Isle of Skye & Glencoe Photo Tour

The best way to photograph Scotland

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€995 p/p
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25th-28th November 2021

What to Expect

We will spend our entire stay in a spacious, clean and cosy B&B (Breakfast not included). We will have the entire place to ourselves with use of a small kitchenette to have cereals, toast, tea and coffee in the mornings. Each person will have their own room, with en suite, TV, tea/coffee making facilities and plenty of space. We also have one space for sharing with myself in a twin room, male only. The price for sharing with myself is €800. Just let me know in the note section of the booking if you want this option. The B&B is situated in the centre of Portree, the main town of the Isle of Skye, close to all shops, cafes and pubs.

There will be NO SET itinerary for this trip as I prefer to keep a close eye on weather forecasts throughout the tour to determine our destination and make sure we have the best possible weather that may suit a specific place. I have found in the past 18 months that this strategy has worked very well in our favour on many occasions.

Fitness level
This trip requires a moderate fitness level, The Old Man of Storr is a 45 minute hike and The Fairy Pools are a 30 minute walk.

Transportation

You will be transported throughout the tour in a comfortable, spacious 9 seater bus starting and finishing at Glasgow airport.

Weather

The weather on the Isle of Skye in November will no doubt be dramatic, we may even have SNOW!!! Weather permitting we will get sunrises (sunrise 8.30am) and sunsets (susnet 4pm) on all days we spend on the Isle of Skye. By night, should weather favour us we are just a stones throw from epic dark skies to shoot Astro…and if we’re really lucky, THE NORTHERN LIGHTS!!! On the way to Skye from Glasgow we will stop of to shoot in magical Glencoe and will also get to shoot here on our way back on the Sunday as we won’t be due back in Glasgow until 6.30pm.

Locations

Blackrock cottage
Glen Etive
Glencoe
Kilchurn castle
Eileen Donan castle
Buachaille Etive Mor
Old man of Storr (45 minute hike)
Fairy Pools (30 minute walk)
Fairy Glen
Neist point lighthouse
Quiraing
Sligachan
Elgol

And some hidden gems I’ve found on my travels…

Learnings

You will learn about shooting in manual mode, slow shutter speed, ISO settings, Aperture priority, the use of filters, why the polariser filter is so important and learning to get the best compositions (thinking outside the box)

You will also learn the use of sunrise, sunset & astro planning apps.

Equipment

You will need a DSLR with manual mode, a sturdy tripod, polariser & ND filters.

You will also need…

Good walking shoes & wellies
Warm clothes
Waterproof clothes
Shower cap (to put over camera in rain)
Crampons

Included/Not Included

We include 3 nights (4 full days shooting) accommodation, transportation throughout the workshop, full tuition, amazing locations and great craic.

We do not include, flights, travel insurance, food and drink.

My Outbound Flight

Flights info will be released in early 2021

Dublin to Glasgow

Ryanair

My Inbound Flight

Flights info will be released in early 2021

Glasgow to Dublin

Ryanair

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Why book with us?

YES YES, The rumours are true… We do have a knack of getting our groups in the right place at the right time, ensuring you capture a truly memorable shot you can cherish for the rest of your life. To us, capturing “the shot” is important but just as important is to enjoy the experience, when we get to a location take a minute to breath in the fresh air and really appreciate the views around us.

Not convinced?

When you book a trip with us, you get to sit back and relax. while we do all the driving. For our Irish workshops we have our very own Volkswagen 9 seater shuttle bus. The bus is a long wheel base, full air conditioned, extremely spacious and has ample USB charging points. On our tours abroad we also mostly book 9 seater buses and with groups no bigger than 5 or 6, ensures plenty of space and comfort!

Still not convinced?

Thanks to our amazing sponsors Whelan Cameras, 53 Degrees North & Formatt Hitech Camera Filters we have spare equipment like tripods, gore-tex jackets and pants and plenty of spare filter holders, filters and even shower caps to keep the camera dry during showers. All this equipment is readily available on our Irish workshops, should you need anything on an international trip, please just email us here to arrange this.

Where I buy my equipment.

NOTE: Use code BERN10 for a 10% camera filters discount at www.formatt-hitech.com

Camera equipment: Whelan cameras, Limerick city.

Clothing & footwear: 53 Degrees North, Carrickmines & Blanchardstown in Dublin, Cornmarket centre, Cork.

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