Florida's Birding & Photo Fest official guide 2015 | Page 9

PA B LO C E R VA N T E S Pablo came to Tandayapa by accident; this city-loving engineer had to go to the lodge to help out for a week, became hooked on bird photography and started taking out professional photographers and helping with photography workshops. He is currently working on photographic wildlife guides to Ecuador and Mexico. He now guides professional photographers to Ecuador, Brazil and Mexico, and will be soon branching out to other continents. He also manages Tandayapa Bird Lodge, and you can find him there tinkering with new techniques for shooting hummers. Personalized Hummingbird Multi-Flash Photography Mini-Workshop | Field Workshop Please read carefully: Workshops are 45 minutes long. Time slots are available for up to three people per session and are scheduled daily. (Meeting Location: GTM Research Reserve, Exhibitor Area, Tropical Birding Tours booth) Difficulty Level: Intermediate Price: $20 | Max No People: 3 per 45 min session Are you interested in hummingbird photography, but not sure if you are ready to take a workshop? Here Pablo Cervantes from Tandayapa Bird Lodge in Ecuador, simply the finest hummingbird photography place on Earth, will give personal mini-workshops for you (and up to two friends) where he will explain the setups, help you take some shots with our fake hummingbirds on real backgrounds, and show you how it all works. He will set the rig up for your camera, or you can use his with your memory card. You will learn how to measure the different light outputs, configure the flashes for different effects, and see how high speed sync can be a real alternative to manual flash for some situations. The goal of this mini-workshop is to have you leave understanding what you need to get to the next step with the real thing. A note of caution though; this stuff is highly addictive. THURSDAY: 10 A.M., 11 A.M., 12 P.M., 2 P.M., 3 P.M., 4 P.M. FRIDAY: 10 A.M., 11 A.M., 12 P.M., 2 P.M., 3 P.M., 4 P.M. SATURDAY: 10 A.M., 11 A.M., 12 P.M., 2 P.M., 3 P.M., 4 P.M. SUNDAY: 10 A.M., 11 A.M., 12 P.M., 2 P.M., 3 P.M. PHOTO BY IAIN CAMPBELL 9