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Another Gatorland Short Notice Saturday Full-Day In-the-Field Workshop<\/h3>\n

Right Now, It’s Just Me!<\/h3>\n

Saturday March 22, 2014. 7:15am till 10:15am & 4:00pm till dusk. Lunch, image review, and Photoshop session included. Limit 6\/Openings 6. A very small group is again likely: $399. <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The cost of your Gatorland Photographer’s Pass is not included. <\/p>\n

Gatorland is so good right now that I am going back this Saturday to try for tiny Great Egret chicks in the nest. Head portraits of this species in full breeding plumage are pretty much guaranteed even with an intermediate zoom lens. Nest building and flight likely. Here’s the story: there about two dozen photographers at Gatorland on Saturday past. Aside from one photographer from Slovakia and another, from the UK, wearing a blue and white checked shirt, nobody had a clue as to how to make a good image…. Most folks just stand in one spot and point and shoot. Without regard for light angle or background. Join me on this, the 2nd Gatorland Short Notice Saturday Full-Day In-the-Field Workshop and you will learn to spot the good situations, to choose the best perspective, to see and understand the light, to get the right exposure every time after making a single test exposure, and to design pleasing images by mastering your camera’s AF system. A big part of the above is that you will learn how and why you must work in Manual mode 90% of the time at Gatorland<\/em><\/strong>. That is one of the things that Dana-see her e-mail below, and Chris Billman learned last Saturday. <\/p>\n

At lunch we will review my images, take a look at five of your best images from the morning session (for those who opt to bring their laptops), and process a few of my images in Photoshop after converting them in DPP. That followed by Instructor Nap Time. Last Saturday all 3 folks had a great time and learned a ton. And the weather for this coming Saturday is looking good. <\/p>\n

Payment in full via credit card is due upon registering. Please call Jim or Jennifer at 863-692-0906 to register. Ask for me if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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These Great Egret breeding plumes (aigrettes) were photographed last Saturday with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 2\/3 stops as framed in very soft light at 5:59pm: 1\/400 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode. Color temperature: AWB. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/Surround\/AI Servo\/Rear Focus AF as framed active at the moment of exposure. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n

Consider joining me at Gatorland this Saturday morning for practically private instruction. <\/p>\n