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“A Rocha” Part 1: The Beginning

21st April 201822nd April 2018Craig Rogers

At the Quinta we have small piece of land we call “A Rocha” (Portuguese for “The Rock”) and as the name suggests it’s a small rocky lump. It is outside the fire boundary so we have left it to nature with mainly Esteva and a small collection of Oak Trees.

Today’s light was terrible for photography (as you can see in the photos from my phone) so I made use of the time to scout for an area to use as some hide locations, “A Rocha” was decided upon. You may remember reading about the Oasis Hide, this is still in place, however, its more suitable for late summer and autumn when there is little vegetation growing.

I found an area that has great sunrise and morning Golden Hour exposure and set to work clearing it. The photo is looking with the sunrise area behind. The area is quite open and is suitable for sunrise whatever the season.

Yay! The Bee Eaters Are Back!

4th April 20185th April 2018Craig Rogers

Yesterday I heard my first Nightingale, but today I’ve heard the first Bee Eater of the year. They are late, they always appear on the 1st April in this area, but they are 4 days late, probably due to the weather and of course the wind that we’ve had!

Last year, they even nested on our land, so I’ll bee-keeping (see what I did there!) a keen eye on them and expect many photos.

Here are a few from last year and below a video of them attempting to build nests before deciding this was not a suitable location.

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Pricing Structure Change To Private Group Workshops (Now Per Person)

3rd April 20183rd April 2018Craig Rogers

Just a quick update to let you know that there has been a slight change to the pricing structure of the Private Group Workshops.

Originally it was priced per group, however, it is now priced per person which makes it more affordable for smaller groups. The price per person is the same as the Open Workshops at €45 per person and is available to book for between 3 and 6 people. Of course, 1-to-1 and 1-to-2 are still available.

More details in the Digital Photography Fundamentals Workshop Booking Page.

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Algarve Resident Newspaper Article – Mediterranean Tree Frogs

31st March 201831st March 2018Craig Rogers

My March Algarve Resident Newspaper Article, “Mediterranean Tree Frogs” is available online and can be found on the Algarve Resident’s Website

My next article is due in the Algarve Resident on Thursday 26th April.

New Facebook Group – Algarve Photo Fun

25th March 201825th March 2018Craig Rogers

I couldn’t help but notice that there isn’t really a public open Facebook Group for budding photographers to share their photos here in the Algarve, so I created one.

The intention is to get more people involved in Photography and share their snaps online. This isn’t just for people with expensive equipment, as you may know, I love the challenge of Smartphone photography so all formats are welcome in the group.

There will be some fun themed competitions running on there and also a weekly selection of the Group Cover Photo. The group is public and open to anyone, you don’t even have to live in the Algarve, maybe you’ve been on holiday and want to share your photos!

Once the group establishes itself, I will also run competitions for free places on my Workshops

The group can be found at www.facebook.com/groups/algarvephotofun/

New Dates : Digital Photography Fundamentals Workshop

23rd March 201823rd March 2018Craig Rogers

Three new dates are available for booking on my Digital Photography Fundamentals Workshop.

If you want to get to grips with your digital camera, come and spend the day on one of my workshops.

The dates available for booking are;

Monday 23rd April 2018
Monday 28th May 2018
Monday 25th June 2018

To keep the workshops small, there are only 6 spaces in each Workshop, so please if you are thinking of attending, book soon.

It is only €45 per person and if you book a spot on Monday 23rd April’s date, there is 10% discount until the end of this month!

More details and online bookings can be found on the Digital Photography Fundamentals Workshop Booking Page.

Gift vouchers for the workshops are also available HERE

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