Louisiana Bayous
This workshop is all about photographing the Bald Cypress-Tupelo Swamp in central Louisiana. Many of our photographers had never spent time in a swamp before. They were surprised at the variety of wildlife in the area and the changing colors and feel of the trees as we glided though the murky waters in rain, sun and fog.
Alligator Paradise
Louisiana has the highest population of alligators in the world. There are two million alligators in the wild and an additional million on farms. When the sun comes out, alligators haul out on logs and bask in the sun. At one point we photographed 4 alligators and three turtles on the same log. As our boat approached the gators would open their mouths and show us a toothy grin.
Birds in Flight
There were birds flying through the swamp on every one of our photo sessions. To perfect the skill of photographing birds in flight, we traveled to a local rookery to photograph Roseate Spoonbills and egrets as they flew in and out of the rookery.
Slow Shutter Speeds
We had several days with overcast skies. This was the perfect scenario to use low shutter speeds to create blurred images for a more artistic capture. Soaked anhingas would beat their wings back and forth to dry them out before flying off. Using a shutter speed of 1/15th second, Tom captured a sharp head with blurred wings in the photo to the right.
Rookery Life
One of the highlights of the trip was photographing a Great Egret rookery. Most of the nests had chicks in them. Unrully teenage egrets would wait for their parents to deliver food while squabbling amongst each other
Thank you to all the photographers who joined us in Louisiana this year.
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Credits:
Cree Bol and Tom Bol