Jan. - Full Moon Adventure / Winter Landscapes
Feb. - High Peaks / Lake Placid Region Landscapes
One Day Adventure Photography Tour - $185.
Rated Strenuous
FULLÂ MOON TOURÂ Sunday Jan. 4. - 10 AM to 7 PM
High Peaks - Saturday February 28, 2014 - 11 AM to 8 PM
Winter conditions are in full force in January and February in the High Peaks. Winter weather adds its own set of challenges, but also creates an everchanging landscape with all kinds of photographic possibilities. All types of lens equipment could be used from macro / extension tubes to wide angle and telephoto. The wider angle the lens the better! Please bring along snowshoes and plenty of extra layers for warmth, as well as heat packs to help keep hands and feet warm in the potentially extreme conditions - and extra camera batteries. Temps could be below zero with wind chill on top of that..
This nature photography tour is designed for those who are already comfortable with camera basics such as the relationship between aperture, shutter, and ISO settings. During this 8 hour day we will start out with a very brief introduction / discussion and then will play with photo techniques along the trails and mountaintop the rest of the day. We will be out after sunset, most likely hiking out in the dark. On Jan 4, the moon will rise at 4:30 PM, just as the sun sets. On Feb 28 sunset is 5:42 PM. Sometimes the best sunset conditions are 20 minutes or so after actual sunset so it could be as late as 6 PM or later before we finish up for the evening - and 8 or 9 PM before we are back to the cars.
This adventure photo tour is rated STRENUOUS. Depending on the weather and conditions, most of the tour destinations will be along snowshoeing trails in the mountains. The hikes will require snowshoeing over moderately rough, steep or icy terrain, with distances of up to 7 miles and over 2000 feet elevation gain with some rather steep climbing - plus hiking out after dark with headlamps.
A maximum of 6 participants, allows plenty of opportunities for individual interaction throughout the day on the different photo shoots.
The workshop fee includes all instruction and any handouts - but does not include lodging or meals. Please bring along whatever you would like for food and drink through the day. We will carpool to any additional photo locations.
We look forward to photographing with you and working with you on this nature photography tour.
Please contact us with any questions!
We will meet for this tour in the High Peaks area at a location like Chapel Pond, Cascade Lakes, or the Adirondak Loj Rd. These are all in the Lake Placid / Keene Valley region. There will be full info in an Email a few days ahead of time with all of the tour information.
The dramatic Adirondack High Peaks region near Lake Placid, is full of lakes, ponds, cascades, and dramatic mountain views. In this one day adventure photo tour our destination(s) are within about a half hour radius of the Lake Placid / Keene area. There are numerous options in this region for all types of photography - including wide angle scenics, and macro or telephoto details.
Photographer, Carl Heilman, has been photographing the Adirondacks since the mid 1970's and has been working with digital image files since 1997. He has led photo workshops since the early 1990's and has been presenting photography workshops in Brant Lake since 1997 through Wild Visions, Inc. His coffee table books on the Adirondacks, Lake George, New York State, and Maine have been published by Rizzoli, Voyageur Press, and North Country Books. His AV programs have aired on regional PBS stations, and he was interviewed for the May 2008 national PBS special, 'The Adirondacks'. His photo techniques book, The Landscape Photography Field Guide (2011 Focal Press), and 101 Top Tips for Digital Landscape Photography are comprehensive books about landscape photography techniques. Photographing the Adirondacks (2013 Countryman Press), is a regional guidebook to more than 200 photo locations throughout the Adirondack Park.
