Workshop

Raptors in Flight, Spring 2024

Starts	May 25th 2024
Ends	May 26th 2024
Price	$325
Deposit	$95
Participants	10 (Full! Accepting Wait List!)

10 images

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Logistics

Each day, we will have two photo sessions with three birds flying between perches and three perched birds on gorgeous setups.

We have a block of rooms on hold under Gettle Photography at Travelodge in Simcoe for each workshop. ***Note the Travelodge holds these rooms for our group until 3 weeks before the start of each workshop so please be sure to make your reservations early. Their telephone number is: 519-426-4751

Clients flying in for this fantastic workshop can fly into either Toronto or Buffalo. It is less than a two hour drive from either of these airports to Simcoe.

Itinerary

Travel Day

Friday, May 17, 2024 – Travel Day

Arrive in Simcoe, Ontario and check into your hotel.

Day 1

Saturday, May 18, 2024 – Afternoon Shoot

We will meet after noon for our pre-shoot orientation to optimize cameras and make sure everyone is ready to shoot. Following this, we will spend the rest of the afternoon photographing both birds in flight and perched birds, giving you exceptional access to gorgeous raptors.

Day 2

Sunday, May 19, 2024 – Morning Shoot

We will meet this morning for our second session where we again will photograph both raptors in flight and perched birds.
Wrap up by noon

Booking

Price

$325

Deposit

$95

Payment schedule

Deposit $95 due with registration
Final Payment of $200 due March 15, 2024

Included
– All site fees
– Two sessions with birds in flight and perched bird set-ups
– Workshop instruction

Not included

– Air travel/other transportation to and from Simcoe, Canada
– Lodging
– Meals
– Rental car/transportation

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Description

This is quite simply an unbelievable opportunity! Imagine having a trained Great Horned Owl, Bald Eagle or other raptor flying back and forth between two perches right in front of your camera over a dozen times. With today’s auto focus cameras and the ability to track a bird in flight you are virtually guaranteed incredible images!

During the Spring session in addition to some Spring wildflowers, we often have opportunities to photograph baby owls, and other raptors.

Also, it should be noted that a giant telephoto lens is not required to get great images. Nicole and Steve often use an 80-400mm lens on these shoots and very often at the short end (80mm) of the zoom. In addition to the raptors in flight, we will have the opportunity to photograph three static birds. Steve will be putting the same amount of care and artistry to the “setups” for these perched birds as he does for the Howell Nature Center shoots that he has been doing for over a decade.