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Notices and Reminders...

The January Salon is now open for submissions.
(Note: This salon is open to all categories, not just Assigned.)

The Assigned Topics for Feb and May have been swapped
(to provide for more appropriate weather for taking zoo images).

See below for the Dec / Jan schedule...

Digital Salon Status

The Jan salon is now ready for uploads.
Official Opening Date: 12/1/2020 Closing Date: 12/15/2020 Show Date: 1/6/2021
Assigned Topic: Abandoned Club Topic: Scapes

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

- NVPC Web News -

Updated Wednesday, December 2, 2020

⇒ NVPC Activities Update for December / January ⇐

Tue, Dec 1^st : January digital salon opens for submissions

Wed, Dec 2^nd : Salon Night via Zoom, Starts at 7:00pm

Tue, Dec 8^th : Guest Presentation on Zoo Photography, via Zoom, 7:00pm

Wed, Dec 9^th : Harry's Round Table via Zoom, 7:00pm

Tue, Dec 15^th : January digital salon closes

Wed, Dec 16^th : Member Presentations via Zoom, 7:00pm

Fri, Jan 1^st : February digital salon opens for submissions

Wed, Jan 6^th : Salon Night via Zoom, Starts at 7:00pm

Wed, Jan 13^th : Guest Presentation on Macro Photography, via Zoom, 7:00pm

Fri, Jan 15^th : February digital salon closes

Wed, Jan 20^th : Member Presentations via Zoom, 7:00pm

Wed, Jan 27^th : Digital Users Group (DUG) via Zoom, 7:00pm

Looking ahead to the 2021 Multi-Screen Competition:

NVPC will be the host club for the May 2021 competition.
The eligibility date range for digital images and prints
has changed to Jan 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021.

The new assigned subjects for the 2020-21 club year are listed below.

• Please continue to monitor emails from the club president
for upcoming club digital web events.

All November digital salon image scores have been posted!
Go to Digital Salons >> View Previous Salon Images...

January salon opens to submissions Dec 1st to Dec 15th.

✔ 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!

We normally meet the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and most 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM at the J.V. Fletcher Library,
located at 50 Main St., Westford MA. Directions to the J.V. Fletcher Library, Westford MA

Note to Guests During the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the current pandemic, all of our meetings are being held online using 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)...

"End of the World at Cape Horn"

by Larry Melander

"Winter Leaves"

by Phil Robinson

"Pondering"

by Doris Holt

"View of Plum Island Tower"

by Karen Karpawich

"In the Gap"

by Marty Conley

"Joe with Hat"

by Marty Conley

"Flowering Tree"

by Bob Fesmire

*Assigned Categories for the 2020-2021 Season*
Sept: Things that Fly	Jan: Abandoned
Oct: Food	Feb: Barns
Nov #1: Blue with Green	Mar: Street Scenes
Nov #2: Anything Round	Apr: Long Exposure
Dec: Things in 3s	May: Anything at the Zoo
*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.


*Club Choice Topics for the 2020-2021 Season*
Sept, Dec, Mar: PSA Photojournalism
Oct, Jan, Apr: Scapes
Nov, Feb, May: PSA Creative
*About Club Choice Topics:* Topics alternate each month. Please visit the Competition Rules page - Section 15b(6) - for details.

Just Around the Corner

Tue, Dec 08

Guest Presentation - John Scalera - TUESDAY at 7pm

Zoo Photography Lecture - http://www.johnscalera.com/

Wed, Dec 09

Harry's Round Table via Zoom @7pm

Tue, Dec 15

January Digital Salon Closes

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
Tue	Guest Presentation - John Scalera - TUESDAY at 7pm	Zoo Photography Lecture - http://www.johnscalera.com/
Dec 08, 2020
Wed	Harry's Round Table via Zoom @7pm
Dec 09, 2020
Tue	January Digital Salon Closes
Dec 15, 2020
Wed	Member Presentation(s) via zoom at 7PM
Dec 16, 2020
Fri	February Digital Salon Opens for Submissions	Assigned Subject - "Barns" Club Choice Category - "PSA Creative"
Jan 01, 2021
Wed	Salon Night - starts at 7:00 PM	Judge: Art Vaughn
Jan 06, 2021
Wed	Guest Presentation - Mike Moats at 7pm	Macro Photography
Jan 13, 2021
Fri	February Digital Salon Closes
Jan 15, 2021

Click here to view the entire calendar.

Photography Events Worth Noting

Click on an event image for more information...

Please Note: The PSA Colorado Springs 2020
Conference has been cancelled.

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).

Notices and Reminders... The January Salon is now open for submissions. (Note: This salon is open to all categories, not just Assigned.) The Assigned Topics for Feb and May have been swapped (to provide for more appropriate weather for taking zoo images). See below for the Dec / Jan schedule...

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!

We normally meet the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and most 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM at the J.V. Fletcher Library, located at 50 Main St., Westford MA. Directions to the J.V. Fletcher Library, Westford MA

Note to Guests During the COVID-19 Pandemic During the current pandemic, all of our meetings are being held online using 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.

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

Notices and Reminders...

The January Salon is now open for submissions.
(Note: This salon is open to all categories, not just Assigned.)

The Assigned Topics for Feb and May have been swapped
(to provide for more appropriate weather for taking zoo images).

See below for the Dec / Jan schedule...

We normally meet the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and most 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM at the J.V. Fletcher Library,
located at 50 Main St., Westford MA. Directions to the J.V. Fletcher Library, Westford MA

Note to Guests During the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the current pandemic, all of our meetings are being held online using 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.