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SUMMARY:Programs: RAISE THE BAR - Take your Nature and Wildlife Photography to New Heights with Mollie Isaacs
DESCRIPTION:RAISE THE BAR – Take your Nature and Wildlife Photography to New Heights \nIf you want to improve your Nature and Wildlife photography\, this is the program for you! We all want our images to be distinctive\, different from the rest\, and visually appealing. This presentation will give you some ways to do just that. Mollie will show you Before and After examples of images that break boundaries and will help you elevate your work to new heights. She will share some of her favorite and most successful images. Most improvements are quick and easy to make. \nYou will learn how to: \n\nbe more observant\nuse Shutter Speed as a creative tool\nmake simple post-processing techniques your best friend\ncrop with wild abandon to reveal the “heart” of the image\nknow your camera better (even if you think you know it all!)\n\nYou will come away with easy yet powerful techniques to catapult all of your photography to a higher level. \nBIO \nMollie Isaacs is a professional photographer who specializes in Nature\, Wildlife\, Flowers\, and Abstracts. She is passionate about photography\, and loves nothing more than to share that passion by teaching others. Early in her career she studied with Ansel Adams and Joyce Tenneson. She has won the Kodak Gallery Award 14 times\, considered by some to be the “Oscar” of photography. Her work is in the Permanent Collection of the International Photography Hall of Fame\, and has been exhibited at Epcot Center in Disney World\, and Grand Central Terminal in NYC. She runs Awake The Light Photo Workshops & Tours\, offers online Webinars\, and personally leads photo workshops around the country and beyond. \nRead more about her and see her work on www.awakethelight.com 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-raise-the-bar-take-your-nature-and-wildlife-photography-to-new-levels-with-mollie-isaacs/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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SUMMARY:Education & Training – How to Make (Realistic) Composites with Gary Perlow
DESCRIPTION:The online world is replete with photographic composites: many funny\, most poorly done.  Gary is going to walk you through the process that will help you create believable composites.  When a composite is believable the emotional impact is magnified.  He will address and demonstrate such topics as perspective\, color\, saturation\, shadows and other elements. \nBio: \nGary\, an ex-New Yorker\, has been living in the northern Virginia area for nearly 30 years.  He was a home builder who especially enjoyed designing kitchens\, bathrooms\, and choosing paint colors.  He is presently involved in commercial real estate investment. \nHe started taking photographs of his daughter’s sporting events about 10 years ago\, and discovered that post-processing the images provided a welcome creative outlet.  Then and today\, he has never stopped being an ardent student of Photoshop.  Its potential never ceases to amaze.  \nHe received the Best in Show award at Nature Visions in 2019\, Best in Show (Photo Art Division) at Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions in 2022\,  and the Ollie Fife Award in 2022 from the NVPS.  His photographs of Civil War battlefields have appeared in Hallowed Ground\, a publication of the American Battlefield Trust. \n.His other hobby is powerlifting where he has competed nationally – but due to aches and pains\, no longer competes.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-how-to-make-realistic-composites-with-gary-perlow/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T090000
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SUMMARY:Field Trips: Smithsonian's National Zoo
DESCRIPTION:NVPS November 2022 Field TripPlease join us for an autumn morning safari around the zoo. The Smithsonian’sNational Zoo is a popular destination renowned for its wide assortment of exoticanimals. One of the best features of the National Zoo is the relatively naturalenvironments curated for each animal. Most of these photogenic animals you’ll meet are ready and willing to pose for your camera. Our task will be to capture their best in the warm morning light among the most natural backgrounds we can find. We’ll walk the outdoor exhibits starting with the Asia Trail. Then we’ll walk down Olmsted Walk (the main thoroughfare) downhill to visit the primates and Great Apes. When we’re done contemplating what it would be like if apes ruled over the Earth\, we’ll complete the downhill trek to the Great Cats exhibit to get some of our best shots of the lions and tigers. The surrounding area also offers lots to capture before we begin our hike back uphill. Traveling the American trail\, we’ll complete our loop starting with the otters and bears and finishing with the elephants.  Unfortunately\, zoo staff is still working on the birdhouse which is scheduled to open in 2023. \nCheck out the results from our past field trips in 2017 and 2014:https://nvps.smugmug.com/NVPSGallery/Field-Trips/2016-2017/Zoo/https://nvps.smugmug.com/NVPSGallery/Field-Trips/2014-2015-Field-Trips/National-Zoo-September/ \nEquipment:· Tripods are welcome. Please be mindful of where you set up.· Bring your longest lens because some exhibits can be pretty deep. 200mm is capable\, but 300mm or higher is best to fill the frame with your subject. Those without long lenses will find subjects among the humans and smaller exhibits\, so don’t skip out. · Comfortable walking shoes for walking. The zoo is built on a hill and we’ll be covering up to two miles.