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NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Spring 2009 Meeting - Nature's Best!

April 4, 2009 (Saturday) 10 AM to 5 PM

Guest Speaker: Don Gale

Our spring meeting will be April 4 at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham, OR. We will open the doors at 8:30 AM, and the program will begin at 10 AM. The invited speaker will be Don Gale under the generous sponsorship of TAMRON. More than a decade ago and after a successful career in commercial and industrial photography, Don returned to his first love – nature and landscape photography. Don's passion for teaching award-winning techniques has earned him national recognition. The title of his morning presentation is "Techniques for the Landscape Photographer" and the afternoon presentation is "Macro and Off-Camera Flash Techniques." Check out Don's website at www.photographybydon.com. TAMRON will provide a special exhibit of its line of high quality lenses. Also, bring your digital camera bodies for sensor cleaning at a bargain price.

Click here for details on our Spring 2009 meeting including how to register.

The Nature Photographers of the Pacific Northwest meet twice a year, rotating meeting sites.

Between meetings, you can interact with other members in our online discussion forum.


Online Galleries of Digital Competition Winners

Galleries showcasing the winning images from the digital competition at our meetings over the last several years are now available:

For an online gallery of digital winners as well as a list of print winners from the Spring 2009 meeting in Gresham, OR please click here.


For an online gallery of digital winners from the Fall 2008 meeting in Albany, OR please click here.


For an online gallery of digital winners from the Spring 2008 meeting in Olympia, WA please click here.


For an online gallery of digital winners from the Fall 2007 meeting in Vancouver, WA please click here.


For an online gallery of digital winners from the Spring 2007 meeting in Corvallis, OR please click here.


For an online gallery of digital winners from the Fall 2006 meeting in Olympia, WA please click here.


For an online gallery of digital winners from the Spring 2006 meeting in Portland, OR please click here.


For an online gallery of digital winners from the Fall 2005 meeting in Albany, OR please click here.


For an online gallery of digital winners from the Spring 2005 meeting in Olympia, WA please click here.

Congratulations to all our winners!


Print Winners — Spring 2009

We would also like to congratulate the print and "People’s Choice" winners for our Spring 2009 meeting:

SCENICS :   (15 entries)  
1st Place   Bill Butler   "The Wave"  
2nd Place   Harold Marx   "Fall Forest"  
3rd Place   Bob O’Connell   "Antartic Penninsula"  
Hon. Mention   Neal Thompson   "Crater Sunrise"  
   
WILDLIFE :   (34 entries)  
1st Place   Craig Markham   "Red-tailed Hawk"  
2nd Place   Bruce Miller   "Fast Food"  
3rd Place   Bob O’Connell   "Penguin "  
4th Place   David Roy   "Great Horned Owl"  
Hon. Mention   Sandra Hirsch   "Eagle "  
Hon. Mention   Cindy Winder   "Squirrel Leaf"  
   
PLANT LIFE :   (10 entries)  
1st Place   Jack Larson   "Foggy Morning"  
2nd Place   Jack Larson   "Leaf With Flowers"  
3rd Place   Don Lawn   "Maiden Head Fern"  
4th Place   Harold Marx   "Burnt Tips"  
Hon. Mention   Don Lawn   "Sword Fern"  
   
PEOPLE'S CHOICE :   (59 entries)  
1st Place   Bruce Miller   "Fast Food"  
2nd Place   Tom Silver   "American Kestrel"  
3rd Place   Neal Thompson   "Crater Sunrise"  
4th Place   Bruce Miller   "Eroding Iceberg"  

Join in Our Online Forums!

NPPNW now has an online forum area where you can interact with other members. Keep the discussions going between meetings!


The NPPNW Website needs your help!

If you would like to be a moderator for your favorite section or sections of our new discussion forum, please contact Bob Johnson.


For more information about NPPNW, please contact the following:

Larry Rosenkoetter (Corvallis, OR)
Phone: 541-752-1846
E-mail: larry@nppnw.org
Dennis Kirkland (Grants Pass, OR)
Phone:
541-476-0860
E-mail: dennis@nppnw.org
Bob Johnson (Seattle area)
Phone: 425-896-8853
E-mail: bobj@nppnw.org
Pat Starr (Portland, OR)
Phone: 503-253-9119
E-mail: pat@nppnw.org

The primary purpose of the NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST is to share information about nature and wildlife photography and thereby to promote the growth and development of its members.


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