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PHOTOS KEVIN KARLSON K E V I N K A R L S O N For more than three decades, Kevin T. Karlson has been traveling the world photographing birds and wildlife. As a noted wildlife photographer, his work is widely published in birding magazines, journals, as well as books, field guides and calendars, including “Birds of the Arctic Tundra”. He worked closely with Peter Thayer in creating the CDRom “The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Guide to Birds of North America” as head ornithologist, photo researcher and submitter of almost 800 photos. In addition to photography, Kevin has also penned various articles on birds. With Michael O’Brien and Richard Crossley, he co-authored “The Shorebird Guide”. The book contains almost 700 photos and outlines a simpler method of bird identification for beginners and experts alike. Highlighting Advanced Flight & Action Techniques: light awareness and compensation, manual mode for proper exposure of light and dark subjects | Field Worshop** Meeting Location: St. Augustine Alligator Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd. THURSDAY 8 TO 11 A.M. Price: $100 + Annual Photo Pass | Max No of People: 12 | Difficulty Level: Advanced The Alligator Farm is an excellent location to practice your flight and action photography skills. Herons, egrets, spoonbills, Wood Storks, alligators and other subjects provide opportunities to improve your flight, action and exposure compensation techniques. Other photo opportunities will also be available, with tricky lighting condition problems addressed in simple terms. Flight and Action Techniques; Light awareness; Manual exposure basics; Composition | Photography Seminar Meeting Location: GTM Research Reserve, Classroom 2 WEDNESDAY 1 TO 2:30 P.M. Price: $40 | Max No of People: 40 | Difficulty Level: Advanced (This workshop is advanced in nature, so knowledge of your camera settings is required.) Kevin shares techniques for photographing wildlife in action, and reasons for selecting one option over others. Topics covered include: handheld versus tripod techniques; proper exposure and camera settings for different field conditions; subject acquisition; subject tracking; and advantages of using manual exposure. Proper light exposures for a variety of situations with manual exposure or compensation in aperture priority mode explained. **A note about Alligator Farm Field Workshops The Alligator Farm REQUIRES an ANNUAL PHOTO PASS for this workshop. **If you need a Photo Pass then please purchase our “I NEED AN ALLIGATOR FARM PHOTO PASS” ticket and a Photo Pass will be ordered for you. You will only need to buy the pass one time and it’s valid for one year. 14