Photography Workshop & Tours Guide Blog – Bob Maynard

When artists visit CaFE™ www.callforentry.org after February 1, 2012, they’ll notice a brand new image size requirement, larger image view, and a newly updated Media Prep help section with new image-formatting instructions. We’ve been listening to artist and admin feedback and we’re pleased to make this most-requested improvement available.
COMING FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• NEW! Artists can upload images that are 1920 pixels on the longest side, rather than a square 1920×1920 pixel image
• NEW! The large image preview is slightly bigger by 200 more pixels
• NEW! Updated Media Prep help instructions

A simpler formatting requirement and better image view! By eliminating the 1920×1920 image format, artists are now able to upload images that are minimum 1920 pixels in any one direction. For example, they can upload a JPEG that is 3600×2500 pixels and the system will size it down to 1920×1333 pixels. Or they can upload a JPEG that is 4000×1920 pixels and the system will size it down to 1920×922 pixels. They can still use and upload JPEG images that are 1920×1920 pixels and they will retain the all-around even dimensions. If they have existing 1920×1920 images in their CaFE™ portfolio, there is no need to remove and re-upload them they may continue to use them as-is. Viewing a larger image by an increase of 200 pixels in CaFE™ is another improvement. Now you, jurors, and review panelists can enjoy a bigger picture of the artwork sample and focus on what’s important. Media Prep instructions will be updated on February 1, 2012 and will read: All images must be formatted to the following specifications in order to upload them successfully into the system.

• Dimensions: 1920 pixels on the longest side
• File format: Save all images as BASELINE Standard JPEG. Do not save as a Progressive JPEG.
• File size: JPEGs must be under 1.8 MB.
• Color space: Save images in an RGB color space, preferably sRGB.

I’ve added several exhibits to my 2012 schedule:

For the people of Wright Kingdom:  I changed out the wall art in the Boulder office today.  Two new exhibitors, Scott Fricke and Doug Bennett, both of Colorado Springs.  I consider landing Doug Bennett for this exhibit somewhat of a coup.  He has kind of burst onto the scene the last few years and won many awards, including Best of Show and 1st Place in the Digital category in last year’s Louisville National Juried Photography Show.  More importantly, he was named Photographer of the Year in 2011 by the Professional Photographer’s Association. There is a Colorado Springs art gallery devoted entirely to Doug Bennett’s work.  We are lucky to have him here.  Let me know if you agree.

I’m still in shock!  I was notified yesterday that 6 of my images have been juried into the Visions of Light Juried Photography Show at the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts in Palmer, Colorado.  The show only accepts 100 pieces and gets hundreds of entries.  The show is predominantly wildlife photography and landscape photography.   I entered my first show only last November.  In that show, the Louisville Juried Fine Arts Show, I had one piece the took Best of Show and People’s Choice.  I’ve learned that being in competitions requires a bit of a thick skin.  For example, my Barn Owl that swept the Louisville wasn’t even juried into the Eye of the Camera Photography Show.  My Red Tail Hawk was accepted for that show.  Red Tail Hawk was rejected by the Visions of Light Show.  ….. Go Figure!

Award winning photographer Paul Richman (Pixels by Paul) will be joining us for our March Everglades photo workshop.  This is a 5-day workshop in the Everglades National Park.  The workshop will include visits to Sanibel Island, Ding Darling, Honeymoon Island and end with a photo tour of the Everglades.

I was notified today that my Red Tail Hawk image has been juried into the 46th Annual EYE OF THE CAMERA Juried Fine Arts show at the Littleton, Colorado Museum in February.  This was shot a year ago on Boulder County Open Space with a hawk that was trained in falconry.

Greetings for 2012!

I hope you all had a great year in photography in 2011.  I’ve finally locked in my 2012 tour and workshop schedule.  I’ve added a new Everglades 5 day workshop in March, a wildflower workshop in July, a 10-day National Parks of the Desert Southwest in the fall, a 1 day raptor shoot in May and brought back the Trails of the Ancients 3 day workshop in SE Utah in October.  I’ll also still be doing my private 1 and 2 day workshops in Rocky Mountain National Park and Moab, Canyonlands and Arches.

