by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Jun 25, 2012 | Nature, Photo Tours, Photo Workshops, Wildlife
The last Chincoteague photo workshop I conducted was fun as usual. Great people and myfavorite location to offer programs. Saturday mornings dawn photography on the beach was very productive with wind swept waves backlit by the sun and feeding sanderlings racing along the shore to beat advancing waves. Attracted by an abundant supply of horseshoe crab eggs, other migrating shorebirds were prsent in large numbers on the mud flats at low tide and along the shore of Toms Cove –dowitchers, godwits, dunlin, ruddy turnstones, willets, plovers and more. Great photo opportunities were presented by terns and egrets catching fish in the borrow ditch just a few feet away, sometimes catching two at a time and fighting over prime fishing territory. A pair of oystercatchers nesting near the ocean parking lot calmly posed for photographs those who remained in the car. Black skimmers engaged in courtship antics nearby. This program was sponsored by Norfolk Botanical Gardens.
Coming up are two nature photography workshops, “Wildlife Photography” at Norfolk Botanical Gardens, 24 – 26 Aug. Plus a basic editing class at the gardens the same week. Just added to my schedule is a new Chincoteague weekend scheduled for 10 – 12 Aug and sponsored by the Ward Museum of Waterfowl Art, Salisbury University
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by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Jun 25, 2012 | Nature, Photo Workshops, Wildlife
I was unable to get close to this piping plover since it was in a restricted nesting area. However, because of the high number of mega pixels with my D4 Nikon SLR, I was able to crop the image enough to show this remarkable behavior – piping plover defending its young against ghost crab, a preditor on its chicks.
by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Apr 28, 2012 | Nature, Photo Tours, Photo Workshops, Wildlife
Wildlife Photography Program at Chincoteague, 12 May, 11 AM.
Covers equipment, techniques of locating, attracting, and approaching wildlife plus tips on lighting, composition, and exposure. Entertaining stories behind images. Photo rich presentation. Free to public. See the following links for more info on the lecture and Assateague island.
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/chinco
http://www.chincoteaguechamber.com
http://www.nps.gov/asis/index.htm
Speaker Irene Hinke – sacilotto.
www.ospreyphoto.com
by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Mar 7, 2012 | Nature, Photo Workshops, Wildlife
On several occasions I have served as a judge for camera club competitions. The experiences reminded me of the benefits of belonging to such organizations. They are great places mix with others of similar photo interests and share info on equipment and techniques. There are often opportunities to participate in club sponsored field trips and attend lectures by expert photographers. You can participate in digital and print photo contests where the constructive criticism given will help you refine your photo skills. Participation in club activities both boosts your enthusiasm and creative energy. Clubs are in most communities. Check them out. Osprey Photo Website: www.ospreyphoto.com
by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Jan 18, 2012 | Nature, Photo Tours, Travel, Wildlife
On recent trip to Argentina, to avoid carrying laptop, I took my IPAD2 and 1 HyperDrive Colorspace UMDA and a second HyperDrive iPad2 Hard Drive. I copied by images from my compact flash cards to each HyperDrive (750 G capacity). Therefore I had 2 copies of each image file. The data transfer rate from the compact flash cards to the HyperDrives is very rapid, saving time. In With the HyperDirves I could see small versions of my files to confirm transfer and judge the quality of the images to some degree. . With the HyperDrive made for the IPAD2, I could download select images to the IPAD2 where I could enlarge them and edit them to see their quality. I could then share the images with others or send them via e-mail. I could get my e-mail and connect with the internet with the IPAD2 in locations where there was a WIFYaccess. Therefore a laptop really wasn’t necessary. Nice alternative for handling image data on long trips.HyperDrives – great asset for long trips.
by Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours | Jan 7, 2012 | Nature, Photo Tours, Travel, Wildlife
Looking for a great place for photography, try Argentina & southern Chile. This past December I spent two weeks leading a small photo tour from a tropical rainforest north of Buenos Aires to the dry wind-swept Patagonian steppe and snow-capped Andean mountains. Capturing great wildlife and scenic photographs was our goal as we explored Valdés Peninsula, Los Glaciares National Park (NP), Torres del Paine NP in Chile, and the steamy jungle surrounding Iguazú Falls. Breaching whales, penguins by the thousands, sea lions sunning themselves, iridescent hummingbirds sipping the nectar from tropical flowers, flightless rhea mother leading her family across the road, and male guanacos on hind legs, spitting and fighting for the right to breed. Visit www.ospreyphoto.com for more programs.
Upcoming photo tour – Iceland in late June.
The last Chincoteague photo workshop I conducted was fun as usual. Great people and myfavorite location to offer programs. Saturday mornings dawn photography on the beach was very productive with wind swept waves backlit by the sun and feeding sanderlings racing along the shore to beat advancing waves. Attracted by an abundant supply of horseshoe crab eggs, other migrating shorebirds were prsent in large numbers on the mud flats at low tide and along the shore of Toms Cove –dowitchers, godwits, dunlin, ruddy turnstones, willets, plovers and more. Great photo opportunities were presented by terns and egrets catching fish in the borrow ditch just a few feet away, sometimes catching two at a time and fighting over prime fishing territory. A pair of oystercatchers nesting near the ocean parking lot calmly posed for photographs those who remained in the car. Black skimmers engaged in courtship antics nearby. This program was sponsored by Norfolk Botanical Gardens. 
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