Southern Adirondack Fall Color Tour with Mark Bowie

Southern Adirondack Fall Color Tour


October 9-12

Lake George, New York

with Mark Bowie

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Overview

Lake George, “The Queen of American Lakes”, is arguably the most beautiful lake in the United States. It’s a 32-mile long, fjord-shaped body dotted with over 300 islands. Black Mountain, Buck Mountain, the Tongue Mountain Range and others rise above it, carpeted with a unique mix of northern and southern tree species. The lake’s regal beauty has made it the most popular Adirondack destination since tourists began coming to the grand hotels that once graced its shores.

The lake is encompassed by the Lake George Wild Forest, over 71,000 acres of protected woodland: stately white pine, hemlock, cedar, spruce, and hardwoods — maple, beech, birch, oak, cherry — that explode with color in autumn.

The grand lake and nearby waters reflect the landscape’s many moods and increase the beauty through reflection. Photographically, there’s so much from which to choose. The tour is designed in a series of day loop trips with a variety of subjects, from grand to intimate. Depending on conditions, we can chase the colors along Lake George and on nearby Brant and Schroon Lakes. For more intimate settings we can visit the Hudson, Schroon and Sacandaga Rivers, and Luzerne and Buttermilk Falls, all with the goal of shooting great autumn color in great light.
Mark Bowie is an authority on the Lake George region. He grew up here. He worked for his famous grandfather, Richard Dean, whose photography business catered especially to Lake George tourism for 60 years. Mark has also photographed the area extensively for his three Adirondack books. He will be your photo guide and conduct in-the-field lessons on reading natural light, looking deeper to fine-tune compositions, techniques for achieving critical focus, and state-of-the-art multiple-shot techniques, including stitching panoramas and creating high dynamic range images. Come shoot the incredible autumn beauty of the Lake George region side-by-side with a noted teacher and guide.
Weather permitting we’ll photograph throughout the day, and especially around sunrise and sunset to take advantage of magical light.
Instructor: Mark Bowie

Who Should Attend: All skill levels are welcome. Users of all types of cameras are encouraged to attend.

Computer Skills: None needed.

Other Considerations: Locations visited during this workshop are easily accessible and do not require any strenuous hiking or climbing.

Group Size: 15 max.

Registration Fees: $450 registration fee

Deposit of $250 required at time of registration. There is a 5% discount if you register before July 9. Click here for information on any other discounts that may be available.
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Itinerary

Day 1

Participants gather at the Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George. Pre-tour orientation session and opening presentation by Mark Bowie. Night shooting if weather permits.

Day 2, 3

Morning field trip followed by breakfast. Late morning field trip followed by lunch. Afternoon field trip. Dinner. Sunset shoot. Night shoot if weather permits..

Day 4

Morning field trip followed by breakfast. Late morning field trip. Tour wrap-up.

Note - The actual itinerary may vary considerably from this due to weather and other conditions that cannot be anticipated.