Nature Photography Class at Ulistac, 8/20/16 by Ronald Horii
Contributors: Ronald Horii (owner) and Chris Horii

On 8/20/16, I taught a class in at Ulistac Natural Area in Santa Clara. Here is the description: "Nature Photography for Beginners Class. Join nature photographer Ron Horii for this fascinating and engaging learning experience. Bring your own camera, phone, tablet or whatever you like to take pictures with and Ron will present a lecture about the basics of photography followed by a walk to observe nature as a photographer would. Learn how to take more engaging pictures from someone who is a passionate nature and community photographer."

This is the third photography class I've taught as a docent for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. The first two were at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, starting in June: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1120602777963243.1073742061.100000405933924&type=1&l=df2d895c58

This is the first time I've taught a class at Ulistac, but I've been to Ulistac many times, most recently on nature walks led by docent Kirsty MacKay. I was here on a guided walk in 2014, led by Dennis Dowling: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.682599311763594.1073741832.100000405933924&type=1&l=36da3a51b9

For more of my pictures of Ulistac and the Guadalupe River Trail, see: http://www.rhorii.com/#OSA-Urban
For pictures of the plants and animals of Ulistac, see: https://www.facebook.com/Ulistac-Natural-Area-360512697292854/photos

For this class, I had my son Chris Horii take pictures. Most of the ones below are his. The ones I took are marked with an "RH."

This is a map of Ulistac: http://santaclaraca.gov/home/showdocument?id=6899
We started at the south entrance. — at Ulistac Natural Area. (near Ulistac Natural Area)