Great Basin School of Photography

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 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 Fall Colors: We’ll meet in Big Pine for an evening and night shoot in the bristlecone pines, then move to the Lee Vining area for three days of fall colors and night photography. October 10 – 14,                                                  4 days/nights $995

Yosemite – moon – night: Yosemite fall colors are particularly good to pursue at night, and shooting around the full moon date makes night photography well lit for low noise and saturated colors. Although the timing for this can conceivably work any time in late October through November (my best shots in 2012 were November 25-26), for the last two years fall colors were particularly early in Yosemite Valley, so this year I’ve selected October 22 – 26 as the main fall Yosemite workshop.          4 days/nights $995

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

Mono Lake Moon Rise: Winter is the season for sunset reflections on Mono Lake, and why not add a sunset moon rise and possibly snow to the mix?  New release: December 21 – 23.                                                        (Details coming soon.)