Wildlife and Western Photography

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Wildlife and Western Photography

Dates: April 12 - 17, 2010

Leader: Jeff Wendorff

Location: Mariposa, California

Cost: TBA

About the Workshop

Is there anything better than photographing wildlife? I certainly don’t think so, it is the reason that I am working as a photographer and I LOVE this workshop. That says a lot! This spring we’ll travel to the gateway to Yosemite National Park to photograph some incredible wildlife. We’ve worked at this location several times and we have scouted out the prime locations with perfect settings. We’ve got colorful rock outcroppings, beautiful crystal clear creeks and ponds, waterfalls, majestic old-growth oak trees, skyline and historic rock walls. The dates selected take advantage of the lush green spring vegetation and wildflowers abundant in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains. Just the landscapes are enough to warrant coming on this workshop, but of course we have the wildlife.

Once again working with the Triple D Game Farm we’ll photograph a variety of their animals in gorgeous natural settings. The wildlife available may vary, but we should be photographing, Mountain Lion, Grizzly Bear, Black Bear, Coyote, Wolves, Bobcat, Badger, and Fox.

Trying to describe the highlights of this workshop is a tall order because the whole trip is a highlight reel. The images that you take will be shown to your friends and family forever.

Standing 20 yards from a pack of wolves or a bear is astonishing. Standing 5 feet from a bobcat or fox is joyous. Getting it all in your camera is… well worth the cost of the workshop. You thought I was going someplace else with that didn’t you?

Usually that would be enough photo opportunities to fill an entire workshop, but this one is a PAW special event workshop. In addition to the gorgeous landscape, and the amazing wildlife, we will also be spending a day on the 7L Ranch. Here we’ll photograph the hard working ranch hands moving and roping cattle, running horses and cowboys and cowgirls at work on the ranch. We’ve worked with the ranch before and they know we want and even though are doing what they do everyday they also know how to work for the photographers. These sessions will be specially designed for photographers to give our guests the opportunity to capture true western scenes.

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