Join Sabrewing Nature Tours Photo guide Jamie Cunningham on this immersive photo workshop that will help you create unique images! Jamie will help you learn tips and tricks to create various styles of images by using light, composition and editing techniques. Jamie will help you think outside the box and learn what it takes to make a shot that really stands out! (Limit of 100)
Difficulty: Moderate (Some walking on mild slopes, and possibly rocky/uneven surfaces. Drive time to location approximately just over one hour on some dirt road)
Our main goal will be to look and listen for Common Nighthawks which give a recognizable “peent” call and are very local in the Southeast Arizona region. Kentucky Camp and the surrounding areas around Las Cienegas grasslands have proven to be a reliable location for this goatsucker. We’ll drive up the dirt road leading to Kentucky Camp checking the area before dusk for species like American Kestrel, Say’s Phoebe, Botteri’s Sparrow, and Blue Grosbeak. On the way back down after dusk we’ll also listen for Common Poorwill and Great Horned Owls. Limited to 8 participants.
Common Nighthawk by Greg Lavaty
Being proficient with autofocus is perhaps the most challenging skill you can learn to master as a photographer. In order to increase your success rate, especially with subjects that move, you’ve got to practice a lot, you have to know your gear, and you need to have an efficient, optimized camera workflow.
In this concise workshop, taught by pro action shooter and FUJIFILM X-Photographer Dan Bailey, you’ll learn how to utilize the essential components of the focus system on the FUJIFILM X Series cameras, so that you can get better results when shooting action and moving subjects.
In addition, Dan will present his pro tips and techniques that are guaranteed to increase your skills and confidence when tracking and photographing things that move, which will help increase your chances for capturing sharp images every time.
Whether you shoot birds, sports, wildlife, kids, pets, adventure, or any other kind of real-life scene, knowing how to navigate your camera’s focus system, and knowing how to work around its limitations, will make you a better all-around photographer. The workshop will be followed by a guided photo walk with Dan. Sign up for both, to get the most out of the experience. A Fujifilm Tech will be on hand to answer questions and will have the latest Fujifilm X and GFX series loaner gear available. Water bottle & hats provided, and all users are welcome! (Limit of 15)
Being proficient with autofocus is perhaps the most challenging skill you can learn to master as a photographer. In order to increase your success rate, especially with subjects that move, you’ve got to practice a lot, you have to know your gear, and you need to have an efficient, optimized camera workflow.
In this concise workshop, taught by pro action shooter and FUJIFILM X-Photographer Dan Bailey, you’ll learn how to utilize the essential components of the focus system on the FUJIFILM X Series cameras, so that you can get better results when shooting action and moving subjects.
In addition, Dan will present his pro tips and techniques that are guaranteed to increase your skills and confidence when tracking and photographing things that move, which will help increase your chances for capturing sharp images every time.
Whether you shoot birds, sports, wildlife, kids, pets, adventure, or any other kind of real-life scene, knowing how to navigate your camera’s focus system, and knowing how to work around its limitations, will make you a better all-around photographer. The workshop will be followed by a guided photo walk with Dan. Sign up for both, to get the most out of the experience. A Fujifilm Tech will be on hand to answer questions and will have the latest Fujifilm X and GFX series loaner gear available. Water bottle & hats provided, and all users are welcome! (Limit of 60)
The McNew Lab studies disease ecology of birds and their parasites and pathogens, and this will be your chance to see this work in action. This research specifically investigates associations between birds in ticks in the region, so we will be mist-netting and banding birds, checking them for attached ticks, and taking small blood samples to test for tick-borne diseases. The working group will demonstrate the techniques that are being used and discuss the research. We’ll meet in Madera Canyon and specific meeting instructions will be emailed beforehand. Drive time to the meeting location from the festival venue is about one hour. Limited to 10 participants.
Painted Redstart by Matthew Studebaker
Bring your camera gear… whatever you have and join Jennifer Leigh Warner of Wildside Nature Tours for this fun, casual photo walk-a-bout. Jennifer will help find subjects while discussing exposure, reading light, and composition while helping each person with setting up their cameras for quick response to the action. Specific meeting instructions will be emailed beforehand. Limited to 8 participants.
Bring your camera gear… whatever you have and join Jennifer Leigh Warner of Wildside Nature Tours for this fun, casual photo walk-a-bout. Jennifer will help find subjects while discussing exposure, reading light, and composition while helping each person with setting up their cameras for quick response to the action. Specific meeting instructions will be emailed beforehand. Limited to 8 participants.
Difficulty: Easy (Easy watching from pathway/parking area and short drive.)
Join Addison Lander and fellow bat researchers from the University of Arizona on an adventure to watch thousands of bats come out of their roost at dusk. This nightly Tucson spectacle is a must-see for all ages and could even bring out a raptor or two preying on the bats. You will meet Addison on-site in mid-town Tucson near the River/Campbell intersection. Drive time to the meeting location from the festival venue is approximately 15 minutes, specific meeting instructions will be emailed beforehand. Limited to 15 participants.
Lesser-Long-nosed-bat by Dan Weisz
Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult (1-2 miles of bumpy/rocky trail depending on activity of birds and the desire of group)
Enjoy a mix of birding and photography with leaders representing your favorite photography retailer, Hunt’s Photo. Some of the special species found here include Arizona Woodpecker, Broad-billed, Anna’s, Rivoli’s, and more species of hummingbird are possible, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, and Elegant Trogon just to name a few. $8 Coronado National Forest parking pass not included. Specific meeting instructions will be emailed beforehand. Limited to 10 participants.
Broad-billed Hummingbird by Rhett Herring
Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult (1-2 miles of bumpy/rocky trail depending on activity of birds and the desire of group)
Enjoy a mix of birding and photography with leaders representing your favorite photography retailer, Hunt’s Photo. Some of the special species found here include Arizona Woodpecker, Broad-billed, Anna’s, Rivoli’s, and more species of hummingbird are possible, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, and Elegant Trogon just to name a few. $8 Coronado National Forest parking pass not included. Specific meeting instructions will be emailed beforehand. Limited to 10 participants.
Rivoli’s Hummingbird by Roger van Gelder
Difficulty: Easy.
The tall aleppo pines and eucalyptus, along with two large ponds, create great bird habitat right next to the festival venue. We’ll look for Black-crowned Night Herons, Neotropic Cormorants, Cassin’s Kingbirds, Vermilion Flycatchers, and more. This is a great opportunity if you’re just getting into birding. Drive time to the meeting location from festival venue is about 2 minutes, specific meeting instructions will be emailed beforehand. Limited to 10 participants.
Black-crowned Night Heron by David Kreidler