The 2011 Symposium ready to open its doors. 
Official Poster. Between 7 and 10 April, the International Symposium and Nature Photography will become the global epicenter on the subject, making the town of Villarreal (Castellón, Spain) in the window on which will rest All eyes in the sector.
This eighth edition has as anticipated in the Mirror of Science with some of the scientists, photographers and promoters of the picture most prestigious provincial, national and international. So I would like to dedicate a few paragraphs to expound the rich and varied marathon events that make up the agenda of the 2011 Symposium; and may provide readers are subject to all tastes.
On Thursday April 7 is the starting point, and as usual, we started with the inauguration of a thematic exhibition. The event takes place in the Exhibition Hall of the Caixa Rural de Villarreal, and the sample, "5 years of Solidarity" will be accompanied by a selection of works contest for young Karibu. The event will take place at eleven o'clock.
On Friday, considering that this is a business day, will have to wait until seven in the evening to start seeing an act after another parade in the city's Municipal Auditorium, in the opening the day we see the projection of audiovisual "Valdés, land of giants." out the natural richness of Patagonia, Argentina by FNAweb.org photographers. Then we will see "Costa Rica, Pura vida!", A journey through some of the major Central American country's National Parks. At eight project "Following Vultures and owls in Castellón", with Dr. Vicente Urios, Pascual Garcia Lopez and Clara Ripoll. Then we will have the opportunity to see the presentation on stage entitled "Macro Photography: Arthropods" by Paco Alarcón. To log witness "Photographs of Animals from the other side of the viewer" Adventures and misadventures of a nature photographer, with Jordi Bas.
eighth day Saturday presented a priori as a fascinating challenge to the viewer, to contain an important part of the Symposium on a schedule rather than adjusted to accommodate all presentations planned, that is why at ten in the morning present "RAW: digital laboratory" where the photographer Mark G. Meide will explain part of the process implicit in nature photography. After the talk, see "Sierra de Andujar, a paradise for the Iberian lynx, with Ferran Aguilar. At eleven rejoice of a new technical talk about lighting in the long-exposure night photography with José Antonio Fernández. Then, Albert Manuel Pijoan Maso and will present "Amphibians and Reptiles" by an audiovisual presentation that the authors we will present the draft of a comprehensive guide to all phases, subspecies and forms of the 109 herpete living in the Iberian Peninsula Balearic and Canary Islands. After these, a paleontological event: "Dinosaur Tracks" with Begoña Poza. If there are no unforeseen delays in the program, one in the afternoon will take place the traditional "round table" action star of the Symposium with the theme "Neanderthals and Humans, a forbidden love, "moderated by Andrés Santos, Chair of Paleontology Guix, and with the participation of prestigious paleontologists Emiliano Aguirre, Francesc Gusi and Jordi Agusti. This will close the morning show and there will be time to eat.
The beginning of the afternoon session, scheduled for three thirty in the afternoon, will open with the work of nature photographers eighties, fotoenlacenatural.com web users, who have come together to present a visual image of hundreds from all continents, all photographic methods have been sorted in a harmonious way. Next, contemplate the work "Nomads the Gobi "with Francisco Márquez. Later he exhibited "The black rhino in Pejata OI, which shows the Ol Pejeta reserve, which covers an area of \u200b\u200bsavannah and grassland near the river Ewaso Ngiro in central Kenya. At five o'clock, "Art and photography movement, a theme usually descriptive, nature can be seen with eyes in search of creative art works. Then we experiment with "Nature, volunteering and photography" with Fernando Trujillo later display the theme "The Song of the Whale", with Jose Antonio Esteban. Most will be pursued relentlessly "Palmarito Casanare "with Alejandro Olaya, a clear example of ecosystem conservation is the Natural Reserve of the Civil Society Palmarito
Casanare, located in the Casanare Department (Orinoco). At seven o'clock in the afternoon you can see "Galapagos: more than Turtles, Meritxell Aragonés work. Then, "The Pantanal, stark and forbidding, but paradise" Joan Roca, a project in the Pantanal region of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, the largest contiguous wetland in the world, and he will give way to a deserved rest both for organizers and for the audience.
sooner rather than later, we will be meeting again the auditorium to witness the expected annual Gala Awards in recognition of Natura EDC work of researchers, naturalists and photographers associations in the world of nature and the natural sciences, a coming-out by Lizzy Gallo and Carlos Sanz. Undoubtedly the most anticipated moment of the Symposium to also be terminated on Saturday the agenda repletísima; sure be grateful.
Sunday enjoy a festive atmosphere, but equally interesting. The last day of the Symposium will awaken at the same time than its eve with renowned photographer José Benito and his presentation of "The language of art" in his words, the world of composition is an abyss that photographers face once the technique in classical art are the answers and their teachers are showing the way for images that are transmitted, that move, the memorable images are the result of luck, or use a good computer, or digital retouching, but of knowledge. Then we will see "Grey seals at Donna Nook, Mariano Cano. Are at least eleven in the morning when we Tato Rosés present "The transpyrenean bike, a mountain bike ride through the Pyrenees from the Mediterranean coast to the Cantabrian coast, just over 1,000 miles trails, roads and dirt tracks and an extraordinary experience for all who enjoy nature and sport in its purest form. Later there will be a fascinating talk entitled "The flash in nature," with Frank Nieto, who will introduce us to the use of lighting provided by portable flash drives, which is an important aid for the wildlife photographer, thus allowing getting shots in low light conditions by improving the quality of available light, in this talk we will see some of the possibilities offered by this element. Then, "Nepal, the last Shangri-La in danger", with Erwan Grey. His presentation will continue until one o'clock, will then be projected "Professional Photographer: between art and business", a journey of the photographer's hand Kike Calvo on the details of the professional photographer. At this point, the International Symposium of nature and photography will come to an end.
As can be seen in this international event will not lack anything, one year, the city expects Villarreal and lovers of nature and photography, an event you should not miss.
