sports and event photographer in the Baltimore Washington metro area specializing in youth sports game-time action and team portraits. Prior to this Michael worked professionally shooting model portfolios\, corporate portraits\, product photography for catalogs\, and client advertising campaigns. \nMichael’s passion for photography is shared through his skill as a \nphotography educator. Michael teaches classes at Montgomery College on a variety of photographic topics from mobile photography to street photography. He also teaches smartphone\, street and action photography at Capital Photography Center. Additionally\, he has served as President\, Director and Education Chair of the Silver Spring Camera Club in Maryland. He has led numerous seminars and workshops for local camera clubs\, Ritz Camera\, Calumet and the Washington School of Photography with topics ranging from beginner photography to hands on advanced level workshops and classes. \nAs well as all the above\, Michael still finds time to organize two Meetup groups dedicated to photography. The first is all about mobile photography. He leads the iPhone Photography Meetup Group on outings around the metro area and offers instruction on best techniques and the latest apps for the mobile camera. Secondly\, the Photographers of the Washington/Baltimore Metro Area creates a fun\, supportive\, light-hearted community of people who want to share their passion for photography through photo walks and informal gatherings. \nVisit Michael’s website to learn more. \nhttps://www.michaelkorenphotography.com/ \n \n  \n\nGrind: Extra Fine (Tiny Circles & Effect: Auto Adjust)\, Brew: Tripstamatic (Full Pic & Darkest Blended Circles)\, Serve: Black (Clear Tone & Paper Cup Texture)
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/november-6-2018-program-an-introduction-of-smartphone-photography-michael-koren/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Portfolio Project
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SUMMARY:Education & Training: "New Lightroom Tools" with Eliot Cohen
DESCRIPTION:Eliot Cohen: New Lightroom Tools\n\nOn Tuesday\, October 30\, 2018\, Eliot Cohen will describe new Lightroom capabilities that will enhance your use of Lightroom.  The use of range masks in selective editing and profiles for color and monochrome images are among the key tools Eliot will discuss. Please join us to learn about tools that will help you make your images look their very best.  Your questions will be welcome.\n\nEliot is well known for his landscape photographs. He is also highly praised for his educational work\, guiding many new and established photographers through digital capture and workflow. He was formerly the Program head for Photography at the Loudoun Campus of NVCC where he was honored with the College’s highest award for teaching excellence. Currently he offers classes through his own organization\, Washington Photo Focus (www.washingtonphotofocus.com). He also offers individual instruction and small group seminars focused on digital capture\, editing\, and critique.\n\nIn addition to his teaching\, Eliot leads travel workshops to destinations throughout the US and around the world.  Details can be found on his website (www.eliotcohen.com). Upcoming workshops include Norway\, the high desert in Argentina and Chile\, Provence\, and Olympic National Park.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/october-30-2018-eliot-cohen-new-lightroom-tools/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: "Great Smoky Mountains" with Bob & Willa Friedman
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Bob and Willa Friedman\nThe following are some ideas you may want to consider regarding our upcoming field trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. \nThis 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 world.  You could easily spend a month here\, but to spend your limited time in the park wisely\, we strongly suggest some advanced planning – check out GSMNP web site\, www.nps.gov/grsm \, and enter “Great Smoky Mountains” into Google.  Also\, purchase Photo Traveler’s\, “Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains & Shenandoah National Parks.”  It costs $15.95 and is available by calling 800-417-4680 or going to www.phototraveler.com .  This guide is written for photographers by photographers and outlines the photographic opportunities in the park. It tells you what there is to see\, how to get there\, and at what time of day to be there for the best photo opportunities.  This is an extremely valuable resource for maximizing your time in the park and I strongly urge you to purchase one.  