📸 Capturing Avian Wonders: A Photography Adventure

Join us for an exhilarating journey into the vibrant world of avian photography! Delve into the serene beauty of nature as we witness birds in nature, displaying their majestic plumage, nurturing their young, and engaging in the intricate dance of life.

What to Expect:

🦢 Egrets in Action: Witness the elegant egrets as they display their grace, meticulously build their nests and feed their young

🌙 Night Heron Nesting: Explore the secretive world of Black Crowned Night Herons as they bring in sticks to entice their mate and build their nests.

🐦 Diverse Avian Spectacle: From the iconic Great Blue Herons to adorable Baby Ducks, weird little green herons and a myriad of other avian delights, immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of birdlife.

Workshop Highlights:

🔍 Hands-On Learning: With a limited number of participants, dive deep into the art of avian photography, receiving personalized guidance to capture the images you desire.

📸 Practical Techniques: Learn essential tips and tricks for approaching wildlife, mastering composition, harnessing optimal lighting, and perfecting exposure to elevate your photography skills.

🎓 Expert Guidance: Tom, an experienced photographer, will share invaluable insights and demonstrate techniques for capturing stunning shots of birds in various settings, from serene perches to dynamic flight.

Don't miss this chance to unleash your creativity and immortalize the beauty of nature through your lens! Reserve your spot now for an unforgettable photography adventure.

For a glimpse of our previous bird photography expeditions, visit photographybylisaandtom.com/Exhibitions/Bird-workshop1

Immersive day Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 6:30 AM to sunset.

The birds are displaying, feeding, and nest building!

Come with us to photograph:

• Displaying and Nesting Egrets, some with chicks

• Nesting Black Crowned Night Herons

• Great Blue Herons, Cormorants, Baby Ducks, and more

• Green Herons, Nest building baltimore orioles, red-winged blackbirds and more.

• See some previous images here: photographybylisaandtom.com/Exhibitions/Bird-workshop1

The workshop includes tips on approaching and photographing wildlife, capturing birds standing, wading, fishing, and in-flight, composition, lighting, exposure, etc.

We will demonstrate techniques and settings to get better standing and flying bird photographs. Shutter speed, iso, burst mode, focusing, focus limiter, focus peaking, etc.

• Limited number of participants

• Transportation, Lodging, meals, refuge/preserve fees (if applicable) are not included.

• Email us for hotel recommendation after you sign up.

• We will have fun. Dress layers. You will have access to your car.

This workshop will teach you the many important aspects of bird photography, including but not limited to exposure (changes dramatically when the eagle is against the sky or the water), which autofocus mode to choose, which drive to use, light angle, stopping action, blurring action, composition, head angle, predicting behavior, exposure, etc.

Bring a 300mm lens or longer (there are many people there with 600 and 800mm lenses), but bring a 70-200 type lens too as the birds come quite close too. Either a Tripod or a Monopod or a Black Rapid type strap https://amzn.to/3gSVKDA is useful during slow times.

Things to bring:

• Enthusiasm (any skill level welcome)

• Camera (any model)

• lots of memory cards

• ALL of your camera batteries

• Longest lens

• Optional

  • Tripod or a Monopod

  • Black Rapid type strap https://amzn.to/3gSVKDA is useful during slow times.

  • Snacks and water

• You have easy access to your car.

Please note that all of our workshops require the participants sign a liability waiver: http://tinyurl.com/LisaTomWaiver24. Please note that some locations will have you sign their liability waiver at the site as well.

Please note that this and all classes/workshops have no refunds. By signing up for our classes/tours/workshops, you agree to our terms and conditions, see http://www.lisaandtomphotography.com/p/workshops.html