“Photography Excursion” with Weekend Nuts

WEEKEND NUTS welcomes all the Passionate Photographers… Amateurs & Hobbyists… for a fun day of PHOTOGRAPHY EXCURSION, around Bangalore on 19th September 2010!

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Nature-Photography-Contest By Weekend Nuts!

FREE for all …”Nature-Photography-Contest” By Weekend Nuts!
Entry Deadline: 5th April 2010
Contest Results: 10th April 2010

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1. Register for Free with us (on www.WeekendNuts.com )
2. Read the Terms & conditions (on www.WeekendNuts.com )
3. Email your entry (WeekendNuts@Gmail.com)
4. Check our Website for results!(on www.WeekendNuts.com )

Send your original Nature-Photograph for FREE by becoming a member of Weekend Nuts for free! Visit: http://weekendnuts.com/register.html
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Learn Digital Darkroom – March 27th 2010

Digital technology has opened many doors to photographers to express their creativity intuitively, presenting the artist with a great spectrum of fine controls that can be harnessed in the image-making process to achieve effective results . It has also made the process of making and sharing images exciting. This Digital Darkroom workshop is designed to advance your photographic process, empowering you with an understanding of the digital darkroom along with useful insights that are integral to the process of making great photographs that let you express your unique vision.

Join for day of artistic discovery, exploring creative possibilities on improving your photographs in the digital darkroom. In this class, you will learn creative enhancements for both the straight photographic image, as well as using the initial photograph as a point of departure for visual transformations that lead to personal images that are interpretive rather than literal.

Photography post-processing and Digital Darkroom workshop

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Workshop Feb 13th and 14th 2010: Art and Science of Photography

This two day photography course in Bangalore is for everybody looking for a great introduction to the fascinating world of photography. Join professional photographer Kalyan Varma as he shares his secrets and insights into how to make photographs that convey a powerful sense of place, capture the essence of a person or a rare moment. Get real-world advice to help make the most of your camera. Using a slide show/lecture format, Kalyan will show you how to add depth and meaning to your images.

This is a class which will fundamentally change the way you see. It has nothing to do with technical sophistication or complicated equipment. This is a class about getting inspired, learning new things, working through burnout, and getting back to the part of photography that was fun and attracted you in the first place: looking and seeing.
The Photography Workshop is designed for photographers of all levels. The workshop caters to those who seek more intensive instruction, and includes photo editing, instruction, and critique sessions.

You will also learn basic photography concepts, such as exposure calculation, depth-of-field, effective composition guidelines and how to use your flash effectively. You will have the opportunity to practice your newly acquired skills during field trip. With a strong emphasis on practical, hands-on shooting exercises, this course will make you feel in complete control over your digital camera equipment. In-depth review and critique sessions are held to give you valuable and encouraging feedback.

Most of all, these workshops will inspire you and change the way you look at photography forever.

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Agumbe photography expedition

An expedition in to the heart of western ghats, the thick evergreen forests which receive the second highest rainfall in India.

Spend 2 days in the thick rain forests of Agumbe. Here’s your chance to photograph some of the most beautiful waterfalls, landscapes, forests, mammals, birds, reptile and amphibians ever seen. Camp at India’s first Rainforest research station the ARRS (Agumbe Rainforest Research Station). Learn how researchers work in the field first hand. Trek through the pristine forests which are home to several rare and endemic species of animals which are to be found no where else on the planet.

To help you understand and photograph the bio-diversity, you’ll be with Wildlife photographer Amoghavarsha and Researcher Gowrishankar, who’ll guide you through photography, natural history and bio-diversity.

Itinerary
Leave Bangalore by 2200hrs on Friday night to reach Agumbe in the morning Day 1 – Saturday Reach Agumbe in the morning and have breakfast. Then a short introduction to ARRS, presentation by Gowrishankar and a tour of the basecamp. Relax for a bit, have lunch and then head to famous kundadri hills to photograph in the lovely evening light. Come back have tea and then photo review session and talk by Amoghavarsha. Have dinner and head to a night trail to photography some really interesting nocturnal animals.

Day 2 – Sunday
Wake up early in the morning, go on a morning trail. Come back have breakfast and head to shoot jogigundi waterfalls. Come back have lunch and rest for a bit. Have tea and head to the famous sunset point.

Leave Agumbe Sunday night to reach Bangalore on monday morning *The schedule is just a tentative one, it might change depending on weather and other conditions Expedition features In the field tips and discussions by wildlife photographer and naturalist Get to see some species of plants and animals seen nowhere else on earth Get to see some pristine forest stretches in the western ghats Learn how researchers work

Prerequisites
This expedition is not for beginners in photography, as there’ll be no classes or sessions to teach the basics. so if you want to learn the basics head here You’ll have to be ready to trek a few kms everyday It’s the rain forest so be ready to face rains It’s of course leech infested but you will be provided with leech socks The food and accommodation will be basic as its a field station that you’ll be staying at Accommodation is in tents right near the field station You’ll have to follow the rules and regulations of forest dept and the research station while you are there A DSLR would be good to have The station has very minimal power as it runs on solar power, so you can have your cameras charged The station has infrastructure to store camera, equipment etc carefully

Cost
The total cost of the expedition ex-Bangalore is Rs 6900/-, which includes Food and accommodation Local transport to different places Guide charges, tracker charges A donation to the Research station Travel charges to Agumbe and back This excludes:
Any extra requirements in the station
Extra porter/tracker
Cost of hospitalization etc.

Transport to and from Agumbe
Agumbe is 378kms from Bangalore, with a drive time of 9hrs.

Register!
For registrations please contact mail @ amoghavarsha.com or +91 9901044344, there are very limited seats, so make sure you register immediately.

Amoghavarsha

http://amoghavarsha.com

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