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Join naturalist Matt Felperin for a wildlife photography field shoot at Huntley Meadows Park, one of the more magical natural areas in the region.
While Huntley has excellent photography opportunities throughout the year, winter is especially unique due to a variety of waterfowl species (such as Green-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, Northern Pintails, and Hooded Mergansers) that spend the season in the wetlands.
Boardwalk access allows for some incredibly close encounters with these birds in addition to other species and awe inspiring landscapes. This also happens to be a great time of year for more elusive animals such as beavers, muskrats, and even river otters!
Learn how to photograph all of these subjects with proper settings, techniques, and composition.
Topics include:
-Tips for photographing wildlife
-Being ready for the shot
-Focus settings that work best
-Exposure and camera settings
-Options/suggestions for photo gear
We’ll find plenty of photo ops including waterfowl, songbirds, mammals and winter landscapes.
Recommended gear: DSLR, mirrorless, or superzoom camera. For DSLR and mirrorless, a telephoto zoom or prime lens with a minimum of 300mm focal length. Wide angle, macro, 50mm prime lenses also recommended. Tripods are OK but can be a little challenging with the narrow boardwalk path.
Consider renting a lens, we recommend Aperturent in DC, use CPC10 for a 10% discount on your rental.
We will have a pre-class Zoom session to cover tips and settings. on Jan 9 at 7:00pm. It will be recorded in case you can't make it.
Questions can be directed to Marie Joabar at info@capitalphotographycenter.com.
Class limit: 9-10
Instructor: Matt Felperin
Matt Felperin is a DC area native raised in Takoma Park, MD. Matt has always been drawn to nature and has been sharing his findings with anyone within earshot since his days as a small child looking for salamanders and crayfish in nearby Sligo Creek.
He truly treasures the Chesapeake Bay and has enjoyed field work and naturalist programs in several types of habitat within the Chesapeake Watershed. He credits working under naturalist Greg Kearns for truly sparking his love of birds.
Matt is the Roving Naturalist with NOVA Parks, the regional park system of Northern Virginia. In this role, he leads environmental education and recreation programs such as bird walks and kayak tours for the public.
He views his wildlife photography work as one of the most useful tools to connect people with nature.