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<span class="text"><font color="#cccccc" class="text"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 746px; height: 1619px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="150" valign="top" align="center"><img width="263" height="174" align="left" src="/users/AndargeAsfaw3943/Image//happy paddler.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img width="263" height="170" alt="" src="/users/AndargeAsfaw3943/Image//mute swan best.jpg" /> <br /> <img width="263" height="175" src="/users/AndargeAsfaw3943/Image/Selbys.jpg" alt="" /> <img width="263" height="172" src="/users/AndargeAsfaw3943/Image/osprey.jpg" alt="" /> <br /> <img width="263" height="166" src="/users/AndargeAsfaw3943/Image/Selbys1.jpg" alt="" /> <br /> <img width="263" height="175" src="/users/AndargeAsfaw3943/Image//Selbys 3.jpg" alt="" /> <img width="263" height="395" src="/users/AndargeAsfaw3943/Image//Billingsley.jpg" alt="" /> <br /> <br /> <img width="263" height="189" src="/users/AndargeAsfaw3943/Image/CRW_2675.jpg" alt="" /> <br /> <br /> <img width="263" height="181" src="/users/AndargeAsfaw3943/Image/group3(1).jpg" alt="" /> <br /> </td> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="440" valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><font size="2" style="font-style: italic;">Our <span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo Field Workshops</span> provide a unique learning environment that is stimulating, supportive and fun. We are pros committed to your personal photographic journey. We teach composition, exposure, camera settings, lighting, lens choices, creative techniques and much more. All cameras and all skill levels are welcome. Some great workshops are currently being developed throughout Maryland and DC. A Landscape and Culture Workshop to Ethiopia is coming soon. Future plans include the Western and Northeastern US and Europe. We offer half-day, full-day and extended workshops. Please check back often or send us an email requesting to be placed on the Workshop list.</font><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="3"><br /> </font></span></p> <p><font size="3" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo Field Workshop</span></font><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="3"> by Kayak</font> </span>on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Patuxent River, Jug Bay Natural Area</span> (Prince George’s and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland). Beginning and experienced photographers and paddlers are welcome. Any type of camera is perfect. </p> <p><br style="font-weight: bold;" /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="3">Date: May 17, 2008, 8am - 4:00pm</font></span>, Photo Tour includes a team of photo and kayaking experts, kayaks, an awesome lunch, dry bags for cameras and other valuables, transportation to the launch area and most importantly, fun, relaxation and wonderment!</p> <p><br /> <font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leaders: </span></font>Photo Instruction - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Donna T. Jones and Andargé Asfaw,</span> </p> <p> Kayak Instruction and Riverlore - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fred</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper</span>, and the Riverkeeper Crew.</p> <p><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="3">Description:</font> </span> Join us for an exciting <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo Field Workshop</span> by Kayak</span> through the pristine tidal marshlands of the Patuxent River on the border of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel Counties. Learn how to take great photographs and paddle a kayak all in the same day! Kayaks are a great way to experience and connect with nature. Wildlife is comfortable around this unobtrusive, environmentally friendly form of water travel. In terms of photography, the point-of-view from the water is quite different from the perspective from the shoreline. Kayaks slip into the nooks and crannies and can move into the shallows effortlessly. This capability presents wonderful photo ops.</p> <p><br /> <font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fee: </span></font>$153.75 (Note: Photo Kayakers are welcome to invite non-photographers to sign-up for this excursion. Bring binoculars instead of a camera to view the wildlife and landscape.) <br /> </p> <p><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="3">Meet:</font> </span> Meet at 8am at the Park and Ride in College Park off of I-95 to board the Magic Bus with kayaks in tow. (More trip info about photo/kayak preparation, directions, etc. will be sent to each participant after online registration has been completed.)