Dear Friends, Well, it's that time of year again! Please plan to join us this Friday, October 30th from 7-9PM for our Annual Owl Prowl.
The Wind Over Wings Annual OWL Prowl
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Friday, October 30th anytime from 7PM-9 PM
Guaranteed sightings of four different owls
Children invited to wear Halloween costumes
Bring Flashlights!
Donation: (cash or check) Adults $7 Children $5
Directions to - Wind Over Wings
Coming on 95N or 95S, take Exit 64 (Horse Hill Road, Route 145).
Coming from New Haven, take a right at end of exit ramp (left if coming from Old Saybrook). At the red blinking light, take a right. Go 1.5 miles, and take a right into the driveway of Shoreline Gardens (big white farmhouse; Owl Prowl sign on lawn).
Looking forward to a fun evening,
Wind Over Wings
I have seen this prejudice rear its ugly head too many times.
This was copied from Art Morris Birds as Art http://www.birdsasart.com/bn301.htm
DON’T BE TRAPPED BY A MIND-SET…
You need a long telephoto lens to make great images of bird, right? Lots of folks believe that.
After all, I could not have created this tight head portrait of a juvenile Osprey with a short lens:
Osprey, close-up of juvenile, Indian Lake Estates, FL
Image Copyright 2009: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X II TC and the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 320. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/400 sec. at f/11 set manually. Rig supported by the BLUBB (Big Lens Ultimate BeanBag). Bird photography at ILE is usually fair to lousy, but in early spring there are nesting Sandhill Cranes and in late spring there usually a few young Ospreys around. 2009 was a phenomenally productive year for this species. It took some careful driving to get my SUV into the perfect position…. If you wish to make sharp images from your vehicle, nothing else comes close to the BLUBB: https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=12
So to repeat: you need a long telephoto lens to create great images of bird, right?
Well, my final answer is no, you do not need a long lens to create great images of birds.
Shorter lenses are often the best tools for capturing birds in flight and in action, and even wide angles can be ideal for creating bird-scapes, small in the frame photographs that include an avian subject or subjects along with lots of beautiful habitat, dramatic lighting, or both.
Of the 30 images that are currently slated for my next gallery exhibit at the Bok Tower here in Lake Wales in early 2010, 8 were made with lenses with focal lengths of 400mm or less, and only two of those were made with a 400mm focal length. Both “Blizzard in Blue” (created with my old “toy lens”, the 400mm f/5.6L, at Bosque) and “Gannets in Love” (captured with the tripod-mounted 400mm f/4 IS DO lens at Bonaventure) have garnered major contest awards.
Here are some perfect examples of great images created with even shorter lenses:
Osprey, nest, and Cypress Trees, Lake Blue Cypress, FL
Image Copyright 2009: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Canon 24-105mm IS L zoom with the full frame EOS-1Ds MII handheld at 100mm. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/1600 at f/2.8.
Bald Eagle in flight over mountains and bay, Homer, AK
Image Copyright 2009: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS zoom with the full frame EOS-1Ds MII handheld at 120mm. ISO 250. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/1000 at f/6.3 set manually.
Snow Geese and dramatic clouds, Bosque Del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM
Image Copyright 2008: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Canon 28-300mm IS L zoom lens with the EOS-1D MIII handheld at 50mm. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/1000 at f/8.
None of the three images immediately above could have been created had I been standing behind a long tripod-mounted telephoto lens. Learn to see creatively, to recognize potential short lens situations, and to use the shorter focal length lenses effectively to create great images.
Learn lots more on this topic by purchasing and studying a copy of “The Art of Bird Photography II” (916 pages on CD only): https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=32. And remember, good photographers create good images with whatever camera and lens they have in their hands.
I have copied the text here, but you have to go to the article to see the photos http://www.birdsasart.com/bn301.htm
Tony Sweet Photography 2010 Workshop Schedule with instructors Tony Sweet & Susan Milestone Please e-mail Susan susan@tonysweet.com to sign up for the workshop.
March 28 to April 1 - Charleston, SC $1050, limit 10
This is a wonderful historic city with numerous photo venues. We'll be spending our time photographing Magnolia Plantation, where explosions of colorful flowers, huge oak trees draped with moss, and bald cyprus swamps signal the beginning of spring time. Historic Charleston architecture and the famous White Point Park (The Batterie) full of azalea, along the waterfront.
