Wildlife Photography Workshop

72 Pages·2017·33.41 MB·English

Wildlife Photography Workshop
RSPB Pagham Harbour, 25th June 2017
Programme
(cid:1) 0830
(cid:1) Initial walk around reserve
(cid:1) 1000
(cid:1) Coffee
(cid:1) Introduction to Pagham Harbour RSPB (Roy Newnham)
(cid:1) Introduction to wildlife photography objectives (Bill Brooks)
(cid:1) Wildlife photography techniques (Bill Brooks, Yvonne Green, Jan Derrett)
(cid:1) 1300
(cid:1) Lunch
(cid:1) 1330
(cid:1) Warden intro
(cid:1) Reserve photo shoot
(cid:1) 1600
(cid:1) Hand in chosen images
(cid:1) Grab a coffee
(cid:1) Reassemble at 4.15
(cid:1) Lessons learnt?
(cid:1) Show best images
(cid:1) RSPB selection
(cid:1) 1700
(cid:1) Depart
Introduction to Pagham Harbour
Roy Newnham, RSPB
RSPB Pagham Harbour & Medmerry
(cid:1) Pagham Harbour was probably used as a harbour by the Saxons.
(cid:1) A thriving commercial port up through Middle Ages until mid 1800’s.
(cid:1) Late 19th century the harbour was dammed and reclaimed for
agriculture.
(cid:1) In 1910 a major storm eventually broke through the defences.
(cid:1) Since then the harbour has not changed much from how you see it
today.
(cid:1) 1964 designated a Local Nature Reserve under the management of
West Sussex County Council.
(cid:1) 2012 RSPB took over day-to-day management of the reserve.
(cid:1) Covers approx 1450 acres, half of which is intertidal saltmarsh
habitat.
(cid:1) Remainder consists of farmland, copses lagoons, reedbeds and
shingle.
(cid:1) SSSI, SPA and Ramsar Site.
(cid:1) 2014 largest coastal re-alignment, RSPB Medmerry opened.

Introduction to Wildlife Photography
My own background in wildlife and photography
(cid:1) A keen birdwatcher since 1980
(cid:1) a member of the RSPB since 1981 and British Trust for Ornithology since 1984
(cid:1) member Wildlife and Wetlands Trust and the Sussex Ornithological Society
(cid:1) An enthusiastic photographer since early the early 1970’s
(cid:1) moved from film to digital in 2003
(cid:1) a member of Bognor Regis Camera Club and Royal Photographic Society since 2010
(cid:1) awarded Licentiateship distinction (LRPS) in 2015
Some recent shots – June 2017
Emperor(Anaximperator), PaghamHarbour RSPB, June 2017
Some recent shots – June 2017
Black-tailed Godwits(Limosalimosa), PaghamHarbour RSPB, June 2017