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KIRKWOOD, Mo.—Insects are everywhere. They’re a fundamental part of the food chain, essential plant pollinators, and completely fascinating. And it’s possible to create great photos of them using a smartphone or a simple point-and-shoot camera. And there’ll still be plenty of insect activity to photograph this autumn. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites you to explore the minute realm of insects through photography.
MDC will present Tiny Worlds, Big Lens: Insect Photography with Your Cell Phone on Friday, Aug. 28 from 6 – 7 p.m. at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. The program is free and open to anyone age 12 years and up.
In addition to photography, participants will learn how to identify the native, beneficial insects living in their own backyards and explore how their hidden world supports a healthy ecosystem.
The program emphasizes simple techniques for photographing insects in action, capturing their colors, behaviors, and unique adaptations. It will also cover easy, practical ways to create a welcoming habitat that attracts pollinators and other beneficial insect species.
The class is geared toward beginner photographers with a focus on techniques using cell phone cameras. However, these methods can also be used with other cameras, from basic pocket, point-and-shoot cameras to interchangeable lens models.
The class will be followed by an outdoor practice session in the nature center’s native garden, weather permitting, where the instructors will be available to answer questions.
Tiny Worlds, Big Lens: Insect Photography with Your Cell Phone is a free program; however, advanced online registration is required at http://short.mdc.mo.gov/oG4.
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center is located at 11715 Cragwold Road in Kirkwood, near the intersection of I-270 and I-44.
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MDC is committed to accessibility at all its nature centers, regional facilities, and conservation areas. To request an ADA accommodation for participation in MDC programs, visit https://mdc.mo.gov/accessibility.