·When:Saturday\, November 12\, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Rain date on Sunday\, November 13\, 2022\, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. \nWhere:We’ll meet at the Visitor's Center just inside the Connecticut Ave. entrance. This is the best location to start our safari as it’s right next to our first destination. Please note that the outdoor zoo exhibits will be open prior to our scheduled meetup so feel free to come early and snoop around nearby exhibits. Indoor exhibits open around 9 am. \nDirections:If you plan to drive\, be aware that entrance to the parking lots is limited to Connecticut Ave. only. You cannot gain entry from the Harvard St NW entrance of the Rock Creek Pkwy. That said\, Rock Creek Pkwy is still the best road. Just take the CathedralAve NW exit before the Beach Dr. NW split. The National Zoo is metro accessible\, though it's a little extra walking. If you want to walk downhill to the zoo\, take the Red line to Cleveland Park. The Woodley Park-Zoo stop is a little closer to the main entrance\, but it requires an uphill hike. \nParking and tickets:Tickets to the zoo are free but reservations are required. Parking is free to members\, but non-members need to purchase tickets for their vehicle which will include free ticket(s) to the zoo. If you want free parking\, you will need to purchase a premiere levelmembership before you reserve your tickets to this field trip. Coordinators will monitor the weather and provide guidance by Tuesday\, November 8\, 2022\, based on weather predictions. \nCOVID precautions:This event is outdoors\, the zoo paths are generally wide\, and the zoo is limiting timed tickets to prevent enormous crowds. Masks are not required by the zoo. You are likely to come into close contact with other humans in the outdoor exhibits as well as indoors. We anticipate this event will be relatively low risk. However\, there is a high risk of fun. Should you crack a smile or laugh\, please notify your coordinators immediately of your case of euphoria. \nWe hope you can join us!Rena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2022-2023* Photographs courtesy Rena Schild and Steven Glintz
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-smithsonians-national-zoo/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Competition with Judge Alain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeida – Theme: “Prepared Food”
DESCRIPTION:Competition Theme: “Prepared Food” within the past three (3) years \nPrepared Food:  \nFor this theme you should make images of prepared food that is good enough to eat\, whatever it may be – a plate of fried fish\, a soufflé ready to collapse\, a steaming bowl of pea soup with home-made bread\, etc.  This food must be cooked or prepared and ready to eat.  Creative presentation of the food is encouraged.  No images of raw\, unprepared food not ready to be eaten. \nFor Reference: NVPS Competition Themes – Future\, Current and Past – NVPS \nThe judge for this competition is Alain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeida. \nBIO: \nAlain is a professional photographer\, photojournalist\, artist\, food blogger\, and creator and owner of his own photography and travel business\, Thru Alain’s Eyes\, LLC. He was born and raised in Havana\, Cuba\, and spent nearly 18 years there working as a photojournalist for various media entities\, photographing high-profile cultural and social events like the visits of President Barack Obama and Pope Francis\, The Rolling Stones concert\, and Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel runway show.  He was also selected by the US Embassy to be the official photographer at their embassy re-opening ceremony with Secretary of State John Kerry. \nIn September 2014 he began a blog entitled “Taste of Cuba” with the goal of sharing Cuban culinary trends and traditions with the rest of the world.  It featured his photographs and stories of the chefs and cuisine that are shaping Cuba today.  Alain believes that food brings us all closer together.  Whenever he travels\, he prefers eating where the locals eat.  If you really want to experience a place\, experience its food—those are the ingredients that define a people\, and every dish can be a lesson in culture. \nWith the renewal of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States\, he began to offer his services as a local guide for photography and culinary tours in Havana and other parts of Cuba.  In 2018 he moved to the United States and is now based in Bethesda.  Starting in March 2019 he began designing\, organizing\, and guiding his own tours and road trips for small groups visiting his beloved homeland. When he is not leading tours to Cuba\, he works as a freelance photographer in the Washington area\, offering photography and video services for theatrical productions\, school events and activities\, and graduation and family portraits.  With his background in photojournalism\, he excels at creating compelling and authentic photos that capture your attention. \nHe loves exploring the world around him and telling the stories of those he meets during his travels.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-with-judge-alain-lazaro-gutierrez-almeida-theme-prepared-food/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery – Prints (Virtually): Four Season in the Appalachian Highlands with David Lattanzi
