Digital Photo Walks (TBD) Fri. - Sat. 23- 24 Oct. 2009, see Morro Photo Expo Event Schedule (some of these may require paid regstration)
Digital Photo Walk (Valencia Peak). On this vigorous photo walk, bring your point-and-shoot or SLR digital camera. All photographic skill levels are welcome. Experienced docent photographers will help you improve your outdoor and nature photography skills. Meet at the bluff parking area 300' South of the Ranch House in Montaña de Oro. Wear hiking boots or sturdy shoes, bring water and snack. 1347' elevation gain. (S) 3.7 mi., 3 hrs. See photomorrobay.com for more information.
Docents: Mike Baird and Jerry Kirkhart
Schedule: Sat., June 13, 2009 9:00 AM
Digital Photo Walk (Holloway Gardens and Bluff Trail). Bring your point-and-shoot with macro capabilities or your SLR digital camera with macro lenses, and perhaps a long lens for the bluff. All photographic skill levels are welcome. An experienced docent photographer will help you identify flora and fauna and improve your photographic skills. Meet at the Ranch House at Montana de Oro to first ID and photograph flowers in the Holloway Gardens followed by photo opportunities on the bluff trail. We may very well see spotted towhees, wrentits, thrasher, cottontail, pigeon guillomot, etc. Dress in layers for warmth, and bring water, and a snack.
Docent: Jerry Kirkhart
Schedule: Thursday, June 4th 2009 10:00-12:00 AM
Easy Hike. Questions? Email or call Jerry Kirkhart 805-534-9198
Digital Camera Workshop – Morro Bay Natural History Museum.
Do you need to know more about how your digital camera functions? Do you need help to purchase a digital camera? This workshop is a basic explanation about the digital camera and how to record your digital camera images. The main function is to focus on getting started with your digital camera adventure. Defining the basic modes settings including compensation, histogram, white balance, ISO adjustments, resolutions, etc. (T) May Th 21 th 12:30PM to 3PM.
Docent: Garry Johnson
Schedule: Thurs., May 21, 2009 13:30 PM to 3PM.
Digital Photo Walk (Morro Strand State Beach) Sun. 17 May 2009, 9 - 10:30, Azure Street, by Docent Photographer Mike Baird
Digital Photo Walk (Morro Strand State Beach). Beginners to pros, bring your point-and-shoot or SLR digital camera. Experienced docent photographer will help you photograph birds, people, water landscapes, and macros. Meet at the State Park parking lot at the west end of Azure St. in north Morro Bay (Take Hwy.1 to San Jacinto, turn toward beach and jog 2 blocks south to Azure). Moderate pace, some soft sand walking - 1.5 miles., 1.5 hr. See http://photomorrobay.com for more information.
Docent: Mike Baird
Schedule: Sun., May 17, 2009 9:00 AM
Here is a longer version:
Digital Photo Walk (Morro Strand State Beach) Sun. 17 May 2009, 9 - 10:30, Azure Street, by Docent Photographer Mike Baird
Digital Photo Walk (Morro Strand State Beach). On this beach photo walk, bring your point-and-shoot or SLR digital camera. Beginners to pros welcome. Mike Baird, an experienced docent photographer http://bairdphotos.comhttp://flickr.bairdphotos.com, will help you photograph birds, people, water landscapes, and macros. My favorite lens for this walk is the 100-400mm zoom. Meet at the State Park parking lot at the west end of Azure Street in north Morro Bay (Take Hwy.1 to San Jacinto, turn toward beach and jog 2 blocks south to Azure). Moderate pace, some soft sand walking - 1.5 miles., 1.5 hr. See http://morrostrand.com/ http://photomorrobay.com and http://morro-bay.com for more information. Join our related Yahoo! Grouphttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/photomorrobay/ for discussions and events, and our related Flickr pool http://www.flickr.com/groups/photomorrobay/ for photo sharing after the event.
