Birding Photography Workshop -- Bosque del Apache, New Mexico

Birding Photography Workshop

December 12 - 16, 2015

Bosque del Apache, New Mexico

Description of Workshop:

Join Rick Sammon and Chris Klapheke for some great bird photography in and around Bosque del Apache, New Mexico. Bosque is legendary for its beautiful light and extrodinary bird subjects. The location is well-known to photographers who flock there to take images of the Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese during their seasonal migration. Rick and Chris have been to Bosque many times and know the best locations, equipment and techniques needed to cature the color, action and spendor of the morning "blast off" and evening sunsets. Shooting locations include Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, a junkyard that's great for HDR and, time permitting, a field trip to photograph the radio towers at the Very Large Array (VLA) at night.

In addition to shooting sessions with Rick and Chris, there will be daily group downloading and processing sessions.

This is an excellent workshop for photographers looking to improve their bird, nature and landscape photography.

For this workshop, participants are responsible for their own transportation, accommodations, meals and park fees ($5 per day). We provide photographic instruction and guidance, and arrange shooting locations, meeting times, and conference rooms.

Workshop Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 12 -- Welcome dinner; meet at restaurant 6PM

Sun. Dec. 13 -- Pre-dawn and morning shoot; midday processing; sunset shoot

Mon. Dec. 14 -- Pre-dawn and morning shoot; processing; sunset or junkyard shoot (depending on weather)

Tues. Dec. 15 -- Pre-dawn and morning shoot; procesing; sunset or VLA shoot (depending on weather)

Wed. Dec. 16 -- Shoot sunrise / blast off at Bosque del Apache; workshop ends after sunrise shoot (about 7AM)

Payment Schedule:

The workshop fee, which covers field instruction and guided post processing sessions, is $999 per person. A special rate of $900 is available for returning workshop participants. (To get the returning participant discount, enter the promotional code BIRD15 when making your second payment.)

A $500 non-refundable deposit is due to reserve your space. The balance of $499 is due on September 12, 2015. Partial refunds will be made for cancellations received on or before October 12, 2015. Sorry, no refunds after October 13, 2015, but workshop fees can be applied to another workshop.

A follow-up memo with schedule details, meeting locations, group hotel, recommended gear list and liability release will be sent to registered participants.