Don’t leave home without it. \nYour first order of business when you arrive on Wednesday is to obtain a park map from one of the park’s visitor centers.  Townsend Visitor Center is the closest (open 9:00-5:00).  It is located in Townsend\, along US 321.  There is also one located in Cades Cove (open  9:00-7:00). \nWe will be gathering at  6:30 pm on Wednesday in the Econoladge Parkside lobby to go to dinner where we will discuss Thursday’s activities.  Outlined below are some park highlights you may want to see.  These are only suggestions and may be modified according to the weather and your own tastes and interests.    \nDay 1: \nYou can easily spend most of the day driving around Cades Cove stopping every quarter mile or so to photograph horses\, deer\, settlers’ cabins\, churches\, scenery\, etc.  Be sure to stop at the Cades Cove Visitor Center where there is a working gristmill. You may want to pack a lunch because this is a loop road.  \nYou should be at the gate into Cades Cove when it opens at sunrise.  At this time of year morning fog is usually in the valley making the ordinary extraordinary – don’t miss it.  If you finish photographing Cades Cove in the afternoon\, I suggest you return towards Townsend might want to continue back past the park entrance and take the Tremont road—there are wild flowers and a running stream. \nFor your sunset photos\, plan to go to Clingmans Dome one evening depending upon the weather. \nDay 2: \nStart your day by photographing the river along Little River Road.  There are many places where you can park your car and walk down to the river.  This road ends at the Sugarlands Visitor Center.  There is a short movie at the visitor center showing the history of the park.  It’s well worth the time to see it.  Behind the visitor center\, there is a flat 1-mile nature hike to a cabin and also a short hike to the 40-foot high Cataract Falls. \nEither pack lunch or turn onto Route 441 and head into Gatlinburg for lunch.  At traffic light number 8 turn right to go to the Roaring Fork area of the park.  It is best to visit this area in the afternoon.  The road makes a big loop with places to stop and photograph\, similar to Cades Cove\, except it’s on the side of a mountain.  There are many homesteads to investigate and photograph along with the Roaring Fork Stream.  Down the path from  the first homestead there are rare pink lady slippers that are worth photographing\, however they are nestled in poison ivy. There are opportunities for hikes to several waterfalls along the way.  Two of these are of interest.  First\, Rainbow Falls is a 3.9 mile roundtrip hike to the falls.  A rainbow can be photographed at the falls on a sunny afternoon.  Second\, Grotto Falls is a fairly easy 3-mile round trip hike to the 20-foot falls.  There should be wildflowers along the trail.  On Monday\, Wednesday\, and Friday you may encounter pack llamas bringing supplies to LeConte Lodge.  Finally\, toward the end of the loop you will come to the “Place of a Thousand Drips.”  It is on the left side of the road and is well worth stopping and photographing.  The parking lot can hold only about 2 cars so you may have to wait for someone to leave.  It also may be worth carpooling. \nAfter finishing the loop you may want to get dinner while in Gatlinburg.  For sunset photos you should consider going to Clingmans Dome.  Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the park and it is cold up there\, so bring a heavy winter coat.  I got “frozen out” last year and was happy to watch the sunset from the front seat of my car.  You can photograph the sunset from the parking lot or take the steep ½-mile hike to the observation tower for a 360-degree view. \nDay 3 \nIf you can spend three days\, I suggest the following:  From Townsend\, follow the Little River Road again to Route 441\, Newfound Gap Road.  This time turn right and head into the park and up the mountain.  The first stop is Chimney Tops Picnic Area where you can photograph wildflowers.  My Photo Traveler’s Guide claims the area is covered with wildflowers in mid April and you don’t have to carry your tripod very far since the parking lot and edge of the road are covered with flowers  Also\, there are many wildflowers along the ¾-mile long Cove Hardwood Nature Trail. \nContinue following the Newfound Gap road to Mingus Mill which is ½-mile before the Oconaluftee Visitor Center.  This gristmill is well worth photographing.  At the Oconaluftee Visitor Center is the Mountain Farm Museum.  There are a bunch of 19th century farm buildings and fences that are interesting to photograph. \nIf time permits\, you might try photographing Tom’s Branch Falls.  For directions to the falls check the park map. \nPlan your return trip so you will be at Clingmans Dome at sunset.  