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A One day Workshop exploring the grassy balds of the Roan Highlands.
This will be a full day starting in the late morning. We will have a leisurely day hike up to Grassy Ridge and halfway back down for an amazing Sunset. Following Sunset, we will hike back to the car and adjourn our trip. This is a perfect way to enjoy learn about Roan Mountain and all of its angles and views. How to pick out spots and plan for a return visit. It is a vast area, and anyone can tell you that it can take years to achieve the level you want up there. Our Sunset location is one of my favorites and a lesser-known spot than the popular Janes Bald. During August, lots of things are going on up at Roan. This is a great time to see gorgeous clouds building and an occasional Thunder boomer in the area. There will also be Blueberries that are ripe by the thousands. I should probably mention my favorite part, though, and that’s the golden grass that is interwoven around the beautiful rock up there.
This is a special time of the year up there, and you won’t see the crazy traffic that you see during Spring. Sssssh, we’ll just keep this our little secret.
Join me for this amazing adventure up at 6000’ for an experience that you will never forget!!
Overview:
We will plan to head over to Roan Mountain in the am for a nice short hike and Surise shoot. We will plan to shoot through Golden Hour and will stay until we are hungry. I have a nice meal planned at a restaurant that is a local favorite, where we will do a nice brunch and then return to the Mountain. We will be hiking on and around the Appalachian trail all day long and will see some of my personal favorite locations before we trek on up the Mountain to Grassy Ridge where we will spend the afternoon exploring around the golden grass and last wildflowers of the year up there. On our return trip, we will make a stop at my favorite location for Sunset. I actually have a few so we will pick the best one on the way back… they are all so tempting. Once we have bagged a fantastic Sunset, we will work our way back to the car and head on back to Boone, where we will take a break followed by a nice relaxing meal at another local favorite. This is a perfect end to the day trip because we will have plenty of casual time to talk about what we found and share some pictures.
This is great day on Roan and this time of year can have lots of surprises on the weather so get ready for fun filled day on the AT discovering the Roan Mountain grassy balds.
*We are fully permitted in the Park and promote “Leave No Trace”
TERRAIN
Woodland and Grassy Terrain and Trails. Along the Appalachian Trail. Good sturdy footwear and a hiking stick is recommended
ACTIVITY
Easy to Moderate trail walking up to a 3 miles
EXPERIENCE
Aspiring to Advanced. Cell Phones are welcome
GROUP SIZE
6-7 Participants
TEMPERATURES
30-80 degrees. Full Winter and Summer Waterproof/Breathable Outerwear is recommended.
HUMIDITY
50-100 %
NEAREST AIRPORT
Charlotte, NC
Tri Cities Airport, TN
Topics we will cover
How to research potential shoot locations
How to read the weather
Learn how to create powerful compositions and bring your artistic vision to life
Visualizing your composition, capturing and guiding the viewer
The use of Neutral Density and ND Graduated filters to enhance and control light.
How to identify and control: Balance and visual flow
The use of filters to enhance and control light. How to “see” light
Histograms, how to read them and why they play an important role
Focus Stacking for extreme front and back focus
How to use lens compression and when to use it.
How to blend focal lengths and exposures to maximize Dynamic Range
How to create beautiful Long Exposures to unveil a hidden visual world of intrigue and wonder
Image Critique and Visual Experience
Post Processing and Digital Workflow in Lightroom and Photoshop, including third party softwares
What’s included
Photography instruction with Landscape Photographer Tommy White.
Lightroom and Photoshop training.
One full day of landscape photography in the Roan Mountain Highlands.
One-on-one field guidance on framing, settings, visual flow, and “seeing” in the landscape.
GPS field guidance to track our shoot locations. Other helpful software.
Drinks and Snacks are provided during the Workshop.
How to use your equipment.
Visual interpretation of the landscape. How to “see” and use the light.
Online Training Session following the Workshop.
Guidance and safety throughout the entire trip.
What’s not included
Participants should plan to provide their own transportation. Carpooling will be available at your own discretion.
Meals during the trip. I will always have drinks and snacks on hand, but plan to travel with your own favorites as well.
Lodging - We will provide information for you on Lodging upon registration.
Park and admission fees. We are fully permitted in State and National Parks, but occasionally there are other fees per individual.
Alcoholic beverages.
Travel Insurance (Highly Recommended, but optional).
Personal Items.
PACK LIST
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Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel your booking more than 30 day out, you will be issued a trip credit for any other Workshop in the same year. If your cancellation is within 30 days of the trip, your payment will be forfeited.