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"Magnificent wildlife in a landscape of jaw
dropping beauty. One of the most memorable
experiences I have had as a photographer. I will go
back".
That's what my friend Dick Badger said about what sounds to me to be one of the best wildlife photo trips you could ever take. He was a participant last month on Paul Burwell's Spirit Bear Tour along the coast of British Columbia. The Spirit Bear is a black bear with white fur. That trait comes from a recessive gene and about 10% of the black bears in the region have this trait. If you want to know more about this tour or put in a word to Paul about signing up for his next trip, visit his Wildlife Photography Academy. Paul also leads trips for Photographers Alliance Workshops so be sure to check the PAW site for some of his other trips. |
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Don Mammoser and I have posted our 2010
workshop schedule. We'll be doing three workshops
together next year: Slot Canyons/Monument Valley
April 13-18, Arches National Park April 18-23, and Fall Color in the Colorado Mountains
Sept.28 to Oct 2.
And if you sign up by the end of this year, were offering
a $100 combined discount for those signing
up for both the Slot Canyons/Monument Valley and
Arches National Park workshops.
Don and I haven't done the Slot Canyons/Monument Valley trip for a couple of years and we're looking forward to going back. So if you've been waiting to visit this very scenic part of the country, here's your chance. This workshop has filled quickly in the past so don't wait too long. |
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I'll be leading several workshops next year for
Photographers Alliance Workshops. The Yosemite workshop has now
been posted to the PAW site. In addition, I'll be leading
workshops to Washington's
Palouse farmland in the spring (I understand that
this one is already filling), Olympic National Park (my
backyard), and Mt. Rainier National
Park (an American icon).
I plan on adding an autumn Zion National Park trip to the PAW schedule, so stay tuned.
I've also scheduled a workshop to Bandon on the
Oregon Coast with Great American Photography
Workshops. I'll be leading this workshop with Matt
Kloskowski from the National Association of
Photoshop Professionals. Matt is a
Photoshop/Lightroom expert and will lecturing on
everything digital. |
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Ok, so I can be a gadget geek. For years now I've
loved my iPod; all my music, podcasts, audio
books, and other stuff always with me. Everything I
though I ever needed.
About two weeks ago I got the new iPod Touch. Geek heaven. Not only do I have my music and podcasts like before, but now I have even better video. And internet via wi-fi! But the best part has to be the Apps (iPod/iPhone geek-speak for Applications). There are Apps for just about anything you can think of. And for us nature photographers there is a ton of great Apps full of invaluable information. You can get Apps that will tell you sunrise/sunset times and azimuth, great for planning sunrise and sunset shoots. There are tide table Apps, especially useful for coastal photography. There are Apps for birders, for plant lovers, and of course, there are photography Apps. There's even one that allows you to remotely control your camera. Amazing. And of course, it allows me to keep Bailey with me at all times. |
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