1 day photo seminar in bay area, CA?

Can anyone recommend a good 1-day nature/landscape photography

workshop near the San Francisco Bay Area? I'd like to attend with my

Dad, and I'm thinking of giving this as a Christmas present. Thru

Google, I found a couple sessions with Light Fantastic Tours, by Gale

Perry (does anyone have feedback on Gale?) However, it'd be great to

hear of additional options.

My dad and I aren't professional photographers, just recreational

shutterbugs. We have decent, non-SLR digital cameras. We've taken a

photo workshop in the past and really enjoyed it.

Thanks for your help!

There are a number of us around here that offer either scheduled group or custom private workshops. I've heard some feedback on the LFT, but it was from a few years ago. If not up for hiring one of us local pros, check with the larger Bay Area Camera shops. South Bay is Keeble & schucat (sp?), East Bay you can try Reeds, or maybe if looking glass in Oakland is still around. The consumer camera shops are likey to be a better bet, since they tend to focus on the more NON-SLR recreational / hobbiest, and most of the local pros I know tend to be a bit more in-depth on the SLR gear and the extended capabilities of that type of system; i.e serious amateur to aspiring pro. <br>

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Good Luck and Have Fun!!!<br>

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Gary Crabbe<br>

<b><a href="http://www.enlightphoto.com">Enlightened Images</a></b>

Another possibility - try a local REI. They may have some connections with local photographers. I've noticed offerings at some of the locations near me but they were Los Angeles area stores.