Cape Cod Wildlife
September 18
Brewster, MA
$325/person
Cape Cod’s beaches and salt marshes serve as important stopover habitats during fall migration, offering exceptional opportunities to photograph wildlife.
Timed to coincide with the fall bird migration, this full day workshop explores Cape Cod’s beaches, salt marshes, nature preserves, and tidal flats. Throughout the day, we’ll explore multiple distinct coastal environments, each offering unique photographic opportunities. From bustling flocks of shorebirds and gulls to elegant egrets, herons, and terns, with the possibility of encountering raptors overhead, we’ll focus on photographing these birds in their natural habitats.
We'll begin the morning with an opportunity to purchase breakfast, coffee, and lunch for later in the day. To make the most of our time in the field and accommodate limited parking at some locations, we'll coordinate carpooling among participants. We'll enjoy a picnic-style lunch in the field, with a cooler available to store everyone's food. For those interested, we'll wrap up the day with an optional dinner at 7:30 PM.
What You’ll Learn
How to choose the appropriate autofocus area mode and tracking technique for stationary birds, moving subjects, and birds in flight
How to spot behavioral cues ahead of the decisive moment
How to choose the appropriate aperture and shutter speed to capture or blur motion
How to select backgrounds, perspective, light, and subject placement to create compelling images that go beyond documenting a bird
How to critique your own images while in the field
Recommended Equipment
D-SLR or Mirrorless Camera
Wildlife lens (anything in the 100mm-400mm, 150-600mm (full frame equivalent) range)
Physical Difficulty
We will be walking wooded trails and, on the beach, and on the tidal flats which will be wet and muddy.
Meeting Details
Meet up location will be provided one week prior to the workshop.