#304 Birds, Alligators, and other Wildlife in Florida Photo Safari

#304 Birds, Alligators, and other Wildlife in Florida Photo Safari

This six-day workshop will put you in close proximity to wild alligators and wading birds that you can photograph with a 200-300mm lens – but don’t worry; you will be shooting safely from a boardwalk when photographing the alligators.

On Monday evening after photographing all-day, a slide lecture/program will be presented on photo technique. For the balance of the week, we will be in the field photographing wildlife! The first day is Venice Rookery, then, an evening shoot in Cape Coral shooting Burrowing Owls. Just after sunrise at Estero Beach we move on to Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island. The next day is Corkscrew Swamp and 12 Mile Slough. Then, we drive south down the Gulf Coast with an all day stop at the Naples Botanical Garden. From there, we travel west to visit Shark Valley and the Great and Big Cypress swamp. Then, on to Everglades National Park at the Royal Palms station at the Anhinga Trail. Then we head up the East Coast to Wakodahatchee Settling ponds (Delray Beach), Green Cay Wetlands (Boyneton Beach) and finally up to Merritt Island just outside of Cape Canaveral. Our last stop is The Orlando Wetlands (Christmas) before returning to Orlando to fly home.
You will learn about Fresnel lenses to create a telephoto fill flash and about the natural behavior of wildlife. If you have powerful telephoto lenses or 2X converters, bring them. 35mm, digital and medium format cameras are welcome. This is tripod shooting! This workshop is appropriate for photographers or painters who will print or paint from their photos once back home. Airfare, lodging, and ground transportation is not included. Contact MPW for help in where to rent large lenses.

Press the ‘REGISTER’ OR 'ATTEND' button to register and pay for this workshop or call 313-804-9266 or 248-471-7299.
Tuition for this workshop is $1,500.00