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Insect Photography at Lake Merritt
Get involved in citizen science by helping take photos in the Lake Merritt gardens for an insect guide! Insect Sciences Museum of California (ISMC) is sponsoring an intermediate-level insect photography workshop with Bay Area photographer (and CCNH naturalist) Damon Tighe.
This workshop will help to increase your skills in insect photography with DSLR and point-and-shoot cameras. In the field topics covered will be shooting with different lenses (telephoto, standard and macro) and how to use flash effectively in the field (direct, bounced, and filtered).
Please bring your camera(s), flashes, spare batteries and laptop computer (there will be a secured storage area for items while we are in the field). Bring drinking water & snacks, and wear comfortable hiking shoes, sun hat, and layers of clothing.
Below is the schedule for the day:
9:30 - 9:45 - Introductions
9:45 - 10:00 - Cover concepts to be covered in more detail in field
Where to find insects
-spiders
-butterflies, moths
-others
10:00 - 10:15 - walk to garden
10:15 - 11:00 - Lens techniques
Standard lenses, telephoto lenses
Macro lenses, bellows,
11:00 - 11:30 - Flashes
On board flash, muting on board flash
Bounced flash
Ring flash (?)
11:30 - 12:00 - practice shooting and return to Rotary Nature Center
12:00 - 12:30 - uploading session and debrief at Rotary Nature Center
For more information, contact info@calnature.org
This event will be canceled if fewer then 10 RSVPs are received by 6/10.
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LocationRotary Nature Center (View)
600 Bellevue Ave
Oakland, CA 94610
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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