Perseid Meteor Shower Workshop, 6-day / 5-night (incl trans/accom)

Join us for an amazing 6-day / 5-night photo tour capturing the Milky Way and a meteor shower!

This year, we're heading to Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, our dark sky destination of choice for the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Return transport from London plus accommodation on a farm in Cornwall is included.

With the meteor shower visible over several nights, we'll have the opportunity to take unique shots of the sky at various locations whilst practising our Milky Way photos. Additionally, we'll keep an eye out for the rare and unique phenomenon of noctilucent clouds during the tour.

Our base for this tour is Haye Cornwall, a vegan farmstead retreat for rescue animals, including ponies from the moor, beach-ride donkeys, and battery hen chickens who all deserved a better life. By staying at this location, we'll be helping with the costs of the animals' welfare.

We'll be situated just a few minutes' drive from Bodmin Moor - the largest part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and designated an International Dark-Sky landscape in July 2017.

The Hurlers standing stones, a Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age series of stone circles over 2,000 years old, is one of our location options.

Nearby are several old derelict tin mines, which are perfect foreground elements for night sky photography. Scaling up to The Cheesewring, an interesting arrangement of stacked smooth stones above the Moor is another option.

During the tour, we'll also have the opportunity to explore other attractions such as the rapids of Golitha Falls and the rugged south coast beaches. If the skies prove to be troublesome for astrophotography, we'll still be able to make the most of our daytime by exploring the unique and stunning landscapes and seascapes.

Our astrophotography workshop offers you comprehensive knowledge and technical skills to capture awe-inspiring shots of the Perseid Meteor Shower. We'll teach you how to plan your shoots, what camera settings to use, and how to enhance your photographs with post-processing software.

I'll have multiple highly regarded astrophotography lenses available to share between the group if required.
1 x Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Canon fit
1 x Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Nikon fit
1 x Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Sony E mount fit

This astrophotography workshop is a relaxed learning atmosphere and is suitable for beginner photographers with minimal equipment, or intermediate/advanced photographers.

Please note: Participants will need to be able to change their settings in manual mode, such as shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, and be able to switch off the autofocusing on their camera or lens.

𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬:
• Return transport from London, & within Cornwall.
• Accommodation - Beautiful vegan farm stay with rescue animals, self-catering (vegan/vegetarian)
• Professional photo guide
• Kase filter sets are available for each participant
• UK Photo Tours is a fully insured tour operator. Your payments are protected.

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: Food & drink, personal travel insurance.

We offer three pricing options:

1. Own room with ensuite £1395 per person
2. Own room with shared bathroom £1195 per person
3. Twin-share room for £750 per person

A £50 deposit is required via Meetup, and the balance of the total price is to be paid within seven days to secure your spot.

Or you can book directly through our website here.

We look forward to seeing you!

Dion Hitchcock,
UK Photo Tours

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