CouesWhitetail Report post Posted November 19, 2011 My husband works at Boyce Thompson Arboretum and organizes the events they have there. He thought you all might be interested in this class...there is a lecture at 10:30 but a photo field trip later in afternoon. It's all happening today, so if you want to go, you better make a move quick. here is the link to BTA website: http://ag.arizona.edu/bta/ Wildlife Photography Presentation With Stan Cunningham Nov. 19; Saturday - slideshow and lecture at 10:30 am fall foliage photo walk 1:30-3:00pm For 25 years Stan Cunningham lived an adventurous life you'd expect to see depicted on film: crawling into black bear dens during wintertime as a wildlife biologist for the Arizona Game & Fish Department, and spending a summer month every year in Alaska as a professional photographer shooting vivid pictures of Brown and Kodiak bears for tourist lodges, and also leading Alaskan photo safaris and ecotourism trips. A professor of wildlife biology at Arizona State University since 2006, Cunningham is known for his decades of research about bears, mountain lions, and the ecological effects of wildfire. Nov. 19 (Saturday) he will show some of his most breathtaking wildlife photography during a slide show and presentation in the lecture room here at Boyce Thompson Arboretum from 10:30 a.m. til noon. "I plan to talk about wildlife, primarily bears, and photographing them -- and some of the experiences I've had and what I've learned," said Cunningham. The talk and slideshow of his photography is open to all visitors that day; then following a lunch break he will guide a Fall Foliage photo walk for 10 pre-registered participants seeking just-before-peak color in BTA's famous grove of Chinese Pistachio trees."I have been taking pictures throughout my career," said Cunningham, "but only in the past five years have become serious about it. Now I shoot with any of three different Canon camera bodies and with lenses ranging from a 500 mm lens, to a 70-to-200, 17-40 wide angle." Sign up for the photo walking tour and shoot with a call to 520-689-2723; the fee is $30 for BTA annual members, $39 for nonmembers. See more of Stan's award-winning photography at Cunninghamoutdoors.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Report post Posted November 19, 2011 Dang - wish I would've seen this sooner. Thanks for the post though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted November 20, 2011 Save that Arboretum website I posted and check it periodically. They do a lot of camera classes. I think there are more coming up...but probably with other instructors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites