West Coast photo workshops.

[walter_strong5]

<p>I'd like to spend some time in a photo workshop or two. Has anybody here has any personal experience with workshops on the west coast?</p>

[symple]

<p>http://www.opaw.ca/<br>

Not quite the coast, but reasonable to travel to from Oregon and Washington, and of course British Columbia south. A friend went last year and spoke very highly of it. Coming up in Early August.</p>

<p>http://www.naturalwonders.ca/Pictures/MiscPics/Grizzly%20Tour%20Brochure%20Web.pdf<br>

This one is next year for the Khutzeymateen grizzlies. I was up there last year on a "self-guided" workshop and saw those guys in action and they were excellent guides for photographing on the coast from zodiaks and on shore in an absolutely amazing environment. They where very attentive, considerate, and made sure their participants were in the best positions for imaging - even hopping out of the zodiak in four feet of water to steady the boat for the telephotos while the grizzlies approached! Much more expensive than the first, but amazing accommodation on the yacht it looks like. Check out Kelly Funk for his workshops on the coast at that link.</p>