Spring Wildlife of North Carolina - Course Preview
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Ever wonder how the pros capture those amazing images of wildlife? Come on along with professional nature photographer Doug Gardner as he explores the North Carolina coastal terrain for wildlife photographs.
In this course, you will take a look behind the scenes at what it takes to prepare a camouflage blind and then photograph English red foxes and a nesting pileated woodpecker. Doug will even show you how to capture a dramatic sunset over the water. Along the way, you will learn new wildlife photography tips and techniques that will help improve your own photographic skills.
So climb into Doug Gardner’s ATV and join the adventure as he teaches you how to photograph the wildlife of North Carolina.
MORE IN THIS COURSE:
Spring Wildlife of North Carolina – Course Preview
Preparing a Camouflage Blind
Photographing Pileated Woodpeckers from a Blind
Photographing Foxes in the Sand Dunes
Sunset Photography Tips
Being a good wildlife photographer is more than just mastering focus, exposure, and composition, it's relying on intuition. Luckily, we got wind coming off the ocean right now blowing our scent, so I think we're gonna be alright. Good old gut feeling, luck, and tips you may get from other photographers. I'm using stacked neutral density filters, but I also have the addition of what's called a reversed graduated neutral density filter. We're meeting up with my good buddy Jared Lloyd in Carova Beach, North Carolina. He's got a pileated woodpecker nesting, and we're gonna try to photograph that. Building this platform on top of your vehicle, you know, we've cut the distance and the half. By elevating ourselves, we've got a nice view of this nest. Being real careful. I'm trying to make sure those eyes are tack sharp. That's the most important part of your image is the eyes of the subject. I'm your host, Doug Gardner, and your wild photo adventure starts now.
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