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Were You In The Audience?
With a growing interest in digital photography I was privileged to be called on to do a series of seminars on the topic through the Collier library system. Were you at the Central Ave location yesterday? We had a full house of about 95 in attendance and covered everything from camera set up, composition and [...]
Final 2011 Nature Photography Class Offered at Rookery Bay
Interested in nature photography? Want to learn to get the most of your camera out in the field? Rookery Bay, famous for environmental research and education will be offering the 3rd of 3 nature photography classes beginning Tuesday at 8:30-11:30 am next week. Camera set up, composition, lighting and more will be covered in class [...]
Nature Photography Class Offered at Rookery Bay
Interested in nature photography? Want to learn to get the most of your camera out in the field? Rookery Bay, famous for environmental research and education will be offering the 2nd of 3 nature photography classes beginning Tuesday at 8:30-11:30 am next week. Camera set up, composition, lighting and more will be covered in class [...]
Have Fun With Photoshop
Ever wish you could paint but are better with the camera? Like the look of something that’s embossed? If the answer is yes to either or both and if you’d like to add a new look to some of your photos, how about applying some of the artistic filters in Photoshop & in Elements too? [...]
Update & Weekend Photography Tip…
I hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather & ready for the Fall season. With that and scheduling in mind, my Southwest Florida Outdoor Photography blog posts will appear primarily on Fridays and occasionally on other days where you’ll still get helpful articles on nature and outdoor photography, shooting tips, reader contests, photography [...]
Exposing Exposure…
Have you ever had the pleasure of re learning something you’d forgotten or became so habituated to that it was taken for granted? I did recently. Today’s modern digital cameras take a ton of old fashioned calculation out of exposure settings so it’s easy to forget what’s going on. The other day I flipped to [...]
Great Nature Photography Right In Naples
How’d you like a convenient spot right in town where you could photograph birds and wildlife including snakes and ‘gators all from the comfort of a raised boardwalk and clear walking paths? It’s called Freedom Park. Where- From any direction including the Ft Myers area to the North and Marco to the South simply check [...]
Birds of Florida, White Pelican-
Sticking with the theme of last week’s feature the Brown Pelican, let’s introduce his over sized cousin the White Pelican. Since mistaking this huge snow white pelican with the bright yellowish orange bill and feet is impossible here are a few more tips on this unique bird of Florida in anticipation of their return later [...]
“Birds of Florida, Tri Colored Heron”…
… just when I feared we were at the bottom of the list, a quick review showed there are still a few species of interest that should yield great bird pictures. Would you like to get shots like the one featured here? Birding and nature photography remain a top past time in Southwest Florida so [...]
“Birds of Florida, Herring Gull”…
… the largest and least commonly seen Gull here in Southwest Florida. Picture the Ring Billed Gull which we looked at last week and super size it, then add a red spot on the bill rather than a dark ring and you’d have a good impression of the Herring Gull- 1- Mostly a rare visitor [...]
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