Expedition Acadia
Acadia National Park is home to stunning scenery, wildlife, and gorgeous dark skies. This Epic four-day and four-night EPIC adventure seeing Acadia National Park from the land, sea, and sky.
Acadia requires a basic level of fitness to complete trails, walk on rocks, and potentially hike up mountains. Hiking poles are recommended.
July 10th - 15th
What's included
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5 days and 4 nights staying at the quant Seawall Motel. Rooms are double rooms and 2 people per room.
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Specialized lectures on post processing your photos.
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Guided tours of iconic Acadia trails
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Guided tours to easily accessible spots.
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Unique Puffin and Lighthouse Tour
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2 nights minimum of astrophotography (weather permitting)
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Free 20x30 canvas by Pro prints
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Private Facebook group for concise communication for all attendees..
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All included for $2,999 with a $1500 deposit
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Workshop total due by June 1st.
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in the event of cancelation, no refunds on down payments after April 10th.
Seawall Motel and Suites
This charming motel will be our home away from home. They offer continental breakfast in the main area. They are on the quiet side of the Island and very close to the Bass Harbor lighthouse!
Itinerary
During this incredible workshop we will focus on providing not only an incredible photography tour but also a tour of the park itself.
I want to make sure you're able to experience the park in unique ways you've never experienced before.
The goal is to have at least 2 nights of astro-photography but this is weather permitting of course.
Day one
Meet and greet at the hotel at 3pm. Check in is at 4. We'll check into our rooms and head out for a dinner at the Jordan pond restaurant at 530. We'll wrap up dinner for sunset photos and hike up the North bubble lookout for milky way photos. The is a moderate hike taking approximately 30 minutes and is straight up hill. We will return as soon as everyone feels confident in their photos.
Day two
Get excited for the puffin and lighthouse tour! 9:30am-12:30pm. we need to be in bar harbor ready to board by 9. Than we will break for lunch and regroup for a Park loop we Acadia's Park Loop road stopping at many of the iconic looks outs. We will hopefully have time for a quick nap before grabbing dinner and night night 2nd night of astro.
Day Three
Time to go to Acadia's Schoodic district; a separate more secluded area of the park. There is a Loop road around the Schoodic district with many beautiful fields and ocean cliffs. We'll have our 1st round of post processing the day and head over to the Schoodic peninsula for sunset and astro.
Day Four
Day four can be a final round up day where we visit spots we missed or we would like to return too. We will have our 2nd round of post processing lessons and our final potential night for astro photography. We will head to bed early or we could stay up all night on top of Cadillac mountain.
Day Five
We'll wrap up with workshop with Sunrise on Cadillac mountain. Sunrise on Cadillac Mountain is a right of passage in Acadia. Sunrise is around 430 am and it will be swarming with people so get that eraser tool ready. After that we'll head back to the motel and check out of the rooms and this will complete the workshop.
This is a general itinerary and subject to change based on weather and group activities.
Captivating
Discover stunning photographs capturing the essence of nature's beauty at iconic locations in the park. Click each image below to see the image in full size and detail
Traveling To The Workshop
Driving yourself or flying to the workshop will be the best way to get here.
The two major airports in Maine are
Portland International Jetport
This is a 3.5 hour drive from where we are staying.
Bangor International Airport
1.5 mile drive from where we are staying
Both airports have rental cars to plan for your trip. There are busses to Bar Harbor from Bangor and with good communication we'll do our best to pick you up if you so chose. Keep us in the loop.
You can also plan with other attendees on commuting with them if your flights arrive at similar times.
Make sure to pack for cool nights and warm days. See other sections for what to bring for general advise.
What's not included
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Camera equipment
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computer equipment
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editing software
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Travel to the workshop
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Travel during the workshop ( we will carpool when we can)
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Travel insurance.
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Acadia National Park entrance fee
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other personal expenses.
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Food other than initial dinner and continental breakfasts
Puffin and Lighthouse Tour
Our Puffin and wildlife cruise will be approximately 3 hours out on the ocean with Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co from 930- 1230
A Telephoto lens is HIGHLY recommended.
Binoculars are also recommended.
weather can be much cooler on the water bring a jacket!
We will grab the Acadia shuttle to bar harbor and we need to arrive about 30 minutes early.
Easily accessible areas
Acadia has a Park loop road where many of the Iconic locations easily accessible.
Places we can Visit.
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Sand Beach
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Thunder Hole
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Monument Cove
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Boulder Beach
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Otter Cliffs & Cove
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Little Hunters Beach
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Seawall Acadia
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Cadillac Mountain
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and much much more!
Schoodic Point
Schoodic Point is off of the island but is very dark. It's more secluded and is a possible location if we want to get away from the Bar Harbor Light pollution
What to bring
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At least one DSLR or MIRRORLESS CAMERA
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plenty of camera batteries. I'd recommend at least 4
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Chargers for all electronics
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Any lens between 14 and 24mm with an aperture of F2.8 or lower
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a telephoto lens for wildlife and lighthouse tour a 200-600 is what I use.
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Any other lenses you may want to photograph with day or night.
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A laptop to edit your photos
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A tripod and any other mounting accessory
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weather appropriate clothes. warm and cold
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snacks
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A good attitude and a willingness to learn!
Hiking Trails
Acadia National Park has 158 miles of hiking trails with a varying degree of difficulty. These are a few of my favorite trails I would love to show you!
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Hunters beach
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a very quick 15 minute .6 mile hike which opens up to an incredible rocky beach with perfect view south. my favorite hidden gem.
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Great head lookout
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a 1.6-1.8 mile trail considered moderate. it think this trail is fairy easy as there is no step elevation gain up is full of great look outs!
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Bass Harbor lighthouse
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the shortest trail of them all but once you get off the path it's purely rock scrambling to get to your best angles. it's totally worth going to!
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Bubble rock
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one of my favorite hikes in Acadia with incredible views over Jordan pond. This is the most difficult hike due to elevation gain but is very short bout 1 mile. I would consider this an intermediate to difficult hike.
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Jordan Pond
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the Longest hike we could and it's more of a walk than a hike. little to no elevation gain but it's a 3.3 mile loop. very easy.
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