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Notices and Reminders...
Updated 5/3/2022

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

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

Image of the Year Awards Notice
Please review Jim Kay's email of 4/27 for details, and please respond to his email directly.
If this is not possible, Jim's email is reproduced in this PDF,
and his email address can be found on the Contact Us page after logging in.

May 4^th : Submissions begin (after the salon)

May 8^th : Submissions close at midnight

May 25^th : Awards Night Salon, via Zoom

Wed, May 4^th : May Salon & Elections, via Zoom
       Judge: Paul Smith

Wed, May 11^th : Harry's Round Table   An In-Person Event!
        Location: Sturtz Meeting Room, Reuben Hoar Library,
        Littleton MA   Click here for library info.

Thurs, May 19^th : MultiScreen, via Zoom

Wed, May 25^th : Image of the Year Awards, via Zoom
        Judge: Sharon Colacino

Wed, June 8^th : Awards Night, via Zoom

Wed, June 15^th : Board of Directors meeting, via Zoom
        Planning meeting for 2022-2023 club year

Wed, June 22^th : Board of Directors meeting, via Zoom
        Wrap up planning meeting

   Submissions for Image of the Year Awards

May 4^th : Submissions begin (after the May salon)

May 8^th : Submissions close at midnight

May 25^th : Awards Night Salon, via Zoom

Please review Jim Kay's email of 4/27 for submission details,
and please respond to his email directly.
If this is not possible, Jim's email is reproduced in this PDF,
and his email address can be found on the Contact Us page after logging in.

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

Digital Salon Status

Next digital salon: Sep
Official Opening Date: 8/1/2021     Closing Date: 8/15/2021
Show Date: 9/1/2021     Earliest Capture Date: 3/1/2020
Assigned Topic: Water (liquid)    Club Topic: PSA Photojournalism

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 Tuesday, March 15, 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), Harry's Round Table and other special meetings will be held online using Zoom
Click here for Reuben Hoar Library information

Note to Guests During the COVID-19 Pandemic
We've decided to use online hosting for our monthly Salon meetings
for the remainder of the 2021-22 club year.
All print salons have also been cancelled for the remainder of the year.
We will continue hosting our User Group and Round Table meetings online as well.
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)...

"feeding time"

by Sue Bleiweiss

"Least Terns about to mate"

by Sandy Selesky

"American Flamingo"

by Diane Douglas

"Cotton Tail"

by Dianne Carey

"Red Tailed Hawk"

by Don Hardy

"New Visitor Panicled Aster"

by Karen Karpawich

"A Seashore Menagerie"

by Paul Buckley

Assigned Categories for the 2021-2022 Season

							Sep:    Water (Liquid)
							
							Oct:    Chrome
							
							Nov #1: Hot and/or Heat
							
							Nov #2: Eyes
							
							Dec:    Macro
							
							Jan:    Stripes
							
							Feb:    Military/Law Enforcement
							
							Mar:    Black & White Monochrome
							
							Apr:    Light Painting
							
							May:    Living History   (Re-enactments,
							
       eg Civil War, Blacksmith, Sewing)

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 2021-2022 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

Thu, May 19

Multi-Screen Competition - Starts at 7:00 PM, via Zoom

Hosted by NVPC

Wed, May 25

Salon - Images of the Year - Starts at 7:00 PM, via Zoom

Judge: Sharon Colacino

Wed, Jun 08

Awards Night, via Zoom at 7:00 PM

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	Multi-Screen Competition - Starts at 7:00 PM, via Zoom	Hosted by NVPC
May 19, 2022
Wed	Salon - Images of the Year - Starts at 7:00 PM, via Zoom	Judge: Sharon Colacino
May 25, 2022
Wed	Awards Night, via Zoom at 7:00 PM
Jun 08, 2022
Wed	Board of Directors Mtg, via Zoom at 7:00 PM	Planning meeting for 2022-23 club year
Jun 15, 2022
Wed	Board of Directors Mtg, via Zoom at 7:00 PM	Wrap up planning meeting
Jun 22, 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).

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!