WORKSHOP DETAILS:
- Limited to 5 photographers
- Policy: All workshops are non-smoking
- Base Location: Evergreen, Colorado
- Dates: July 26-30; July 31- Aug 4; Aug 5-9
- Wait List: add me to the wait list
This workshop is designed to get incredible images of Belted Kingfishers as they perch and dive for food. Alan has been working with these kingfishers for two years, figuring out all the nuances in getting the most incredible images of this elusive species. The mornings will be spent on the Murphy residence photographing many species of mountain birds on stunning perches and in flight.
The afternoons will be spent at a pond on private property, photographing the kingfishers from a comfortable blind.
We will be photographing the kingfishers perched and diving down for fish. We will have the opportunity to photograph the kingfishers as they dive into a large fish tank that’s set up for underwater imagery.
The Kingfisher shoot is an afternoon shoot only unless it's cloudy/overcast. If that’s the case, we can spend the whole day photographing the Kingfishers.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Belted Kingfisher can be irregular in its movements and behavior, making it less predictable than other species. While nothing in nature is guaranteed, it’s especially true in this particular workshop. There is a chance the kingfishers may not be in the area, and the workshop could be canceled or rescheduled a few days to a week before the scheduled dates. In that event, you would be entitled to a full refund of the workshop fee. However, we still strongly recommend that you purchase trip insurance to cover the cost of nonrefundable flights or other expenditures.
The Belted Kingfisher is an elusive, shy species; in addition, successful kingfisher photography is more dependent on the weather than most bird photography. Even if the kingfishers are on the pond and the workshop takes place as scheduled, the kingfishers tend to come and go on an unpredictable schedule, so this is very much a “quality over quantity” workshop. Still, when the conditions are right, the imagery is spectacular.