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Notices and Reminders...
Updated 8/13/2022

SPECIAL NOTICE!
Please see the new meeting room notice below (click here)...

Members, get your application and dues in
for the coming year!
Don't Hesitate!
Active membership is required for salon image submissions!
Click here to download the complete application.

⇒ NVPC Activities Update for Aug-Sept, 2022 ⇐
(All events start at 7:00 PM)

Mon, Aug 1^st : Sept Digital Salon Opens for Submissions

Mon, Aug 15^th : Sept Digital Salon Closes

Thu, Sept 1^st : October Digital Salon Opens for Submissions

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

Wed, Sept 14^th : Board of Directors Meeting

Thu, Sept 15^th : October Digital Salon Closes

Wed, Sept 21^st : Open House / Presentation at the Littleton Library, 7:00 PM

Wed, Sept 28^th : Digital Users Group

Assigned and Club Choice Topics for the 2022-2023 Season

Sep: "Backyard/Parks/Gardens
            Flora & Fauna"
     CC: PSA Photojournalism Hand of man is okay. Birds, trees with or without critters, cultivated flowers, insects flying around flowers, ...

Oct: "Inside the House"
     CC: Scapes Furniture, kids playing, people performing inside home activities, preparing/cooking dinner, flowers and or fruit baskets, ...

Nov #1: "Emotions/Feelings"
     CC: Macro or Close Up Happy, sad, ...

Nov #2 AS: "Old"
     CC: Not applicable in this salon People, places, things, ...

Dec AS: "Minimalism"
     CC: PSA Photojournalism

Jan : "Night Time Blue Hour to
            Blue Hour"
     CC: Scapes Sunrise and sunsets are not allowed. Moon & astro-photography are examples of permissable subjects. Night-time cityscape would also work.

Feb: "Music/Musical Performance
            Instruments"
     CC: Macro or Close Up Including implied, like a radio or someone dancing, something that generates music. Music theater, loud speakers, sound stages, recording studios, images of 8 track players and tapes, ...

Mar: "Compositional Element(s)"
     CC: PSA Photojournalism S-curve, leading lines, frame, rule of thirds, ...

Apr: "National, State & City Parks"
     CC: Scapes Fountains, wildlife preserves, ...   Seashores are okay.

May: "Sports"
     CC: Macro or Close Up

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

In case you missed it...
View the Bird Photography presentation
by Dianne and Daniel Carey
Presented March 23^rd, 2022.
Log in, then go to
Members Only » Education & Training...

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...

Digital Salon Status

Next digital salon: Oct
Salons will resume August 1^st for the next photo year.
Enjoy the summer and make lots of images!

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

- NVPC Education News -

Updated Friday, June 17, 2022

• 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 41 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)...

"Sunrise 1"

by Robert Peterson

"Foggy Sunrise"

by Julie L'Heureux

"Ladybug Eyes Lunch"

by Jim Kay

"Tiger in Snow Winks at Me"

by Mark Timmins

"Toronto Coffee Shop"

by Marty Conley

"Roseate Spoonbill Landing"

by Dianne Carey

"Chive Explosion"

by Vera Kaufman

Just Around the Corner

Thu, Sep 01

October Digital Salon Opens for Submissions

Assigned Subject - "Inside the House"

Club Choice Category - "Scapes"

Judge - TBD

Wed, Sep 07

Salon Night - starts at 7:00PM at the Littleton Library

Wed, Sep 14

Board of Directors Meeting

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
Thu	October Digital Salon Opens for Submissions	Assigned Subject - "Inside the House" Club Choice Category - "Scapes" Judge - TBD
Sep 01, 2022
Wed	Salon Night - starts at 7:00PM at the Littleton Library
Sep 07, 2022
Wed	Board of Directors Meeting
Sep 14, 2022
Thu	October Digital Salon Closes
Sep 15, 2022
Wed	Open House / Presentaton - starts at 7:00PM at the Littleton Library
Sep 21, 2022
Wed	Digital Users Group
Sep 28, 2022
Sat	November Digital Salon Opens for Submissions	Assigned Subject - "Emotions/Feelings" (Happy, sad, ...) Club Choice Category - "Macro or Close Up" Judge - TBD
Oct 01, 2022
Wed	Salon Night - starts at 7:00PM at the Littleton Library
Oct 05, 2022

Click here to view the entire calendar.

Photography Events Worth Noting

Click on an event image for more information...

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).

*Assigned and Club Choice Topics for the 2022-2023 Season*
Sep: "Backyard/Parks/Gardens Flora & Fauna" CC: PSA Photojournalism	Hand of man is okay. Birds, trees with or without critters, cultivated flowers, insects flying around flowers, ...
Oct: "Inside the House" CC: Scapes	Furniture, kids playing, people performing inside home activities, preparing/cooking dinner, flowers and or fruit baskets, ...
Nov #1: "Emotions/Feelings" CC: Macro or Close Up	Happy, sad, ...
Nov #2 AS: "Old" CC: Not applicable in this salon	People, places, things, ...
Dec AS: "Minimalism" CC: PSA Photojournalism
Jan : "Night Time Blue Hour to Blue Hour" CC: Scapes	Sunrise and sunsets are not allowed. Moon & astro-photography are examples of permissable subjects. Night-time cityscape would also work.
Feb: "Music/Musical Performance Instruments" CC: Macro or Close Up	Including implied, like a radio or someone dancing, something that generates music. Music theater, loud speakers, sound stages, recording studios, images of 8 track players and tapes, ...
Mar: "Compositional Element(s)" CC: PSA Photojournalism	S-curve, leading lines, frame, rule of thirds, ...
Apr: "National, State & City Parks" CC: Scapes	Fountains, wildlife preserves, ... Seashores are okay.
May: "Sports" CC: Macro or Close Up

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!