Press Release

Press Release Archive: Monday 07 March 2011

Improve your wildlife photography

Four wildlife photography workshops with award-winning photographer Paul Hobson are being held at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust’s Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve.

The day and weekend courses concentrate on photographic techniques, getting to know your camera and top tips for photographing wildlife and landscapes. The courses are for small groups and will provide personal advice and tuition throughout the day. They are held at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve which provides a marvellous setting for wildlife and landscape photography. Tuition is provided by Paul Hobson who was awarded category winner in the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010, was a finalist in BWPA 2010 and is Amateur Photographer magazine’s Wildlife Masterclass expert.  His images are also featured regularly in BBC Wildlife, Birdwatching, Outdoor Photographer and Natural World magazines, as well as around the Gibraltar Point visitor centre. The main aim of Paul’s work as a photographer is to raise awareness of the tremendous beauty and fragility of the UK’s wildlife.   Photo - orchids at Gibraltar Point by Paul Hobson.   Sunday 3 April - Beginners Digital Photography Workshop 10am - 4pm.  Understand your digital camera and its settings, and learn about composition for portrait and landscape photography. £45 per person. Booking essential call 01754 898057. Sunday 1 May - British Reptile and Amphibian Photography Workshop 10am - 4pm.  Focusing on British reptiles and amphibians subjects will include snakes, frogs and newts. £45 per person. Booking essential call 01754 898057. Friday 3 to Sunday 5 June - Nature Photography Weekend And Friday 19 to Sunday 20 August – Nature Photography Weekend Two separate weekend courses, repeated due to popular demand, dedicated to improving your photography technique. Workshops will include portraits of wildflowers, photographing marine specimens and a look at native wildlife.  £160 including full board accommodation in the Gibraltar Point residential Wash Study Centre with English breakfast, packed lunch and home-cooked evening meal provided. Booking essential call 01754 898057.

Notes to Editors

1. Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is an area of over 1000 acres of pristine coastline recognised as an area of international scientific interest. It extends about three miles along the Lincolnshire coast from the southern end of Skegness to the entrance of the Wash. Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust on long leases from Lincolnshire County Council and East Lindsey District Council.
   
   
2. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wild places throughout the historic county of Lincolnshire - from the Humber to the Wash.  The Trust is Lincolnshire's leading nature conservation charity with over 25,000 members and around 100 nature reserves.  The Trust is a member of a nationwide network of 47 local trusts which work to protect wildlife - The Wildlife Trusts.
   Visit: www.lincstrust.org.uk  
   
   
3. The Wildlife Trusts.  There are 47 Wildlife Trusts across the whole of the UK, the Isle of Man and Alderney. We are working for an environment rich in wildlife for everyone.  With more than 800,000 members, we are the largest UK voluntary organisation dedicated to conserving the full range of the UK’s habitats and species, whether they be in the countryside, in cities or at sea. 150,000 of our members belong to our junior branch, Wildlife Watch.  We manage around 2,300 nature reserves covering more than 90,000 hectares; we stand up for wildlife; we inspire people about the natural world and we foster sustainable living.
   Visit: www.wildlifetrusts.org 
   

For further information please contact

Rachel Shaw, Public Relations Officer
Tel: 01507 526667   (ansaphone out of office hours)
Fax: 01507 525732
Email: Rachel Shaw

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Banovallum House
Manor House Street
Horncastle
Lincolnshire LN9 5HF

Website: www.lincstrust.org.uk