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E.J. Peiker announces Wood DuckShopTM Special
Join E.J. Peiker to photograph Wintering migratory Wood Ducks in the easiest place on earth to photograph North America's most colorful indigenous waterfowl species - the Wood Duck. Get up close and personal with these creatures, often just a few feet away. This workshop, consisting of an evening of photographic instruction, a full day of shooting these beautiful creatures, an evening of Photoshop image preparation instruction, and an additional morning of more waterfowl photography. We will be visiting the Albuquerque Zoo, a wintering ground for Wood Ducks and numerous other species. In addition, a few captive exotic species are also available to photograph.
This DuckShops is a 2 evening, 3 shooting session workshop that will bring you in contact with beautiful wild waterfowl and allow you to get great photographs. The DuckShop consists of a Friday evening of education on how to best approach and photograph ducks, instructed by E.J. Peiker. Exposure, composition, and equipment will be covered thoroughly on Saturday evening. A slide show of the various species you are likely to encounter along with descriptions of the photographic techniques required to get them will be presented. This will be followed by a Saturday morning/afternoon and a Sunday morning shoot. On Saturday evening, E.J. will be covering Photoshop and post shutter production techniques to help you get the most our of your images.
Rosybill
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Likely Species |
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Wood Duck (Guaranteeed) |
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Hooded Merganser |
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Red-breasted Goose |
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Chiloe Wigeon |
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Ruddy Duck |
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Mallard |
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Mexican Mallard |
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Magpie Goose |
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Canada Goose |
Red-breasted Goose
Recommended Equipment: 35mm SLR or Digital SLR, lens ranging from 300mm to 500mm plus teleconverters, flash and a tripod or ground pod that can get low to the ground.
Itinerary/Syllabus:
- Friday Evening
- Introductions
- What do you want to get out of the workshop discussion
- Technique discussion
- - Lens technique (how to get sharp photos with telephoto lenses)
- - Exposure (the trouble with ducks!)
- - Lighting (camera vs. subject position for pleasing images)
- - Composition (shooting angles, subject placement, separating subject from background, etc)
- Slide Program
- - Introduce likely species (knowing your subject is important to getting good pictures of them)
- - Discuss technique of how each photo was created
- Q&A session
- Saturday
- Meet at predetermined time and place
- Travel to shooting location
- Morning instructional shoot
- Instructional Lunch Break
- Afternoon instructional shoot
Saturday Evening
- RAW Conversion using Adobe Camera RAW
- Photoshop image preparation for print and WEB
- Workflow Instruction
- Sunday
Meet at predetermined time and place Travel to shooting location Morning instructional shoot
- Hotel Information
- The official hotel for this DuckShop is the Albuquerque Embassy Suites Hotel conveniently located halfway between the Airport and the Zoo just off of I-25 and Lomas Blvd - Book your rooms now via Travelocity.com. Note that you are responsible for your hotel reservations and all travel to and from the DuckShop. No meals are provided.
- Embassy Suites Hotel Albuquerque, NM
1000 WOODWARD PLACE NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Airport Information
The most convenient airport is Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ). It is served served by most major carriers.
Dates:
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Date |
Open Slots |
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12/14-12/16/2007 |
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Cost: $650 per person, maximum 3 persons per workshop. Sessions will run with just two registrants and will run rain or shine. A $325 deposit is due to reserve your spot. Deposit is refundable up to 60 days prior to the workshop. Full payment due 60 days prior to the workshop.