Docent: Mike Baird
Schedule: Sun., May 17, 2009 9:00 AM
Digital Photo Walk (Spring Annuals) Tues. April 21, 2009, 9:30AM - Noon
Digital Photo Walk (Spring Annuals) Bring your digital SLR or Point & Shoot camera for a photo walk through Carnival Poppies, Baby Blue-eyes, and other spring annuals. Experienced docent photographers will help you improve your nature photography skills. All photographic skill levels are welcome. Meet in the soccer field parking lot at the South end of Los Osos Middle School. From South Bay Blvd. turn East on Pismo St. into the parking lot. (M) 1.5 miles, 2.5 hrs.
Docents: B. Renshaw & J. Kirkhart
Schedule: Tues. April 21, 2009, 9:30AM - Noon
Digital Photo Walk, (Morro Bay State Park Marina). Bring your digital SLR or Point & Shoot camera for an instructional photo walk around the Morro Bay State Park peninsula. Learn to see your backgrounds and foregrounds before you press that button with experienced docent photographers to improve your nature photography skills. All photographic skill levels are welcome. Meet at the far east end of the Marina parking lot. (*E) 0.5 mi., 1.5 hrs. See photomorrobay.com for more information.
Docents: Kevin Cole, Mike Baird, co-leader
Schedule: Sat., February 14, 2009 8:30 AM
Digital Photo Walk (San Simeon Elephant Seal Viewing Area) . On this morning twilight/sunrise elephant seal photo walk, bring your point-and-shoot or SLR digital camera with long lens and tripod. Beginners welcome. Experienced docent photographers will be available to answer questions. No formal instruction. (M) 0.5 mi., 2 hr. See photomorrobay.com and elephantseal.org for more information. Optional participant-organized carpools may leave Morro Bay Azure Street beach State Park parking lot at 5:15 AM to arrive in San Simeon by 6:15 AM. Shooting starts by 6:40 AM. Wheelchair friendly.
Docents: Mike Baird, et al.
Schedule: Sat., Jan. 10, 2009 6:15 AM
more details...
Sat. Jan. 10, 2009, 6:15 AM
Digital Photo Walk (Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Viewing Area Overlook) 35 miles north of Morro Bay, Sat. Jan. 10, 2009; Optional carpools leave Morro Bay Azure Street beach State Park parking lot at 5:15 AM to arrive in San Simeon by 6:15 AM. Shooting starts by 6:40 AM.
We are limited as to how close we can get to the e-Seals, so a long lens may be advantageous, as would be a tripod. We will not venture into the nearby Arroyo Laguna beachhead used by windsurfers to the south, out of concern for safety, and for being good citizens in not harassing the e-Seals. There are no restroom facilities at the destination – the nearest being the Washburn pull off area a few miles south. Bring water and snacks. Dress in layers. Familiarize yourself with the destination - check out the Friends of the Elephant Seals at http://www.elephantseal.org/ which says " The adult animals come on to the beach in the winter for the birthing and breeding season, with adult males arriving in late November or early December when they contest for a dominant position on the beach. The males are followed by the adult females in mid-December to late January. As the females come on the beach they become, in effect, part of a 'harem' controlled by one of the alpha males. They give birth to their pup within a few days of their arrival on the beach and nurse them for approximately four weeks. Toward the end of the nursing period the females go into estrous and are bred, usually with the alpha bull although other males will attempt to mate as the opportunity arises. Shortly after the mating and at the end of the nursing period, the female will go back to sea."
Optional vote in the attendance poll http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/photomorrobay/polls to indicate your attendance or carpool offer or carpool need plans. If your plans change, simply re-vote. Since this is a public Adventures with Nature walk as well, not everyone attending will use th is poll.
Rain cancels. Re-check the poll Friday night or Sat. by 4 AM. Questions to Mike Baird mike [at} mikebaird d o t com
Ref. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_pap.pl
Saturday 10 January 2009 Pacific Standard Time
SUN
Begin civil twilight 6:45 a.m.
Sunrise 7:13 a.m.
Sun transit 12:11 p.m.
Sunset 5:10 p.m.
End civil twilight 5:38 p.m.
High tide 8:47 AM 6'+ very high will force seals closer to overlook.
