FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 - or -
ALYSSA COOK-ALEXANDER - 216-635-3274
Enjoy a picture-perfect weekend at Cleveland
Metroparks �North Chagrin Nature Photography Weekend� event on
Saturday and Sunday, October 13 and 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
North Chagrin Nature Center in North Chagrin Reservation in
Mayfield Village.
The weekend features photo treks, the North Chagrin Nature
Photography Contest & Show and presentations.
The schedule of photo treks and presentations for Saturday and
Sunday is:
Saturday, October
15
8 - 11 a.m. Photo Treks (Choose one.
Registration and $5 required. Space is limited.)
● Joe Brilla, Dodd Camera - A Walk in the Woods
● Eric Sipols - Bird Photography
● Bruce Mack - Flowers and Insects
Presentations - Free!
12:30 p.m. - Linda Bourassa - Composition and
Photography�Using Nature As A Guide
2 p.m. - Joshua Clark - Joshua Clark's: Journey in Nature
Photography
3:30 p.m. - Jennifer Brumfield - Birding &
Photography
Sunday, October 16
8 - 11 a.m. Photo Treks - (Choose one.
Registration and $5 required. Space is limited.)
● Joe Brilla, Dodd Camera - A Walk in the Woods
● Eric Sipols - Bird Photography
● Bruce Mack - Flowers and Insects
● Mohamed Hassanali - Nature Photography for
Kids
Presentations - Free!
12:30 p.m. - Lori Fox - Photoshop Elements
2 p.m.- Lori Fox - Photoshop Elements (Advanced
Techniques)
3:30 p.m. - Mike Demeter, Dodd Camera - Nature Photography
for Advanced & SLR Users
Registration and a $5 fee are required for each Photo Trek.
Registration begins October 1, and space is limited.
Dodd Camera will also be on-site to answer questions and loan
Sony cameras/lenses and demonstrate various photographic
accessories.
And, there's still time to enter the North Chagrin Nature
Photography Photo Contest. The entered photographic pieces
must be of Wildflowers of Northeast Ohio, Birds of Northeast Ohio,
Amphibians, Reptiles & Insects of Northeast Ohio. Prizes will
be awarded in each category and in two divisions: A) adults and B)
children, 17 & under. Awards will be given for Best of
Show and Viewers Choices, and first place, second place, and third
place in each category and each division. Photography contest
application forms/rules are available online at "http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/">www.clevelandmetroparks.com
and at all Park District outdoor education facilities. To
enter the contest: photographs must be delivered to North
Chagrin Nature Center between September 15 and September 23, 9:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
North Chagrin Nature Center is located off Buttermilk Falls
Parkway, off the Sunset Lane entrance of North Chagrin Reservation,
off SOM Center Road/Route 91 in Mayfield Village - south of the
I-90/Rte. 91 exit.
For more information and to register for a Photo Trek, call
440-473-3370.
Don't be camera shy! Grab a camera and take a hike to photograph
the fall colors and other natural wonders at the �North Chagrin
Nature Photography Weekend� event in Cleveland Metroparks - part
of your life, naturally!
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