April 7 to 11 - Digital Edge Elite Software/HDR - Charleston, SC $1650, limit 5
Join Tony in Charleston, SC for this exclusive shooting & software workshop. We will be out photographing every day, but will reserve ample class time to work on images using NikSoftware plug-ins, Alien Skin, Topaz, Helicon Focus, and Photomatix HDR software. There will be ample individual help with raw processing and workflow. Discussions will be conducted at each location on how to "shoot for the software" and pre-visualizeing the final results, which may not be readily apparent when viewing a scene.
May 2 to 6 - Badlands, SD $1050, limit 10
This place is like shooting on the moon, Incredible, colorful, graphic , easily accessible, and wide open to interpretation from stitched pans to HDR. There are many outstanding venues for first and last light. The Sheep Mountain area is particularly graphic at sunset, (be aware Sheep Mountain is very remote and there are no bathrooms for 40 miles) The terrain goes from full frame sand stone teepees to soft rolling hills populated by cottonwood trees. Buffalo may be seen in the area, as are prairie dog towns! As with all of our workshops, there is ample field instruction and daily critiques. We'll touch on the various software that we use on images supplied for the critique sessions and they'll be software and compositional presentations.
September 12 to 16 - Great Smoky Mountains, TN $1050, limit 10
This is a great time to be in the Smokies. Although it’s not quite fall, the greens are very full and slightly over grown, creating a sense of wildness not apparent when the park is more “manicured.” There can be ample fog, gentle rain, and flowing streams, dewy spiderwebs, and some wildflowers are still with us. The skies can be quite dramatic and the changeable weather lends the Smokies to ever changing scenic possibilities. Since sunset opportunities are limited, we’ll spend at least one evening in the class discussing and illustrating workflow and software used to punch up and/ or transform your images.
October 3 to 7 - Fall Photo Tour - White Mountains, NH $1050, limit 10
The White Mountains in NH is one of the best fall venues in the country, featuring brilliant reds and golds, colorful flowing streams, overlooks, birch forests, and numerous macro opportunities. This is a tour where class instructions will be plentiful, but field instruction will be minimal. We will be visiting our favorite locations, some very specific and generally not well known. The color window is very short and we'll be shooting along with the class, but will always be available for field help when needed.
October 13 to 17 - Acadia, ME $1050, limit 10
Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine has the most rugged coastlines on the east coast, but very accessible: pink granite, cliffs, ponds, lakes, fall color, and overlooks. As with all of our workshops, there is ample field instruction and daily critiques. We'll touch on the various software that we use on images supplied for the critique sessions and they'll be software and compositional presentations.
An excellent four page article on the use of filters in the Fall -- lots of good information! I just love my Moose warming polarizer and use it for the overwhleming majority of my photographs.
"The polarizer is effective in many situations, but if you’re unsure when to use a polarizer, hold it up and look through it with your eye instead of screwing it onto the lens. This is a quick way to see if the polarizer is having any effect."
"In addition to deepening blue skies, the most understated reason for using the polarizer is to reduce glare and reflections. This is important because once glare is present in an image, no amount of postprocessing can undo the damage. That glare reduces the color saturation in images, giving them a flat, washed-out appearance. The polarizer alters this by blocking out the polarized light, enhancing color saturation."
The Right Filters For Fall Color Text And Photography By Kevin McNeal
When shooting in autumn, the polarizer, neutral-density and grad ND filters are indispensable for achieving stunning imagery
Read the article here:
At the end of the article there is also a bit about "Recommended Filters"From digital diversity
http://adamwignall.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/from-raw-to-jpeg-an-indepth-look/
This is going to be a fairly long one so I would make sure you have some supplies ready. Maybe a snack on stand by and your favourite method of getting your caffeine fix at the ready.
I want to cover several key areas:
This should leave you understanding what a RAW file is and what advantages and disadvantages it gives you. The processing tutorial will also be more advanced than my previous article on basic photo processing.
About Digital Diversity Me and my images
"I have been a graphic designer using Photoshop since 2002 and started my interest in photography in early 2009. If you have any questions regarding my images or would be interested in purchasing prints or the rights to use them, please contact me via digidiversity@gmail.com This site is intended as both a way to find tutorials on photo manipulation / editing and a diary of my journey to learning more about photography.
