I attended a workshop in San Diego led by "the" bird photographer, Arthur ("Artie") Morris, and assisted by a pretty amazing wildlife photographer, Todd Gustafson.  The workshop provided us opportunities to photograph some spectacular birds under a variety of conditions.  In the field, Artie and Todd would offer commentary and suggestions on exposure and composition, and were always available for questions.  Most days found us back at the hotel for a lunch-time topic or slideshow followed by an hour or so for us to load/edit photos before heading back out into the field.

Each day was action packed and fun, but a lot of work.  We had great opportunities and I learned a lot from the commentary, critique, observation and chance to shoot in different situations.  At the end of the workshop, I was exhausted, but exhilarated.  Frankly, it was the hardest working and most fun 5 days I've had in a while!!