
Kevin Loughlin
Opening Keynote Presenter
Kevin Loughlin has been photographing the natural world for over 50 years. He founded Wildside Nature Tours in 1993 and has been leading birding tours and photo workshops ever since. Kevin’s articles and photographs have been published in numerous magazines such as Birding, Outdoor Photographer, Nature Photographer, Living Bird and others. Although Kevin travels the world over, one of his favorite destinations is the Galapagos Islands, and has led 44 tours to this amazing archipelago. Co-authored with John Kricher, Kevin’s new book GALAPAGOS: A NATURAL HISTORY includes over 650 of Kevin’s photos.
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Kevin's Seminars & Field Workshops
Keynote Presentation:
Galápagos Islands: Darwin’s Smoking Gun
WED 3:30 - 5 P.M.
Once the islands were a way station for whalers and pirates. Then the Galápagos Islands, an archipelago 600 miles west of the coast of Ecuador, found a new identity when a young British man, Charles Darwin, arrived during the voyage of the HMS Beagle in September 1835. Darwin spent several weeks exploring four of the main islands and his observations were pivotal to his eventual realization that organisms change with time, that they evolve. Today the Galápagos finches remain a clear and unambiguous example of the reality and ongoing nature of evolution by natural selection.
The Galápagos are ecologically unique. Formed from the plate tectonics of the Pacific Ocean floor, the archipelago has never been connected with mainland South America. Yet it has been repeatedly colonized by a remarkable assemblage of animals and plants that, once present, each followed their own evolutionary trajectories. Visitors to the Galápagos thus enjoy remarkable and close up experiences among such creatures as giant tortoises, marine and land iguanas, the world’s most northern species of penguin, the world’s only flightless cormorant, and an array of others including sea lions, flamingos, sea turtles, exotic fish, and myriads of seabirds such as boobies, storm-petrels, frigatebirds, and the remarkable swallow-tailed gull. High levels of endemism among animals and plants are seen throughout the archipelago, the most important factor in making these islands deserving of the term unique as well as continued strong conservation efforts.
Kevin Loughlin takes pleasure in the opportunity to discuss photographing the fauna and flora of the Galápagos Islands as well as delving into the remarkable natural history of the islands. He will share some of his adventures as well as discuss his new book Galápagos: A Natural History.
Keynote Presentation
Meeting Location Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia 5205 A1A S
Price: $35
Difficulty Level: All Levels
Max No Participants: 100
Watch Your Background! at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm
THU 7 - 10 A.M
What lies behind your subject can make or break your final image. Learning to pay attention to all elements in your image, light angle, shadow, composition and especially the background, will help you get better photos. We will also discuss using different lenses and depth of focus to isolate your subject or show it in its environment with these techniques:
• Composition… choosing what to include
• Seeing beyond your subject
• Depth of field to improve your "focus"
• Using telephoto compression
• Seeing the light (and shadows)
Field Workshop
Meeting Location: St. Augustine Alligator Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd.
Price: $100 + Annual Photo Pass
Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate
Max No People: 12
Suggested Gear List: Monopod or tripod, and a medium telephoto lens, somewhere in the range of 100-400mm.
Watch Your Background! at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm
FRI 7 - 10 A.M
What lies behind your subject can make or break your final image. Learning to pay attention to all elements in your image, light angle, shadow, composition and especially the background, will help you get better photos. We will also discuss using different lenses and depth of focus to isolate your subject or show it in its environment with these techniques:
• Composition… choosing what to include
• Seeing beyond your subject
• Depth of field to improve your "focus"
• Using telephoto compression
• Seeing the light (and shadows)
Field Workshop
Meeting Location: St. Augustine Alligator Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd.
Price: $100 + Annual Photo Pass
Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate
Max No People: 12
Suggested Gear List: Monopod or tripod, and a medium telephoto lens, somewhere in the range of 100-400mm.
Watch Your Background!
FRI 1 - 2:30 P.M.
The art of photography is based upon light and shadow. Having a proper understanding of exposure will help you create better images of any subject and take your photography to the next level!
What lies behind your subject can make or break your final image. Learning to pay attention to all elements in your image, especially the background, will help you get better photos. we will discuss using different lenses and depth of focus to isolate your subject or show it in its environment.
Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, 5205 A1A S.
Price: $25
Difficulty Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Max No. People: 30
Watch Your Background! at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm
SAT 7 - 10 A.M
What lies behind your subject can make or break your final image. Learning to pay attention to all elements in your image, light angle, shadow, composition and especially the background, will help you get better photos. We will also discuss using different lenses and depth of focus to isolate your subject or show it in its environment with these techniques:
• Composition… choosing what to include
• Seeing beyond your subject
• Depth of field to improve your "focus"
• Using telephoto compression
• Seeing the light (and shadows)
Field Workshop
Meeting Location: St. Augustine Alligator Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd.
Price: $100 + Annual Photo Pass
Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate
Max No People: 12
Suggested Gear List: Monopod or tripod, and a medium telephoto lens, somewhere in the range of 100-400mm.