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Are you looking to expand your capabilities with your digital or film camera. In additon to learning how to compose images in an outdoor setting, this class will help increase your comfort level with your equipment.  Geared toward beginners and intermediates from teens to seniors, attendees have included hobbyists, birders, artists and carvers seeking to improve on the gathering of reference material and nature lover's looking to expand their capabilities. At the end,. you will be able to take your camera off automatic and you take the photograph you want instead of what your camera thinks you want…..and done right, there is little need for software manipulation!!

    Upcoming Nature Photo Workshops
    ( Contact Sol at naturpix@mindspring.com for further information and updated schedules )

    DATES LOCATION/SPONSOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION

    July 24 (Saturday)
    10 am – 5 pm (includes optional photo shoot)

    Durham Arts Council
    120 Morris Street
    Durham, NC
    Info  & registration: 919-560-2787 or http://reg130.imperisoft.com/DurhamArts/Search/Registration.aspx

    Sept 11 (Saturday)
    9:30 – 4 pm

    Holly Springs Cultural Center
    300 W. Ballentine St
    Holly Springs, NC

    Info & registration: At the Center, call 919_567-4000 or on-line at  www.hollyspringsnc.us

    Oct 9 (Saturday)
    10 am – 4 pm including photo shoot off Estuarium boat

    North Carolina Estuarium
    223 East Water Street, Washington, NC

    Info  & registration: Linda Boyer @ estuarium@embarqmail.com or call
    252-948-0000 

    Sept 14 – Oct 5
    (4-Tuesdays;photoshoot TBD)
    6:30 – 8:30 pm

    Wake Forest Parks and Recreation Flaherty Park Community Center
    1226 North White Street
    Wake Forest, NC
    Info & Registration:  www.wakeforestnc.gov/client_resources/parksrecreation/one registration form.pdf

    Sept 16 – Oct 7
    (4-Thursdays; photoshoot TBD)
    6:30 – 8:30 pm

    Sertoma Arts Center 1400 Millbrook Rd
     Raleigh, NC

    Info  & registration:   parks.raleighnc.gov
    at the Sertoma Arts Center,

    Nov 13 (Saturday)
    9 am – 3:30 pm plus optional shoot

    Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park
    4963 Hwy 258
    Scotland Neck, NC

    Info & registration:  Contact Sol Levine: naturpix@mindspring.com  (note workshop in subject line) or 919-453-2653

     

    What's the workshop about?

    f-stop? Shutter speed? What do these things do? Manual or automatic? Printing a photograph? Wide angle vs. macro vs telephoto? Are any of these questions you have asked or photography questions you have ever asked? They and many more will be answered in this outdoor and nature photography workshop and intermediates We’ll talk what fools those automatic light meters (and how to compensate for them), coping with changing light conditions outdoors, compostion and more. You’ll get notes, reprints, have some fun, learn a lot and walk away taking photographs rather than having your camera snap a picture for you.

    We’ll look at maximizing equipment at minimal costs and the tradeoffs on equipment, metering, etc photography We’ll have optional  shooting sessions in many sessions.

    Open discussion and questions are encouraged, allowing participants to get some specific questions answered. The free exchange of information and ideas has proven to be helpful to all participants.

    What do you get? Each participant gets a binder containing the discussion notes, reprints of many articles to reinforce some of the discussion and other information.

    What do you have to bring to the workshop?  

    Some enthusiasm for photography, a willingness to learn and some patience. Depending upon the time and location,  participants are asked to bring a bag lunch  Most people bring a camera (everything from disposables to the top-of-line have been in the same workshop) if they want some specific questions answered about it or if they plan to shoot as part of the workshop.

    More information: Contact the location noted above or Sol Levine at naturpix@mindspring.com

     

    Shows (some dates are tentative)

  • DATE NAME & LOCATION SPONSOR (and website if applicable)
    Aug 21 –22

    Southern Wildlife Festival
    John C. Calhoun College

    Decatur, AL
    www.sowildfestart.com

    Sept 24 – 25

    Quiet Waters Park
    Arts & Music Festival
    Annapolis. MD

    Friends of Quiet Waters Park

    www.friendsofquietwaterspark.org
    Nov, 4 – 6 Howard County Crafts Spectacular
    Howard County Fairgrounds
    West Friendship, MD

    www.atozcrafts.net

    Nov. 19-21

    (tentative)
    Athens Christmas Art and Craft Show 2010
    The Classic Center
    300 N. Thomas Street
    Athens, GA

     

    www.holidayshowsinc.com/athens-christmas-art-craft-show.html


  • Exhibits

    DATES NAME & LOCATION SPONSOR (and website if applicable)

    Apr 1 – June 30

    (Group Exhibit)

    Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
    1785 Island Road
    Harker’s Island, NC

    Multi-exhibitor with the North Carolina Wildlife Artists Society
    www.ncwas.com   and
    www.coresound.com

    Sept 1 – Sept 30

    Sertoma Arts Center
    Millbrook Road
    Raleigh, NC

    Raleigh Parks and Recreation

    Oct 1 - 31

    National Wildife Visitor Center
    Patuxent Research Refuge
    Scarlet Tanager Drive
    Laurel. MD

    Friends of Patuxent
    fws.gov/northeast/patuxent/vcgallery.html

    Mar 1 – 31, 2011

    Holly Springs Cultural Center
    300 W. Ballentine Street
    Holly Springs, NC

    Multi-exhibitor with the North Carolina Wildlife
    Artists Society
    www.ncwas.com   and
    www.hollyspringsnc.us/dept/park/culture

    Feb 23 – Apr. 25, 2011 Town of Cary
    Herb Young Community Center
    101 Wilkinson Avenue
    Cary, NC

    Town of Cary Cultural Resources Division

    www.townofcary.org/Departments/Parks__Recreation___Cultural_Resources/Facilities/Community
    June 1 – June 30, 2011

    Daggerwood Nature Center
    11200 Park Access
    Road Boca Raton, FL

    Palm Beach Country Parks and Recreation
    www.pbcgov.com/parks/nature/daggerwing_nature_center/