Twelve or more birds of prey will be modeling for the cameras, including a Golden Eagle, American Kestrel, Barn Owl, Red-tailed Hawks, Broad-winged Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, and Great Horned Owl among others. All raptors will be available during the both the morning and afternoon sessions. Photographers may also pick up technical tips in Adobe Photoshop CS2 during one-on-one sessions with instructors, but the focus of the workshops is having fun and photographing the birds.
Participants should bring a camera, flash, a telephoto lens, extra batteries and lots of film or memory cards. If you have a monopod, participants in previous workshops have found the device useful. Since these birds are used to being around people they are excellent subjects. In one day, participants can take photographs of these raptors that would take a lifetime to duplicate in the wild, if at all. All photograph sessions will be outdoors, so dress appropriately.
To register or for more information:
Workshop Leader Steve Rotsch can be contacted directly at 304-541-7574, his email is swrkab@aol.com. Full details of the workshop, registration forms, and a gallery of photos from previous workshops can be found on his website: www.stevenrotsch.com. The site also has full directions to Three Rivers Avian Center, a downloadable registration form and the opportunity to prepay your Workshop registration using any major credit card or Paypal.
Participants may sign up for the full-day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. session (which includes lunch) for $100, or either half day session for $50.00. The morning session runs from 9 a.m. to noon, the afternoon session runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Please indicate your preference when you register.
Three Rivers Avian Center is a private, nonprofit organization working to educate & involve the public in ecosystem stewardship and research, while also providing quality veterinary & rehabilitative care to non-game wild birds. TRAC is located between Hinton and Sandstone in Summers County, in the southern end of the New River Gorge National River in West Virginia, just off Route 20.
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