Be sure to bring warm clothing. \nIf you need to go home on Sunday\, Bob and I suggest you go to Foot Hills Parkway for sunrise.  The first overlook on the left should have a good view.  Then return to Townsend for brunch and leave for home.  This will  also enable you to by-pass Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge traffic. \nThe following are other destinations worth considering: \nGreenbrier turnoff is located 6 miles east of Gatlinburg on Route 321.  This is a great place for spring wildflowers especially along the easy Porters Creek Trail.  You can photograph the river along the road and hike up to Fern Branch Falls on the Porters Creek Trail.  This trail may be one of the best wildflower locations in the park.  It is a very easy 1.9-mile hike to the falls.  For details see pages 23 and 24 of your Photo Traveler’s Guide.  \nAlbright Grove of old-growth timber is located in the Cosby area of the park.  For details in finding the Albright Grove check out page 25 in the Photo Traveler’s Guide.  It is a moderate 7-mile roundtrip hike with 1600 feet of elevation gain along the Maddron Bald Trail.  There is an old pioneer cabin in the first ½ mile of the hike.  Of course\, there are wildflowers\, and small waterfalls where the trail crosses Indian Creek. Once you get to the grove you will see how the Smokes looked before they were logged. \nIf you love streams\, cascades and waterfalls then plan on spending a day photographing along Big Creek on the eastern end of the park – see page 27 in your Photo Traveler’s Guide.  It is an easy hike up the Big Creek Trail to Midnight Hole and Mouse Creek Falls.  Photographers generally hike up Big Creek Trail photographing the pools\, streams\, cascades and waterfalls for half a day and then turn around and “shoot” their way back to the car. \nA final note: When you plan your day\, be sure to also plan your meals.  There are no restaurants in the park that I’m aware of.  I believe you may be able to buy food at some of the campgrounds in the park.  You may want to carry an emergency stash of food in your car. \nModified by Bob and Willa Friedman\, 2008 \nThings to bring: \nTripod—to take long exposures of the streams. \nWaterproof pants\, extra shoes\, cover for camera\, rainwear\, ground cloth—this area gets about 85 inches of rain per year.  Some of it may fall during our visit. \nPolarizing filter—to take the shine off wet foliage. \nND filters\, reflector\, diffusers\, etc.  You will be photographing in full light and heavy shade—macro and landscapes and everything in between. \nKnee pads for macro shots of flowers. \nWinter jacket for sunrise and sunset. \nSnacks and water. \nLunch!  Bob and I carry peanut butter and bread because we are having too much fun to drive miles looking for lunch.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/october-24-28-2018/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery: Digital with Kevin Linde;  Prints with Kevin Egan
DESCRIPTION:I was born and raised in Johannesburg\, South Africa and moved to Canada in 1992 where I met my wonderful wife\, Debby. In 1998 we moved to Northern Virginia with our 2-year-old son\, Ryan. Our second son\, Jared\, was born in 1999 when we moved into our current house in Fairfax. My boys are now in college\, with one at the University of Alabama and the other at George Mason. We also have two dogs that are wonderful photography subjects. I currently work as a physical therapist at my own private clinic\, which I founded in 2003\, in Fairfax City. I became interested in photography about 13 years ago when I bought my first Canon DSLR. Prior to that I had a Pentax SLR\, which I owned for about 5 years prior to switching to digital. I learned the basics with this camera but was never that interested in photography. The change to digital provided instant feedback\, which allowed me to learn beyond the basics a lot faster. I also enjoyed the post processing which I am constantly learning to this day. I currently use Canon equipment that I have accumulated over the years. My favorite subject to shoot is motor racing\, which is influenced by my interest in the sport. Not far behind is anything else interesting to shoot. The great thing about photography is that you can take a photo of almost anything out there and make it something unique. I have been a member of NVPS for only one year but have enjoyed meeting some wonderful people and some great photographers. I enjoy sharing my photos but also enjoy seeing the great talent of others. I am not sure at this point in time where my photography may take me but until then I will continue to learn as much as I can and will never stop learning. \n   \n \n \n \n————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————\nKevin Egan \nKevin has been enjoying the art of photography since his dad allowed him to waste a few rolls of film with his old brownie camera many moons ago.  