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This photography tour is not currently in the schedule, but can be added by request.
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Please go here for an alternative photo tour of Wales.
Dates TBD
14 nights/15 days | Limited to 7 participants
$TBD USD per person, land only | Single room supplement is 14% of trip cost
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PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR OVERVIEW: Experience the best of England and Wales with an English Guide the Cotswolds, north Wales, the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and Stonehenge etcetera. Most folk know 'enough' about England, and it is often thought, quite wrongly, that Wales is part of England, but is just as distinct in it's culture as Ireland and Scotland . . . perhaps even more so. It is a small compact country with a great variety in it's terrain that ranges from lush farmlands, and spectacular coastline to the rugged peaks of Snowdonia. We'll experience Welsh culture in the form of a farm visit, the lyrical language, and more plus the charms that England has to offer.
INCREASING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS: There isn’t a straightforward way to describe everything you will learn on one of our photography tours in just a few words, but I'll give it a try . . . I instruct, encourage, nurture, coach, nudge, help and guide clients etcetera, all day and every day. This includes one-on-ones and 'collective instruction', i.e. advice given to the whole group at each photo stop. Subjects and techniques discussed and demonstrated are composition strength, shutter speeds, exposure compensation, how aperture choice influences depth of field, lens choice, filter use, long exposure effects, deliberate blur, macro and so on. I also encourage you to 'see' an image when the opportunity presents itself, i.e. to be on the lookout for those less obvious shots that are no less stunning. Lastly, I conduct image critiques both on location - digital camera screens are ideal for this - and via the use of laptops. PhotoShop sessions are also included as time permits. For more details regarding what you'll learn go here.
TRAVEL TO THE GATEWAY AIRPORT
o It is recommended that clients arrive a day early to be fresh for the trip, and to also counteract possible flight delays.
o Early arrival also enables you to explore the gateway city should you wish to do so.
o When booking flights, add a day for overnight travel or two days if also crossing the Pacific Ocean/International Dateline.
o The last day of the trip is the date you should arrange your flight home unless you plan to stay on. Thank you!
DAY 1 | STONEHENGE, ENGLAND
I’ll meet your early morning flight into Heathrow, and we'll go west on the M4 and then turn south into the 'green and pleasant' English landscape where we can slow down for our first picture opportunities. English villages are notoriously charming and the day's highlight will be Avebury which was built among giant standing stones. On to Amesbury in Wiltshire for some rest after long flights, with Stonehenge in the late light on the menu following dinner. The stones as a circle date to around 4,000 years old, and were shipped there from south Wales.
Near STONEHENGE, 1 night
DAYS 2, 3 and 4 | The COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND
We’ll take a second look at Stonehenge at dawn prior to departing for the Cotswolds. First though we'll point cameras at Salisbury Cathedral, and on to the Georgian delights of central Bath plus the Royal Crescent before continuing north to the Cotswolds region in central England for a 3 night sojourn amid the warm stoned, rose-clad cottages.
Days 2 and 3 will find us shooting around the pretty Cotswold stone villages of the Slaughters, Bibury, Minster Lovell and Coln St. Dennis . . . thatches and charm abounding. Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick castle will also be featured during our time in the region.
THE COTSWOLDS, 3 nights
DAYS 5, 6, and 7 | SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK, WALES
After finishing our photography in the Cotswolds we'll go west into Wales where I once lived and worked as a Photographer. There will be many a stop for an intimate landscape composition dotted with sheep and weather-worn Oaks, hedgerows and stone walls, then on to our 4 night home in Snowdonia National Park.
On days 6 and 7 we'll take loop trips to include Cricieth, Caernarfon, Harlech and Conway castles, the Lleyn Peninsula, Llanberis Pass, the Isle of Anglesey via Telford's suspension bridge to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwrndrobyllllantysiliogogogoch, a slate mine and woolen mill, and a Welsh sheep farm. The Welsh language is strong in the north, and you'll likely to hear me speaking it with the locals . . . it comes in handy for creating photo opportunities too!
