Brighton and Starlings murmurations photography walk

Name: Brighton and Starlings murmurations photography walk
Start: 2025-01-18T15:00:00+00:00
Location: Broadwater Lake

Schedule

Sat Jan 18 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Broadwater Lake | Godalming, EN

A unique photography trip to witness the starling murmuration and capture Brighton at dusk. Includes coach trip.
Join us for a winter wander by the sea-side in buzzing Brightion, with its historic peer and its many stunning city lights and sights. All in the comfort of travelleing by bus.
We are hoping to witness the stunning starling murmuration; large numbers of starlings coming to Brighton from as far away as Scandinavia to congregate at dusk around Brighton’s piers, making a fantastic wildlife spectacle.
This is your chance to come on a beautiful walk, whilst learning some new photography skills. The walk is suitable for hiking beginners as its slow paced on an easy walking trail; includes walking some stretches on the beach.
A starling murmuration is a large group of starlings that fly in a synchronized, shape-shifting pattern in the sky. The birds twist, turn, swoop, and swirl together in the air, sometimes in the thousands or even hundreds of thousands.
Brighton is a fantastic backdrop for photography, showing off stunning sea-views, busy and colourful streets, sea birds and the ocean and the waking night-life at dusk.
Use a simple Apple I-phone or Android *. Richard, will demonstrate some practical tutorials ,and share with you his professional photography tricks and tips on how to capture the autumn scenery with your camera to create ‘wow’ imageries. Richard has got lots of new photography tips prepared for you. If you’ve been on one or our walks before, this is a good reminder but also lots of new skills to be learned.
This is a collaboration between Simone from Back on Track and Richard Symonds.
Richard has been a professional wildlife artist and photographer for over 30 years and has always used his photography as a tool to capture the diverse wildlife and landscape for his paintings.
He has travelled from Antarctica to the Arctic with many trips to Africa in between, however is just as happy photographing the beautiful countryside and wildlife around his home in Surrey.
Meet: Broadwater Lake, Broadwater Park, Summers Road, Farncombe, Godalming GU7 3BH (Near the Godalming Leisure Centre) Arrive 10min earlier please
Parking: Use the 2nd car park further along, passing the Godalming Leisure Centre. Alternative alongside Summers Road.
Suitability. Easy paced walk with many photography stops. Some stretches will be walked on the beach.
Photography: Suitable for Beginners and all hobby enthusiasts. No experience needed.
Duration: 4.5-5h; 1h travel each way, plus 2.5h walk with photography stops along the way
Facilities: Godalming Leisure Centre at start/end of event. Plus, Brighton town
Food: There will be the opportunity to buy Fish & Chips in Brighton (not included in fee)
Dogs sadly not allowed on the bus.
Max 19 people
What’s included:
– Guided walk & photography tutorials on mobile phones
– Fully insured and first aid qualified
– Bus transfer from Godalming (Broadwater Lake) near Guildford to Bushy Park and back
What’s not included:
– Tutorials on any manual cameras
– No food or drinks are provided
What to Bring:
*Your I-phone or any Android mobile phone!
– Suitable footwear/waterproofs. Suitable layers of clothes.
– Umbrella if its raining (for you and the camera)
– Drink, snacks
– Head torches.