Acadia Night Sky panorama work shop
Acadia National Park is home to stunning scenery, wildlife, and gorgeous dark skies. Join 2023 Northern Lights photographer of the year on an EPIC 3 Day 2-night adventure exploring the Panoramic views of Acadia National Park.
About the workshop
This Acadia National Park work shop will be cold! 40 degrees will be warm for nights this time of year so bring warm clothes and layers. This will be a small group workshop of only 4 people in attendance. We will be staying at the beautiful Inn at Mount Dessert. Check-in to the Hotel will be at 3 pm. Rooms are double queen rooms and there will be 2 people per room 1 person per bed. If you'd like your own private room, I can reserve a room for an additional $300. The workshop in total is $1200. $600 deposit is required.
The Inn at Mt. Desert
This charming hotel will be our home away from home for a few nights. It'll have chef prepared breakfast included as well as a basic continental breakfast.
Itinerary
We'll meet Friday at noon and begin with a presentation on how to photograph the night sky, how to set up your camera, what settings to use for your camera, and the how-tos of night Panoramas. check in to our rooms and then head to a nice early dinner. Arrive back at the hotel for a brief nap before our 1st outing
We'll then meet in the lobby at 12:00am to head to one of many locations. Boulder beach, Seawall, or Hunter's beach just to name a few. There, we will stay all night through sunrise around 6 am and return for complimentary breakfast at the hotel.
We'll meet again at 2pm for editing lessons until 5 pm. We'll break out for dinner on your own and we'll meet in the lobby at 12am again for another night of Astro and sunrise. We'll have one more group breakfast together before getting a few more hours of sleep before checkout.
After check out we can either head out as a group to check out more of the park or sit together for more editing help. Workshop will end by 3pm.
In the event that cloud cover looks abysmal. I'll have images for you to put together and learn the software PT GUI. PT GUI is not required on this workshop but is HIGHLY HIGHLY recommended. We will focus more on daytime outings for sunrise and sunset.
360 degree panoramas
from Thunder hole!
What's included
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Camera settings and how to take photos of the night sky pre-lesson
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2 nights stay at Inn at Mount Desert in Bar Harbor ( double rooms) Dinner on night 1
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Breakfast both mornings
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In the Field Night Photography lessons with professional instructor Justin Miller
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3-hour editing lesson on day 2.
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Pre-recorded lessons on nightscape panoramas, all you need to know, and what to bring for this workshop.
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Coupon for a FREE 20x30 Canvas to print your work on!
Boulder Beach
Rocky Boulder beach on the main side of the park loop road. .
What's not included
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Camera equipment
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computer equipment
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PtGui panorama software
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Travel to the workshop
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Travel during the workshop ( we will carpool if we can)
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Travel insurance.
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Acadia National Park entrance fee
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food outside of the morning breakfasts
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other personal expenses.
Up for a hike?
Epic views of jordan pond below from the top of Penobscott mountain peak
What to bring
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At least one DSLR or MIRRORLESS CAMERA
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plenty of camera batteries. I'd recommend at least 3
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Chargers for all electronics
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Any lens between 14 and 24mm with an aperture of F2.8 or lower
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Any other lenses you may want to photograph with day or night.
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A laptop to edit your photos
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A tripod with a panoramic head. Ball head works best with camera L-bracket
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Clothes for varying weather could be in the 60s could be in the 20s you never now!
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There may be snow on the ground so bring good boots.
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snacks to eat while out at night.
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A good attitude and a willingness to learn!
I hope to see you there!
Have question? Please don't hesitate to email me at Jmnaturescapes@gmail.com or message me on Facebook.
