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Fall Sensory Nature Scavenger Hunt & Bingo Cards for Kids: Explore Autumn with All Five Senses!
Fall is the perfect season for children to explore nature through their senses. The crispy crunch of fallen leaves underfoot, earthy smells from...
The Meadowlark Nature Festival is a five day event (May 19th to 23rd) that showcases the amazing diversity in the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys. The festival offers a variety of tours and workshops so that people of all ages can learn more about conversation efforts, natural history and habitat in the area. Take a look at the 2016 Festival at a Glance! Most of the tours are sold out but there are still a few tickets available.
Every year we participate in one or two festival events, usually something that my children can take part in. This year, however, I chose something for myself, a nature photography workshop with professional freelance photographer Caillum Smith of Preserved Light Photography. Before the workshop I did a bit a preparation: checking out Caillum’s website and then realizing I had left my camera outside…in the rain. Akk! My camera was fine, thankfully! It stands up well to the abuse I subject it to, not that I recommend leaving a camera in the rain. I have a LUMIX GX7 which is a digital single lens mirrorless camera. I love how compact and durable it is while still having great control and picture quality. The lens I most often have on my camera, and the one I used for the pictures in this post, is a LUMIX micro 4/3 lens.
During the workshop Caillum shared the basics of photography. I enjoyed having four leisurely hours to play with my camera and discover some new camera controls and skills. The lighting was a bit harsh at first but as the clouds rolled over it was much easier to capture images. I am always looking to improve my photography skills so this workshop was a great opportunity to continue that learning journey. Caillum offers several photography workshops on his website that have peeked my interest. I hope that I’ll more opportunities to work on my photography skills soon!
You are alleady doing a GREAT JOB Josee. Love