I was fortunate to have two very qualified co-leaders on my recent workshop at Bosque del Apache. Donna Bourdon and Dave Klein were exceptional. We not only made an effective team, but we had so much fun while we were there. I wanted to share a small sampling of their images from the trip. Directly below are Donna Bourdon’s images. She said that these were her favorites. Well, I made her put the blue crane image in. It was captured just as the sun slipped below the horizon and the cool of the night filled the air. Her shot reflects the look and feel of that evening as the last of the cranes came into roost. A memory I will treasure. Donna will be taking over my Bosque workshops. I have no doubt she will do an excellent job as the client’s love her. She is most helpful with camera settings and set up; plus she has a great passion for the birds. After every workshop I have received rave reviews about her co-leading abilities…
I first met Dave at Bosque in 2009? I may be a year or two off but it was long ago. Dave is a very qualified co-leader, he is well versed in Nikon, Sony and Canon camera systems. He is a fantastic photographer with a great eye for image design. I am trying to talk him into co-leading more trips. Time will tell.
Dave’s five images shown below represent a variety of subjects and light. Every year at Bosque is different. Having no water in the crane pools had its advantages and disadvantages. Being able to capture up close crane and geese shots was much easier this year than previous years. Getting blastoff shots were not as easy as blastoffs didn’t happen much. My theory on that is there was no corn and no corn = no food to rush off to. The geese flew off in the morning in small groups and never quite blasted as before. There were plenty of predators as we saw 3 coyotes within the first hour upon arrival to the refuge.
