More Snowy Owl workshop kudos Christopher Dodds February 21, 2023 Images copyright and courtesy Dave Christopher. “I wanted to take a moment and let you know how much I appreciated your Snowy Owl workshop last week (Jan 23-27, 2023). You impressed me with your intimate knowledge of the owls. You knew where they would be, and what they were going to do before they did it. And you were right! I also appreciated your vast knowledge of photography and your willingness to share as needed. I enjoyed the conversation in the van, the humor and your attempt at singing (not the best but great effort!). But first and foremost, I judge a photography workshop on the number of “wall hanger” photos I get. I can honestly say that I’ve never come home from a workshop with more keeper photos than this one. I’m attaching 3 photos from the week that I like a lot, but could easily attach another 15+ that I like equally as well. My home photo gallery will be greatly enhanced!Thanks Chris, for a great week! I’ll definitely be doing more of your workshops in the future!” — Dave Christopher USA (January 23-27, 2023 Owl Workshop)
Snowy Owl SNOWY TOUCHDOWN (Bubo scandiacus, Harfang des neiges, SNOW) from my Snowy Owl Photo Tours in Ontario, Canada. Image. Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony Alpha a9 II Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens @321mm ISO 1,600, f/8 @ 1/1,600s Manual exposure. Snowy Owl Touchdown Christopher Dodds January 28, 2020 “Talking to Chris, he mentioned he has had several customers attend more than one workshop. Now I understand why. We had a small group, so there was plenty of time to really talk about many things and make sure everyone understood. I’ve spent so much money and time on gear, books and “camera user guides”, but I still didn’t really understand. Before I left, I anticipated learning how to properly expose for snow, etc. If you had dropped me off in front of one of the owls, I would not have been able to get the shots I wanted exposed properly. What I didn’t realize was that I would finally learn how to evaluate the scene and determine the correct exposure, whatever the subject, situation, scene or light level. Now I finally have the answers to so many questions ... I finally understand exposure theory! I’m from Alabama, so an unexpected treat was to learn how to deal with the cold temperatures. It got down to -9° F while we were there. As a testimonial, I most definitely plan to attend another workshop with Chris. Now I’ve just got to decide where I want to go. ” — Rhett Gibson Alabama, USA Learn more about snowy owl photo tours here
Snowy Owl Workshop Kudos Christopher Dodds January 19, 2020 “The shot is 20” x 50”. We are so pleased. I hope the Snowy Owl workshops after ours were half as good ours. You must have had a lot of snow. We were very lucky.I still can’t believe we were 5 men; 2 Germans, 1 Brit, 1 Kuwaiti and me, the lone Canadian. They travelled extensively to see Snowies and we were thrilled every morning and afternoon that we went out to shoot these magnificent creatures.” — John L. Block Montréal, Québec, Canada Learn more about snowy owl workshops here