Bodie: I received late confirmation for October 6, so I’ve opened up enrollment for October 4 – 6 – Eastern Sierra & Bodie Milky Way Night Photography $895
We’ll start with fall colors in the Bishop area, then move to Mono Lake and the high sierra around Tioga Pass, then end with a night in Bodie. It can get chilly in October, but it’s fully dark by 8pm, so bundle up to enjoy our night session with the most dark hours of our season in Bodie. I’ve collected albums of sample photos of relevant Bodie night shots in an album on Facebook.
Death Valley – Milky Way: Last year I had customers ask for a couple of nights in Death Valley in October, and full darkness by 8 pm creates early evening Milky Way opportunities that few photographers are taking advantage of. I’m adding a new workshop for the nights of September 30 – October 2 to pursue as many compositions as we can get, then I’d like offer a longer workshop next year. I’ve shot Death Valley dozens of times over the past dozen years and my normal rate for 3 days/nights is $795, but I’ll discount this one to $495 as I fine tune locations, compositions and itinerary specifically for October Milky Way. I have nice some compositions in mind, and the first photographer or two to enroll gets to provide input on the order we pursue them in the itinerary. Death Valley often involves a fair amount of driving, and this more adventurous visit may include some remote locations, could involve flat tires, and is likely to involve some moderately strenuous walking in sand, and perhaps some camping under the stars. 3 days/nights $795 $495
Eastern Sierra & Bodie: I’m also adding a new 3-day Bodie and Eastern Sierra workshop the nights of October 4 – 6. This will be similar to the ones in June and July with two practice nights before our Bodie night access, but we’ll start with fall colors in the Bishop area, then move to Mono Lake and the high sierra around Tioga Pass, then end with a night in Bodie. It can get chilly in October, but it’s fully dark by 8pm, so bundle up to enjoy our night session with the most dark hours of our season in Bodie. We were originally told in February that Bodie workshops would not happen this year. While that decision was eventually reversed, I want to get in as many Bodie dates as possible this season, while we still can! 3 days/nights $895
Death Valley – meteor shower: Given that this is the last major meteor shower until 2021 without moon interference, the Geminid meteor shower I’ll be pursuing December 10-14 is even more of a priority than I had anticipated! I’ve been chasing just about every available meteor shower since 2009 (without clouds or moon). If you’re interested in learning or practicing meteor shower photography before 2021, this is your chance to practice it. We’ll have three nights to practice before the peak night of the shower.
4 days/nights: $995
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