Join me for a private birding & wildlife workshop in central New Mexico, where we will tailor both the locations and experiences to your needs, and encounter the incredible wildlife and landscapes of New Mexico.
Dates: Please email me before purchasing to check availability and book your session.
(these are run from late Nov-Feb)
The Rio Grande Bosque stretches from just north of Albuquerque and as far south as San Marcial (~160 miles), and this section of the river and surrounding valley is what attracts a massive amount of birds and wildlife, and is especially important for migrating species. The iconic Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese winter all along the bosque and can be seen in the thousands.
The unique environment and sheer amount of wintering birds here make the central NM and bosque areas particularly favorable for photography.
We’ll enjoy ample opportunities for BIF (bird-in-flight), close up portraits, environmental shots, and landscape photography. So no matter what your skill level, there will be plenty of chances to capture great images as well as learn new techniques and gain the confidence you need to master your gear and level up your bird, wildlife, and landscape photography.
Since this is a private workshop, you’ll have my complete and undivided attention and we’ll tailor everything to your needs and expectations. Whether you want to learn more about capturing action, shutter speeds, isos, and all that technical stuff, or more artistic imagery. We’ll break down all the important elements like how to frame your subjects, light and shadow, negative space, and more. We’ll work on things like panning with your subject and how to get sharp images, and definitely post-processing.
Getting here
If you’re flying in, then Abq is your only option. That’s an hour north of Socorro, where we’ll be staying.
Lodging
There’s not many options in Socorro, unfortunately. I always stay at the Comfort Inn, that and the Holiday Inn and Best Western are the nicest options in town.
Weather Expectations
Even though this is the desert, it is the high desert and we’ll be at 4K ft the whole time so it can still get quite cold in the mornings, especially down by the river and ponds. Like low teens and sometimes even single digits (F). Most people are surprised by this, and the first thing to go is always people’s feet, then hands, so make sure you have good layers for clothing and good warm socks and boots, as well as hats and gloves. In the afternoons though, it can get up into the 60s and if the sun is out (which in NM, it usually is, and the wind is down, then it can feel quite warm.
It’ll most likely be sunny more often than not, but we can get some winter rain and clouds every now and then, though it doesn’t usually last too long. We’d be VERY lucky to get any snow at all, even just some flurries.
Gear to bring
You should definitely bring the longest, fastest lens you have, or are willing to rent. You’re also welcome to borrow mine if you shoot canon, or just want to try it out. For the mornings and evenings you’ll want a faster lens, but for the daytime stuff any long lens, like a 200-800, 100-500, etc, will be great. If you want to do landscapes in the mornings for sunrise (they are incredible here) then a wide angle will be handy.
Join me for a private birding & wildlife workshop in central New Mexico, where we will tailor both the locations and experiences to your needs, and encounter the incredible wildlife and landscapes of New Mexico.
Dates: Please email me before purchasing to check availability and book your session.
(these are run from late Nov-Feb)
The Rio Grande Bosque stretches from just north of Albuquerque and as far south as San Marcial (~160 miles), and this section of the river and surrounding valley is what attracts a massive amount of birds and wildlife, and is especially important for migrating species. The iconic Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese winter all along the bosque and can be seen in the thousands.
The unique environment and sheer amount of wintering birds here make the central NM and bosque areas particularly favorable for photography.
We’ll enjoy ample opportunities for BIF (bird-in-flight), close up portraits, environmental shots, and landscape photography. So no matter what your skill level, there will be plenty of chances to capture great images as well as learn new techniques and gain the confidence you need to master your gear and level up your bird, wildlife, and landscape photography.
Since this is a private workshop, you’ll have my complete and undivided attention and we’ll tailor everything to your needs and expectations. Whether you want to learn more about capturing action, shutter speeds, isos, and all that technical stuff, or more artistic imagery. We’ll break down all the important elements like how to frame your subjects, light and shadow, negative space, and more. We’ll work on things like panning with your subject and how to get sharp images, and definitely post-processing.
Getting here
If you’re flying in, then Abq is your only option. That’s an hour north of Socorro, where we’ll be staying.
Lodging
There’s not many options in Socorro, unfortunately. I always stay at the Comfort Inn, that and the Holiday Inn and Best Western are the nicest options in town.
Weather Expectations
Even though this is the desert, it is the high desert and we’ll be at 4K ft the whole time so it can still get quite cold in the mornings, especially down by the river and ponds. Like low teens and sometimes even single digits (F). Most people are surprised by this, and the first thing to go is always people’s feet, then hands, so make sure you have good layers for clothing and good warm socks and boots, as well as hats and gloves. In the afternoons though, it can get up into the 60s and if the sun is out (which in NM, it usually is, and the wind is down, then it can feel quite warm.
It’ll most likely be sunny more often than not, but we can get some winter rain and clouds every now and then, though it doesn’t usually last too long. We’d be VERY lucky to get any snow at all, even just some flurries.
Gear to bring
You should definitely bring the longest, fastest lens you have, or are willing to rent. You’re also welcome to borrow mine if you shoot canon, or just want to try it out. For the mornings and evenings you’ll want a faster lens, but for the daytime stuff any long lens, like a 200-800, 100-500, etc, will be great. If you want to do landscapes in the mornings for sunrise (they are incredible here) then a wide angle will be handy.
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