Photography Workshop Planned in Basking Ridge, New Jersey

The Naturalists of the Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center will present “Earth Day Nature’s Way,” a day-long digital photography workshop on Sunday, April 18, 2010 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The hands-on workshop will take place at the Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

In celebration of Earth Day, participants will work with expert photographers from the Camera Naturalist Photography Club to learn how to shoot nature’s most exquisite images. Instruction will include techniques for capturing nature close up, the proper use of flash, and enhancing photos with Photoshop.

The day will include a morning field workshop followed by an afternoon computer session. Participants are required to bring their own digital camera. Computer and card reader will be provided.

Fee for the program is $45 per person. Pre-registration is required and may be accomplished online at www.somersetcountypark.org or by calling the Environmental Education Center at 908-766- 2489. Individuals with a hearing or speech impairment may call NJ Relay at 711.The Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center is nestled within 450 acres of the western portion of the Great Swamp Basin of the Passaic River. The facility is situated within a variety of habitats of floodplains, swamps, rivers, intermittent streams, marshes, meadows, and natural and man-made ponds, fields, and forests provide homes for diverse plant and animal populations. All points of interest are within walking distances of the multi-faceted building. A swamp vivarium and an environmentally based library are located within the Center itself. The Exhibit Hall annually hosts environmentally focused presentations that are free to the public.