DPW Macro Photography Opportunity (Hazard Reef, Montaña de Oro) : Bring your SLR, and a macro lens or Point and Shoot for a Photo shoot at Hazard Reef on January 9th, 2009. An experienced docent in Marine Biology will help ID flora and fauna in each zone with and for you. Be able to navigate in tide pools with your camera. You will be taught the best algae to step on for a safe photo experience. At a -1.6 tide, be at the Hazard Reef parking lot about 1.6 miles past the entry of MDO at 2:15. Any questions, please contact Jerry Kirkhart @ jkirkhart35 [at} charter d o t net. We will be looking for Boring sponges, Gum Boot Chitons, Caprellid Shrimps, Chaffey Limpets, and many others plus various algae, and some birds like Black Oystercatchers, gulls eating sea stars, etc.
Docent: Jerry Kirkhart
Schedule: Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 2:15 PM
Digital Photo Walk (Morro Strand State Beach). On this sunset photo walk, bring your point-and-shoot or SLR digital camera. Beginners welcome. Experienced docent photographer will help you photograph birds in silhouette at sunset (4:45 PM) at low tide. Meet at the parking lot at the west end of Azure Street in north Morro Bay (Take Hwy.1 to San Jacinto, turn toward beach and jog 2 blocks south to Azure). (M) 1 mi., 1.5 hr. See photomorrobay.com for more information.
Docent: Mike Baird
Schedule: Sun., Nov. 23, 2008 4:00 PM
Digital Photo Walk (Pismo Butterflies) Walk through the Monarch Butterfly Grove located just South of Pismo Beach with an experienced Nature Photographer. Bring your digital SLR or Point & Shoot camera and learn the techniques in photographing the Monarch Butterflies. Meet at the Monarch Butterfly Grove just south of Pismo Beach on Hwy. 1.
(*E) .2 mi. 2 hrs.
Docent: Kevin Cole
Schedule: November 15, 2008 9:00 AM
Digital Photo Walk (Point Buchon) Explore the new Point Buchon Trail along the bluffs south of Montaña de Oro, stopping to photograph the rocky shore. All photographic skill levels are welcome. Experienced docent photographers will help you improve your outdoor and nature photography skills. Meet at the Coon Creek parking area at the very end of Montaña de Oro. Wear hiking boots or sturdy shoes, bring windbreak and water and snack. 200' elevation gain. See photomorrobay.com for more information. (S) 7 mi., 3.5 hrs
Docents: Mike Baird and Jerry Kirkhart
Schedule: Thurs. Oct 9, 2008 9:00 AM
Digital Photo Walk (Shark Inlet). Both Pickleweed and Dodder do not flower very long. Most of the time, these two (and others) are overlooked as they are a challenge to photograph because of their small size and short flowering times, and most are not aware of them. Join experienced docent photographers who will point out some flora and fauna to help you learn to take macro photos in the field. Bring tripods, flash equipment (or built in flash), macro lenses or close up rings to meet this photographic challenge and use the skills you have been learning with the DPW walks and classes. Point and Shoot Cameras are welcome too. Tricks of the trade will be shared as well as handouts to aid you. Meet at the end of Butte Way (1 block towards the ocean from the Sea Pines Golf Course in Los Osos) from 10-12 for a short hike with macro photographic opportunities. Call 534-9198 if there are questions. A viewfinder lens will be available for immediate evaluation of your photos.
Docents: Jerry Kirkhart and Mike Baird
Schedule: Thursday, Oct 2, 2008 10:00AM
Digital Photo Walk (Montaña de Oro). Walk the Bluff Trail with two experienced docent photographers and discover how to improve your outdoor photography skills. Bring your digital SLR or Point and Shoot camera for an instructional photo hike along the bluffs and photograph seascapes, birds and wildlife. Meet at turnout 200 yrds. south of Visitors Center at Montaña de Oro State Park. (*M) 1.0 mi., 2 hrs.
Docents: Mike Baird, Jerry Kirkhart and Kevin Cole
Schedule: September 20, 2008 9:30 AM
Sat. Aug. 23, 2008 10:00 am Digital Camera Workshop Gary Johnson & Crew (Mike Baird, Jerry Kirkhart...)
