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LEE HOY Lee Hoy grew up in Oklahoma and Texas and refers to himself as a “Tokie.” His interest in wildlife began with regular trips as a child to the Oklahoma City Zoo and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwest Oklahoma. Lee is a contributing photographer for Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine and Texas Highways. More than being published, he enjoys teaching others to capture images that bring them joy! Lee has taught beginning birding, sparrow identification and photography classes for many Audubon and birding groups and currently serves on the board of the Texas Ornithological Society.  Lee makes his home at 6,143’ up in the Davis Mountains of west Texas, just north of Big Bend National Park, where a herd of six Javelina keep him company when he isn’t out photographing wildlife, landscapes, night skies, or macro images.  Why You Should Lighten the Load | Photography Seminar Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A South THURSDAY 3 TO 4:30 P.M. Price: $25 | Max No. People: 30 | Difficulty Level: All Levels Do you love photography but hate the weight of your camera and lenses? Not to mention your tripod, gimbal head or ball head! This class will introduce the participant to Olympus’ 4/3’ system and how you can lighten your load. Lee Hoy, who leads birding tours high in the Chisos Mountains to see the Colima Warbler, finally got tired of carrying his big lenses 10 miles or more each trip. Gladly selling his big 600mm lens, he now can carry two bodies and lenses for less weight than one body and lens!  We will explore lenses designed for landscape, macro, and wildlife photography and consider the difference between the Olympus OM-D E Mark II and the Olympus OM-D EM1x which is more geared toward wildlife photographers. Olympus has created many features and functions that are perfectly designed for capturing outstanding images without all the weight of many full frame cameras and lenses. We will discuss those that make capturing spectacular images easier than ever. You will get to see examples of wildlife, landscape and macro images taken with the Olympus system. TIM MCEVER Basic Camera Settings | Photography Seminar Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A South THURSDAY 10 TO 11:30 A.M. & SATURDAY 1 TO 2:30 P.M. Price: $20 | Max. No. of People: 10 | Difficulty Level: Beginner A straightforward basic photography training class, moving you to a comfort level with the technical and creative aspects of your camera. The goal is to make your camera “your friend” so you can approach your favorite photography opportunities with confidence. Class Outline: • Getting to know your camera • The most important features of your camera • 3 keys to perfect pictures • Creative camera controls • Capturing the moment • Understanding light • Composition and storytelling • Introduction to Image Enhancing Software Suggested Gear List: Bring your camera and your manual 24