Today I went on a photography course where the whole day was spent making photographs of birds of prey. The day was split rougly into thirds: an intro session where the tutor described the best way to capture portrait and in-flight shots, shooting some portrait shots of various birds, then some in-flight shots. This was one of my favourites from the portrait session. It's a golden eagle, and I'm sorry to say I've forgotten his name.
The specific course I went on was at Brockhampton - a National Trust property in Herefordshire. If you have a chance to go on one of these courses, particularly the one at Brockhampton, I highly recommend it. Paul the tutor and Trevor the falconer really know their respective stuff and it's a fascinating day from a technical, creative, and natural history point of view. See the websites below for details.
Going Digital organizes photo courses all over the country but those courses are run in each region by different companies or individuals. In my region, these courses are run by Paul Southall of DCZ Photography. I highly recommend Paul's courses if you're thinking about going on one. I attended his Learning your DSLR part 1 & 2 courses and I think I can mostly credit him for igniting my interest in photography.
@kimmiesue Hi, Kim. Thanks for the follow, and all the lovely comments!
"I'd love to get on a course!"
I was going to say get yourself booked up - we had a couple of people from Wales today. Then I noticed that you're living in South Carolina. Aaahhh. That's a bit of a commute.
@simonhughes Cheers, Simon. Yeah, great weather today. I was lying on the floor to get the angle and I have to say, there was a bit of a brown trouser moment when he turned to look directly at me and squaked. They. Are. Huge!
Ha, yes. Slight problem!! I'll have to look for something around here. Just moved here, so I don't really know what's where yet. Glad you're enjoying the course!
Glad you enjoyed your birthday present!!! Pleased to see my money was not wasted!! AWESOME PICTURE! I challenge you to get a decent picture of Sydney now! ;-)
@sparkle I highly recommend the Going Digital courses, Juliette. I've been on three so far; the first two were the "Getting to know your DSLR" courses which was quite school-like. The third was this birds of prey course which was more recreational. Thoroughly enjoyed them all.
posted May 8th, 2011
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"I'd love to get on a course!"
I was going to say get yourself booked up - we had a couple of people from Wales today. Then I noticed that you're living in South Carolina. Aaahhh. That's a bit of a commute.