The software I use is both Photoshop Elements and Photoshop CS. For the purpose of the tutorials you can download the large versions of the subject image. Just click the image to be taken to the large version. Please join the digital diversity group on flickr. http://www.flickr.com/groups/digitaldiversity/ Here you can post your images you have created using the tutorials or based on articles from this site. Or you can post your own tutorials, leave suggestions and ask questions on the message board.
Greetings Apogee Reader and welcome to the October issue of the Apogee Photo Newsletter.
Fall is in full swing and we're hoping you had the opportunity to capture the incredible colors of the season. Be sure to check out Jim Austin's article on how you can have fun enhancing those photos using Photoshop. Visit Fall: Photoshop Tips for Leaves
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THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA
"This 12-hour history…is a strong candidate for the most beautiful program ever to air on American television. It's the Burns effort that most closely rivals The Civil War, his masterpiece." Hal Boedeker, The Orlando SentinelOn Sunday night, millions of Americans tuned in to PBS and fell in love again with their national parks. The National Park Foundation is proud to be a core partner and funder of Ken Burns' THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA. If you enjoyed episodes one and two, stay tuned all week for new episodes every night.
If you missed the first episodes, you can watch them now on www.pbs.org/nationalparks
After you’ve watched the latest episode, visit www.nationalparks.org/bestidea to enter our Best Idea Trivia Contest where you can test your knowledge of the parks and win great prizes too. A new trivia question and a new chance to win will be posted just before each of the six episodes.
Press Release
National Park Foundation: Top Ten Parks for Fall Foliage '09
Olympus Gives Tips on Taking Stunning Photos as Share the Experience Photo Contest Continues
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Park Foundation released today the 2009 list of the most photogenic parks for fall foliage. The announcement is made in partnership with Olympus, the proud sponsor of the Share the Experience photo contest, which is seeking this year's best photo of the 391 national parks. The grand prize winning photo will be featured on next year's Federal Recreation Lands Pass and will receive an Olympus E-3 Digital Camera.
The 2009 list of the most photogenic parks for fall foliage with expected time frames for peak colors:
Acadia National Park, ME: Peak colors are expected now through October 15th.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH: Peak colors expected during the last two weeks of October.
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, PA: Peak colors are expected the weekend of October 17th.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC/TN: Peak colors are expected during the last two weeks of October.
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, IN: Peak colors are expected this weekend and for the next ten days.
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, MN: Leaves are already turning; the peak is expected in the next ten days. Published on 10/08/2009
Mount Rainier National Park, WA: Peak colors are expected this weekend and for the next ten days. Published on 10/08/2009
New River Gorge National River, WV: Peak colors are expected during the third week of October, starting around the weekend of the 17th. Published on 10/08/2009
Saratoga National Historic Park, NY: Peak colors are expected this weekend and for the next ten days. Published on 10/08/2009
Valley Forge National Historical Park, PA: Peak colors are expected during the last two weeks of October.
To help amateur photographers make the most of the opportunities, Olympus offered the following tips to park-goers:
Sun hiding behind the clouds? Don't be disappointed. Colors can often appear more vibrant in an overcast day. This type of even lighting is also great for displaying details in the shadows.
Consider different perspectives for each photo. Look up toward the sky and down toward your feet. You'll be amazed by the number of interesting subjects available beyond eyelevel.
Look for the small details. The landscape vistas will be beautiful with fall colors but close-up photos of small objects such as a single leaf or cluster of fall berries can also make for a striking photo.Think about backlighting your subjects on a sunny day. Backlighting is when you intentionally place the main light source behind your subject. Pictures of colorful leaves can be very striking when photographed this way. Also, don't let the sun shine directly into your lens.
Bring a lens cleaning cloth. When capturing images outside, dust and moisture in the air can build up on the lens' glass surface. You'll want to keep it clean so that the light can pass through evenly.
Amateur photographers are invited to submit up to three photos to the Share the Experience contest through December 31, 2009. In addition, at the end of the submission period the public will be invited to vote for their favorite photo. Enter by visiting www.sharetheexperience.org or pick up a brochure and entry form while visiting a Federal Recreation Land this year. Great prizes include: Olympus digital cameras, trips to a federal recreation area, Federal Recreation Lands Passes and more!
Share the Experience is the official photo contest of America's national parks and federal recreation lands. Sponsored by Olympus and the National Park Foundation in partnership with the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service, the Share the Experience Photo Contest showcases the more than 500 million acres of Federal Lands and draws entries from all across the United States.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
The National Park Foundation is an independent charitable organization chartered by Congress in 1967 to strengthen the connection between the American people and their 391 national parks. As the official national non-profit partner of America's National Parks, the Foundation raises private funds, makes strategic grants, creates innovative partnerships and increases public awareness about the need and opportunity for park philanthropy. In its 2008 fiscal year, the National Park Foundation distributed grants and program support of $27.3M.
ABOUT OLYMPUS IMAGING AMERICA INC.
Olympus Imaging America Inc. is a precision technology leader, designing and delivering award-winning products for consumer and professional markets. Olympus Imaging America Inc. works collaboratively with its customers and its ultimate parent company, Olympus Corporation, to develop breakthrough technologies with revolutionary product design and functionality that enhances people's lives every day. For more information, visit: www.getolympus.com
This came from Cardinal Photo http://www.cardinalphoto.com
and article in the NY Times: http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/leopard-behind-you/?th&emc=th
‘Leopard Behind You!’ I’d like to continue Predator Appreciation Month with reflections on one of the more intriguing effects that predators can have on their prey: the development of a vocabulary of alarm. (Or should that be “an alarming vocabulary”?) . This isn’t a complicated vocabulary, with thousands of words. Nonetheless, it’s clear that for many animals, alarm calls are more than simple squawks of fear. Vervet monkeys, for instance, use different sounds to warn of different types of predator. “Leopard!” is not the same as “snake!” or “eagle!” If you hide a loudspeaker in the bushes, and startle unsuspecting monkeys by playing recordings of “snake!” at them, they will look around at the ground. “Eagle!” makes them look up. “Leopard!” sends them scampering to the trees.
Press Release
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2009 with one half toCharles K. KaoStandard Telecommunication Laboratories, Harlow, UK, and Chinese University of Hong Kong “for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication”
and the other half jointly to
Willard S. Boyle and George E. SmithBell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA
“for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor” The masters of light
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded for two scientific achievements that have helped to shape the foundations of today’s networked societies. They have created many practical innovations for everyday life and provided new tools for scientific exploration.
Digital images constitute the second part of the award. In 1969 Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith invented the first successful imaging technology using a digital sensor, a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device). The CCD technology makes use of the photoelectric effect, as theorized by Albert Einstein and for which he was awarded the 1921 year’s Nobel Prize. By this effect, light is transformed into electric signals. The challenge when designing an image sensor was to gather and read out the signals in a large number of image points, pixels, in a short time.
The CCD is the digital camera’s electronic eye. It revolutionized photography, as light could now be captured electronically instead of on film. The digital form facilitates the processing and distribution of these images. CCD technology is also used in many medical applications, e.g. imaging the inside of the human body, both for diagnostics and for microsurgery.
Digital photography has become an irreplaceable tool in many fields of research. The CCD has provided new possibilities to visualize the previously unseen. It has given us crystal clear images of distant places in our universe as well as the depths of the oceans.
From the digital-photography-school. We all have seen great photos using density gradient filters, some of us even have these wonderful filters in our camera bags. I know that we have several awesome Singh Ray filters in our bag, but often I am lazy and don't pull them out. It is too cold and I am afraid that I will drop it, it is too early and I am tired, etc. I do believe in getting right in the camera, but sometimes there just is not enough time or the right conditions. So I need to start using these digital neutral density filters more because they are great! Lisa
Adding a Neutral Density Gradient Filter
In this post Laura Charon from Beyond Megapixels shares a process for adding a Neutral Density Gradient Filter to an image using Photoshop.
"A key piece of equipment in a photographer’s gear is a neutral density gradient filter. This is a filter that affixes to the camera’s lens. One half of the filter is darkened and one half is light or clear. The purpose is to reduce the brightness difference between the top of the photo and the bottom. It’s typically used in landscape photography where the sky’s brightness needs to be compensated. Even if you don’t own a physical filter, it’s easy to adjust your photos in Photoshop CS3 (the technique is common to other versions of Photoshop as well) to achieve the same effect."