Digital Camera Workshop Designed to help beginners who have had problems trying to operate their digital cameras, this is a non-technical workshop. We will focus on using the basic features of a digital camera such as mode settings, and much more. There will be a lunch break. Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, Auditorium. (T) 4 hrs.
Digital Photo Walk for SWAP (Elfin Forest - Los Osos) Petra Clayton and Yolanda Waddell coordinating
This will not be an AWN walk in order to limit attendance. It was not promoted or announced by State Parks or CCNHA.
August 16, 9:30 a.m. – Digital Photo and Birding Walk. Do you have a digital camera that mainly takes pictures of family events and parties?
Morro Bay Museum docents Mike Baird and Kevin Cole and Jerry Kirkhart will help you to develop your outdoor photography skills with a mini instructional photo tour on the Elfin Forest boardwalk.
All skill levels are welcome. They will cover the problems of dealing with light contrast in an oak grove, getting a good close-up photo of the Forest’s native flowers, and catching birds and butterflies in flight. Bring your tripod and macro lens if you have them. Many digital cameras have macro settings. Bring binoculars as well, since both leaders are excellent birders and will identify some of the Elfin Forest’s birds. Walk starts at the 15th street entrance. Handicapped access starts at 16th Street.
Schedule: Third Sat., Aug. 16, 2008 9:30 AM
Digital Photo Walk (Valencia Peak). On this vigorous photo walk, bring your point-and-shoot or SLR digital camera. All photographic skill levels are welcome. Experienced docent photographers will help you improve your outdoor and nature photography skills. Meet at the bluff parking area 300' South of the Ranch House in Montaña de Oro. Wear hiking boots or sturdy shoes, bring water and snack. 1347' elevation gain. (S) 3.7 mi., 3 hrs. See photomorrobay.com for more information.
Docents: Mike Baird and Jerry Kirkhart
Schedule: Sat., July 26, 2008 9:00 AM
A Digital Photo Workshop will be presented in the auditorium at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History. The topic of this workshop will be how to photograph insects in their environment. Bring you digital camera, macro lens, tripod, flash and accessories to learn the techniques used to achieve those stunning macro and close-up images. Meet at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History. (T), 2 hrs. See photomorrobay.com for more information.
Docents: Kevin Cole, Mike Baird, guest photographer Dennis Sheridan
Schedule: Sat., July 12, 2008 9:30 AM
Digital Photo Walk (Morro Rock Peregrines - south side)
Bring your digital camera, and a long lens and tripod if you have them, on this instructional photo outing at the base of Morro Rock. All photographic skill levels are welcome. Docent photographers will demonstrate high-end tele-photo equipment used to achieve gallery-quality images of our local Peregrine Falcons and their 2008
fledglings, and other birds, and will answer questions related to telephoto long-distance photography. Park at the far west end of Coleman Drive. (*E) 0.0 mi., 1.0 hrs. See photomorrobay.com for more information.
Docents: Kevin Cole, Mike Baird, guest photographer Cleve Nash
Schedule: Sat., June 14, 2008 8:00 AM
Digital Photo Walk (Night Time Photo Opportunity) If you have every wanted to learn about taking night time photos of the Lights of Morro Bay, here is your chance to learn from an expert. Meet at the base of Morro Rock by the restrooms.You need to bring the following, if possible: a tripod, a remote control for shutter release, at least a 200mm or more telephoto lens and any wide or medium angle lens. (E)1.5 - 2 hrs.
Docents: Jerry Kirkhart, guest photograpger Howard Ingnatius
Schedule: June 7, Sat., 7:30 pm
Digital Photo Walk (Montaña de Oro Ranch House). Bring your digital camera on this short photo outing around the Montaña de Oro State Park Ranch House and Campground. All photographic skill levels are welcome. Docent photographers will help you improve your outdoor and nature photography. Meet at the ranch house parking area. (*E) 0.5 mi., 1.5 hrs. See photomorrobay.com for more information.
