{"id":4043,"date":"2017-02-13T22:07:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T04:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/?p=4043"},"modified":"2017-02-13T23:12:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T05:12:54","slug":"your-opportunity-to-photograph-the-iconic-big-bend-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/13\/your-opportunity-to-photograph-the-iconic-big-bend-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Opportunity To Photograph the Iconic Big Bend National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In two months,\u00a0I will be in Big Bend National Park photographing some of the most beautiful landscapes and wildlife in the Southwest.\u00a0 There is plenty of time for you to sign up and share 3 days with me and a\u00a0small group of photographers\u00a0in this iconic landscape.\u00a0\u00a0You must be\u00a0tired of\u00a0the photos some other lucky photographer captured in the Big Bend.\u00a0 This spring, it can be you\u00a0looking into the viewfinder at an orange sunset\u00a0or\u00a0the crystal clear night sky at Big\u00a0Bend of Texas.\u00a0 Go\u00a0ahead, send me an email note now and I&#8217;ll get you signed up:\u00a0lditto@larryditto.com.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll get back to you quickly and furnish the information you&#8217;ll need to\u00a0make this trip a reality.\u00a0 Check out the information and photos\u00a0on\u00a0my website in the Instructional Photo Tour Schedule.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few more shots to give you an idea of the types of photography we will get in this far corner of the state.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4044\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_6825.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4043]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4044\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_6825-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_6825-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_6825-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_6825-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_6825.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Bend NP, &#8220;The Window&#8221; in the Chisos Mountains Basin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4045\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7153.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4043]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4045\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7153-480x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7153-480x188.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7153-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7153-768x300.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7153.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ocotillo in bloom, Big Bend National Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4046\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7310.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4043]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4046\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7310-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7310-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7310-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7310-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7310.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boquillas Rim and Strawberry Cactus blooms, Big Bend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4047\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7418.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4043]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4047\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7418-320x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7418-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7418-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7418.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Elena Canyon on the Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We will photograph the incredible high walls that surround the Rio Grande in Big Bend, and we&#8217;ll do it at sunrise when the morning sun lights up\u00a0Santa Elena Canyon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4048\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7439.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4043]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4048\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7439-480x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7439-480x433.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7439-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7439-768x693.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7439.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rio Grande at Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend a few minutes after sunup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4049\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7679.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4043]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4049\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7679-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7679-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7679-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7679-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Big-Bend-Natl.-Park_MG_7679.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casa Grande and moon rise in the Chisos Mountains at Big Bend National Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4050\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cactus-Wren_IMG_1841.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4043]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4050\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cactus-Wren_IMG_1841-320x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cactus-Wren_IMG_1841-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cactus-Wren_IMG_1841-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cactus-Wren_IMG_1841.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cactus Wren singing, Big Bend NP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4051\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Terlingua-Cemetery_MG_7640.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4043]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Terlingua-Cemetery_MG_7640-320x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Terlingua-Cemetery_MG_7640-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Terlingua-Cemetery_MG_7640-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Terlingua-Cemetery_MG_7640.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Historic cemetery in Terlingua, Texas\u00a0just west of the park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We will also head a little way west of the park to visit the historic village of Terlingua and photograph the old cemetery and nearby sights.<\/p>\n<p>On a trip like this, you can learn a lot\u00a0about photographing nature, both landscapes and wildlife.\u00a0\u00a0It will be an adventure you won&#8217;t forget.\u00a0 I look forward to hearing from you soon.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Larry<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In two months,\u00a0I will be in Big Bend National Park photographing some of the most beautiful landscapes and wildlife in the Southwest.\u00a0 There is plenty of time for you to sign up and share 3 days with me and a\u00a0small group of photographers\u00a0in this iconic landscape.\u00a0\u00a0You must be\u00a0tired of\u00a0the photos some other lucky photographer 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