He was a very active photographer in high school and in the early years of college\, but putting himself through college proved an expensive ordeal and he was eventually forced to sell his camera and concentrate on school. \nThen an amazing thing happened – the digital sensor was created and the age of digital photography began.  Once the price of digital cameras came down\, and the sensors became better\, Kevin once again began to dabble in his photographic passion.  Somewhere around 2010\, Kevin began searching for a photo club that would afford him a chance to rub elbows with others with the same passion\, and he finally found a home here at NVPS! \nKevin loves to try to create digital art\, and although he loves to shoot rust and chrome\, his interests are not concentrated only in that area.  He loves to shoot waterfalls\, landscapes\, cityscapes\, and streetscapes. \nKevin shoots Canon and has done so for many years\, currently learning to make the most of his 5D Mark IV.   \nIn his real life\, Kevin works for US Customs and keeps the IT equipment working for their facilities overseas.  He hopes to be able to retire someday\, so that he can concentrate on the important stuff – like photography! \n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/october-23-2018-members-gallery-digital-kevin-linde-print-kevin-egan/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum: "Travels to Portugal" with Chuck Campbell
DESCRIPTION:Chuck Campbell will provide an interactive presentation on his Aug 2018 trip to Portugal.  Chuck has been shooting with Canon cameras for over 40 years and to his wife’s relief\, he finally got rid of almost all of his old cameras and other useless gear.  Anyone need a good 1-megapixel digital camera? Chuck has been a member of NVPS for 9 years and has been a coordinator or Co-VP for a variety of NVPS Board positions including Field Trips\, Education and Training\, and Competitions.  This year Chuck is the Mentor Program Coordinator. He joined NVPS because of the wonderful education opportunities the club provides. To augment his education\, Chuck completed the Professional Program at the Washington School of Photography where they focused multiple classes on flash\, studio lighting and portraiture.   He currently focuses on event and portrait photography\, but loves to travel. In this Forum presentation Chuck will present images and describe his recent trip to Portugal. For NVPS members who have been considering visiting Portugal\, this presentation may provide some inspiration and ideas on what to see and experience in this wonderful\, picturesque country.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/october-23-2018-members-forum-chuck-campbell/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181016T213000
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SUMMARY:Competition: Theme - "The American Experience: Americans at Work"  with Judge Denise Silva
DESCRIPTION:Competition Theme: The American Experience: Americans at Work\nFor this month’s themed contest\, show us your best photos of Americans at Work. This may be of a single person\, or multiple people\, at work. The person or persons\, and the work being performed\, must both be clearly evident in the photo. Let’s showcase Americans at Work by demonstrating their emotions\, determination\, strength and pride! \nDenise Silva was the featured photographer in the July/August 2015 Photoshop User Magazine\, “Who’s Who in the KelbyOne Community article.” Additionally\, Denise was recognized as one of the Top 200 Women Photographers Who Inspire by Nature Photo Guides and has had multiple articles published in Extraordinary Vision (EV) Magazine. \nDenise finds every aspect of photography rewarding. From in-camera composition to post-processing\, photography is meditative\, creative\, and challenging. Her passion is to capture images\, from landscapes to urban decay and to share her experiences and knowledge with fellow photographers. \nTo this end\, she and Don Rosenberger started Road Runner Photography Tours. James Norman has recently joined the team! \nThey look forward to sharing their passion for photography with you and know that their tours will not only take you to great places\, but also give you an opportunity to build your network of photography friends while enhancing your photography skills through experience and knowledge sharing in a supportive environment. \nThere is no better place to learn and develop your skills than in the field!