Read the rest of this informative article here: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalPhotographySchool/~3/GJ-9Bgs8Z4Y/photoshop-cs3-adding-a-neutral-density-gradient-filter
http://digital-photography-school.com/Helicopter Aerial Photography Seeing the World from Above
AirOcean Aviation invites you to expand your photographic repertoire and choice of scenery by taking flight and getting a bird’s eye view of your subject. Our pilots have extensive experience working with photographers and videographers. AirOcean Aviation has collaborated on many aerial projects including TV commercials, power boat races, vehicle track testing, and videography during other sporting and special events. We provide aerial wildlife surveying, tracking and tagging programs to the CT Department of Environmental Protection as well as aerial services to commercial and residential real-estate developers. I
f you have never considered working with a helicopter this might be a great opportunity - some of the most impressive shots can only be taken from the air. New England is world renowned for its fall foliage, and Connecticut forests are at their most beautiful mid-September through late October. Take advantage of our autumn specials and get more photo opportunities for less money. We will take you on a scenic flight over our favorite areas or create a customized flight plan based on your special interests. We look forward to working with you.
Call us at 203-294-8800 or email us at info@airocean.com, if you have more questions or would like to make a booking.
Phone: 203-294-8800
Fax: 203-294-8804
Email: info@airocean.com
Address: AirOcean Aviation, LLC120 Church Street Yalesville, CT 06492
We are working on a workshop project that will take place November 21st, 2009 in Central Massachusetts. My name is Raymond Barlow, and I will come east from the Niagara Falls, Canada area to host this program.
This workshop will involve a "birds in flight" training program, and a Photoshop seminar, along with a 3 hour presentation of birds in flight, directed by a falconer, Brian Bradley. We will be set up on a quiet country property, all natural surroundings, and the birds will fly in a very controlled situation.
Gary Prestash is our local co-ordinator, and he is helping us put together this opportunity for you to have a fun day with your camera equipment.Please have a look at the following websites, and let me know if you have any questions... ray@raymondbarlow.com
The main webpage with all the info is here. "click here"Also, the rest of my websites for more information are below.
Thanks for your interest!!
Raymond J Barlow 13 Sandra Crescent Grimsby Ontario Canada L3M 4Y8 Cell # 905 520 8853
Hello Camera Club Friends:
Included is information on an exciting event this weekend. Please pass this along to all the camera club members. The registration has limited capacity.
FREE Hunt's Photo Walk and contest still on for this Saturday October 10th in Cambridge, MA but highlights have changed: See Below
You may have noticed our invitation for a FREE photo walk last night. A number of people have signed up but we've been hearing from a number of you that it may be too much of a trek to go from the Cambridge Hunt's location to the Downtown Boston Hunt's location, so instead we're going to keep it in the area of the Cambridge store, beginning at 9:00 AM in front of the Hunts Cambridge store on 99 St. Auburn and pick the highlights of the area! The Photo Walk will continue till noon.+
The walk will still begin at the Cambridge store location at 9am and Steve Dunwell, author of a number of Boston photography coffee table books, will guide you through Harvard Square, Harvard Yard, the nearby river & bridge, and the Peabody Museum!! Remember 3 people will walk away with Gift Certificates, one for $50 and two for $25 and the winner of the $50 Gift Certificate will also be honored with their winning photo featured in Outdoor Photographer Magazine. © Steve Dunwell
To register call 877-372-2231 to speak with the Digital Photo Academy student liaison or go to
digitalphotoacademy.com, click on Boston and scroll down to October 10th to register!
Other events coming up are:
The Annual Hunt's Show.....October 30, 31, and November 1
We have a great line of Free Seminars being offered during this weekend. More info will be coming your way soon. Advertisement will be in the Boston Globe and on the local Boston radio stations.
November 14th Charter Oak Camera Club is having an all day seminar from 9:00AM-4:00PM being held at East Hartford Community Cultural Center. David Middleton is the key speaker. Browse the web at charteroakphoto.com. Hunt's will be presenting its latest gear.
Regards, Gary Farber
Love photographing birds (or just tired of loosing to bird photographs) -- check out this unique opportunity!
BIRDS IN FLIGHT WORKSHOP PLANNED FOR NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHERS
Ray Barlow is a wildlife photographer who lives in Ontario, Canada, and Ray has pretty much gone full-time pro animal/bird photographer. Additionally, Ray runs some really great raptor/bird photography workshops, but they have always been in Canada.
