FRBC Photo Workshop from 5 -8 PM with Cheryl Opperman and HawkQuest. Call 303 979 2473 for details. June 21, 2017 @ 5:00 pm –8:00 pm
The Front Range Birding Company presents a fantastic opportunity to join Cheryl Opperman and HawkQuest’s Kin Quitugua for a hands on photography workshop aimed at mastering the many challenges of nature’s most intriguing subject – wild birds!
Join award-winning photographer Cheryl Opperman and Kin Quitugua of HawkQuest for an informative and hands-on bird photography workshop at the Front Range Birding company in Littleton, CO. Topics will include lens & equipment selection, camera settings, exposure, composition, lighting and digital processing. Hawk Quest raptors will be on-site to photograph at close range and a portion of the proceeds help to support their important mission of environmental awareness and education.
Cheryl Opperman is a nationally acclaimed nature photographer with a B.A. from Brooks Institute of Photography and over 20 years of professional experience. She was featured as a leading female nature photographer by Outdoor Photographer Magazine and has received numerous prestigious awards from organizations including The Earth Day Network, Nature’s Best Photography, the International Photography Awards, and the National Wildlife Federation. Her work has also appeared in publications or exhibits for The American Humane Association, the National Geographic Society, and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Employing the power of photography to inspire interest in the environment, she regularly presents slide shows or classes on various topics to schools, camera clubs, and organizations. Learn more about Cheryl by visiting; http://cherylopperman.com/ .
In 1986 Kin Quitugua, a master falconer and long time environmental educator, founded HawkQuest, a Colorado nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 charitable organization. HawkQuest’s approach to education in classrooms and lecture halls is participatory, allowing the audience to experience HawkQuest’s eagles, owls, falcons and hawks at close range. Kin created HawkQuest believing environmental awareness is a key to the survival of the world as we know it, and education is paramount to this process. His message about the importance of biodiversity, the finality of extinction, and of man’s need to nurture his world is interwoven with discussions of the raptors’ place in our ecosystem. Kin has received national recognition, appearing on both local and national television programs, for his work to promote the welfare of birds of prey. Learn more about Kin and HawkQuest by visiting: http://www.hawkquest.org/
Front Range Birding will provide a pizza dinner, beer, wine, and soft drinks for the event!
A digital SLR or mirror-less camera with a lens of at least a 200 mm focal length is recommended.
When: June 21, 2017 from 5-9 pm
Where: The Front Range Birding Company 10146 W. San Juan Way Littleton
Cost: $95. Includes tuition, photo ops with HawkQuest birds of prey, and a pizza dinner
How: Space is limited and will be given on a first call first served basis to 303-979-2473
Eurasian Eagle Owl Peregrine Falcon Bald Eagle
Mark your calendars and sign up to learn how to take the perfect shot of these and other great raptors. This powerful partnership between Cheryl Opperman, Kin Quitugua, and Front Range Birding offers something for photographers of all experience levels.
Workshop schedule:
5pm – 6pm Meet and Greet Cheryl Opperman. Enjoy pizza and refreshments. Q and A time with your camera.
6pm – 6:30pm Power Point presentation on techniques of photography
6:30pm – 8pm One on one photo session with Kin Quitugua and the raptors of HawkQuest
8pm – 9pm Review and critique of photos taken and more Q and A
Check out all the details and sign up by calling
303-979-2473