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/october-16-2018-competition-the-american-experience-americans-at-work-judged-by-denise-silva/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181009T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181009T210000
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SUMMARY:Education & Traning: "Anonymous Critique" with Georgette Grossman and Kevin Egan
DESCRIPTION:Education and Training: October 9\, 2018 \nAnonymous Critique with Georgette Grossman and Kevin Egan \nTake this opportunity to get feedback on your images. Submit images you are experimenting on with new software; images you like but feel need just a little help\, and/or images you may consider for a competition. The sole purpose of anonymous critique is to help you grow as a photographer.  You will not be identified unless you choose to make comments or ask questions about your images. \nThe firm deadline for image submission is 6 p.m. on Monday\, October 1\, to allow time for our computer team to anonymize the images and for Georgette and Kevin to review them before the October 9 meeting.   \nYou can submit up to three images.  Please prioritize them by naming them as follows: number_title\, where number is 1\, 2\, or 3\, followed by an underscore and anything you’d like for a title. For example\, “1_Red House on Green Prairie.” Putting the number first will allow us to sort the images so that at least one image from every photographer is critiqued.  Beyond that\, Georgette and Kevin will critique as many images as time allows. \nPlease submit your images to editor@nvps.org\, sized the same as for competition:  with a maximum of 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high (vertical shots have the same 1050 pixel height requirement)\, sRGB workspace. We recommend your jpeg images be 127 pixels per inch (PPI\, sometimes called dots per inch or DPI) or less (e.g.\, 127\, 96 or 72 PPI) for best results with our projector’s program. \nQuestions?  Please contact the Education and Training Coordinator\, Eva Lanyi\, at education@nvps.org.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/october-9-2018-anonymous-critique-with-georgette-grossman-and-kevin-egan/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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SUMMARY:Program Meeting: Geometric Abstracts by Greg Holden
DESCRIPTION:Greg Holden is a photographer from Rockville\, MD who uses his photography to share with others his visions of the world. \nHe is an avid hiker and\, while most of his photos are from visits to National Parks\, some of his best photos are from outings closer to home. \nWhile Greg has enjoyed photographing many beautiful sunrises and grand landscapes\, he finds that the little scenes often overlooked by others are the ones that fuel his creativity. Greg is always looking beyond the obvious and photographing the things that others might not even notice…like an acorn sprouting\, the patterns made by rust and faded paint on an old automobile\, or patterns in the windblown sand of a local beach. \nGreg enjoys teaching others and sharing his passion for photography.  He speaks and judges at clubs throughout the MD/VA area.  He also teaches classes through Capital Photography Center (capitalphotographycenter.com). \nYou can see Greg’s work on his website www.imagesunderfoot.com and follow him on Instagram @imagesunderfoot
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/program-meeting-geometric-abstracts-by-greg-holden/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180925T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180925T210000
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum – Gerry Abbott: Streets of Old Shanghai
DESCRIPTION:The neighborhoods of Shanghai’s Huangpu district continue to be under constant redevelopment. Entire blocks of Huangpu housing projects (typically dating from 1870 ~ 1930) are being demolished and replaced with modern high rise buildings. These new developments will contain expensive apartments\, condos\, offices restaurants and shopping malls. Shanghai’s unique Shikumen style housing and Lilong block structures are also being redeveloped. The huge Chinese migrant population has been a part of the workforce for these projects. \nThe former residences of Sun Yat-sen\, Mao Zedong\, Zhou Enlai\, Agnes Smedley\, Mei Lanfang among others have been preserved. However\, many existing residents will continue to be relocated to accommodate their neighborhood’s demolition. \nAs some of the neighborhoods continue to fall\, I became interested in documenting the current life on the streets of old Shanghai. At the forum\, I’ll show images and perhaps give tips on documentary and street photography. Images will mostly be monochrome and many were taken at night. There will be no photos that include westerners\, typical tourist locations\, famous modern buildings\, etc.   While I find these candid situations interesting\,  I look forward to revisiting these images following another decade of rapid change in Shanghai. \nGerry joined NVPS in 2006 and has held several NVPS board positions. He departed for Shanghai in 2012 and returned to Hoboken NJ in 2016. He now resides in Langley.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-gerry-abbott-streets-of-old-shanghai/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery: Digital – Steve Glintz – Print – Christine Tran