Docents: Kevin Cole and Jerry Kirkhart (Mike Baird absent)
Schedule: Sat., May 3, 2008 9:30 AM
Digital Photo Walk (Morro Bay State Park Marina). Bring
your digital camera on
this outing on a peninsula by the Morro Bay State Park
Marina, just below the Museum of Natural History. All photographic skill
levels are welcome. Docent photographers will help you improve your
outdoor and nature photography skills.
Meet at the far
east end of the Marina parking lot. (*E) 0.5 mi.,
1.5 hrs.
See photomorrobay.com for more information.
Docents: Kevin Cole and Mike Baird
Schedule: Sat., April 12, 2008 8:30 AM
Spring Flower Photo Walk – Montaña de Oro Visitors
Center (bring a Macro Lens)
Capture your view of spring on this wildflower walk. Bring your camera, pencil,
and paper so you can record names of flowers as you photograph them. A macro
lens or other close-up capability will be useful. Wear walking shoes. Bring
water to drink. Meet at the Visitor’s Center, Montaña de Oro State Park. (M*) 2
- 3 miles, 2 hours.
Docents: Barb Renshaw and Jerry Kirkhart
Schedule: Sat, March 22, 2008 9:30 AM
(see
http://ccnha.org/naturewalks.html for details)
Digital Photo Walk (Montaña de Oro - Tide Pools: Tide = - 0.7) Bring your digital camera on this outing to Hazard Reef. All photographic skill
levels are welcome. Two experienced docent photographers will conduct a mini-instructional photo
tour stressing macro and closeup photography. If possible, bring a macro lens or a
point-and-shoot with macro capabilities. There will be expert help in identifying
organisms. Meet in the parking area across from Camp Keep,
which is 1.6 miles
after the park entrance sign. (*A). 1 mi., 2 hrs. Hiking boots
are encouraged. After you return home, you may participate in a free
online photo-sharing and critique exercise. See photomorrobay.com for more
information.
Docents: Jerry Kirkhart and Mike Baird
Schedule: Sun, March 16, 2008 1:00 PM
Digital Photo Walk (Elfin Forest - Los Osos). Bring
a digital camera on
this outing along a people-friendly boardwalk along the southeastern corner of
the Morro Bay Estuary. All photographic skill
levels are welcome. Two experienced docent photographers will
conduct a mini-instructional photo tour for improving your outdoor, nature, and landscape photography skills. After you return home,
you may participate in a free online photo-sharing and critique exercise.
Meet at the ADA accessible
ramp at the north end of 16th Street off Santa Ysabel.
Please park
carefully, avoiding driveways and mailboxes. Unless you require ADA
access, please park at the 15th Street entrance and walk to our starting point
at 16th street. (*E) 1 mi., 1.5 hrs.
See photomorrobay.com
and elfin-forest.org for more information.
Docents: Kevin
Cole and Mike Baird
Schedule: Sat., March 8, 2008 Noon
Digital Photo Walk (Morro
Bay, Coleman Ave. Boardwalk). Bring a
digital camera on this outing along the new people-friendly boardwalk along
Coleman Avenue at the north end of the Morro Bay harbor. All photographic skill
levels are welcome. Two experienced docent photographers will conduct a
mini-instructional photo tour (IPT) with handouts, enabling you to improve your
outdoor, nature, and water photography skills. We will photograph birds, sea
otters, and water landscapes. After you return home, you may participate in a
free online photo-sharing and critique exercise. Meet at the restrooms at the
base of Morro Rock (*E) 1 mi., 2 hrs. See photomorrobay.com for more
information.
Docents: Kevin
Cole and Mike Baird
Schedule: Sun., February 17 , 2008 2-4 PM
Digital Photo Walk (Morro Bay State Park Marina). Bring
your digital camera if you have one, on
this outing on a peninsula by the Morro Bay State Park
Marina, just below the Museum of Natural History. All photographic skill
levels are welcome. At least one experienced docent photographer will conduct a mini-instructional photo tour (IPT)
with handouts, enabling you to improve your outdoor and nature photography skills. After you return home, you may participate in a related easy and free online photo-sharing and
learning activity.
Meet at the far
east end of the Marina parking lot. (*E) 0.5 mi., 2 hrs.
See photomorrobay.com for more information.
