This event will be led by Justin Minns with a maximum of 6 participants.

The Broads is a unique landscape of big skies, lakes, grazing marsh, feathery reed beds and lazy rivers dotted with windmills and idyllic villages. The Broads are not natural lakes though; they are actually flooded medieval peat excavations. Peat was dug out as a source of fuel but over the centuries water levels rose and the pits flooded and were eventually abandoned.

On its eastern edge the Broads stretch almost to the sea and the windswept sandy beaches that are a characteristic of the coast here. Both of these environments can be spectacular in spring.

On this workshop you will learn all the skills and techniques you need to improve your landscape photography including composition, focusing, lens choice, using filters, creative use of shutter speeds and using live view.

Meet at The Staithe, Thurne NR29 3BU at 05.00

05.00 Thurne - river views & windmills at sunrise

07.00 Turf Fen - river views & windmills

09.00 Breakfast - we will stop at a cafe for breakfast together (not included)

10.00 Happisburgh Beach - sea defences, great for long exposures

12.00 Finish

Car parking is free except Happisburgh which is pay & display (around £4)

Toilets: There are public toilets at Happisburgh and the cafe.

Terrain: Walks are short (no more than 1km) and on flat easy paths or a sandy beach but with very limited wheelchair access.

Snacks and bottled water are available but feel free to bring your own.

What to bring: No special camera gear required - a standard zoom lens (eg 24-70mm full frame or similar) will suffice but a wide angle (eg 16-35mm full frame or similar) and short telephoto lenses (eg 70-200mm full frame or similar) will be useful. In addition a tripod is essential and it would be useful to have shutter release cable/remote control, filters (a range of Lee filters are available to use if you don’t have your own) and spare batteries.

What to wear: Suitable outdoor clothing (layers are best), waterproof jacket, waterproof walking boots or wellies.

Terms for RPS Landscape Group Events:

Carbon offsets

Tickets for events that involve travelling include a £2 carbon offset charge that will be paid to a carefully researched and selected offsetting partner.

Cancellation by You:

If you wish to cancel your booking PLEASE let the event leader / organiser know with as much notice as possible. If nothing else, this can avoid them delaying the start of the event while they wait for you.

If you have paid for an event, please note that this fee/ticket price is non-refundable unless we are able to sell your place to somebody else. You are welcome to sell your place yourself but, again, PLEASE notify the event leader / organiser in advance of any change.

Cancellation by us:

Event leaders are asked to make plans for alternative activities or locations in the case of poor weather and, in most cases, events will proceed despite poor weather unless, in the view of the event leader, the weather will lead to unacceptable safety risks or very little chance of successful photography. It is inevitable, however, that occasionally an event will be cancelled for this or another reason beyond the RPS’s control.

Occasionally an event may also be cancelled owing to lack of bookings. So if you wish to attend an event, don’t leave it till the last minute to book as it may be too late.

If an event is cancelled we will give you as much notice as we are able and any payment by you to the RPS in respect of the event offered as a full refund. In the case of events cancelled because of lack of interest we will aim to give at least three weeks’ notice wherever possible.

Please note we are NOT able to refund any associated or consequential costs including but not limited to travel, accommodation, insurance premium or other costs incurred by you in order to attend the event.

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You are responsible for your own health and safety and must appraise your own strength, fitness and mobility. The event leader is NOT responsible for your safety, welfare or attendant medical conditions. Strictly the event leader is there to introduce you to a location and/or to teach you particular skills.

Liability for any accident, injury, medical condition, loss or damage to property, inappropriate behavior, dress, equipment and third party liability is accepted by you when signing up for the event. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Royal Photographic Society from all claims of whatsoever nature.

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Thank you

RPS Landscape Group Committee