</p> <br /> <p> </p> <p><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Register: <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/111046142">www.eventbrite.com/event/111046142</a></span></font></p> <br /> <font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Details: </span></font>After a morning photo prep session on the bus ride to the launch area, we will arrive at Hill’s bridge, a historic location by Route #4, that was once pivotal in shaping the outcome of the War of 1812. After learning the ropes of paddling the river, we'll head out to Mt. Calvert searching for terrapins sunning themselves on weather worn logs. Birds will grace us with their presence and possibly a beaver or nutria (a semi-aquatic rodent) may make an appearance. In this stretch of the Patuxent River, we'll have unobstructed views of a lush greenway that is home to nesting Bald Eagles, Osprey, Blue Herons and numerous other species. We'll continue down placid waters through acres of wild rice and wetland vegetation in all directions. <p><br /> We'll arrive for lunch at a 1600’s vintage mansion (Mt. Calvert) that offers a stunning 360 degree birdseye view down the river featuring unforgettable scenery. After lunch, relax, take photos or explore the ongoing archaeological dig and artifacts at this location. The woodland around the mansion offers a change of habitat for more interesting photos. If time allows it, we'll paddle up the nearby shady and tree canopied Western Branch before taking out at Jackson’s Landing, which is located at Patuxent River Park at the Jug Bay Visitor’s Center. Finally, we'll board the Magic Bus and make our way back to our vehicles, satisfied and enriched, with the spirit of the River in our hearts.</p> <p><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Refunds and Cancellations:</span></font> If you need to cancel a workshop, 75% of the workshop fee will be returned if cancellation is made 7 days prior to the date of the excursion. No refunds will be given less than 7 days before the scheduled workshop date. The good news is we would be happy to give you a voucher to attend another workshop! <br /> </p> <p><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Weather Policy:</span></font> Normally workshops will go RAIN or SHINE with the exception of torrential all-day rain or blizzard conditions. Kayak Workshops during a day of thunderstorms may cause a cancellation. If the workshop is on a Saturday, the rain date would usually be the following day, Sunday. Fog, rain and snow make for great moody photos. Dress appropriately and expect the very best!</p> <p><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Responsibility:</span></font> Photo Field Workshops (F/STOP STUDIO) accepts no responsibility for equipment damage or loss, health issues, or weather unpredictability. <br /> </p> <p><font size="3" style="font-weight: bold;">Meals:</font> Our lunches are wholesome and energizing. If you need a vegetarian lunch, please let us know!<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> </span></p> <p><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bios:</span></font> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Donna T. Jones and Andargé Asfaw of F/STOP STUDIO</span><br /> are professional photographer/educators who photographed around the globe since the early 80's. Their new book, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Ethiopia from the Heart"</span>, which they co-produced, is a beautiful visual essay about Ethiopia. Book sales help plant trees in deforested areas of Ethiopia. This wonderful book is available for purchase on this website. <br /> <br /> Donna currently teaches at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD, in the credit and non-credit photography program. She also teaches at VisArts in Rockville, MD and at Photoworks in Glen Echo, MD. <br /> </p> <p>Andarge teaches at the Washington School of Photography in Bethesda, MD, VisArts in Rockville, MD and at the Art League School in Alexandria, VA. His next "Ethiopia from the Heart" gallery/book signing exhibition will take place at the Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography from July 3 - September 23, 2008.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fred Tutman</span> is a full-time environmental advocate who serves as the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Patuxent Riverkeeper</span>. He is a lifelong environmental activist with deep family and personal ties to the land and people along the Patuxent River corridor. As a boy, Fred played on the banks of his river and had many formative adventures there. Today, as Riverkeeper, Fred patrols the river and works on state and local policy issues that influence water quality and environmental sustainability in this critical drainage basin that spans seven counties. Fred also serves on a variety of State and County Boards, Task Forces and Commissions aimed at protecting land and natural resources. Patuxent Riverkeeper is especially concerned with facilitating private citizen empowerment to ensure that existing laws designed to protect the river actually receive full compliance. <a href="http://www.paxriverkeeper.org">www.paxriverkeeper.org</a> <br /> </p> <br /> <p> </p> <p><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Contact Info: donna@fstopstudio.com</span></font></p> <p><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 301.589.1151<br /> </span></font></p> <p><br /> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Register:<a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/111046142"> www.eventbrite.com/event/111046142</a></span></font></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></font></span><br>
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