NORTH WALES, 3 nights
DAYS 8, 9 and 10 | The LAKE DISTRICT, ENGLAND
The ruggedness of Snowdonia gives way to the green, rolling Clwydian Hills today as rock gives way to moorland, and castle gives way to Llangollen with it's steam trains and story book landscape.
Then on to the Lake District in Cumbria. The 'Lakes' are the most naturally photogenic area in England and we'll explore it all from our 3 night base. Loop trips will take us over rugged Hardknott Pass and Wrynose passes; Derwent Water; Ashness Bridge; Buttermere; Langdale; Castlerigg stone circle and Grasmere, where Wordsworth "wandered lonely as a cloud". The "host of golden daffodils" will be gone at this time, but the likes of Bluebell will handsomely take up the slack. Sunrise photography in the Lake District is among the best, and consequently we'll be out early and late in search of the best light.
THE LAKE DISTRICT, 3 nights
DAYS 11, 12, and 13 | The YORKSHIRE DALES, ENGLAND
Following sunrise, we'll 'mop-up' in the Lake District and take a slow drive throughout the day exploring lesser traveled roads which will eventually carry us in the Yorkshire Dales. The Dales were brought to the world's attention by James Herriot's books, and you'll see why he so loved the green and gray patchwork of stone barns, drystone walls and rolling hillsides.
Days 12 and 13 will include a farm visit and Dales vistas smattered with northern English character, sheep and thick Yorkshire accents. As this is Herriot country we'll explore the book and TV scenes of Langthwaite, Askrigg and the remote Waldon Beck.
THE YORKSHIRE DALES, 3 nights
DAY 14 | To WINDSOR, ENGLAND
We go south today, but we're far from done as our morning to early afternoon destination will be the historic Fountains Abbey. Then on the fast-track south to Windsor early enough to take a break and slowly explore the 'Long Walk' leading up to Windsor Castle. Then a last relaxing supper together near the castle.
Near Heathrow, 1 night
DAY 15 | Flights Home
Unless you're staying on, departing flights can be arranged for any convenient time. USA residents will arrive home on the same calendar day unless you're staying on for my London photo workshop..
If my Wales and England photo trip dates are incompatible with your own schedule, do let me know, and I'll see if I am able to customise the dates, or new ones, for yourself or your group.
Photographer/Leader John Baker
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PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR FEES, DETAILS + ENROLLMENT
TRIP COST: $TBD per person, double occupancy [land only]
SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT: 14% of the trip cost
INCLUDED IN THE TRIP COST: The following items are included in the trip cost: photography instruction throughout the trip by John; all accommodations with private facilities [ensuite]; all breakfasts; lunch on day one of the trip; dinner on the last night of the trip; on-vehicle snacks and bottled water; all ground transportation; airport transfers on the first and last days of the trip only; entrance fees for sites and activities listed below under ‘Admissions’; and following the trip, field notes describing the time, place and subject of each photo stop, and a disc containing images of clients 'in action' on the trip.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TRIP COST: The costs for these items are the responsibility of each participant: airfare; travel costs between your home and the gateway airport and return; any transportation or travel costs incurred prior to or after the tour’s inclusive dates; pre-tour and/or post-tour accommodation; lunches and dinners except for lunch on day one of the trip, and dinner on the last night of the trip; alcoholic beverages; entrance fees or costs related to optional sites or activities not included in the itinerary or a part of the trip; excess baggage charges; medical costs; personal items; incidental charges incurred at our accommodations such as internet access, phone calls or laundry; baggage and/or travel insurance; passport or visa expenses; and airport departure taxes.
ADMISSIONS: Admission to Stonehenge, Harlech Castle, and a Welsh slate mine are included in the trip fees. Any other admissions such as Windsor Castle are optional and not included. You will of course have free reign to photograph the exterior of locations not included, and if time permits, to enter at your own expense.
ENROLLMENT
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