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Notices and Reminders...
Updated 5/11/2023

URGENT REMINDER...
Get your Digital Image-of-the-Year selections in!
Deadline is midnight May 15th!
See Norm's recent email for submission details...

Digital Salon Status

Next digital salon: Sep
Salons will resume August 1^st for the next photo year.
Enjoy the summer and make lots of images!
Check the box below for Assigned and Club Choice topics for 2023-24.

Select Salons » Previous Salons... to view results of previous salons.
Select Salons » Current Salon... to view uploads for the most recent salon.

IMPORTANT NOTICE for PRINT SALONS!
Please use the NEW Print Salon entry tickets when entering prints.
The new tickets include a designation for Avian and Non-Avian categories,
as required by our new print salon rules for this year.
The new tickets can be found in the Print Salons menu after logging in.
SPECIAL NOTICE!
Please see the new meeting room notice below (click here)...

Directions to the Reuben Hoar Library

Here's the rundown on the new Littleton library and NVPC's new meeting room,
courtesy of Diane Douglas. Thanks Diane!

The town of Littleton just opened a new library in November 2021.
The new Reuben Hoar Library has relocated its services to the back of the
old building that you’ll see from the street side on Route 110.
The exit off of 495 is for Rt 119 >> Acton. At the first light take a right
onto Rt 110 (King St.) and the library is about a mile up on the right (Shattuck St.)
- entrance is directly across from Badger Funeral Home.

Enter the parking lot from the left side of the building and drive down to the
back of the building. You will see the new library on the far left of the parking area.
There are spaces directly in front of the entrance as well as a larger parking area
that is usually used in the daytime by the Town offices. Enter the new library and either
take the stairs down to the lower level or take the elevator located directly inside
the entrance down to the lower level.

NVPC meetings are held in the Sturtz Meeting Room A+B in the lower level.

⇒ NVPC Activities Update for Apr-Jun, 2023 ⇐
(All events start at 7:00 PM)

Sat, Apr 1^st : May Digital Salon Opens for Submissions
        AS Topic: Sports
        CC Topic: Macro or Close Up

Wed, Apr 5^th : Salon Night at the Littleton Library, 7:00 PM

Wed, Apr 12^th : Banquet/Awards Night Planning, 7:00 PM via Zoom

Sat, Apr 15^th : May Digital Salon Closes at Midnight

Wed, Apr 19^th : New Website Training #1, 7:00 PM via Zoom

Wed, Apr 26^th : Digital Users Group (DUG), 7:00 PM via Zoom

Wed, May 3^rd : Salon Night and Elections at the Littleton Library, 7:00 PM

Wed, May 17^th : Photographers Round Table, 7:00 PM via Zoom

Wed, May 31^st : Images of the Year Salon Night at the Littleton Library, 7:00 PM

Wed, June 7^th : Year-End Social and Awards

For the remainder of the 2022-23 season: May 2022: "Sports"
     CC: Macro or Close Up

Assigned and Club Choice Topics for the 2023-24 Season

Sep: "Flowers"
     CC: PSA Monochrome

Oct: "Portraits"
     CC: Scapes Including traditional portraiture, domesticated pets and/or self-portrait

Nov #1: "Street Art / Graffiti"
     CC: Macro or Close Up

Nov #2 AS: "Bridges"
     CC: Not applicable in this salon

Dec AS: "Railway Subjects"
     CC: PSA Monochrome Trains, depots, crossings, rails, subways, trolleys, monorails, etc.

Jan : "Flash Photography"
     CC: Scapes

Feb: "Lens Flare"
     CC: Macro or Close Up

Mar: "Anything Seasonal"
     CC: PSA Monochrome

Apr: "Ground Level"
     CC: Scapes Camera close to the ground

May: "Industrial"
     CC: Macro or Close Up Examples include machine shop, warehouse, equipment, buildings.

   Click here to download a printable schedule.

About Assigned Topics:
The topic should be the main subject of the image,
or the image should convey a strong feeling of the topic
when being viewed. We would like you to strive for creativity
in your presented image; thinking outside the box is encouraged.
The image can also be in the literal meaning of the topic.

About Club Choice Topics:
Topics alternate each month.
Please visit the Competition Rules page - Section 15b(6) - for details.

2022 NVPC Annual Recognition Awards...
Log in, then got to
Members Only >> NVPC Annual Recognition Awards 2022...

Awards for...

NVPC Digital Images of the Year

NVPC Photographer of the Year - Digital

NVPC Best in Category and Benchmark

NVPC Newer Member Participation Recognition

NVPC Memorial Service Award

In case you missed it...
View the special member presentation
Preparing Images for Digital Salons
by Meyer Franklin
Presented Sept 29^th, 2022.
Log in, then go to
Members Only » Education & Training...

