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Ah…
Winter in Florida! Enjoy warm temperatures, dry sunny days, and
an abundance of birds that make Florida
their home for the winter. It’s the
perfect winter setting for birds and photographers.
Male Snail Kite Gliding Flight - Topside view
Image copyright
©
2008: Jim Neiger/Flight
School Photography
Sample Image Gallery.
Flight
School
Photography is pleased to announce Fly South with the Birds winter workshops
in central Florida. Your instructor and guide, Jim Neiger, is
intimately familiar with this region and its avian subjects; and he knows the
hotspots like no one else. He is the
author of the Central Florida Site Guide and several articles about the birds
of central Florida. Jim is also well known for his awesome images
of birds in flight obtained by using his own techniques for hand-holding long
telephoto lenses.
Bald Eagle Returning to Nest
with Coot for Dinner
Image copyright
©
2008: Jim Neiger/Flight
School Photography
Sample Image Gallery.
Each of the three Fly South with the Birds winter workshops will
include eight 3-4 hour photo sessions: 4 photo sessions via boat and 4 photo sessions
on land. A variety of habitats will be
visited, where you will photograph many different species of birds. The list of possible subjects is too long to
include here. Commonly seen subjects
include: Snail Kite, Bald Eagle, Great
Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Red Shoulder Hawk, Crested Caracara, Osprey, Whooping
Crane, numerous wading birds, song birds, woodpeckers, ducks, etc.
The 5 day
Winter Workshops will begin with an afternoon classroom session, where you will
learn techniques for hand-holding long telephoto lenses to photograph birds in
flight. You will also learn how to
safely use recorded bird songs to increase your photographic opportunities. This will be followed by 4 full days in the
field. The group will explore remote and highly productive areas of central
Florida and visit a
variety of habitats. The boat sessions will
give us access to some of the most difficult and desirable subjects, such as
the Snail Kite, the rarest raptor in North America. Refreshments will be provided during all
sessions.
Barred Owl Banking in Flight
Image copyright
©
2008: Jim Neiger/Flight
School Photography
Sample Image Gallery.
Jim’s
2007 pontoon boat was purchased and customized specifically for use during
photography workshops. It is roomy, comfortable, and stable. The boat is
equipped with an extremely quiet, four-stroke motor for silent cruising.
It also has a powerful, silent, electric trolling motor with wireless
remote control. This allows Jim to position the boat precisely and
silently. The boat can be configured with no top, a half canopy to
provide shelter from sun and rain, or with a half enclosure that can completely
protect participants from the elements. The boat has capacity for twelve
people, but Jim limits the number of participants to only 5 so that everyone
has room to relax and photograph in comfort. Don’t miss this amazing
opportunity.
Workshop Dates:
FSB-1: January 16-20, 2010
FSB-2: January 30-February 3, 2010
FSB-3: February 13-17, 2010
Workshop Cost and payment:
The cost of each workshop is $1400
per person. Each workshop includes a four hour formal classroom
instruction session, welcome dinner, a morning photography session, and an
afternoon photography session, each day. The photography sessions include
personalized instruction in the field. A $700 non-refundable deposit is
required for the workshops. The remaining $700 is due 45 days before the start
date of the workshop. If you are unable to attend the workshop, after
paying the balance, the balance payment will be refunded ONLY if your
spot can be filled, on short notice, from the waiting list. All workshop
payments must be made by check or money order. Credit cards are not
accepted.
Please make checks payable to Flight School
Photography, Inc. and send them to:
Flight School Photography, Inc.
Jim Neiger
550 Basin Drive
Kissimmee, Fl 34744
Participant Requirements:
Participants
should have working knowledge of how to create a properly exposed image, a
telephoto lens of 400mm or more (300mm with a teleconverter is acceptable), and
be physically capable of holding their camera and lens up to their eye in
shooting position for at least 20 seconds. Participants must also have a
vehicle to travel to and from the photography locations.
Contact Info:
You may contact Jim Neiger of Flight School Photography via phone or email.
Phone:
407-247-5200
Email:
jimn@cfl.rr.com
Flight School website:
www.flightschoolphotography.com.
Flight School
Photography
Jim Neiger
550 Basin Drive
Kissimmee, Fl
34744-4804
Jim will be
happy to provide you with any additional information.
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