Co-sponsors Jefferson Co. Master Gardener Association and Whitehall House & Gardens announce this first in a series of Winter Lectures.

Light appetizers will be served at 6:30pm and the lecture will begin promptly at 7pm.

Lecture: "Possibilities in Wildlife Photography"

Dr. Barnes will discuss his new book, Finding and Photographing Kentucky Wildflowers, leading participants in a discovery of the possibilities for creating artistic wildflower photos. Participants can learn about using visual design, color, and lighting to create effective compositions that bring the viewer into the photograph more than just documenting what the flower is. Dr. Barnes will describe a new way of "seeing" to help participants create their own visually stimulating images of wildflowers.

Bio:  Thomas G. Barnes, Ph.D. is a full professor in the Department of Forestry at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Barnes has written extensively on the natural history of Kentucky and has authored more than 50 scientific research articles, 60 cooperative extension publications and 100 magazine articles. his book, Kentucky's Last Great Places, was nominated for the KY LIterary Award in non-fiction. Other published books include Gardening for the Birds, The Wildflowers and Ferns fo Kentucky, The rare Wildflowers of Kentucky, The Gift of Creation Images from Scripture and Earth, and the latest one which will be forthcoming in spring 2011: Finding and Photographing Kentucky Wildflowers. His photographs have appeared in books, websites, calendars, magazines and other outlets all over the world, as well as being displayed by the Chicago Botanical Garden, The Audubon Aquarium, The Smithsonian, and the Bronx Zoo. His research empasis has been on the restoration of native grasslands and his extension programs focus on the conservation of biodiversity and wildlife management