Great Egret glides over the wetlands at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is the location of two of Amoruso's upcoming workshops.
Posted by David McRee at www.blogthebeach.com
If you’re not familiar with the photography of Robert J. Amoruso you’re in for a real treat. Take a few minutes and visit his website at WildScapeImages.com and you’ll be glad you did. His photographs of nature, landscapes and birds are breathtaking. Looking at his photos of birds is almost like holding the bird in your hands.
Robert Amoruso is offering three photography workshops during the 13th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival. Bird photography will be the focus, but all nature will be fair game.
You’ll learn about metering/exposure, composition, designing pleasing backgrounds, equipment handling, photographing birds in flight and more. Most of the instruction will center on using lenses of 400mm focal length or less, though he will cover what can be accomplished with longer focal lengths.
A beautiful Marbled Godwit at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Amoruso is full of tricks and tips (developed through a great deal of field experience) that he will share with participants, such as:
- Choosing the correct light angle
- What is the best head angle and wing position
- How to arrange a pleasing image of the bird in its environment
- How to create a more pleasing background
- How take better photos with shorter focal lengths
Amoruso will have tip sheets available that will cover important points mentioned during the workshops.
Participants will receive a CD with current and past presentations given by Amoruso as well as some of his professional workshop presentations on subjects like Photoshop workflow, how to make JPG images for email or web posting, etc.
When and Where:
- Jan. 29, 5:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Viera Wetlands
- Jan. 29, 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (Black Point Wildlife Drive.)
- Jan 30, 5:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (Black Point Wildlife Drive).
Cost: $60 plus Festival registration. Classes limited to 12 participants.
What to bring: Bring your cameras, wide-angle lens, longest telephoto lens and tripod if you have one, comfortable shoes, layered clothing and rain jacket (just in case). Workshop photographic activities will take place close to where your vehicles are parked.
You can contact Amoruso directly for more details and directions to the meeting locations. His website www.wildscapeimages.com has a contact form.
The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival catalog pdf file (page 40) also has directions and registration information.
Visit the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival web site for more information.
FTC Disclosure of Material Connections: I receive compensation from the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival for writing about the 2010 Festival.