March 5 – 9               EVERGLADES AND THE FLORIDA GULF COAST

We’ll start on an island off Tampa Bay where you’ll see more Ospreys in one place than ever before.  Shots of Osprey eating fish are a near certainty, but we’ll be particularly on the lookout for Osprey flying with fish and pulling them out of the gulf.  From there we’ll head to Sanibel Island and a private sunrise canoe trip through Ding Darling, followed by shooting exotic birds on private property. From there it’s on to Everglades City for working the Cypress swamps, the sawgrass prairies and the Everglades.

MARCH – APRIL     The rest of March and April I’ll be working primarily in the Moab area doing private one-on-ones or small private groups.  Moab is a photographer’s paradise.  We can capture the iconic images of a Mesa Arch sunrise in Canyonlands National Park, the Turret through the North Window in Arches National Park, or take in the more off-the-beaten –path spots like the Bartlet Wash pictographs.  I’m also licensed in Dead Horse Point State Park, where Dead Horse Point overlooks the labyrinth of the Green River.

MAY                           Join me for a day with the Rocky Mountain Rehabilitation Program in Ft. Collins for shooting staged raptors.  We’ll do 8 birds in a 4 to 5 hour workshop.  Leave your big lens behind… we’ll be shooting eagles, hawks and falcons within 20 feet.

JUNE – NOVEMBER         This is prime season in Rocky Mountain National Park, including the elk rut in September and October.  One-on-One or private small group photo tours.  We’ll hike into high alpine lakes for sunrise shots, capture aspen groves on private property and do macro work on alpine wildflowers.

JULY                          We’ll meet the week before the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival for 2 days of the most outrageous display of alpine wildflowers in Colorado.  Crested Butte is the Wildflower Capital of Colorado.  We’ll be there before the crowds of the festival trample the scenes.

SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER          This is Moab season once again.  I’ll be doing one-on-ones and private small groups.

The  COLORADO FALL COLORS 3 DAY TOUR in southwest Colorado is  September 29 – October 1.  The location will vary depending on the Forest Service Reports, will but always include outrageous alpine and meadow scenery at the peak of the fall colors.  We try to include opportunities to shoot magnificent  historic steam locomotive with colorful background.

The TRAIL OF THE ANCIENTS 3-DAY WORKSHOP is October 5 – 7.  This is a favorite of people who REALLY like to shoot off the beaten path Desert Southwest Anasazi sites.  We’ll hike into Moon House, House Fire, Fallen Ceiling, Cave Tower and visit site where the ground is covered with pottery shards.

Then, in late October I’ll be running a 10-day workshop of the NATIONAL PARKS OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.  We’ll start in Mesa Verde, then Canyonlands, Arches, Zion and Bryce.  I’m leaving out the Grand Canyon for now… too much in 10 days.

Visit my website for more information:   www.coloradoplateauphototours.com, or call me:

Bob Maynard                        303-547-08107

I hope you all had a great year in photography in 2011.  I’ve finally locked in my 2012 tour and workshop schedule.  I’ve added a new Everglades 5 day workshop in March, a wildflower workshop in July, a 10-day National Parks of the Desert Southwest (Mesa Verde, Canyonlands, Arches, Bryce and Zion)  in the fall, a 1 day raptor shoot in May and brought back the Trails of the Ancients 3 day workshop in SE Utah (south of Moab) in October.  I’ll also still be doing my private 1 and 2 day workshops in Rocky Mountain National Park and Moab, Canyonlands and Arches, and my Fall Colors workshop at the end of September.  Also new is a 2-day wildflower workshop in July in Crested Butte (the wildflower capital of Colorado).

I’m finding juried photography competitions everywhere.  In the last few days I’ve entered images in the Visions of Light show in Palmer Lake, Colorado, the 10th Annual Lone Tree Photographic Art Show, The Space Creators “Laundry on Lawrence” Gallery’s grand opening and have been added to DIA’s list of artists to provide artwork for the airport.  Entering shows is not easy.  Doing the first one through CaFE (Calls for Entry) took me about 12 hours.  Now, I can do it really fast… about 4 hours per show!

Beginning January 5 I will have a permanent exhibit at Great Western Bank in Louisville.  I will rotate the images in this exhibit every 3 months.  Beginning March 1 I will also have a permanent exhibit at the Louisville Rec Center.  This space will also rotate every 3 months.

Other current exhibits:  Bear Creek Dentistry, Wright Kingdom in Longmont.