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Longleat Safari

A fantastic day of photo training combined with a special VIP Safari Photo Trip at the Longleat Safari Park. The day starts with a training session at The Old Fire Station, Warminster. Moving away from the automatic settings on your camera, this course aims to give you more creative control over your images. It will also provide you with an insight into photographing wildlife and demostrate the benefits of having the right equipment for the job.

Lunch at the Wessex Pavilion, followed by a Safari with your own private Longleat guide in a VIP Tour Landrover. You will go off road to areas not accessable to the general public. Enabling you to get up close to the animals and capture unique shots not achievable on a normal trip. All places must be booked in advance via the studio. For further information about Longleat, visit www.longleat.co.uk

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Course Programme

9.30   : Arrival and registration at The Old Fire Station, Warminster

10.00 : Introduction including AV presentation

10.30 : Camera & equipment controls, functions and settings

1.00   : Depart for Longleat

1:15   : Lunch at The Wessex Pavilion, Longleat

2.00   : VIP Safari Tour

5.00   : Tour ends

Longleat is a family adventure and a great day out, so why not bring them along. Discounted passport tickets are available from the studio when booking your course which can be collected when dropping you at the studio. It is always a good to get an early start at the safari park which opens it's gates at 10am during the summer months. Please visit the longleat website for full details of opening times.

Transport will be available to take you to longleat where you can meet up for a family lunch, prior to the afternoons VIP Photo Safari.

 

 


Course Information

Course Fee : £185.00 (incl lunch, refreshments & 1x adult passport ticket for Longleat)

Dates :    Dates are sheduled to demand. Please contact the studio for further information
              
Duration/Time : 9.30 - 5.00pm

Equipment req'd : DSLR with Telephoto or Zoom lens*

Location : The Old Fire Station & Longleat

Tutor : David McGirr

Additional Information : The course is limited to 6 persons due to transport on the safari element. No experience is nessesary as tutoring will continue throughout the day.

*We have a number of DSLR's and suitable lenses available for hire if required.

The photocourse is run in conjunction with Longleat Enterprise Ltd and is soley administered by The Old Fire Station Training and David McGirr Photography. The photocourse differs from the standard VIP Safari trips. Longleat reserve the right to cancel or postpone any tours of the safari park with little or no notice. In such cases we will endevour to rearrange the course on a convienient date for yourselves. For further information, please contact the studio.

 

 
David McGirr Photography  The Old Fire Station  The Close  Warminster  BA12 9AL
Tel:  01985 218625    training@theoldfirestation.com
 
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