Florida Birding Photography Tour
March 16 to21, 2025
Want to learn or increase your hit rate photographing birds in flight?
Join us at 2 fantastic locations:
The first two days we will shoot at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Rookery. The next days we will head south to Titusville and spend time putting those skills together at the Orlando Wetlands.
This event/workshop is mostly a field/outdoor shooting event ending the event with Critiques of your images and assignments. There are many opportunities for questions and instruction in both of these locations.
While in St Augustine we will work on bird in flight techniques, both early morning and late afternoon. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Photo Pass is required to get in early and stay late at the Alligator Farm. You will need the pass for one day and one morning. Daily passes are available if you don't wish to purchase an annual pass.
Go to their website to purchase your pass or you can purchase your pass on site if you would like. You will need a photo ID on site and with each entry.
While at Orlando Wetlands we will shoot a sunrise one morning as well as walk out to their new boardwalk. This boardwalk gets us close to rookeries as well as great positions for birds in flight in a beautiful scenic location. Other easy hikes bring us to wide open views of lakes with many bird in flight opportunities. We will finish the days with sunsets at different park locations.
Cost of the event is $675.00. Please send a check to :
If you need to use a card please email me and I'll send an invoice to pay by card.
Note: Card purchase is 3% additional.
We are taking a maximum of 10 participants. This events fills quickly so if you're interested sign up right away.
Advise me when a check is in the mail to hold your spot.
Vinny Colucci
115 Mamie Lane
Jamestown, NC 27282
252-349-1121
Hotels:
St Augustine:
Holiday Inn Express March 16 to 17
601 Anastasia Blvd. ,St Augustine, FL 32080 : 904-825-4535 Use Phtography by Vinny Colucci for Booking code
Titusville FL
Quality Inn March 18 to 21
3655 Cheney Hwy, Titusville, FL 32780 : 321-269-7110 use VinnyPhoto as booking code
Recommended Equipment:
One or two camera bodies
Long telephoto lens 400mm plus
Short telephoto : 100mm-400mm
Landscape lens 24mm-70mm
Polarizing Filters
Grauated ND Filter 3-stop
ND filter 3-4 stops
Tripod and Ball Head
Gimble Head
Cable release
Rain gear
Hiking boots Hikes are short. Most likely 1/2 mile or less at a time. There are no drive on privileges at the Orlando Wetlands. TIme spent at the Alligator Farm is on a boardwalk or paved paths.
Optional: You may use a cart or wagon to maneuver gear at both locations. Please be mindful this can create vibration on the boardwalks for other photographers.
Schedule:
Sunday March 16 @ 6 PM: Meet and Greet in hotel lobby.
Monday March 17th:
7 AM Morning shoot Alligator Farm Rookery
3 PM Classroom on camera settings.
4:30 PM Alligator Farm until Sundown.
Tuesday: 7 AM morning Alligator Farm shoot.
9 AM Breakfast. Check out of hotel and head to Titusville.
4 PM meet in hotel lobby to go to Orlando Wetlands Park.
Shoot until Sunset
Wednesday : 7 AM for Orlando Wetlands Park early light shoot.
4 PM afternoon shoot Orlando Wetlands Park. Shoot until Sunset
Thursday: local Sunrise shoot. Goto Breakfast. 11 AM Classroom in hotel lobby. Critiques up to 5 images each. Q & A
4 PM Orlando Wetlands Park or Merritt Island. Class choice.
Friday 10 AM Meet for Final Critique and any questions :Hotel checkout.
There will be a Sunrise shoot at Coco Beach Pier weather permitting on one of the mornings.