4-Day Winter Photo Immersion in Yellowstone & Island Park: Winter Landscapes & Wildlife
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Workshop Information:
Join Caryn Esplin for this unique opportunity to capture the incredible thermal landscapes and abundant winter wildlife of Yellowstone National Park in the comfort of a heated snow coach! We will spend two days in YNP where we can capture great landscapes and we often see river otters, bison, coyotes, foxes, eagles, and more, so rent a long lens if you don’t have one. We will stay at the immersive luxury lodge, Riverfront Retreat, on the pristine Buffalo River in nearby Island Park, where we will also capture the stunning forest-river scenery and watch for the resident population of moose, fox, deer, mink, pine martin and more.
Caryn Esplin, college photography professor and experienced Yellowstone expert and workshop provider. will lead only seven participants for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Lodging will be at Caryn’s brand new “Riverfront Retreat” on the Buffalo River, where you will be surrounded in comfort, great views, mountain modern décor and old west artifacts. Visitors often call this getaway a “slice of heaven.” Enjoy this video glimpse of our accommodations.
You will certainly come home with stunning new winter fine art photographs to enhance and diversify your photography portfolio. Caryn will provide you with incredible opportunities and help you with correct camera settings and hand-on help in the field to capture mind-blowing winter images whether you are a beginner or advanced photographer.
Caryn also just purchased the new Polaris Northstar Ultimate private snowcoach to take us to access pristine locations rarely ever visited before. If you would like extend your trip one day to book a tour of the central Island Park waterways for incredible winter amazing shots, contact Caryn right away. Cost is 199 each if we get 3 photographers to choose this add-on. Check out these winter scenes we will experience during this Island Park snowcoach tour: https://riverfrontretreat.net/winter-snowcoach-photo-tour-with-caryn-esplin-island-park-waterways/
You may reserve a spot for this Island Park Heated Snowcoach Expedition here: Reserve Northstar Snowcoach Expedition: Island Park
Highlights:
- A focus on winter landscape and wildlife photography
- Caryn Esplin will instruct you with basic and advanced photography techniques including but not limited to: composition, winter camera settings, wildlife action settings, filter use, etc.
- Exploring photographic highlights of Yellowstone and Island Park in a heated winter snow coach (large and small)
- Master instruction at the lodge and on location
- Photo editing demo with attention to winter photography
- Visiting breathtaking locations in Yellowstone National Park and nearby Island Park including but not limited to: Canyon, Heyden Valley, Mt Haybes Overview, Old Faithful, Fountain Paint Pots, Biscuit Basin, Black Sand Basin, Firehole Canyon Falls, Yellowstone Falls, Gibbon Falls, Kepler Cascades. With optional add-on tour in Island Park for: Buffalo River Trestle Bridge, Ponds Lodge Bridge,Two-River Confluence, and much more!
- Learning new skills and advanced photography techniques to make the most of lighting and locations such as bracketing, focus stacking and long exposures
- A small workshop so your experience is truly personal, and you get to know your guide and fellow photographers
Included:
- 4-day workshop with 3 nights lodge accommodations (based on 2 – 3 people of same gender per large suite – each person gets their own queen bed – inquire for possible single occupancy)
- Award-winning, Photographer Instructor/Guide who will provide a combination of workshop instruction and in-field guidance
- Meals with standard beverages are provided at the Riverfront Retreat (Alcohol may be purchased near the lodge) Meals are not included when we eat out
- WiFi at the Riverfront Retreat Lodge
- Hot hands and Hot feet packets, lens wipes
- Access to exclusive discounts on gear from some of Caryn’s partners
- Disposable masks and hand sanitizer availability
Excluded:
- Single room supplement (contact Caryn for pricing)
- The meals when eating out
- Items of a personal nature including (but not limited to) laundry services, clothing, Wi-Fi, email or phone charges
- Gratuities for Photo Guides, local guides and/or drivers
- ADD-ON: Northstar Snowcoach Photo Expedition is 199. It may be purchased here: Reserve Northstar Snowcoach Expedition: Island Park
- Extra nights may be purchased here for 79 per person, for each extra night: https://checkout.square.site/buy/AAJZNRW6ZF374DZQ2FONJ7F7
