Early Bird Registration for our February 10-12 Winter’s Beauty at Chincotague and Assateague ends tomorrow – January 10.
All the info, including registrations info is on my website at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/winters-beauty-chincoteague-assateague-feb-2017/
Bill and I love teaching our winter landscape photography workshop at Chincoteague. There’s just something incredibly peaceful about being in the marshes and on the beaches in the winter.
We often get asked – why do we teach our Winter’s Beauty at Chincoteague and Assateauge workshop in the winter? After all – we’re going to a beach – wouldn’t it be better to go in the summer?
Not really – winter is actually my favorite time of year to head to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and the Assasteague National Seashore. And here are my top 5 reasons why
- NO BUGS! Chincoteague and Assateague are famous for all the mosquitos and horse-flies in the summer. Kind of what you’d expect when you’re visiting a marsh and a beach – lots of annoying biting insects. I have never gotten bitten by bugs in the winter at Chincoteague and I’ve never had to cover myself with Deep Woods OFF!
- LOTS OF BIRDS! Located along the Atlantic Flyway, thousands of migrating birds visit Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in the winter. Several of the marshes, ponds and waterways are located near the refuge roads, so I’ve been able to photograph many birds without needed a super long lens (I usually use either my 70-200mm or 100-400mm lens when photographing birds at Chincoteague
- CONVENIENT LOCATIONS: Most of the places we’ll be photographing are within 100 feet of where we’ll be parking our cars. So if you get cold, you can jump back into the car to warm up before continuing to photograph.
- SHORT DAYS: In early February, the sun comes up at 7 AM and sets at 5:30 PM. In June, sunrise is at 5:40 AM and sunset isn’t until 8:30 PM. So in the winter, you can sleep in a bit, grab a cup of coffee and still photograph a wonderful sunrise. And in the evening, you can photograph sunset and still have ordered dinner and drinks at one of my favorite restaurants by 7 PM.
- NO CROWDS! Most people visit Chincoteague and Assateague in the summer, so crowded beaches and long lines at the park entrance are the norm. We’ve never had to wait in a line in the winter and it’s not uncommon to see less than 20 other people in the entire park in the winter.
We’re limiting the workshop to 6 participants to ensure that we’re able to give each of you the personalized attention you should get in a photography workshop.
All the info, including registrations info is on my website at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/winters-beauty-chincoteague-assateague-feb-2017/
Not sure if this workshop is right for you, drop me a note and I’ll give you a call and we can talk about it.