Coachella Valley
Desert Camera Club
IMPORTANT NOTICE!!
AS OF 3/15/2025, THIS WEBSITE WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATED! CVDCC is transferring to a new website platform for club information, member services, competitions and galleries of past results. The new website is located here.
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NEWS AND NOTICES
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NEW COMPETITION IMAGE ENTRY SYSTEM FOR 2025!! Beginning Feb 1, 2025. All competitions will be conducted via a new system hosted by Visual Pursuits. Entries will no longer be accepted by this website or member portal. To enter, members must have a CVDCC Visual Pursuits account. Instructions for creating a new account are given here. Once an account has been created and accepted by CVDCC administration, members may submit images for competition. Here's how:
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FEBRUARY COMPETITION RESULTS AND MEETING RECORDING NOW POSTED on our new Visual Pursuits competition system and website.
These results will not be posted on this website as CVDCC moves onto the new platform... |
2025 CALENDAR (January - ?)
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January |
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| PhotoChat |
Wed, Jan 8, 4:00PM!
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Host: Craig Toms Topic: "OK to Awesome!" An Intro to Photoshop Image Blending "Make your images POP!" Location: Video Conference |
| Speaker Meeting |
Thurs, Jan 16, 6:00PM |
Speaker: Sandi Wheaton Topic: Route 66 Photography Location: Video Conference |
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February |
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Photochat |
Wed, Feb 5th |
Host: Darcy Quimby Topic: Handicamerable Location: Video Conference |
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NEW! Photo Safari |
Fri-Sat, Feb 7 & 8 |
Old Route 66: A 2 day excursion, led by Sandi Wheaton, with 1 night stay in Needles - lotsa fun! 12 people maximum. Contact: Craig Toms: ctoms@dc.rr.com
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Peer Review |
Wed, Feb 12, 6:00PM |
Host: Jeanne Scott Location: Video Conference Image Uploads: Feb 1-10 |
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Competition Meeting |
Thurs, Feb 20, 6:00PM |
Judge: Stuart Lynn Location: Video Conference Image uploads: Feb 1- 17 |
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NEW! Photo Outing |
Sun, Feb 23, 9:30am |
Int'l Horse Jumping Competition Photo Op Leader: Greg Lilly Location: Thermal, CA - details via email - Contact: lillyf371@gmail.com |
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March |
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CVDCC Banquet! |
Sat, Mar 1, 5:30pm |
Sign up: Contact Jeanne Scott, Location: Oasis CC, Palm Desert |
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PhotoChat |
Wed, Mar 12, 4PM |
Host: Darcy Quimby "10 FAV's": Group share, 2024 Best Of Images w/ comments from the creators Location: Video Conference |
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Speaker Meeting |
Thurs, Mar 20, 6PM |
Speaker: Paulette Donnellon Topic: Photographing Anza Borrego Location: Video Conference |
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April |
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Photo Meetup! |
Wed, April 16, 10:30AM |
Host: Kathy Miller "Studio Portraiture Tour" Location: High desert studio, 4 miles north of Joshua Tree - Limit 5 participants, members only Contact: Craig Toms ctoms@dc.rr.com |
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Please Note: |
Please use your Visual Pursuits account calendar for current events and scheduling, as this calendar will no longer be updated with club event information, as of 3/13/25. |
ABOUT OUR MEETINGS AND EVENTS
OUR MONTHLY COMPETITION AND SPEAKER MEETINGS are held on the 3rd Thursday of every month (except during our summer break in July and August) at 6:00 PM as a virtual meeting via Zoom (video conference). Peer Review meetings (formerly called CRITSIG) and PhotoChats are also virtual meetings via Zoom. Many other events are being added to the calendar that are in-person events. Please check this website often as meeting dates and locations may change.
By agreement of your Board in May 2021, the age of competition images has been modified for the unforseeable future. In the Reality divisions (Nature, Photo Travel, PJ General, and PJ Human Interest) there is now no time limit (prior restriction was 18 then 36 months) of the date of competition. Images in Monochrome and Pictorial divisions also still have NO TIME RESTRICTIONS so these images could have been taken at any previous time.
Peer Review meetings are a group session where members submit images for others in the group to suggest constructive improvements. Peer Review now meets as a
virtual meeting via Zoom in competition months at 6:00PM on the Wednesday (8 days) before the competition
judging.
IMAGE SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLUB COMPETITIONS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2018.
Images must be not more that 1920 pixels in width and 1080 pixels in height.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Change in definition of Nature now no longer permits flower images, hybrid or not, except in specific circumstances. Click here.
Click here for details of S4C and S4C competitions.
CHECK THE OUTINGS AND EVENTS PAGE FOR UPCOMING CLUB OUTINGS AND PHOTO SHOOTS.