Dates: September 15 - 19, 2010
Leader: Don Mammoser
Location: Lake Louise, Alberta
Cost: $995
About the Workshop
There is no location quite like the Canadian Rockies and autumn time is the best time to be here. Fresh snow on the most rugged of mountains, yellow aspen trees rising into blue skies, and mountains reflected in glacial lakes are just some of the highlights of this workshop. We can expect chilly mornings with the possibility of frost and perhaps even a fresh dusting of snow on the endless pine forests. No matter the weather though we will find something to photograph. On clear mornings we’ll photograph mountain reflections and grand landscapes and if clouds do move in, we’ll turn our cameras to glacier streams, frosty leaves, and mountain waterfalls.
The highlight here of course is the Canadian Rockies mountain range. Often called the most impressive highway in the world, the Icefields Parkway (Canada Highway 93) cuts through some of the best mountain scenery you will ever witness. The mountains are enough of an amazing subject but we’ll add in glacial lakes with colors that run the spectrum from deep and clear to azure blue to aqua green. Most of the lakes have those impressive mountains reflected in them for endlessly incredible scenes.
We’ll spend time at wild and remote Lake O’hara, where visitation is strictly limited and tightly controlled. We’ll watch for the big mammals that make the Canadian Rockies area home such as mountain goats and bighorns and moose and elk. We’ll find some areas that aren’t well known by most park visitors so we’ll be able to photograph without other tourists in our shots. Time will be spent in Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park and Yoho National Park.
The scenery in the Canadian Rockies during autumn time simply must be seen to be believed. Yes, the color of those glacial lakes really is that intense!
During the harsh light of mid-day we’ll meet in a classroom setting for image critique and show and lectures and photography programs.
Gallery
Included in the Workshop
The workshop includes individualized field instruction, classroom lectures, honest critiques and lecture notes.
Your fees include the professional instruction of a PAW leader. All workshops have leaders, however a PAW leader is an expert on the location, and has proven skills as a workshop instructor. Our instructors are there to help you make better images and to fill your portfolios not theirs. PAW leaders don’t photograph on our workshops, they teach.
Meals are not included. You will be responsible for all transportation to the workshop and travel during the workshop.
The workshop will allow a maximum of 12 participants and requires a minimum of 6 participants.
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Transportation and Lodging
Airports:
Calgary International Airport
www.calgaryairport.com
Calgary, Canada
403-735-1200
Calgary is about 2-3 hours from the hotel depending on weather and traffic.
Lodging:
Lake Louise Inn
www.lakelouiseinn.com
210 Village Road
Lake Louise, Canada
1-800-661-9237
Schedule
We’ll meet in the Lake Louise Inn at 6pm on September 14th for orientation, introductions and some logistics to get you primed for our early morning departure the next day.
The workshop ends after the morning shoot on the 19th of September.
Exertion Level:
There are some short hikes of less than half a mile on uneven terrain. Most of the sites are closer than that to the road. We’ll go slow and I promise there are no forced marches. I am always available to carry some of your gear if you need a part-time sherpa.
Equipment and Gear
A wide angle lens is a necessity and you’ll want some way to do wildlife photography, perhaps a longer lens in the 300-400mm range. By wide angle I mean something in the range of 12-24mm for those with the APS-C sized digital sensors. Full frame camera users will be fine with something like a 17-35mm or so. Bring a polarizer and a sturdy tripod, and warm clothes for cool mornings.
Feel free to contact Don if you have specific questions or concerns about what to bring.
The Leader
Don Mammoser is a professional nature, travel, and wildlife photographer and writer. He has traveled extensively throughout six of the World’s continents in search of adventure stories and great images. Don holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of South Florida, which led to extensive field experience as a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Ranger as well as an Endangered Species Researcher. In 1995 he discovered his passion for photography and focused his energy on becoming a professional wildlife and nature photographer and writer. His writing and photography have since been published in national magazines such as; Outdoor Photographer, National Geographic Adventure, Popular Photography & Imaging, Shutterbug, Successful Photography, Nature’s Best, Audubon, Birder’s World, and Ranger Rick. Don has won numerous national, and international photography competitions and his photography has been published in calendars, advertisements, postcards, greeting cards, and brochures. Don’s first book- Wildflowers of Colorado Field Guide was published in 2007 and his second book the photographers guide to the Colorado Rockies was published in spring 2008. Don has taught photography workshops and classes in the field and the classroom for more than 10 years. He teaches for the Rocky Mountain School of Photography, the Rocky Mountain Nature Association, Photographer’s Alliance Workshops and Arapahoe Community College.
Email:
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Website: www.donmammoserphoto.com
Cell Phone: 303-906-5102
Skype: paworkshops
General Info: 877.384.PAWS (7297)
Final Thoughts
It's almost impossible upon first sight of the Canadian Rockies not to gasp. The beautiful lakes and snow capped peaks rising above them and reflected in their waters are a pure and complete scenic wonder.
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