Walk on the Wild Side with Ron Magill presented by Nikon

220 E St Clair St,Indianapolis IN 46204

09 September, 2022

Description

Join us at Roberts for this incredible free, in-person class! Whether you live in the middle of a bustling city or on the border of a National Park, wildlife is all around us. From the birds and the bees, to the bears and the bison, the diversity seems infinite. However, for large and exotic wildlife, the experiences for most people are generally limited to zoos. Today’s zoos offer much better photographic opportunities than the small caged facilities of the past. With as much emphasis on the habitats as on the animals themselves, photographers can now capture beautiful portraits that better reflect the natural beauty of the animal and its environment. This presentation will cover a wide variety of subjects such as photographing through barriers, choosing camera angles, lens choice, choosing aperture and shutter speeds, and understanding animal behavior so that you are ready for the shot. It will show you how practicing wildlife photography at a zoo can not only allow you to capture stunning images, it can better prepare you for being a better photographer in the wild and the role that your photographs can play in telling engaging and memorable stories! Ron Magill is a Nikon Ambassador and is the Zoo Communications and Media Relations Director for Zoo Miami. Ron has worked with wildlife for over 40 years. He is the host of HITN’s national wildlife documentary program, “Mundo Salvaje con Ron Magill.” As Zoo Miami’s “Goodwill Ambassador”, he has made frequent television appearances on many programs including, “National Geographic Explorer”, the Discovery Networks, the “Today Show”, “Good Morning America”, “The Late Show ”, “CBS’ This Morning”, “Dateline” and “CNN” as well as on Spanish networks Univision and Telemundo. In addition, he is a Nikon USA Ambassador and has written and produced many wildlife articles and award-winning photographs that have appeared in publications and galleries around the world. He has traveled extensively throughout Africa, Asia and Tropical America while developing and directing conservation projects and Emmy-Award winning documentaries focusing on the wildlife of those regions. Other than Zoo Miami and the Zoo Miami Foundation, Ron has worked with several children’s charities with a special dedication to the Make-a-Wish Foundation where he helps to grant wishes for children facing life-threatening diseases. In addition, he is a regular speaker at schools and civic organizations throughout South Florida in hopes of inspiring our youth to follow their dreams while showing them the importance of protecting our world’s wildlife for generations to come. Ron’s proudest professional accomplishment is the establishment of the “Ron Magill Conservation Endowment” at the Zoo Miami Foundation. This endowment is the largest of its kind at the zoo and provides tens of thousands of dollars annually to wildlife conservation by providing annual scholarships as well as supporting field conservation projects designed to protect wildlife in the wild areas where it is naturally found.