Mettawa Workshop: A Great Early Father's Day Gift

The manor house and one of the ponds.

If Dad has a camera, here’s a perfect gift. Enroll him in the June 8 (and 11th at CBG) photo workshop at the storybook Mettawa Manor. Don’t wait to register for this once-a-year only special event that includes lunch. We’ll meet again on Monday, June 11 at the CBG to enjoy student images from the Friday photo time. It’s like getting 2 classes for the price of 1. And we’ll have a Browniefest on Monday. What could be better?

By now, you know how to register so do yourself a favor: enroll before the long weekend consumes your time and thoughts.

1. Call 847.835.8261
2. Visit www.chicagobotanic.org/education
3. Membership and Info Desk staff are now able to take registrations during periods of relative calm.

18mm, f8 @ 1/30, no filter

18mm, f8 @ 1/80 with 3-stop ND Grad

I received a 3-stop, soft-edge ND grad filter from the Camera Clubhouse cats. They decided to purchase from Breakthrough Photography since I mentioned that one of my students brought Breakthrough Filters to a recent class and, on inspection, the filters seemed to be very well made. An ND Grad filter starts dark and fades to clear so the placement of the dark portion is determined by both the bright part of the scene and the photographer. This filter made quite a difference in holding down the sun in the upper part of the image. Check out the “no-filter” image and ND Grad image. The difference will amaze you. Please note: I have no affiliation with Breakthrough Photography and chose them only based on student referral.

Mettawa Workshop: A Great Early Father’s Day Gift

Filters can make a difference

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