DESCRIPTION:For a few weeks every year\, nature photographers converge on the Appalachian Mountains to capture the beautiful fall foliage. Yet this unique region offers year-round opportunities for image making\, as Dave hopes to convey to you. \nDave Lattanzi got into photography over 20 years ago after finding his mother’s old Canon AE-1\, primarily to impress his girlfriend. His love of photography has lasted far longer than that relationship. His photographic journey started with traditional black and white darkroom processes that still influence the way he shoots today. \nHe has a love of both nature and travel photography\, often in combination. He has been fortunate enough to travel the world with his camera\, having visited 50 states\, 5 continents\, and more countries than he can count. But his heart belongs to the West Virginia highlands\, and he is devoted to capturing the unique beauty of those lands. He counts Fay Godwin\, Bruce Percy\, Clyde Butcher\, and Galen Rowell among the myriad photographers that have inspired him over the years. He has been a member of NVPS since 2018. You can see more of his work at lattanziphoto.com \n 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-prints-virtually-four-seasons-in-the-appalachian-highlands-with-david-lattanzi/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery – Digital: Arizona Skies with Debra Mastronardi
DESCRIPTION:Debra will present a collection of images from storm chasing during Arizona’s monsoon season. \nDebra was introduced to photography by a classmate while in college\, and was instantly  hooked.  She gets inspired by what is possible when looking through the lens.  Growing up in New York City combined with her love of travel\, she explored different genres from cityscapes\, landscapes\, architectural\, and most recently\, street.  She discovered she has always been a street photographer at heart but never realized that until she digitized all her photos.  Debra enjoys exploring new genres of photography and honing her street photography skills. She joined NVPS in 2021.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-digital-arizona-skies-with-debra-mastronardi/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum – Unspoiled-South Georgia and the Falkland Islands with Wayne Guenther
DESCRIPTION:South Georgia Island is famous as the destination for Ernest Shackleton\, the explorer whose expedition ship was crushed in the Antarctic ice in November 1915. The story of how he got to South Georgia and returned to rescue his entire crew is the stuff of legend.  The island is in the middle of nowhere\, 870 miles east of the Falklands which themselves are about 300 miles East of South America.  Both are under British Overseas Territory rule\, with about 3500 inhabitants on the Falklands and 8 to 40 seasonal researchers on South Georgia\, \nOur National Geographic expedition departed Ushuaia\, Argentina in March 2016 and stopped in several remote areas in the Falklands for bird viewing (mostly penguins) and landscapes before steaming two days further east to South Georgia Island.  There we cruised for seven days\, going ashore numerous times via zodiac boats as the wildlife and scenery presented opportunities and as the weather allowed.  With no predators the wildlife is unconcerned about humans and we could advance to prescribed minimum distances\, although the penguins frequently came quite close on their own. Then we had a rough three days plowing through heavy seas to visit Port Stanley\, Falklands\, and an interior sheep farm before another day at sea to return to Ushuaia and our flight home. \nThis presentation will describe this journey and include photos of penguins\, albatross\, and other birds\, seals\, and scenery from these desolate but incredibly beautiful and pristine islands. \nBIO \nWayne Guenther began his photography avocation in the late 1960s and became increasingly involved with Art Photography in the mid-1990s. Membership in Gallery West and the Art League (both in Alexandria\, VA) nudged him to regularly create new work and develop a style.  In 2009 he was a charter member and President of the Workhouse Photography Group (Lorton\, VA) and remained active there until 2012 when he fully retired. Wayne joined NVPS in 2015. He has been accepted in many regional juried art competitions/shows over the past 25 years\, has placed in numerous NVPS monthly competitions\, and was awarded their Class Three Digital Photographer of the Year designation in 2017.   \nWayne shot with Nikon equipment for many years until the aggregate weight on his back and shoulders became problematic.  He switched to the micro-four-thirds system in 2014 and uses Olympus E-M1 bodies (currently Mark III) and a combination of Olympus (12-40mm f2.8 Pro; 40-150mm f2.8 Pro; and 17mm f1.7)\, Panasonic/Leica 8-18mm f2.8-4\, and Sigma 56 f1.4 lenses. \nHis web site is www.wayneguentherphotography.com
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-unspoiled-south-georgia-and-the-falkland-islands-with-wayne-guenther/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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SUMMARY:Education & Training – In Person - Bring Your Camera Night
DESCRIPTION:*** IN PERSON ONLY *** \nFor this first face-to-face meeting of the year\, we will be setting up activity stations around the Dunn Loring firehouse meeting place.  Bring your camera and try your hand at a number of fun activities.  Bob and Willa Friedman will be demonstrating matting.  Art and Deb Rose will be explaining focus stacking and you will have a chance to gather your own images to stack. We will have a fog machine to play with\, several stations with water activities\, a black light set-up\, and more. We also intend to have a station outside in the parking area\, to allow for creative after-dark compositions.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-bring-your-camera-night/
LOCATION:Dunn Loring Fire Station\, 2148 Gallows Road\, Dunn Loring\, Virginia\, 22027
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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