This is a nature photography hike led by Terry Cavanaugh. Bring your camera! We will make many stops to observe and photograph natural settings including flowers, animals, woods, meadows and ponds. Plan on a slow pace.

Terry is an accomplished professional photographer and is the featured speaker at the April 21 Get Together at Gander Mountain. On this hike we will practice the hints and tips we learned in Terry's presentation about nature photography.

The hike will last 3-4 hours but come and go as you please. Meet in the main parking lot at Wegerzny by the flower gardens.

About Terry Cavanaugh
Terrence W. Cavanaugh, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been involved with photography since 1980. As a graduate of the University of Cincinnati in Marketing and Business Administration, Terrence succeeded in various business endeavors. One day, and encounter with a client made him realize his love for art. This lead him to purchase a "35mm camera" and try his first photography class.

It was in this class at the Cincinnati Arts Consortium that Terrence met his mentor Kazik Pazovski, a well know artist and photographer among the artist in Mount Adams area of Cincinnati. He quickly became one of Kazik's pupils and later grew to be his assistant at Pazovski's School of Photography. He also began student teaching at this time.

From there, the next logical step was to attain a degree in photography from The Ohio Institute of Photography in Dayton, Ohio. Upon graduation, Terrence entered the field of studio photography as a commercial advertising photographer and assistant.

Over the past 27 years, in addition to studio assignments, Terrence has been an associate and teacher of photography through Sinclair College, the University of Cincinnati adult education program (Anderson High School), Five Rivers Metro Parks, the Cincinnati Nature Center and the Cincinnati Women's Club. Many of his images have been published both nationally and international through area advertising agencies. He has won numerous photography awards, and in 2008 he was honored as Photographer of the Year by the Focus Photo Club of Dayton, Ohio.

Post your best photos from the hike afterwards on this site for others to see!

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