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Invitation One<\/h3>\n

All serious nature photographers who are Happy Campers are invited to join Todd Gustafson, Denise Ippolito, and me on an African Photographic IPT\/Safari to Tanzania this coming August as below. <\/p>\n

Africa Photo Safari: August 2013<\/h3>\n

Serengeti Summer Migration Safari: 12 full and two half-days of photography: $12,999\/person double occupancy. Limit: 12\/Openings: 9.<\/h2>\n

Leaders: Todd Gustafson, Denise Ippolito, and Arthur Morris. Tanzania Summer Migration Safari. Leave the US on August 3. Day 1 of the safari is August 5. We will visit Tarangire for great dry season photography, Seronera Lodge–aka Leopard City!–twice, Central Serengeti for big cats, Northern Serengeti and our mobile tented camp to search for river crossings, and the spectacular wildlife spectacle that is Ngorongoro Crater. Our last morning of photography is August 18. Fly home from Arusha, Tanzania on the evening of August 18. <\/p>\n

A deposit of $4,000 is due now. This trip is a go. Happy Campers only please. Guaranteed maximum no more than 12 photographers plus the three great leaders. 3 persons\/van. You get a row of seats for yourself and your gear. In addition to rotating in-the-field instruction with each of the co-leaders, artie, Todd, and denise will be available for image sharing and review and informal Photoshop instruction during breaks and after meals. And–with apologies to Miss Manners–even during meals! <\/p>\n

Once we cash your check you will be strongly advised to purchase travel insurance. You may wish to consider using Travel Insurance Services<\/a>. Do understand that most policies must be purchased within two weeks of our cashing your deposit check. The 2nd payment of $4000 is due MAR 30, 2012. The final payment\/balance is due MAY 30, 2013. Sign up with a friend or a spouse and apply a $300 per person discount. <\/p>\n

The lodging is all first class. Please e-mail<\/a><\/center> to request a PDF with additional details, the complete itinerary, and a description of the unparalleled photographic opportunities that we will enjoy. Please e-mail<\/a><\/center> or call me on my cell at 1-863-221-2372 with any questions. I hope that you can join us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Lesser Flamingo taking flight, full downstroke: one of two ideal wing positions. <\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cape Buffalo mom’s nose with young. Would you have left the nose?<\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Wildebeests and zebras waiting to cross. What would have been the way to juice up the sky?<\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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African Firefinch, male at water drip.<\/center> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Wildebeest, masses crossing.<\/center> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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African Lion, male grimacing after flemen display during which they use an olfactory gland called the Jacobson’s Organ to interpret pheromone messages (scents) left behind by other lions.<\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cape Buffalo, face portrait. Would you have framed this any differently?<\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Mother and young zebra posing. Moments like this last for only a second or two at most. Hesitate for an instant and get nothing. And you’d better have the right exposure because the WHITEs on zebras are much brighter than you could possibly imagine. <\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Young male African Elephants greeting each other. We stayed with this excellent situation for more than an hour before the group moved off. <\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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African Crocodiles in excess of 18 feet are not rare. <\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Close-up views of Wildebeests can be particularly revealing. <\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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African Elephant baby interacting with mother. This one is the rule of thirds times two!<\/p>\n

Your Favorites? <\/h3>\n

Please take a moment to leave a comment and let us know which are your favorite images, and why. <\/p>\n

SW FLA IPT <\/h3>\n

Speaking of IPTs, we are, due to two recent cancellations, able to offer a huge late registration discount to the first two lucky photographers to respond. Call me today at 863-692-0906 or call Jim or Jen at the same number asap during the week. <\/p>\n

SW FLA IPT. FEB 16-21, 2013. Introductory slide program: 7pm on 2\/15. 6-FULL DAYS: $2999. Co-leaders: Denise Ippolito<\/a> and Robert Amoruso. Limit: 10\/Openings 2.<\/h2>\n

Payment in full is due now<\/h2>\n

This is my bread and butter IPT; learn the basics and the advanced fine points from the best; escape winter\u2019s icy grip and enjoy tons of tame birds! Subjects will include nesting Great Blue Heron and Great Egret, Mottled Duck, Brown and White Pelican at point-blank range, Snowy & Reddish Egret, Tricolored Heron, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Osprey, wintering shorebirds and plovers, gulls and terns, & Burrowing Owl. All ridiculously tame. Roseate Spoonbill, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, American Oystercatcher, and who knows what are possible. <\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to learn more about this IPT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Pines West Camera Club EOL Program<\/h3>\n

I will be presenting “A Bird Photographer’s Story” for the Pines West Camera Club in Pembroke Pines, FL at 7pm on February 12, 2013. The program, sponsored by Canon Explorers of Light, is free and open to the public. Click here<\/a> for additional details and scroll down for directions. <\/p>\n

Fort DeSoto Morning In-the-Field Workshop\/One Slot Left!<\/h3>\n

Fort DeSoto In-the-field Workshop: FEB 25. Pre-dawn -10:30am. Strict Limit 16\/Openings 1. Includes a great working lunch: $275. <\/h2>\n

On Monday morning, February 25, Denise Ippolito and I will be co-leading a morning In-the-field Workshop at Fort DeSoto, south of St. Petersburg, FL. We should get to photograph a variety of very tame herons, egrets, gulls, terns, and shorebirds. Spoonbills possible. There will be lots of individual and small group instruction. We will cover exposure and histograms, seeing the situation, creating sharp images, and lots more. Each registrant will have a personalized gear and set-up check. The more questions you ask, the more you will learn. <\/p>\n

A great working lunch at the Sea Porch Caf\u00e9 on St. Petersburg Beach is included. All are invited to bring a laptop along for image sharing at lunch. After the workshop, all are invited to send us three 1024 wide or 800 tall JPEGs for critiquing. Call 1-863-692-0906 to register or send us a Paypal. Either way, be sure to note that the payment is for the Fort DeSoto In-the-Field Workshop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Weekend Creative Nature Photography Seminar, Tampa, FL: February 23 & 24, 2013: $149 Limit: 50\/Openings: 2<\/h3>\n

Best to register soon as there are just 4 seats left. The In-the-field Workshop above follows the Weekend Creative Nature Photography Seminar. You are invited to join Denise Ippolito and me on the weekend of February 23-24 on the outskirts of Tampa, FL for a great weekend of fun and learning. Learn to improve your photography skills, your skill at designing images in the field, your creative vision, and your image optimization skills. Sunday critiquing session. Click here<\/a> for additional details and the complete schedule. <\/p>\n

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