DESCRIPTION:Steve Glintz \nTwo Hour Images by Steve Glintz\nSteven graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Computer Science and currently works in Northern Virginia as a software engineer.  For fourteen years\, Steven has supported the U.S. Navy and its allies through the development of air defense simulations and trainers and modernizing tactical control systems on-board submarines.  For the past six years\, Steven has been supporting the intelligence community. \n\n \nSteven spends his free weekends with his Nikon D800e capturing landscape\, architecture\, street\, long exposure\, and wildlife images.  He also enjoys creating macro and other abstract images in his make shift studio at home.  Post processing involves a combination of Adobe Lightroom for cropping\, color\, and dynamic range corrections.  He also uses Photoshop for heavy lifting such as focus stacking\, photo stitching\, and the occasional elimination of unwanted distractions such as dust spots.\n \nSteven has been a member of NVPS for 8 years.  During that time\, he has served the club in various capacities ranging from web maintenance\, digital competition preparation\, backup laptop operator\, and lending a helping hand at every meeting.  Besides attending programs and competitions at NVPS\, outside influences such as periodicals published by Digital Photographer and Digital Camera World as well as Bryan Peterson’s Understanding Exposure and Learning to See Creatively and Freeman Patterson’s Photographing the World Around You have tutored him through his early years.\n \nLast year\, Steven completed his first portfolio on Washington’s National Cathedral.  Two years prior to that\, Steven captured images of Western Ireland and the hilltowns of central Italy and Venice.  Fortunately\, Steven’s presentation demonstrates the wide variety of photographic opportunities available to local residents of the Washington metropolitan area who do not need to spend a lot of money on travel.  No matter your interest\, budding photographers are guaranteed a winning image in less than a two hour drive.\n \n\n \n \nLike Old Cheese and Wine by Christine Tran\n\n\nPeople like to take pictures of beautiful flowers and they tend to forget the wilted and droopy ones. To Christine each stage of the life cycle has it’s own beauty. These are the ” mature” flowers through her lens.\n \nAs an amateur photographer\, Christine started photography in 2014 with a Canon 70D. She has a particular fascination for macro and landscape photography. She is currently shooting with a Canon 5D Mark III and just bought a Fuji XT-2 for her upcoming trip to Vietnam in October. Christine joined NVPS in  February 2015.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-digital-steve-glintz-print-christine-tran/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Competition: "No Theme" with Judge Kristi Odom
DESCRIPTION:Kristi Odom \n \nKristi Odom joined Nikon’s elite Ambassador program in May of 2018.\nAn internationally acclaimed photographer and sought-after\nmotivational speaker\, Kristi travels the world shooting\, teaching and\nsharing her insights. From destination weddings in Thailand to\nconservation projects in the jungles of Borneo\, she’s always on the\nmove\, always ready to connect with others. \nShe has received a Master’s accreditation from WPPI (Wedding and\nPortrait Photographers International) and won over 60 international\nphotography awards. Her recent work has been exhibited twice at the\nSmithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/september-18-2018-competition-results-with-judge-kristi-odom/
CATEGORIES:Competitions
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SUMMARY:Field Trip - Renwick Gallery:  Burning Man Exhibit
DESCRIPTION: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 September 4 and 11 club meetings. Cost is free. Mike Whalen is the organizer for this trip. \n“No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man brings the large-scale\, participatory work from this desert gathering to the nation’s capital for the first time. The exhibition takes over the entire Renwick Gallery building and surrounding Golden Triangle neighborhood\, bringing alive the maker culture and creative spirit of this cultural movement.” \nThe artistic creations\, lighting\, shapes and colors of this exhibit\, in addition to the building architecture\, will make for an interesting morning of photography. Watch this video to get a better idea of what you’ll see: Burning Man youtube video. More information on the gallery and the exhibit can be found here: Smithsonian – Burning Man exhibit information.Renwick GalleryU
