Bald Eagle OUT of THE STORM

Nothing is more glorious after a dark and rainy day than the following morning sky clearing in the East with residual storm clouds in the background with golden light. I photographed this beauty during my Bald Eagles Galore Workshop in Alaska.

Bald Eagle Into the Light (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens @600mm ISO 1,600, f/4 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Photographed vertically. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.

Atlantic Puffin portrait with a beak full of fishes

Chris is not only an excellent teacher but an outstanding host.

My teenage son (an avid youth nature photographer) and I just came back from Chris' Puffin trip. We had a day of pouring rain, a day of cloud cover and a day of sunshine and Chris gave practical advice on how to get great images no matter what the weather. Chris is skilled at meeting each photographer where they are as he gives individual customized attention out in the field. Chris uses a variety of teaching strategies (including great metaphors!) to make complex information concrete and understandable. My son came back with incredible images - puffin portraits in beautiful golden light, puffins and razorbills with fish in flight, beautiful groupings, single puffins in grass, flowers and rocky cliffs. He also came back with a wealth of tips, tools and strategies. And amidst all of the superb photography instruction and individualized attention, there was also lots of camaraderie and great stories. Chris is not only an excellent teacher but an outstanding host. Can't wait for our next Chris Dodds adventure!

- Deborah & Christopher Graham Ontario | Canada

Northern Gannet Landing with seaweed

This is the very first image from the last day of my recently concluded back-to-back Gannets Galore workshops on Bonaventure Island in Quebec, Canada. The sky was a gift with its pastel pallet shifting with the changing, but diffused light. The Sony Alpha 1 performed flawlessly even when no one else could rely on auto-focus in the heavy fog we had on two mornings; The newest Nikon and Canon cameras were struggling. More in a future post….

Join me next June for my June 5-7, 2023 Gannets Galore and so much more workshops. Learn more HERE.