Fall Color Tours!

Gold Belt Fall Color "Mini" Tour

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2006 NOTE DATE CHANGE
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 pm
Cost: $40.00 per person
Meet At: Ute Pass Cultural Center Parking Lot, 210 East Midland Ave., Woodland Park, CO
Advance reservations/payment required: To register, please call the Woodland Park - Parks & Recreation Dept. at (719) 687-5225.

Description - Join us for a chance to shoot beautiful fall color scenery around Cripple Creek and Gold Camp Rd. near Victor. Please meet at the Ute Pass Cultural Center rear parking lot by 7:45 a.m. and we'll caravan together. I'll show you some of the best spots to shoot in the area and will be available to assist you in technique or composition. Please bring your own transportation (regular vehicles are OK), water, warm clothing, camera gear and plenty of film. Those with SLRs, bring all your lenses - you'll have a chance to use them all! Please bring extra batteries for your camera. Be prepared for a great time! Non-photographing spouses or family members are welcome to observe at no charge.

Participants will be limited to 8, so register early. First come – first served! Carpooling will be encouraged prior to departure.


Fall Color Weekend - Instructional Photo Tour (IPT) / Crested Butte, CO

Date: Saturday, September 30 to October 1, 2006
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $250.00 per person
Meet At: Crested Butte, CO, Friday evening, September 29.
Further details will be provided to participants.
Advance reservations/payment required: To register, please call the Woodland Park - Parks & Recreation Dept. at (719) 687-5225.

Description - Join us for an unforgettable fall color photo shoot in the Crested Butte area (north of Gunnison). You’ll be able to witness incredible blooms of wildflowers among rolling hills with groves of brilliant aspen!

We’ll meet for dinner Friday, September 29th in Crested Butte. I'll show you some of the best spots to shoot in the area and will be available to assist you in technique or composition.

Bring your own transportation, water, appropriate clothing, a hat, sunscreen, camera gear and plenty of film or digital cards. We will be shooting “rain or shine”, so be prepared for a possible shower. A digital or film SLR body with interchangeable lenses and tripod would be most useful. Digital cameras with a zoom telephoto lens will also work for this tour. Feel free to call me ahead of time with equipment questions. Be prepared for a great time! Non-photographing spouses or family members are welcome to observe at no charge.

Participants will be limited to 6, so register early. First come – first served! Hotel / food, not included.

Digital Photography Seminar - Colorado Springs, Sept. 15-16

Understanding Digital Photography comes to Colorado Springs, September 15-16. The two-day seminar is being put on by the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, a non-profit visual arts organization based in Florida. The seminar this year will be taught by Fatima NeJame, executive director of the Centre for the past 21 years. She's taught digital camera technology and Photoshop since 1992 and lectures nationwide.

Day 1 - Digital Cameras Made Easy
Day 2 - The Digital Darkroom

Pre-registration cost; $80/day - or at the door; $90/day.

For more info: www.workshop.org.