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NANPA - Nature Photography Forums http://www.nanpa.org/forums/ NANPA, the North American Nature Photography Association, is the first and only association in North America committed solely to serving the field of nature photography. NANPA promotes the art and science of nature photography as a medium of communication, nature appreciation, and environmental protection. NANPA provides information, education, inspiration and opportunity for all persons interested in nature photography. NANPA fosters excellence and ethical conduct in all aspects of our endeavors. en Wed, 16 May 2012 20:18:16 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.nanpa.org/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg NANPA - Nature Photography Forums http://www.nanpa.org/forums/ Hammerhead flatworm video http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=799&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 14:01:59 GMT Found this Hammerhead flatworm mother's day morning. I have never seen one before. They are quite weird creatures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzcCFsOVN88&hd=1 ]]> Macro fishman10 http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=799 NAMIBIA - NANPA members special offer http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=798&goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 20:44:26 GMT *NAMIBIA - September 15-29, 2012* We are offering NANPA members a $500 discount on this fantastic tour to photograph the mammals and birds of... NAMIBIA - September 15-29, 2012

We are offering NANPA members a $500 discount on this fantastic tour to photograph the mammals and birds of Namibia.

Join NANPA members and award winning photographers Nate Chappell and Ken Archer to photograph large mammals and beautiful birds in the spectacular landscapes of Namibia. We will also have a full time experienced Namibian tour leader with us. The accommodations and cuisine are excellent.

This tour focuses on getting great images of the mammals and birds of Namibia. If you are interested in landscape photography you will also get plenty of great opportunities for that.

The Itinerary features -
2 nights at Ondekaremba Africafarm - a great place to photograph a lot of small, beautiful bird species at close range from blinds.

2 nights at Waterberg Plateau Park - many endemic birds, smaller mammals and antelope all in a wonderful setting under the Waterberg escarpment.

5 nights at Etosha National Park - Many people consider Etosha the top game viewing park in all of Africa. Large numbers of elephant, lion, antelope and many large birds such as raptors and bustards are easily photographed out our vehicle windows at the water holes which are located near the park's roads. We will stay at 1 lodge just outside the park and 2 lodges (4 nights total) inside the park.

2 nights at Erongo Mountain Lodge - One of the top lodges in Namibia both in terms of accommodations and service, as well as being in a beautiful setting in the Erongo Mountains. Many bird species are attracted to the waterholes which are just outside the lodge.

2 nights at Walvis Bay - We will have 2 nights on the Namibian coast and go for a boat ride to photograph marine mammals and birds. The salt flats of Walvis Bay attract thousands of waterbirds including large numbers of flamingos.

1 night at Duesternbrook Lodge - Duesterbrook is an excellent lodge with many birds and antelope. Here you will also have the opportunity to photograph semi-wild leopard and cheetah from close range in large enclosures.

Spectacular species we should photograph inculde:
African Elephant
Lion
Eland, Oryx, Kudu and many other species of antelope
Wildebeest
Zebra
Lilac-breasted and Purple Rollers
Kori and Black Bustards
Violet-eared Waxbills and about a dozen other colorful finch species
Secretarybird
Many species of raptor
Yellow-billed, Red-billed, Bradfield's and Montero's Hornbills
Greater and Lesser Flamingos
Cape Fur Seal
and many, many more

The price after discount for Nanpa members is $6,990 per person for sharing accommodation with a $500 single supplement.
This includes all transportation within Namibia, guiding and instruction with 2 professional photographers and 1 Namibian birdwatching/photography guide, lodging, meals and national park fees. It does not include airfare to and from Windhoek, Namibia.

In Etosha we will have 2 large vehicles and every photographer will have their own window on the viewing side of the vehicle to maximize your photographic opportunities of the big game and birds.

Nate and Ken will be setting up perches at the waterholes at the other lodges to make gorgeous small bird portraits.

Nate Chappell has done 2 extensive scouting trips to Namibia. His images have been featured in the NANPA Showcase each of the past 3 years. Ken Archer has been photographing wildlife professionally for 25 years and is a former first place category winner in Nature's Best Photography Contest and overall winner of the Wyoming Wildlife Photo Contest.

For more information on the tour please see http://www.trogontours.net/namibia To see images from Nate's most recent scouting trip there see http://www.trogontours.net/galleries/namibia

To sign up for the trip or if you have questions contact Nate Chappell at nchappell@trogontours.net or call him at 253-512-1060

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]]> Photography Workshops Nate Chappell http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=798 Mosquito sucking my blood at 3x magnification http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=790&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:26:19 GMT Yes I know I am crazy. This weekend I was playing outside with the family and the mosquitoes were eating us alive. I decided to film one the entire... Yes I know I am crazy. This weekend I was playing outside with the family and the mosquitoes were eating us alive. I decided to film one the entire time while he was feeding on me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cESBsv6Xlg&hd=1 ]]> Macro fishman10 http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=790 Bear Photography Tours and Workshops http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=779&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:12:07 GMT Join us on the ultimate bear photography tours. We have two A+ trips planned. One for black bears and the other for Alaska Costal Brown Bears... Join us on the ultimate bear photography tours.

We have two A+ trips planned.

One for black bears and the other for Alaska Costal Brown Bears

a.) Black Bears:
Join us on a photo tour to the best place in United States for wild black bears. Expect to shoot thousands of bear photos along with other wildlife.

We will have the opportunity to photograph several different age groups including cubs, yearlings, and adults. We will see multiple bears and their different behaviors and family interactions. This is time to visit when the most bears are in the area.

Here are some quotes from the world famous wildlife photographer Leonard Rue III about this location.

"It is, without a doubt, the best place on the continent to photograph black bears. I know because I've been photographing, or trying to photograph, black bears for most of my life".

