Oakton College lists Garden & Travel Class

An off-property site for the Garden & Travel class.

Guess what’s on page 16 of the Life Long Learning catalog from Oakton Community College? My Garden and Travel class is at the top of the left column. Yes, it’s the same class so register for it at the most convenient site.The class runs 4 Thursdays (May 16 thru June 6). Our first and last meetings are at the CBG. Weeks 2 and 4 find us off-property at unusual sites that are perfect for photo practice. You won’t want to miss this favorite. As always, there are 3 Ways to Register
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.

For Oakton College registrations, visit www.oakton.edu/conted

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.

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