Alpine Photo Weekend - Free Presentations and Activities

Saturday, June 13

Free Presentations and Activities

9:00–10:00am: Macro photography workshop with Matt Walter
Bring your own camera and participate. Start on the Museum of the Big Bend’s patio.
10:30 to 11:30am: Portrait photography with Bobby Greeson
11:30am–1:30pm: Sky Island Pop-up selling poke bowls on the patio
12:00–12:30pm: Chris Ruggia, Director of Tourism for the city of Alpine
Introduction to the #AlpineTXPhoto Contest
1:30–2:30pm: Tony Drewry, Terlingua photographer
2:30–3:30pm: Stephen Hummel from McDonald Observatory
Sprites, Ghosts, Elves, and More: Photographing Earth’s Strangest Electrical Phenomena
On rare occasions under dark night skies, high above powerful thunderstorms, strange flashes of red and blue light suddenly appear in the night sky in unusual jellyfish-like shapes. Known to science as sprites, these lightning-related events are still poorly understood. In this talk, we’ll explore how these events form, how you can see and photograph them for yourself, and how you can contribute to scientists’ efforts to understand them.

The Opening Reception for Alpine Photo Weekend is June 12 (see separate Event listing).