In case you missed it...
View the NVPC 2021-22 Year-In-Review video!
Members, log in and the link will appear on the next line.

The NVPC Photo Equipment Marketplace
is Open to all Members!
The Marketplace for members to sell their used equipment
is now open. Members, log in
then select Members Only » Photo Equipment Marketplace...

- NVPC Education News -

Updated Thursday, May 11, 2023

• Please continue to monitor emails from the club president
for upcoming club events, including times and locations.

✔ Mirrorless Cameras - Technology, Pros & Cons and Whats Available in 2021, by club members:
Check out Education & Training in the Members Only menu.

✔ Table Top Still Life Photography, by Tom Briere:
Check out Education & Training in the Members Only menu.

✔ Macro Photography - Close & Closer, by Meyer Franklin:
Check out Education & Training in the Members Only menu.

✔ A Guide to Using Luminosity Masks, by Tom Price:
Check out Education & Training in the Members Only menu.

✔ Image Sharpening Using High Pass Filtering, by Tom Briere:
Check out Education & Training in the Members Only menu.

Welcome to the Nashoba Valley Photo Club!

Most photographs are taken, but the best ones are made. If you have an interest in making photographs rather than just taking pictures, then you should join us at the Nashoba Valley Photo Club.

Share your interest and enthusiasm with us - we have plenty to share with you!

New Meeting Room
We normally meet the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and most 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 7:00PM - 9:30PM.
For the 2022-23 year, our in-person meetings - primarily salons, which are held on the first Wednesday of the month - will be held in the Sturtz Meeting Room at the
Reuben Hoar Library, located at 35 Shattuck St., Littleton MA.
Unless otherwise indicated in the calendar, the Digital Users Group (DUG), Photographer's Round Table and other special meetings will be held online using Zoom
Click here for Reuben Hoar Library information

Note to Guests
After two years exclusively online, we're happy to once again start meeting in person for our monthly salons! These take place on the first Wednesday of each month, and will occur at our new meeting location at the Reuben Hoar Library in Littleton MA.
We will continue hosting our User Group and Round Table meetings online until further notice.
Online access uses Zoom virtual meetings, which are by invitation only.
If you would like to join us, please use the Contact Us page
to request a guest invitation.

What Our Members Have Been Shooting
(from previous salons)...

"Monarch Feeding on Zinnia"

by Mark Hoffman

"Veterans Day Flag Retirement Ceremony"

by Jim Coutre

"Getting the ducks in a row"

by Meyer Franklin

"Aussie Shepard Eye"

by Jeffrey Blanchard

"Behind The Mask"

by Norm Strahle

"Stilt With Fish"

by Darcy Robinson

"Gravel Road at Night"

by Mark Timmins

Just Around the Corner

Wed, Jun 07

Year-End Social and Awards

What We're Up To

NVPC Member News

Members: Log in and submit your images for the current salon. Click here!

All members must register and log in to use the salon submission features of this site. In order to register, you must be a paid-up member of the club and your email address must be in our database. Please email the webmaster if you have difficulty registering - your email address may be different or incorrect in our database.

Registration is easy. Just click the yellow Register button, above the main menu, and follow the instructions.
Upcoming NVPC Events

Date Event Description

Wed Year-End Social and Awards

Jun 07, 2023

Click here to view the entire calendar.
Photography Events Worth Noting

Click on an event image for more information...

Date	Event	Description
Wed	Year-End Social and Awards
Jun 07, 2023

NVPC is a member of the
New England Camera Club Council (NECCC).

Find us on Facebook.

NVPC is a member of the
Photographic Society of America (PSA).

For the remainder of the 2022-23 season:	May 2022: "Sports" CC: Macro or Close Up
*Assigned and Club Choice Topics for the 2023-24 Season*
Sep: "Flowers" CC: PSA Monochrome
Oct: "Portraits" CC: Scapes	Including traditional portraiture, domesticated pets and/or self-portrait
Nov #1: "Street Art / Graffiti" CC: Macro or Close Up
Nov #2 AS: "Bridges" CC: Not applicable in this salon
Dec AS: "Railway Subjects" CC: PSA Monochrome	Trains, depots, crossings, rails, subways, trolleys, monorails, etc.
Jan : "Flash Photography" CC: Scapes
Feb: "Lens Flare" CC: Macro or Close Up
Mar: "Anything Seasonal" CC: PSA Monochrome
Apr: "Ground Level" CC: Scapes	Camera close to the ground
May: "Industrial" CC: Macro or Close Up	Examples include machine shop, warehouse, equipment, buildings.

Most photographs are taken, but the best ones are made. If you have an interest in making photographs rather than just taking pictures, then you should join us at the Nashoba Valley Photo Club.

Share your interest and enthusiasm with us - we have plenty to share with you!

Members: Log in and submit your images for the current salon. Click here!