Yellowstone Winter Wildlife, Dec, 2024
Yellowstone in Winter, 2024
Session #1 Jan 17th-25th (Full) Private
Session #2 Jan 27th-Feb 4th (Full)
Host Charles Glatzer, M.Photog/Canon EOL
Participation is limited to 6 per session.
This is a FIRST CLASS trip with R/T shuttle from Bozeman, lodging at the newly renovated Mammoth hotel and Old Faithful Snow Lodge to include baggage transfer, breakfast and lunch, and the best Van Terra snow coach available with easy in/out, plenty of space, and comfortable seating for both the park interior and Lamar Valley.
Join us as we travel through the interior of majestic Yellowstone National Park at the peak of the winter season, photographing big game wildlife and scenic wonders via our privately chartered 12 passenger Van Terra Snow Coach. The wildlife we expect to see among spectacular environmental features and stunning backgrounds may include bison, big horn sheep, coyote, red fox, elk, otters, pronghorn, mule deer, wolves, ermine, eagles, and more.
As with all STL's, this is a workshop, not just a photo tour. "Shoot the Light" Photographic Instructional Workshops are designed to enhance your visionary skills, as well as your technical execution. Special emphasis is placed on creating images with Visual Impact. Increase your proficiency while using compositional elements and light to design in-camera images that are a cut above.
Our small group (6) and private vehicle allows us to make the most of each wildlife encounter. As a photo specific tour we have the luxury of staying on location for extended periods, departing lodging at 7am each morning, and returning at days end.
Testimonials...
I learned more on this one trip (Yellowstone) about photographic technique than on my previous 22 trips under different instructors. Manual metering was so rapid and straightforward that I never had to worry about ever blowing out a histogram. This allowed me to focus on the picture composition without concerns about the imaging quality. Chas is a remarkably gifted natural teacher and is able to explain the complex in simple comprehensible terms. He manages to do it in a natural and very amusing way so that it sticks with you. His compositional and post-production skills are equally amazing. I look forward to the experience both in film and future workshops.
Chris A.
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Thanks for a great trip to Yellowstone. I went in thinking I was a pretty good photographer but knowing there was much I could still learn. What I didn't expect was the complete epiphany I experienced when taking your advice to shoot in manual exposure mode. I have always shot in Av mode and while my exposures were generally okay, I was constantly battling the metering system with exposure compensation, especially when compositions changed. I just assumed there was no real alternative, believing manual exposure mode was too complex and slow for wildlife photography. Your teaching method made clear it was not complex at all (in fact, it is very intuitive and logical) and afforded the opportunity to focus on composition as opposed to worrying about the proper exposure. It's really a photographic-altering experience for me. I'll never (or rarely) shoot in Av mode again and can already see that my images have taken a step up. Many thanks!
Doug
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Itinerary: Day One: shuttle from Bozeman, MT to Mammoth hotel. Group orientation, metering class, cold weather tips, camera settings, and more discussions.
Day Two and Three: We spend our first two days in the park via a privately chartered van photographing in the wildlife rich Lamar Valley.
Day Four, Five, and Six: By privately chartered Snow coach, we begin our adventure traveling to the Firehole River Basin, Madison River and Geyser Basins, where we can expect to photograph Bison, Swan and Elk among other wildlife. Bobcat frequent this area. The thermal areas within the park attract such wildlife as Elk and Bison We will be spending the next three nights at Old Faithful Snow Lodge Cabins. Hayden Valley and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone offer many wildlife photo opportunities. These thermal areas provide winter grazing and warmth for many animals.
Day Seven: Depart Old Faithful area traveling and photographing through the park to Mammoth Hotel.
Day Eight: We spend our final day in the park via a privately chartered van photographing in the wildlife rich Lamar Valley.
Day Nine: Departure from Mammoth Hotel, MT via shuttle to Bozeman Airport.
Getting there: It is recommended that you arrive the day before the workshop starts, spending a night in Bozeman, MT. If you miss the shuttle to Mammoth you will be required to find your own way at your own expense.
Hotel Recommendation: not included
Best Western Plus Gran Tree
1325 N 7th Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
BestWesternGranTree.guestreservations.com
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Workshop Fee: $TBA
Note...Final Fee may fluctuate due to transportation gas increase from our vendor.
Includes: Double Occupancy, Photographic instruction, 8 nights accommodations in Mammoth and Old Faithful lodges, airport transfers to/from Bozeman Airport to YNP and park use fee, all transportation and luggage transfers within the park heated Deluxe Glaval Snow Coach, hotel breakfast all days, with box lunches days 2-7.
Not Included: Airfare to/from Bozeman, MT and meals other than specified above. Lodging in Bozeman prior to and after the workshop dates.
Single Occupancy: available upon request (additional fee). We must have Advanced Notice to insure single lodging throughout your stay.
Terms: Space reserved upon receipt of deposit $1500
Deposit methods accepted; check made payable to Shoot the Light (address below), Pay Pal to info@shootthelight.com, and credit card via a phone call to our office.
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To sign up contact us at; office 828-891-4082 e-mail info@shootthelight.com