Jim Baugh Outdoors TV: Milky Way Workshop and Memorial July 5th with Jim Baugh on the Eastern Shore of Virginia

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Milky Way Workshop and Memorial July 5th with Jim Baugh on the Eastern Shore of Virginia

This workshop is dedicated to Welch Astrophotoger

Allen Wallace

RIP Allen, gone way to soon, but your work will live on forever.

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Friday July 5^th, Wachapreague on the Eastern Shore of Virginia

The Milky Way over the Atlantic Ocean Workshop 2024 with Astro Photographer Jim Baugh. July 25th

Friday July 5th I will be holding a special Milky Way workshop in the Wachapregue area on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Fee is $425 per photographer. Workshop is limited to a total of four (4) photographers. A guest can accompany each photographer but please limit it to only one guest please. There is no fee for the attending guest.

Instruction includes: How to film the Milky Way from single exposure to trackers, timelapse, and Shadowpainting foregrounds for Nightscapes, and post processing.

Time:

Meet at 7 pm June 5th at the Wachapregue Inn, departure is 7:30 sharp.

Payment: (no payment until day of event)

There is no deposit required, simply email jbotv@outlook.com and we will reserve and confirm your reservation. Please include your contact info in the email including cell phone. Payment must be made by physical check at time of arrival in Wachapregue.

Weather:

The reason there is no deposit is because there is always a good chance clear skies will not be available. If this is the case, and the other window dates are also cloudy, then this workshop will be rescheduled for the following new moon month of August. The week of July 5th we will be monitoring the weather charts and will notify everyone if the workshop has clear enough predicted skies for the event.

Participants knowledge of photographic gear:

Each participant must have a full knowledge and understanding of the exposure triangle (ISO, Aperture Shutter). This is not a workshop of how to teach basic understandings of photography. Participants should be very familiar with their own gear.

Accommodation: If you are traveling a good distance I suggest booking a room at the Wachapregue Inn. We will be filming in a 10 mile surrounding area. If coming from Virginia Beach and looking for a good central place on the Shore and may want to try a couple of dark sky sites a good location would be the Oyster Farm in Cape Charles. This puts you at a good mid-point for Red Bank and Magothy Bay.

Gear:

Bring your camera, and it should be capable of ISO ranging from at least 100 to 12,000 ISO. Tripod, tracker if you have it if not, camera lens and tripod and your good. If you don’t have some sort of red light for night vision, you should get one. Also suggest some sort of heat pack for the lens to help combat condensation. I use 3 hand warmers wrapped around the lens.

An intervalometer is a good thing to have if you are planning a timelapse. I use a remote on one camera and internal on the 6d Mark 2.

For Shadowing painting / light painting. You should have an infield GRB light with about a 8 foot or longer nightstand. Participants don’t have to film the foreground section of the class, this will occur after filming the Milky Way, somewhere between 2 and 4 in the am. This technique of multi exposure foreground imaging is a highly powerful tool to have in your arsenal.

Remote triggering is a must for Shadowpainting. I use a Wi-Fi network connection and control the camera through the cannon smartphone app. It you don’t have a Wi-Fi camera you can use a wireless intervalometer, however it is limiting compared to Wi-Fi. If you have questions about this just email jbotv@outlook.com

Suggested focal length for wide field. 11 to 24 mm. I use a 11 to 16 and a 17 to 35.

You will also want to adjust brightness way down on your monitor once night sets.

Tips:

· Wear dark clothing and be fully covered. This will aid in post processing while masking the foreground exposures.

· Bring water and insect repellent.

· For dining, the Island house is right there by the Inn, excellent food. Just make sure you are done dinner and ready to roll at 7:30pm

To confirm your spot just email jbotv@outlook.com For further questions just send an email and if you would like to chat just include your phone number and we will contact you.