2012 Phototrap Workshops in Arizona

Join Scott Linstead and Bill Forbes in the AZ desert for the very last workshop of this series. This will be your last chance to photograph a variety of bat species at what is perhaps the best location in North America to do so.

Come and spend three days and nights with
Scott Linstead and Phototrap inventor Bill Forbes.

Come away with:

• Practical and theoretical knowledge of tripwire and high-speed photography.
• The satisfaction of incredible, bragging-rights photographs.
• A fun and memorable experience in the Arizona desert.

The Details:

• $1895USD per person, $500USD due at booking.
• A maximum of 3 photographers per 3-day block.
• Transport and lodging not included.
• Non Photographing spouses can attend at no extra charge.
• Only a DSLR and a medium telephoto lens required.

What we will photograph:

• Bats
• Nectar Bats (September session only)
• Insect action (grass hoppers, flight, etc.)
• Hummingbirds
• Owls (western screech, possible great horned)
• Traditional photography subjects at the pond include:
• • Greater Roadrunner
  • Gambel’ Quail
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Various Woodpecker species
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Harris’ Ground Squirrel

The Schedule:

	Block	Dates
September	1	1st, 2nd, 3rd	Sat, Sun, Mon
	2	6th, 7th, 8th	Thu, Fri, Sat
September	3	11th, 12th, 13th	Tue, Wed, Thu
	4	16th, 17th, 18th	Sat, Sun, Mon

Valleyfield/Les Cedres Bridge Construction

Part of the Nouvelle Autoroute 30 project.

Aerial Photography in Action

Here's an illustrative video on the processes involved in using the heli-cam.

Enjoy!

Kathryn Spirit from HeliCam

The controversial dismantling of the Kathryn Spirit (154m in length) in Beauharnois, Quebec. The estimated height of the aircraft was 135m (442ft).

http://www.infosuroit.com/epave-du-kathryn-spirit-a-beauharnois-anne-quach-presse-ottawa/

Feature on Rob Galbraith website

Check out this article on Scott at the authoritative website Rob Galbraith DPI!

DSLR Carrying Helicopter Complete!

This fully stabilized helicopter allows the photographer to compose from the ground via a video downlink of the camera's "live view" mode.

New Venture: Aerial Photography!

The images shown below were taken with the smaller helicopter. The new, larger helicopter on the left has yet to be flown but sports the following advantages:

-video downlink and a two axis gimbal whereby a camera operator can compose and shoot through live view on an LCD on the ground. The gimbal moves in two axis.

-Powerful enough to carry a full-size DSLR