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| - We attended the first night at this fabulous venue, of the National Geographic's Speakers Series. Paul Nicklen was the first speaker. We were seated in the third level up, and the accoustics is great - really had no problem hearing him. Or seeing him from these seats, for that matter, although we were high enough up.
Apparently this series was so popular last year, that they've added a 2nd night - it's now running Mondays and Tuesdays. I learned a lot about what it takes to become a photographer for this magazine: you have to be Extreme about it. I cannot imagine getting frost bite on a regular basis to do my job, among other things! You know what? He often does ice diving. I used to scuba dive many years ago, but the thought of ice diving scared the crap out of me - gave me claustrophobia. Ok, then there's the threat of the hole out of this place freezing right over. But that's precisely what he does, to do his research on global warming. My research leads me as far as reading his articles in NG! Woo hoo me! LOL
I learned something about this event, and I would do it differently next time. After Mr Nicklen's presentation, he offered to sign his book. But the book had to be purchased at the event. And of course, by the time we got to the boutique where they were being sold, they were sold out. SO my word to the wise: purchase your books at the boutique before the event starts - and you won't be disappointed.
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