Ray has agreed to put on a workshop for folks in New England IF sufficient interest is shown. If folks click on the highlighted website below, it will take them directly to the information on the workshop we are planning, but in a nutshell, it will be held in central Massachusetts (exact location to be given to fully paid participants in plenty of time to plan their trips to the location) on Saturday, November 21, 2009, with a rain date of Sunday, November 22. There is a limit to the number of participants for this program, set at 14.
There will be several raptors flying that day - they are listed in the workshop writeup - and some time will also be given for some perching shots too. The workshop will also include some time spent on camera and lens setup prior to starting the shoot; techniques for focusing and following flying birds, etc, and a couple of hours of photoshop techniques on processing your images will be given, probably at the end of the day, but all the information potential attendees might want or need including the fee and how to pay it can be found in the website below.
They will have an extensive educational program for this BIF (birds in flight) shoot., including a 2 hour Photo-shop program designed to help you learn how to work with Raw files, and also cloning will be a big part of that seminar. When the raptors fly, they have their jessies / leather straps connected to their legs. With a few minutes in photo shop, we remove them to have the image look like a natural flight shot.
They will also work on some perched set ups, we can gather some mossy branches, fence posts etc, and perch the birds with some nice back grounds. Creating these environments and photographing our models in a static set-up is a lot of fun, producing some really cool images.
This program starts at 9 am on November 21st, and finish around 4 pm. Exact times for the flights, photo-shop etc. will depend on the weather, and we will likely make a game-time decision on that.
The falconer is a fellow named Brian Bradley. Brian has been doing falconry, and flight demonstrations for many years. He is proficient at controlling his birds, and creating an optimal scene for photographers.
If someone has a question, they MUST contact Ray himself via his email address or by telephone since only he has the full knowledge of all the aspects that he has planned for that day. His email address is: http://ca.mc1100.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=raymondjbarlow@yahoo.ca and if folks want to talk to Ray, his phone number is listed on the home page for his website, which is http://www.rayswildlife.com/ . Also, if a person want a phone call, they can email him their telephone number and a good time for him to call them, and he will be happy to call them on his dime so it won't cost a potential attendee anything for the call.
Obviously, Ray needs to attract enough people to the workshop to pay for the birds and their trainer; his own expenses for traveling down from Canada, etc, so if you are at all interested, please sign up or at least contact Ray for more information as soon as possible so we know whether to continue to promote the workshop or to (hopefully not!) cancel it. Folks also might poke around his website to see images taken from some of his other workshops; to read some good info on wildlife photograpy; and to learn more about the art of wildlife photography itself.
This is the direct link to the workshop info page here.
Raymond J Barlow 13 Sandra Crescent Grimsby Ontario Canada L3M 4Y8
Cell # 905 520 8853
Exhibit and seminar will take place at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Center
ADDRESS: 375 Sanctuary Road West Naples, FL 34120 GPS: 26.375425, -81.602832
1 FULL HOUR SEMINAR DATE AND TIME: November 7th, 2009 at 1PM
Photography exhibit will be on display from November 1st - December 31st, 2009
SEMINAR TOPICS:
Slide Show Introduction:
Enjoy a set of images displayed in a digital projector to get things started.
How Can Manual Mode Change Your Photography:
Learn how photographing in Manual Mode can change your Photography forever!
This easy to understand topic is designed for everyone to finally step into the "pros" territory by understanding light and how to successfully apply it to your photography. This will change your life!
Learn How to Read and Understand Your Histogram:
I will be teaching how I read my histogram for every situation. No more "blinking whites" nor underexposed images. Understanding and how to read your histogram is a key factor not only for your images but for your entire digital workflow.
Fill Flash - The Easy Way:
Don't be afraid to use your flash!! Learn how I successfully use fill flash to enhance my images when need it. From hardware to manual settings, this topic will help you understand WHEN and HOW to use fill flash - The easy way!
Hands on Equipment:
Experience up-close and personal the equipment I use and how I SET MY CAMERA to work for me. I will be showing why carbon fiber tripods can work for you at a very affordable price! Feel free to bring your camera.
Questions & Answers: This is your chance to get every single question answered. Bring your list! And all for $35 per person!!
SEMINAR PRICE & REGISTRATION: $35 per person - CASH ONLY
Contact me directly to reserve your seat
