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Assateague Island: Sunset and Milky Way

  • Assateague Island National Seashore (map)

With Liz Guertin.

Sponsored by the Maryland Photography Alliance.

The Workshop

Assateague Island is beautiful! We’ll photograph sunset on the Bay side of the Island, and then work our way to the ocean side as the light fades. And when it’s dark enough we’ll photograph the Milky Way. We have some great Milky Way locations!

We will, of course, cover our night photography teaching points, with as little or as much attention as you need for your night-time compositions. Bring your full-frame or crop-sensor DSLR or mirrorless camera, with a wide-angle lens for the night sky and a medium range telephoto (think 24-105mm) for everything else. And don’t forget your tripod!

We’ll spend time at the beginning of the workshop learning about Milky Way photography. Instruction will be based on the slides which you’ll receive after registering for the workshop.

Image Critique: We invite you to submit one or two of your photos from this night to the instructors for a private critique.

How Much

Cost: $180/MPA member, $195 non-member

How to Register

  1. Fill out the liability waiver and send it to workingimage@fastmail.com. If you’ve already filled out a waiver for a previous workshop, you don’t need to do it again.

  2. Send payment via Paypal or Venmo —

    Venmo: @Robert-Sullivan-270

    Paypal: @RSullivan2038

    You can also send a check. Please contact me for the mailing address.

    There is a maximum of 10 people for this workshop.

Please Note

This is not a workshop for beginners. You must know how to use your camera in manual mode, understand how to use the histogram, and be comfortable enough with your camera that you can use it in complete darkness.

Earlier Event: May 31
The New Jersey Pine Barrens
Later Event: October 11
Western PA Autumn Workshop