Rio Grande Valley Chapter Texas Master Naturalist
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Local pros offer outdoor photography workshop September 12
San Benito, Texas – Blooms, bugs, birds, beasts and breath-taking views. Local award-winning photographers Ruth Hoyt and Greg Storms will hold a September 12, Outdoor Photography Workshop at Weslaco’s Estero Llano Grande State Park from 8 a.m. to noon.
Sponsored by the Rio Grande Valley Chapter Texas Master Naturalist, the workshop is geared to any level of expertise. Whether using point and shoot cameras or more sophisticated gear, participants will learn tips from the experts.
The four-hour workshop will lead off with classroom instruction including presentations that showcase outdoor photography and describe how to get that perfect shot. Participants will break into smaller groups for field time with individual instruction from experienced photographers. A critique and question and answer session will conclude the workshop.
“We have a number of talented photographers in our chapter of Texas Master Naturalist,” said chapter Outreach Chairman Heidi Linnemann. “We wanted to coordinate that talent and offer a variety of photography workshops to the local communities.”
Workshop instruction will include photo composition, how to get better results with your camera, close-up photography and getting the best from natural lighting as well as inspirational ideas from passionate photographers.
Hoyt lives in South Texas ranch country where she photographs, leads workshops and tours, guides photographers on private ranches and teaches nature photography classes and private instruction. She has taught photography for more than 25 years.
Storms has photographically documented research and science projects, trips, and nature and science activities as a science and math teacher. Currently he is a wildlife photographer and photographic consultant and guide at La Jarra Nature, Birding and Heritage Center near Raymondville.
Hoyt and Storms are certified Texas Master Naturalists. Both have work exhibited locally and nationally.
The workshop is limited to 25 participants, adults 18 and over. Cost is $50 a person and pre-registration is required. Visit www.rgvctmn.org to register. Payment is available through PayPal or by check.
The state park is located at 3301 S. International Blvd., (FM 1015) in Weslaco.
For more information about the workshop call Heidi Linnemann at 956-797-2872
The Rio Grande Valley Chapter Texas Master Naturalist is sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Sea Grant at Texas A&M University. Local advisor is Tony Reisinger.
The RGVCTMN organization develops knowledgeable volunteers dedicated to the study and conservation of natural resources and natural areas in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. In addition, they help the natural world through service, outreach and education.