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trip-renwick-gallery-burning-man-exhibit/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180911T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180911T210000
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SUMMARY:Education & Training Meeting:  Matting Tutorial with Bob & Willa Friedman
DESCRIPTION:At this month’s Education and Training session\, Bob and Willa will present a how-to/hands-on matting seminar to help members prepare their images for print competition\, exhibits or for personal use. \n\n\n\nThey will present how they cut and mount photos.  They use the “Corey Hilz Method” for cutting and mounting.\n\nOther methods and instructions for mat cutting and a spreadsheet can be found on the NVPS website. B & H also has a video at:\n\n\n\nEveryone’s method is different. The B & H demonstrator tapes the image to the backboard; we don’t do that for a number of reasons. There are also several mat cutters that have variations but in the end we all get the same result.\n\nAfter our brief demonstration\, there will be several workstations around the room where several experienced members will demonstrate how they cut mat using their equipment.   \n\nThis is a hands-on session\, so bring a photo\, not larger than 8.5 x11 to mat.  We will have mat board and other materials required to practice on.\n\nIf you have a mat cutter\, bring it to follow along.\n\nHere are are some documents (2 Word and 1 Excel) Resource for you to download.  Click on the link and then right-click (Mac: CTL+Click)  to select Save Link As to save to your hard drive:\n\nmatting Resources\n\nMake Mattes\n\nDouble Mats_measuring & cutting
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-meeting-matting-tutorial-with-bob-willa-friedman/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180816T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180816T213000
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SUMMARY:Field-Trip: Longwood Gardens
DESCRIPTION:A favorite summer attraction at Longwood Gardens has recently been restored and brought to nighttime brilliance — the illuminated fountain presentations. We’ll be traveling there for a Thursday field trip on August 16. (The trip will be Thursday rather than the weekend to try to avoid the large weekend crowds.) \n\n\n\nWe’ll meet in front of the glass conservatory around 7:00 pm for the 9:15 pm show\, which lasts about 30 minutes. Please plan to have dinner before then. (If you plan to eat inside garden grounds\, the Cafe\, which was undergoing renovation during our winter field trip\, is now open\, as is a Beer Garden.) The gardens and the conservatory open at 9:00 am. Timed tickets are required for admission — $23 for adults\, $20 for seniors (62+)\, and 25 percent off the adult admission for military with a valid DOD card. If you’re a member\, you’ll need to get timed admission tickets (free) if you plan to arrive after 3:00 pm. \n\n\n\nTripods and flash — you’re allowed to use tripods in the Conservatory between 9:00 am and noon\, and in the Gardens at any time\, with exceptions. The exceptions will probably include a prohibition on tripods during the light and fountain show because of the crowds. The Garden’s policy says there “may” be restrictions that are announced prior to the performance — if the crowds are sparse\, we may be able to use tripods. They do expressly prohibit flash after dark. \n\n\n\nKennett Square is about 2 hours drive from the Dunn Loring Fire Station where NVPS meets. If you don’t want to make the drive home some time in the sun and an evening shooting the fountain and light show\, there are several hotels in and near Kennett Square. \n\n\n\nQuestions — please email field-trips “at” nvps.org.——————————————— \n\n\n\nLongwood Gardens never disappoints. Join us for a full day of photography. Arrive at your leisure and we will meet at the cafeteria for lunch at 12:30. \n\n\n\nWhat you need: \n\n\n\nPlease check their website for directions and tickets. \n\n\n\n\nhttps://longwoodgardens.org/\n\n\n\n\nIf you plan on spending the night\, check hotels in the Kennett Square Pa. area. \n\n\n\nThe Illuminated Fountain Show starts at 9:15 PM and lasts about 30 minutes. I am still working on how we might get permission to use tripods. \n\n\n\nOtherwise tripods can be used inside until noon. Outside they can be used during regular hours but be mindful of other guests. \n\n\n\nThere are great flower and architecture photography opportunities from macro to wide angle. Diffusers and reflectors are helpful outdoors. The Water Lily display in the evening is a must. \n\n\n\nI will plan on being there most of the day. If we can not use tripods for the night fountains\, I will likely leave after sunset. \n\n\n\nStan Bysshe
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SUMMARY:May 31\, 2018 – End-of-Year Banquet Judge Corey Hilz
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