Blackwater Falls, Dolly Sod, Canaan Valley
Spring in Wild & Wonderful West Virginia
May 7 - 10, 2008

What would we do without Wild and Wonderful West Virginia! 17 years ago we fell in love with its “everything”. Now we have a home there. It is an undiscovered treasure, an oasis of natural beauty and we try hard to leave it that way. We are willing to share it, but only with fellow photographers. West Virginia seems to always embrace the opportunity to share with us photographers her magnificent beauty and wonders. We never tire of these location and they never let us down. The region represents a simpler life style, a slower pace, a step back in time not to mention beautiful scenery. We will stay in Canaan Valley and use it as our home base traveling to points beyond to photograph scenics, wildflowers, waterfalls, rivers, fences, old barns, bugs, windmills and anything else that suits our fancy. Everywhere you look you will see a photograph. And within each photograph awaits another. Most of our instruction will be conducted in the field as usual and we will work on topics of interest to the whole group – a lot of one on one. One topic, for instance, will open your eyes to seeing more than the obvious- shooting a picture within a picture within a picture. Patterns in the wood of an old, knarred aged barn can be intriguing and spark creativity. Or maybe frame just the corner of a barn with a little fence line and small flower using a wide angle. Fog as it extends and folds its arms, wrapping them around barns and trees, rising from the wetlands, creating serenity, mystery and magic is one of the easiest subjects to photograph. We’ll show you.

The weekend commences on Wednesday the 7th at 5:00 p.m. in their conference room and will conclude by 11:00 on Saturday. Cost $685 which includes lodging and all meals except dinners.

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