Join Us! - NVPC

Welcome to our New Photo Year!
The website has been updated to accommodate new changes to our
salon competition rules.
**⇒ See below for new Club Choice category topics
Returning members who have paid their dues for the new year can now log in.

New Members, Welcome!
Please click the Register button and complete your registration. This will give you access to the Members Only** sections of our website.

Digital Salon Status

The Sep salon is now ready for uploads.
Official Opening Date: 8/1/2020 Closing Date: 8/15/2020 Show Date: 9/2/2020
Assigned Topic: Things that Fly 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 Saturday, August 8, 2020

⇒ NVPC Activities Update for August & September ⇐

Wed, Aug 12^th: Board of Directors Meeting via Zoom, 7:30pm

Sat, Aug 15^th: September Digital Salon Closes

Wed, Aug 19^th: Guest Presentation by David Long via Zoom, 7:30pm

Wed, Aug 26^th: Digital User's Group (DUG) via Zoom, 7:30pm

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

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A great time was had by all...

Annual Awards Night
and 2020 Year in Review Video!

Congratulations to all Award Winners!

Members, log in and view this page again to review all of the
recent awards.

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.

In case you missed it...
⇒ PSA Fall Competition Results ⇐
Members: Log in and go to Members Only » Regional & National Competitions...

⇒ David Long's Special January Presentation is now online! ⇐
Members: Log in and go to Members Only » Education & Training

May digital salon scores have been posted!
Go to Digital Salons >> View Previous...

September salon opens for submissions Aug 1st.

✔ A Guide to Using Luminosity Masks, by Tom Price: Click the Training menu.

✔ Image Sharpening Using High Pass Filtering, by Tom Briere: Click the Training menu.

✔ Need entry tickets for the print salons? Salons > Print Salon Entry Tickets...

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)...

"Parula Warbler pulling out a caterpillar"

by Sandy Selesky

"Bald Eagle Grabs Fish"

by Dianne Carey

"Tern Chick Crying Out Loud"

by Paul Buckley

"Moonset Over Clock Tower"

by Stephen Setzer

"Spring Cleanup"

by Karen Karpawich

"Black Skimmer with excited babies"

by Sandy Selesky

"Water Bug"

by Pedro Landers

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

Wed, Aug 12

Board of Director's Meeting 7:30PM - by invitation

Sat, Aug 15

September Digital Salon Closes

Wed, Aug 19

Guest Presentation - David Long - via Zoom @7:30pm

Fall Foliage Presentation - davelongphoto.com - instagram.com/davidlong3653

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	Board of Director's Meeting 7:30PM - by invitation
Aug 12, 2020
Sat	September Digital Salon Closes
Aug 15, 2020
Wed	Guest Presentation - David Long - via Zoom @7:30pm	Fall Foliage Presentation - davelongphoto.com - instagram.com/davidlong3653
Aug 19, 2020
Wed	Digital User's Group (DUG) via Zoom at 7:30pm
Aug 26, 2020
Tue	October Digital Salon Opens for Submissions	Assigned Subject - "Food" Club Choice Category - "Scapes"
Sep 01, 2020
Wed	Salon Night - starts at 7:00 PM	Judge: Rick Cloran
Sep 02, 2020
Tue	October Digital Salon Closes
Sep 15, 2020
Wed	Open House via Zoom @ 7pm - 10pm EDT	Lucy Schultz - her journey to her career Public is welcome - email nvpc.president@gmail.com for invite
Sep 16, 2020

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).

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!

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.