Workshop Outline

To register, or for more workshop information, including pricing, dates, schedules and other details please contact the individual workshop sponsoror use the CONTACT US tab on this site to forward an email to ‘Wandering Around Outdoors’ about your specific interest. We will respond asap.

Death Valley - Sandstorm over Mesquite Flat Dunes - Photo by Tom Gamache

A WANDERING AROUND OUTDOORS ADVENTURE ‘NEXT STEP’ PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
March, 19 – 21, 2010  Death Valley National Park , CA

‘Wandering Around Outdoors’ announces its first photography tour for 2010.  Scheduled for a weekend in mid March  the tour is planned around the likelihood of an El Nino winter weather pattern developing over the Pacific this winter and a possible ‘better than normal’ wildflower experience in one of America’s most unique and amazing locations. Abundant El Nino rains in Southern California often increase the prospect of a significant bloom during early to late March in many desert areas.  There are also many stunning world renowned locations to work in should the spring bloom be mild. While our tours are not limited to those who have previously taken a ‘Masters Program’ Photography Workshop, it certainly helps to understand the ‘Language of Landscape Photography’ as offered in the workshops.  See the Death Valley NP ‘Masters Program’ Workshop in December 2010 below.  Van and Tom will be with you at every tour location during the tour with all the help, reminders and suggestions that you normally expect from any Wandering Around Outdoors workshop or tour. 
 
Contact: The Death Valley Natural History Association
Candice Lieber - 775-537-0787 ext. 208
e-mail: membership@dvnha.org or visit www.dvnha.org

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Master's Program Photography Workshop at Sedgewick Reserve

The 'MASTERS PROGRAM' Photography Workshop – Wildling Art Museum, Los Olivos, CA  Santa Ynez Valley (This workshop was formerly held at UCSB Sedgwick Reserve)
 April 9 – 11, 2010

The Santa Ynez Valley has been the location of one of the longest running “Masters Program” workshops. We are in our seventh sellout year. We are pleased to announce that the 2010 edition of the workshop will take place under the auspices of The Wildling Art Museum of Los Olivos, CA . This popular three day workshop has proven to be a Mecca for both novices and experts who are serious about creating award winning landscape art. If you are looking for an intense photography weekend learning and comingling with a dedicated like-minded group of landscape “shooters” this could be the workshop you have been looking for. Included are Saturday and Sunday breakfasts and Saturday lunch. Room and transportation are not included. 

Contact:
For information and enrollment contact The Wilding Art Museum, Los Olivos , CA  Amy Mutza at amy@wildlingmuseum.org at 805-686-5865
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area - Instructor and students at workshop venue

The 'MASTERS PROGRAM' Photography Workshop and ‘DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY BOOT CAMP’ April 29 – May 2, 2010 - Thursday to Sunday
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area - sponsored by the SMMNRA NPS and UCLA Stunt Ranch Reserve

For nature photographers in Southern California, Wandering Around Outdoors, in conjunction with The National Park Service and UCLA’s Stunt Ranch Reserve, will present a four-day “Masters Program” Landscape Photography workshop in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Offering Spring green and wildflower valley scenic’s surrounded by rising peaks with ocean influenced views; the Santa Monica Mountains are the home of the country’s largest urban national park. Tom Gamache is the award winning chronicler of the beauty, color and moods of the Santa Monica Mountains. To view examples of his work in the Santa Monica’s see “The Santa Monica Mountains - Range on the Edge” from Angel City Press).  Join Tom and Van for an exciting, fun and friendly learning experience capturing the peaks, valleys, oak woodlands and spring color of their beloved Santa Monica Mountains just the way the “Masters” would have. 

For information you may contact The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area / Sheila Braden  805-370-2394 or by e-mail: sheila_braden@nps.gov

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A 'WANDERING AROUND OUTDOORS ADVENTURE ‘NEXT STEP’ PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR 
May 14 – 16, 2010)  ‘Wandering Around Outdoors’ Spring Photography Tour
California - Central Coast - San Luis Obispo to Southern Big Sur 

Wildflowers, pacific coastal and mountain views, tide pools, sunsets, elephant seals, inland verdant valleys, more.  We will visit the coastal fields and offshore seastacks and arches at Buchon Point and Montana de Oro, Morro Rock and back country ‘Roadscapes’ and ‘Seascapes’ at San Simeon Point, north to breeding Elephant seals and numerous “unknown” Central Coast seascape locations. Camping and motel accommodations available nearby.
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A 'WANDERING AROUND OUTDOORS ADVENTURE ‘NEXT STEP’ PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR 
October 2010 – 5 days (dates TBA - June 2010)  ‘Wandering Around Outdoors’Autumn Photography Tour
Eastern Sierra Nevada / Owens Valley / Long Valley Caldera and beyond
Sierra Nevada Landscape and autumn color displays between Lone Pine, CA and Bridgeport , CA including:
Alabama Hills, Manzanar National Historic Site, White Mountains Ancient Bristlecone Pines, Bishop Creek, Mono Lake Tuffa, Bodie and an Autumn visit into upper Yosemite National Park/Tuolomne Meadows via Tioga Pass and more. Details and pricing available on this site by June 2010. This is our most extensive and wide ranging tour of the year – usually 5 days.  
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The Borax Museum at Death Valley - Photo by Tom Gamache

The 'MASTERS PROGRAM' Photography Workshop and ‘DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY BOOT CAMP’
December 2010 (first weekend – dates TBA) - Thursday to Sunday
Death Valley National Park sponsored by the Death Valley Natural History Association

Tom Gamache, the creator of the Death Valley National Park Visitor Center's stunning 23-foot ‘Stovepipe Wells Sand Dunes’ panorama photographic mural, will conduct an early December 2010 photography workshop in the park.

Death Valley National Park is one of the most beautiful and mysterious places on earth.  The park comprises more than 3.3 million acres of spectacular desert scenery, complex geology, undisturbed wilderness and sites of historical interest. Capturing the full scope of this extraordinary location is a challenge for any artist.  Both Tom and Van have visited and photographed Death Valley many times over decades of photographic work. 

As in all Wandering Around Outdoors workshops and tours, you are guided by the instructors and you will have many opportunities to explore your own artistic vision at many prime iconic locations.  This workshop, featuring the “Masters Program”, is a special event for anyone wanting to capture the mythic aura of the desert landscape. Possible shooting sites include Artist Palette, Badwater, Dante’s View, Aguerreberry Point, Scotty’s Castle, Ubehebe Crater, Titus Canyon, Stovepipe Wells Sand Dunes, The Wildrose Charcoal Kilns, Mosaic and Golden Canyons, Devil’s Golf Course and other world famous locations. 

Accommodations: The Death Valley Workshop is held during one of Death Valley's most beautiful and pleasant times of the year. Hotels and campgrounds in Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells are likely to be sold out months prior to the workshop date. Advance reservations are strongly recommended.  For your registration and accommodation convenience, deluxe rooms will be available for reservation at the Stovepipe Wells Motel and the Furnace Creek Ranch. To guarantee workshop registration and room availability, please inquire and register with the Death Valley Natural History Assoc. as soon as possible. Photographers wishing to stay outside the park will find lodging in Beatty Nevada.

Contact:
The Death Valley Natural History Assoc. Candice Lieber 775-537-0787 ext. 208
e-mail: membership@dvnha.org or visit www.dvnha.org

Or kindly use the CONTACT US tab on this site to forward an email to ‘Wandering Around Outdoors’ about your specific interest.  We will respond asap.

We look forward to Wandering Around Outdoors with you soon.  Tom Gamache and
Van Webster.

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