Full Workshop Outline

Pre‑Workshop Zoom Session (Optional but Recommended)

Purpose: Ensure every participant arrives fully prepared and configured.

• What to expect

• Q&A

• Camera + lens selection

• Camera support options

• Gear check & packing guidance

• Boat safety & shooting etiquette

Arrival Dinner + Initial Camera Setup Session

Purpose: Get everyone dialed in for Day 1 field instruction.

• Manual exposure setup (critical for BIF)

• Canon R‑series AF behavior, function, and configuration

• Custom button layouts and setup

• Drive modes & shutter strategy

• Camera support options (tripod, monopod, Speed‑shooter Harness)

• Shoot‑by‑shoot expectations

Day 1 — Osprey Action Day

Morning: Ospreys in Flight (Boat Session)

• AF areas

• Subject detection behavior

• Tracking sensitivity & accel/decel tuning

• Back‑button AF in real‑world action

• Exposure strategies

• Drive mode selection

• Shallow DOF pitfalls

• Eye vs wingtip sharpness

• AF grabbing the wrong plane

• Increasing DOF without sacrificing shutter speed

Afternoon: Ospreys in Flight/Diving (Land Session)

• Approach‑angle prediction

• Tracking drills

• Acquire‑and‑shoot drills

• Background control

• Exposure on high‑contrast subjects

Evening (Optional): Culling Efficiency + Image Review

• Efficient culling workflow

• Identifying missed focus

• Motion blur diagnosis

• Heat distortion recognition

• Sharpening for BIF

• Cropping for impact

Day 2 — Belted Kingfisher Precision Tracking Day

Morning: Kingfisher Blind Session

• Tripod shooting techniques

• Predicting behavior

• Perch‑to‑water anticipation

• Fast‑acquisition AF drills

• High shutter speed / high frame rate strategy

• Handling erratic movement (IS/IBIS considerations)

• Custom button switching for fast subjects

Afternoon: Boat Session — Mixed Species

• Pelicans, gulls, terns

• Flight‑pattern variety drills

• On‑boat critique

Evening (Optional): Editing Session

• Lightroom Classic/Topaz workflow

• Noise reduction for R7/R6/R5/R1

• Color grading for Florida light

• RF lens correction profiles

Day 3 — Roseate Spoonbill + Advanced Canon Techniques

Morning: Boat Session — Spoonbills & Wading Birds

• Spoonbill flight behavior

• Exposure for white/pink subjects

• Tracking practice

• Slow‑flight creativity

• Background variation techniques

Afternoon: Diving Ospreys — Advanced Canon Techniques

• Custom button refinement

• Advanced tracking

• Handling backlit birds

• IS + Eye Detection situational use

• Final in‑field technique tuning

Evening Wrap‑Up

• Next steps in your BIF journey

• Building a BIF portfolio

• Follow‑up Zoom critique scheduled

🎒 Included Materials

• WWP Laminated Canon BIF field cards

• WWP Laminated Canon AF quick‑reference guide

• Follow‑up 30‑minute Zoom critique