Photo Tour - Fall Landscapes in the Southern Adirondacks
One Day Fall Nature Photography Tour
$170. up to 30 days ahead, then $190.
Rated Easy
11 AM - 7 PM
Come and enjoy fall color landscape photography during the prime of the foliage season in the southern Adirondacks. In this one day nature photography tour we will travel to several destinations that are all within about a half hour radius of our starting point. The photography locations through the day will include a variety of landscapes along the water, in the woods, and in the open.
Colors are often at their prime in the Adirondack foothills around this time in October. Weather can be crisp and clear with morning frost, but can also be drizzly or rainy with overcast days. Any weather works well for fall colors, since leaf colors often saturate nicely when they are wet and the lighting is soft and moody. All types of lens equipment could be used from macro / extension tubes to wide angle and telephoto. Please bring along an umbrella and wet weather protection for potential showers.
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 have most all day to play with photo techniques in the field at nearby photo locations. If it looks like good sunset conditions we'll try to find a nice location to do sunset / twilight photos as well. Sunset is about 6:30 PM. Sometimes the best conditions are 20 minutes or so after actual sunset so it will be about 7 PM before we finish up for the evening.
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 most recent books, Contemporary Landscape Photography (2010, Amphoto) and The Landscape Photography Field Guide (2011 Focal Press), are about landscape photography techniques.
This nature photography tour is rated EASY - most of the photography will be reasonably close to the road, but a couple of the potential locations might require walking over moderately rough or rocky terrain, with hikes up to about a 1/2 mile. There won't be anything very steep, but we may be doing some hiking.
A maximum of 6 participants, allows plenty of opportunities for individual interaction throughout the day on the different photo shoots.
The tour fee includes all instruction and any handouts - but does not include lodging or additional meals. Please bring along whatever you would like for food and drink through the day. We will carpool as needed to photo locations.
We look forward to photographing with you and working with you on this nature photography tour.
Please contact us with any questions!
I am expecting to meet for the tour at our home in Brant Lake - or at a nearby location in the Hague / Bolton Landing area.. There will be full info in an Email with all of the tour information.
