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Meeting Location: 3200 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard (East Manatee Fire Rescue District Admin Office), Lakewood Ranch, FL
5:45 to 6:15 pm: Pixel Anxiety with Art Napolitano
Are you confused when confronted with ‘Pixels’, 'Dots per Inch' (DPI), and '2k vs 4k' monitors? Art will attempt to explain and simplify these terms for you.
6:15 pm: Gather, Socialize, Buy 50/50 Tickets, Vote for People's Choice
6:30pm: Guest Speaker Kristen Hines
Topic: Photographing Florida's Birds
How does one choose 300+ species of birds to cover in an identification guide? More importantly, how does one go about photographing that number of species, including many that are rare or fleeting, in a 2-year period?
Those were the challenges facing writer and wildlife photographer Kirsten Hines after she signed a contract with Bloomsbury to write and photograph a Birds of Florida book in their Helm Wildlife Guides series. Despite advice that this was an impossible task, she persevered to ultimately include over 450 of her photographs of 310 species of birds in the plumage commonly observed in Florida.
Join Kirsten to learn more about Florida’s incredible bird diversity, some of the state’s top birding destinations, and the tools and techniques she used to accomplish this photographic feat, as well as insights for those interested in delving into more artistic avian compositions.
www.KirstenHines.com
Kirsten Hines Bio:
Kristen is a Coconut Grove-based author, wildlife photographer, and conservationist with a master’s degree in biology and background in environmental education. Her writing and photography have appeared in various publications, including 8 books on Florida’s nature and history. Her 2023 photo-essay book, Wild Florida: An Animal Essay, garnered multiple national and state gold medals including: gold for Visual Arts in the Florida Book Awards and first place for Best Non-fiction Writing in the National League of American Pen Women's Bieniel Awards. Her new field guide, Birds of Florida, is illustrated by 450+ of her photographs of 310 Florida species as typically seen in the state, a feat she accomplished in 2 years. Kirsten’s images have also been featured in numerous photography showcases, public art programs, and exhibitions. She aims to inspire conservation action through her story-telling, wildlife-oriented presentations, leading trips and workshops, and through not-for-profit work such as co-founding Phoebes Birding to connect women through nature and serving as Conservation Chair on the Audubon Florida board.