Docents: Mike Baird, Kevin
Cole, Jerry Kirkhart, Joyce Cory, Garry Johnson
Schedule: Sun., February 10, 2008 8:30 AM
Proposal area: these walks are being talked about and may or may not be scheduled as shown:
Digital Photo Walk (Multiple Habitats - San Simeon). Bring your point-and-shoot or SLR digital camera on this partially handicapped accessible photo walk along seashore, creek, wetlands, chaparral and pine forest habitats . All photographic skill levels are welcome. Three experienced docent photographers will help you improve your outdoor and nature photography skills. Meet in the Washburn day use parking lot north of Cambria on the east side of Hwy 1 just south of San Simeon Creek. See photomorrobay.com for more information. (*E) 1.5 mi., 1.5 hrs.; Optional (*M) 2 mi. 3 hrs extended walk.
Docents: Phil Adams, Mike Baird
Schedule: Sat., XXX YY, 2008 9:30 AM (TENTATIVE)
Possible date: Sat. xxxx.. xx, 200X???
Digital Photo Walk (Morro Strand State Beach) XXX. XX XXX. 200X, 9 - 10:30, Azure Street, by Docent Photographer Mike Baird [tentative, planned ~?]
Digital Photo Walk (Morro Strand State Beach). On this beach photo walk, bring your point-and-shoot or SLR digital camera. Beginners to pros welcome. Mike Baird, an experienced docent photographer http://bairdphotos.com http://flickr.bairdphotos.com, will help you photograph birds, people, water landscapes, and macros. My favorite lens for this walk is the 100-400mm zoom. Meet at the State Park parking lot at the west end of Azure Street in north Morro Bay (Take Hwy.1 to San Jacinto, turn toward beach and jog 2 blocks south to Azure). Moderate pace, some soft sand walking - 1.5 miles., 1.5 hr. See http://morrostrand.com/ http://photomorrobay.com and http://morro-bay.com for more information. Join our related Yahoo! Group http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/photomorrobay/ for discussions and events, and our related Flickr pool http://www.flickr.com/groups/photomorrobay/ for photo sharing after the event.
Docent: Mike Baird
Schedule: Sat., XXX. XX, 200X 9:00 AM
Detailed Outline for AWN committee approval
Digital Photo Walks can be given at a wide number of local SLO Coastal State Park locations, depending on the season, migrating subjects, lighting, and accessibility factors. A Digital Photo Walk is intended to be like a mini (typically two hours) Instructional Photo Tour (IPT) - whereby participants receive instruction in photography while experiencing the many dimensions of our State Park properties. Novice photographers are especial welcomed. If you don't have a digital camera but were thinking about getting one, now is the time.
Theme: We gain inspiration and more fully appreciate nature by photographing what we see in a group setting, engaging in critique and instruction, and pooling insights with like-minded companions.
Each Photo Walk consists of six elements:
(1) Welcome participants and introduce docent leaders. This kind of personalized instructional activity may be best-served by having multiple docent leaders. Discover individual interests, inventory available cameras (observe availability of point-and-shoots, Single-Lens-Reflex (SLR)s, tripods, etc), skill levels... and adjust the program to optimize the visitor experience. It is recommended that docent leaders make available a loaner digital camera or two for those visitors without equipment. There are no doubt many unused digital cameras available, just as there are old cell phones... all one has to do is ask around to acquire some - just like we do with binoculars for other walks.
(2) Explain your particular walk's objectives, distance, duration, and desired results and interactions. Encourage visitors to ask questions, offer advice, and make suggestions for improving the experience. Describe possible interesting nature elements we may encounter (sea otters, migrating birds, water scenes, micro/macro subjects, animal habitats, etc.) and define some of the possible subjects of the "hunt."
(3) Provide handouts (see below) with (a) educational content (e.g., tips for taking better nature photos) and (b) process for participating in an optional after-the-event online photo sharing and critique session. This includes an invitation to join a local related discussion group at Yahoo! Groups a and photo sharing and collaboration site at Flickr groups/pools.