" The black bears are as close to an ironclad guarantee as you will ever find in wildlife photography."

"There is no place that I know of where a photographer can get more portrait, natural history or behavioral photographs of bears. In my three days spent there in 2001 and again in 2002, I took more black bear photographs than I have anyplace else on the continent in all of my 57 years as a professional wildlife photographer."

b.) Alaska Bears.

Join us on a photo tour to Lake Clark National Park. Photograph bears, puffins and other wildlife with professional photographer John Slonina. We will be visiting one of our best places to photograph bears in North America.
This tour begins in Anchorage where we will meet and fly to the beautiful Lake Clark National Park. We will be spending 6 days and 5 nights at the Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. We will be photographing numerous bears and beautiful landscapes.
Some of the bears occasionally get within close range. Safety will be the priority. The lodge has a perfect safety record in almost 20 years. Our tour will include a bear guide from the lodge who has spent many months/years with the same bears.
The bears are in different areas. Some may be in front of the lodge. We will be transported by ATV vehicles with passenger carts to move around to the general area. This allows us to cover different areas, find the action and change the backgrounds etc.
The main goal of this trip is to photograph the bears. We will spend several hours with them in different habitats. We will also look for other wildlife. Bald Eagles are often seen and photographed in the area. Make sure you bring several flash cards as we will be taking thousands of images.
Also we will be doing one fun side trip. As an added bonus we will be taking a boat ride to a remote island where we will photograph two species of Puffin. The Horned and Tufted puffins are both beautiful and look totally different than each other. The island also hosts several nesting pairs of Kittiwakes, Common Murres, Auklets, and Oystercatchers. We will land on the island setup our trips and photograph different behaviors of the birds.
The goal is to concentrate on photographing the wildlife in the best possible light. During the downtime in the lodge John will be teaching various techniques for post processing and editing including lightroom and photoshop. We can review your images also. We will discuss shooting strategies.

John Slonina
Slonina Nature Photography
Email: jtslonina@aol.com
Phone: (508) 736-1167
http://www.sphotography.com/tours.htm ]]> Photography Workshops jtslonina http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=779 WA Bald Eagles and Birds, June 16-20, 2012 http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=775&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:10:36 GMT *WASHINGTON STATE BALD EAGLES AND BIRDS, June 16-20, 2012* Join Nate Chappell and Ken Archer for a workshop to photograph the birds of Hood Canal,... WASHINGTON STATE BALD EAGLES AND BIRDS, June 16-20, 2012

Join Nate Chappell and Ken Archer for a workshop to photograph the birds of Hood Canal, Washington. This is a spectacular location where large numbers (50-100) of Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons congregate during the low tides of spring and summer to feed on spawning fish. The Bald Eagles and herons fight with each other on a regular basis here, the only location I have seen this happen regularly. It's a great spot for getting flight shots of eagles and shots of eagles interacting with each other and with herons. All in a beautiful setting with the Olympic Mountains rising in the background above Hood Canal. We will also take a boat trip to see and photograph Orcas, visit a Pigeon Guillimot colony and spend some time photographing Wood Ducks and Northwest songbirds.

Here is the summarized itinerary:
June 16th - Arrival and pick up at Seattle-Tacoma airport. At 3pm we will have a 2 hour presentation on photographing birds in the wild with a question and answer period. Next we will visit a local park to photograph Wood Ducks and Canada Geese with their broods.

June 17th - Morning photography session with the Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons at Hood Canal. In the afternoon we will visit another location to photograph a Pigeon Guillimot colony and photograph Harlequin Ducks. Evening presentation on using flash for bird photography.

June 18th - Morning photography session with eagles and herons followed by an afternoon trip to Port Townsend, WA where we will board a boat to see and photograph Orcas and other wildlife.

June 19th - A morning trip to a local residence with lots of feeders and songbirds including Steller's Jay and Chestnut-backed Chickadee. After that another session photographing the eagles and herons at Hood Canal. Afternoon image review and critique.

June 20th - One more morning session with the eagles and herons followed by return to the airport for your trip home.

Nate and Ken are experienced instructors. Nate is an expert at handholding long lenses for flight photography and at using flash for bird photography. Nate's images have placed in the last 3 years of the Nanpa Showcase. Ken Archer is a former first place category winner in Nature's Best Photography contest and overall winner of the Wyoming Wildlife Photography contest with 25 years of experience photographing birds and wildlife. They will be giving presentations on photographing birds in the wild and using flash to photograph birds.

The cost of the workshop is $1,645, including lodging, local transportation, guiding, instruction and property use fees. Single supplement is $200. To see the details of the trip see http://www.trogontours.net/wa_eagles. To see images that I have taken there see http://www.trogontours.net/galleries/eagles

Contact Nate Chappell at nchappell@trogontours.net to sign up for the trip or with any questions.

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]]> Photography Workshops Nate Chappell http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=775 Galapagos QUESTION http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=773&goto=newpost Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:44:20 GMT I am doing the NANPA sponsored trip to the Galapagos Islands in August and would appreciate some advice from folks who have been there on camera gear... I am doing the NANPA sponsored trip to the Galapagos Islands in August and would appreciate some advice from folks who have been there on camera gear I should make sure I have. I have a canon 5d mark11 and 100-400 and 24-70 Canon L glass lenses. What lenses are most useful and what filters beyond the circular polarizer and GND. If a ND filter -- how many stops (I can;t afford the variable stop one). And I presume a tripod is needed -- but then again, it is wild life and rocky terrain and boat life.

Also any recommendations on an underwater camera to rent -- I;ll only be snorkeling

thanks
tom ]]> Shooting Locations Duffy72637 http://www.nanpa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=773