Seventeen people participated in the free photopoint monitoring workshop organised by the Wedderburn CMN on Friday February 24th. Many environmental groups were represented at the workshop including members from WCMN, Kara Kara CMN, Friends of Kooyoora, Bendigo Field Nats as well as DSE staff.Photography experience ranged from those who had just purchased a camera to those who were well adept in camera use, and Alison managed to cover the whole suite of questions asked as well as calling on participants to provide their experiences and knowledge.
The morning session was designed to gauge what kinds of projects people were working on and to introduce participants to the different features of their cameras and in which situations they are best used. The group were quick to pick up on the concept of exposure, depth of field, contrast and the best positioning to take photos, especially when incorporating people or animals in to the picture.Lunch was a mouth-watering choice between roast lamb and red emperor fish after which participants discussed data management and storage before embarking on a field trip out to the Wedderburn Town Lake. This enabled people to put in to practice what they had just learnt and to actually get one on one Alison help from in using their cameras and finding functions.
Thanks must go to Alison for providing her expertise and willingness to hold the workshop in Wedderburn as well as to the venue managers Gary, Bob, Myra and staff at the Wedderburn Goldseekers Motel for their wonderful hospitality. It all made for a fantastic event. For further details on Alison’s work visit her website at www.alisonpouliot.com
Article – Wendy Murphy
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