Leland Davis

Program Title:

1. The River Gypsies' Guide to North America
2. Simple things to make your outdoor action digital photography better

Description:
1. Slideshow of photos from our upcoming guidebook, The River Gypsies' Guide to 
North America.  It will highlight 10 different regions around the country, talk about the style of whitewater, the scenery, the camping, and what it's like to travel to each place.  It would be an entertaining talk for people who don't even paddle who just want to learn more about the different areas.

2. The name says it all. Simple things to make your outdoor action 
digital photography better, and basics of Photoshop post processing.  

Biography:

Leland Davis is a professional whitewater kayaker, author, and 
photographer who has been playing in the outdoors his whole life, 
spending seasons paddling, climbing, hiking, and skiing.  Author of 
the “North Carolina Rivers & Creeks” guidebook, he has also had his 
photos and writing published in many whitewater magazines and 
publications, as well as being the principle photographer for J.E.B. 
Hall's "Western North Carolina Fly Guide."  He and his wife Andria 
own Brushy Mountain Publishing, a small company dedicated to making 
books and DVDs to fill the needs of real outdoors people, and to 
teaching outdoor skills.  Their upcoming destination whitewater 
guidebook, “The River Gypsies’ Guide to North America” will be 
published this coming Fall/Winter.  For more information or to view 
Leland's photos, check out www.rivergypsies.com

Leland's paddling sponsors include Pyranha Kayaks, Lendal Paddles, 
Astral Buoyancy, and Immersion Research.