On a scouting trip to lock down locations for the November 5-7th Star Circle Academy Workshop there is something compelling pretty much everywhere you look… like this formation which is only about 200 yards from the road over fairly level ground.
An LED flashlight, a dark sky, Jupiter and this elaborate formation all conjoin to create a compelling view to the West in Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California.
It’s ON!
Harold Davis and I have opened our Star Circle Academy Workshop for registration. Harold has written up some comments about it in his blog. Of course for the details and to register you should consult the workshop page. Here is a brief summary:
Just one of many tantalizing prospects for photography in the Alabama Hills Star Circle Workshop - and very accessible, too!
The Alabama Hills Star Circle Workshop is for anyone who wants to learn more about the exciting world of night photography, or who wants to take their night photography to the next level. The workshop is geared to provide specific information about photographing star trails using an intervalometer (a programmable timer) and using stacking software to create a single composite low-noise image of star circles.
Here are some links for more information: Star Circle Academy; Information about Alabama Hills Nov 5-7 workshop; Workshop syllabus (PDF); Registration.
Tuition is $425 if you register by September 11, 2010, $500 if you register by September 30, 2010, and $600.00 thereafter. Click here for more details or to register.
Based on past experience, we expect this workshop to sell out as it is strictly limited to 20 participants. A waiting list will be available once the workshop fills.
Class room portions of the workshop will be conducted at the Best Western Frontier Motel in Lone Pine, California where rooms are available to workshop participants at a discounted rate of $80 per night.
Kip Evans got me kick started on my thirst for acquisition of photons three years ago and Harold Davis added some additional excitement via his Night Photography workshops and camaraderie. Now I feel I’ve reached the point where I can call myself a real photographer. I’m excited to boast about some of my recent accomplishments with much thanks and appreciation to Kip and Harold and many others who continue to encourage and nurture me in my journey to capture increasingly compelling visual imagery.
Even my darling wife encourages me despite the very late hours that sometimes keeps me away from home as well as some long weekends out in the wilderness.
So far in my photographic endeavors I:
And if all that is not enough for one man to enjoy, here are a few more recent developments to note…
An ultra long stacked exposure taken in Alabama Hills near Mount Whitney, Lone Pine, California
I can only hope that you are as blessed!