(4) Teach one new technique from the handout list about every 15 minutes. Participants should come away not only with photos that are much better than they might have gotten on their own, but also they should internalize the tips and tricks to the point where they themselves become teachers to the other participants. Repeat the lessons by pointing out in the real world how the tip or trick is working, to the point where the participant acts like it was his or her original idea.
(5) Agree on a subjects as they are encountered, determine the best approach (get close? get low?, wait for subject to move closer?). Agree what would make the best photo (angle, habitat, behavior, action, interaction, feeding, head and eye position), what equipment would serve best (flash? tripod/monopod/). Position for the photo. Take some shots. Discuss desired camera technical parameters (focal length, shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, focus, exposure, flash settings and offsets, burst modes, auto-focus tracking modes, etc. Use histograms to test in real-time camera settings. Every member of the tour takes one photo of each subject if practicable.
(6) Conclusion. Thank each participant individually and by name in the group setting, before people scatter, for their participation. If possible, acknowledge, for each person, what comments, ideas, questions, or actions were valuable. Encourage visitors to return to future tours, and to invite their friends. Refer to the handouts and make sure everyone who is interested knows how to join the related photomorrobay Yahoo! Group (via http://photomorrobay.com ) and related Flickr photo upload and collaboration service http://Flickr.com and photomorrobay group/pool there http://www.flickr.com/groups/photomorrobay/. Explain that after the tour, when one gets home, one can post one's best images, and give and receive comments on any or all the photos submitted from today's walk. If someone needs software to process digital images, you can recommend Google's free Picasa http://picasa.google.com/; Adobe's Photoshop Elements; the software that came with the camera; or to use http://picnik.com 's free online services (this can be done on the Flickr site after uploading one's unprocessed images, and before adding them to the http://www.flickr.com/groups/photomorrobay/ group).
Background notes:
Docent instructors: Mike Baird, Kevin Cole, Jerry Kirkhart, Garry Johnson, Joyce Cory. Teddy Llovet, guest artist may co-lead a DPW.
Possible locations / events:
* Morro Bay State Park Marina peninsula (fair accessibility) - Schedule: Sun., February 10, 2008 8:30 AM
(leads: Cole, Baird, Johnson, Kirkhart, Cory)
* Coleman Ave. Boardwalk (ADA) and some optional spots around Morro Rock- Schedule: Sun., February 17 , 2008 2-4 PM (Cole and Baird)
* Elfin Forest (ADA) - Cole et al. TBD.
* Montana de Oro Hazard Canyon Tidepools (macro photography) - (Tentative) Sun.,
March 16, 2008 - Jerry Kirkhart primary lead. Mike Baird co-lead.
* Montana de Oro Bluff (poor accessibility)
* Morro Strand State Beach, Azure Street parking lot
* San Simeon Washburn Parking Lot (where the Adams lead "Birding Multiple
Habitats)
* Pismo
Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove (suggested by Ernie Glenesk 1/4/08)
more info.
Notes: Joyce Cory will co-lead or otherwise support a DPW, but will not be primary lead in 2008.
Comments are welcome - send to mike [at} mikebaird d o t com
P.S., Garry Johnson is working on a related classroom event - 8/30/07 version says: "Join the avid photographers Garry Johnson, Mike Baird, Kevin Cole, and ... in this non-technical digital photography workshop that is suitable for the beginner. They will describe the different types of digital cameras, how to buy one, their advantages, and techniques for use. The workshop includes a field trip with opportunities to practice photographing techniques. It is mandatory that you to bring to the workshop a digital camera and your camera manual. The workshop is limited twenty people.
Here is a related message to give the above context: 10/30/07: Rouvaishyana, Garry Johnson, Kevin Cole, and I have been discussing how to inject photography into the docent program. Garry’s digital photography seminars at OSHER are in great demand, and we think there is also a demand in the docent community. I expect Garry to be presenting an idea to you for a class to give to docents, so they can become more photo-proficient and use photography to help develop and deliver their walks and programs, etc. Later, such a presentation could also be offered as an Adventures with Nature (AWN) walk, or a Mindwalk.
go back to photomorrobay.com
CAPIT (5 basics for beginners)