Locations: Elkhorn Slough by Boat, Moss Landing, and Pt. Lobos:
Dates: Thursday, August 28, 2014, Tuesday, September 2, 2014, and Thursday, September 11, 2014.
Meeting Time: 8:00 A.M for August 28 and September 2, and 7:30 AM for September 11, 2014 at the North Harbor Parking Lot Next Kayak Connections, Moss Landing. Starting times to maximize shorebirds on tidal flats along slough.
Requirements: At least a 300 mm telephoto lens, a bean bag for the boat if you have one, a tripod for shooting around the North Harbor, a wide or normal lens for photographing landscapes at Pt. Lobos.
Availability: Limited to four participants per date, so reserve your spot early.
Cost: $110.00 = Elkhorn Boat trip only, (Option #1)
$135.00 = Elkhorn Boat Trip + North Harbor and Moss Landing rest of the morning.
(Option #2)
$160.00 = Above, plus Pt. Lobos afternoon, and Moss Landing at Sunset. (Option #3)
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Thursday, August 28, 2014: (2 spot left)
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Tuesday, September 2, 2014: (1 spots left)
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Thursday, September 11, 2014: (1 spots left)
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
With Captain Brian Ackermann, I am taking photographers, birders, and other interested parties down Elkhorn Slough on his electric boat, under his business name of Whisper Charters Inc. He has an electric boat, where we can photograph birds and wildlife by using bean bags or just resting our lenses on the side of his boat. Elkhorn slough is one of the great estuaries in the world, and opportunities to photograph sea otters, brown pelicans, great egrets, blue herons, terns, and other shore birds will be possible. Brian’s boat is small and can only accommodate four photographers including myself. This boat trip last two hours. His boat is low to the water, so the angle is good for wildlife images. It’s comfortable and you’ll be out of the sun as well.
To Recap: the cost is $110.00 for the boat trip down Elkhorn Slough on Brian’s boat. We start at 8:00 AM. The trip last 2 hours. Then, for additional $25.00 (Total of $135) we will photograph around Moss Landing until lunch at approximately 1:00 PM… Then, option 3 for the afternoon is to go to Point Lobos, and spend the rest of the afternoon photographing wildlife and landscapes… and then stop at Moss Landing for an evening shoot on the way home. This option will be an additional $25.00 for a total $160.00 for the day. The cost doesn’t include lunch or the $12.00 per vehicle entrance fee at Pt. Lobos. The beauty is you can do just the boat trip or more if you wish…
Reminders: The night before charge your batteries, and format your cards, make sure your equipment is in good working condition. A 1.4 teleconverter would be a great plus for the boat trip, and a polarizing or graduated netural density filter would help at Pt. Lobos for landscapes. You can rent equipment at http://www.borrowlenses.com, an option to consider if you want a larger lens.