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Nature Photography
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Learn to shoot like a pro in America's most scenic places!
Mountain Trail Photo Nature Photography Workshops are your year-round
source for hands-on photography workshops, tours, and
digital imaging instruction. Our passion is outdoor, nature,
and wildlife photography. Teaching and sharing photography
skills is also the passion of each of our very talented
instructors. We aim to keep the class sizes small and the
learning atmosphere fun, casual, and comfortable for
beginners and advanced photographers
alike.
 
Online Nature Photography
Courses
Team members Richard
Bernabe, Joseph Rossbach, and Ian
Plant are now teaching online instructional
courses for Nature Photographers Online Magazine
(NPN). Courses typically run for six weeks and
are offered several times each year. You don't have
to be a NPN member to enroll, so sign up today!
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Acadia National Park
June 6-10, 2010
Instructor: Joseph Rossbach
Rugged
granite cliffs, pounding waves, mountains that roll into the
ocean, lupine and glacially carved lakes await us in Acadia
National Park. Join Joe for an exciting tour of this rugged
and beautiful park on the Maine Coast. We will spend our
days chasing the light and landscape in search of majestic
and awe inspiring images. We will even have the chance to
photograph the amazing lupine bloom and star trails over the
Atlantic at night. |
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Chesapeake Bay Experience
July
30-August 1, 2010
Instructor: Ian Plant
This workshop travels to famous Smith Island in the middle
of the Chesapeake Bay for the quintessential Chesapeake
photography experience. Only accessible by boat, the small
waterman communities on Smith Island retain the spirit and
charm of days long past. During this tour, we will take
several boat trips to locations around Smith Island to
photograph the island's natural and man-made scenery and
abundant wildlife. |
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Autumn in the
Adirondacks
October
7-10, 2010
Instructor: Ian Plant
The Adirondacks Mountains of upstate
New York are one of the most stunning places to photograph fall color
in the United States, and few people know it like Ian Plant.
Join Ian on a four day
tour of some of the Adirondack's best fall scenic
hot spots! |
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West Virginia Fall Color
October 10-14, 2010
Instructor: Joseph Rossbach
West Virginia holds a
secret: its mountains rival New England in
tapestries of red, orange, gold, green and blue. And
there is no finer spot in all of West Virginia in
the fall than the Monongahela National Forest. From
the fiery red-covered heath barrens of Bear Rocks
and Dolly Sods, to swirling leaves in plunge pools
of mighty waterfalls, this area is by far the
mid-Atlantic region's best kept autumn secret.
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Smoky Mountains Autumn
October 22-24,
2010
Instructor:
Richard Bernabe and Jerry Greer
Come experience and
photograph the brilliant fall color of the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park with Richard Bernabe
and Jerry Greer. Richard and Jerry have a combined
35 years of photographing the Smokies and will get
you to the very best locations for that 'shot of a
lifetime' in any set of conditions. |
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Zion National Park
November
1-5, 2010
Instructor: Ian Plant
Zion National Park is a place of
undeniable beauty in fall, with towering sandstone cliffs,
deep canyons, and blazing maple and cottonwood leaves
turning with the season. Join Ian Plant on a five-day tour
of Zion's scenic hotspots, including popular destinations
such as Towers of the Virgin and Court of the Patriarchs, as
well as some lesser known (but no less stunning) secret
locations. |
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North Carolina's Outer Banks
November 19-21, 2010
Instructor:
Richard Bernabe
North Carolina's Outer Banks
is a magical place landscaped through the ages by wind,
water, and drifting sand. You are never far from water and
sunrises and sunsets are some of the finest you will see
anywhere. What better place can you think of to learn how to
hone your photography skills than in this wonderful coastal
paradise? |
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Everglades National Park
December 3-5, 2010
Instructor: Paul Marcellini
This photographic workshop and tour will explore the many
different ecosystems that make the Everglades more than just
a "River of Grass". Professional naturalist and photographer
Paul Marcellini will educate you on the local environment
and photo techniques that will bring this exceptional
National Park to life with your digital camera. |
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Recommended Textbook:
The Ultimate Guide
to Digital Nature
Photography
by the
Mountain Trail team
Testimonials
"Thanks
again for a wonderful weekend! I learned a lot,
and really enjoyed being with such a great group
of people . . . a once in a lifetime experience
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I wanted
more! I would definitely recommend the workshop
to others."
—Mary O.
"Had a great time!
Excellent workshop, would love to do it
again."
—Nikhil B.
"Truly an amazing
experience!"
—Angelique R.
"I don't know if I told
you what a great time I had on the trip. It was
my first photography trip of the kind, and I
would do it again in a heartbeat! As I told you
the first evening there, my one expectation of
the weekend was to get inspired again. I
can't even explain how excited I was to go take
pictures again."
—Jennifer C.
"I wanted to thank you again for the
great workshop. Getting the chance to shoot as much as we
did was a treat for me as I haven't been able to get out as
much as I would like. I appreciated your willingness to
share your knowledge and perspectives. I believe this will
impact my future photography."
—Dana B.
"I'm still basking in all
the great sites you took us to and the time
spent with the other members of our group.
Thanks for making the workshop so memorable."
—Alan S.
"Thank you so much for
such a great workshop. I had an amazing time.
With your help, I made some of my best images
ever. I came home with more great photos from
that one weekend than I have made in the year
since I went digital."
—Hal S.
Online Instruction
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