The new year welcomes four new photography classes at Birmingham Botanical Gardens beginning this Saturday. Hank Siegel will lead each, stretching across weekends until March and welcoming to all ages.

On January 11, "What's This Button Do?" will help students that have just received their first digital camera learn how to maximize its potential. The class takes place from 9 - noon in the Adventure Classroom. February 15 will feature the "Seasonal Series," which will introduce the participant to techniques, tools and skills necessary to capture visually stunning and interesting images through the creation of a seasonal series of landscapes and nature scenes.

"Water Features" is a walking class to begin indoors with a brief presentation on March 8. The class will then move outdoors to experiment with with various photography techniques at different water features in The Gardens. Siegel's last scheduled class for Spring is "Up Close and Personal: Macrophotography in The Gardens" on March 22 and 29. The two part course will focus on all aspects of capturing, displaying and macrophotographic (extreme close-up) images using the plants, features and environment of Birmingham Botanical Gardens as subject matter.

To learn more about all of these classes and to register for each online, visit

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