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2008 Safari Schedule
Updated February 2008

Fire Island Light HouseAerial Safari
Offered Daily $225

Considered by many to be one of the most adventurous of our local safaris. We'll fly around Long Island, capturing some of the islands' hidden beauties that can only be seen from above. Open to all levels of photographers.

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Washington Lincoln Memorial Washington D.C. 
$595

April 18-20, 2008

In Washington, DC, which was built by Peirre Charles L'Enfant in 1791, and modeled after the original Roman cities, you will find a wealth of photographic opportunities.  Whether it is mansions, incredible sunrises and sunsets, rushing rivers, monuments, memorials and museums, or colorful, diverse neighborhoods and more, this fascinating city has exciting points of interest for every photographer. Join me for a unique and rewarding tour of this nation's capital...Open to all, Republicans and Democrats alike! Limited to six participants, so book now!

Includes: Ground Transportation Photography Instruction & course materials

Lodging & Meals Additional


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Long Island Landscape Photography $195
On-Location
May 3, 2008  - 10am - sunset

Learn how the professionals create breathtaking images of Mother Nature's wonders. You will never be disappointed with your vacation photographs again!

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Block Island Safari $395
May 17th, 2008 - 8am departure

A visit to Block Island is a visit to a different time and place. This picturesque island is blessed with abundant beaches, sparkling seas, rolling hillsides dotted with wildflowers, hollows rambling stone fences and quaint architecture that is vintage Victorian.
Price includes roundtrip air. Limited to three participants, so book now!

Arrives and Departs Islip Mac Arthur Airport
Includes: All transportation, Photography Instruction & course materials

Meals Additional

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New England LighthouseLighthouse Safari $695
May 29th - June 1, 2008
Note: This safari may be offered multiple times per year

I don't have to tell you how beautiful the coast of New England is. We'll take the Orient Point Ferry to New London and head up to Gloucester, Mass. and continue to Portland, Maine. Photographing the magnificent coastline, lighthouses and fishing villages along the way.

Trip includes: All ground transportation, Ferry, Lodging, All park entrance fees

Meals Additional

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Night Photography - Brooklyn BridgeThe Magic Of Night Photography $150
On Location: Manhattan Skyline
June 7, 2008 - 2pm

Explore the mysterious and magical world of Night Photography. We'll be shooting lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn & Manhattan Bridges. So c'mon, take a shot in the dark and learn and practice the techniques that will take the mystery out of Night Photography.

Includes: Photography Instruction & course materials, Ground Transportation from Scheduled pick-up point. Call for carpool info. & pick-up times.

Meals Additional

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Yosemite National Park   $2695
June 21st - 28th, 2008
Yosemite Valley is today the centerpiece of California's Yosemite National Park. Sprayed by thousand-foot waterfalls and framed by monumental granite spires - including Half Dome, which is to the High Sierra what the swoosh is to Nike - it is the most famous glacially carved landscape in the world.

Come see what Ansel Adams spent a lifetime photographing........Majestic water falls, wildflower meadows, giant sequoias which are the largest living thing on earth, and spectacular views of Cathedral Rock and El Capitan to name a few. Ground transp. & accommodations included.

Arrives & Departs San Fransisco or Oakland

  • Tioga Pass
  • Bodie Ghost Town State Historical Park
  • Mono Lake
  • Big Sur
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Yosemite National Park

Trip Includes

  • Reception Brunch
  • All ground transportation
  • Lodging
  • Photography Instruction & course materials
  • All park & entrance fees
  • Air Fare/Meals Additional

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Grand Tetons

Yellowstone/Grand Tetons National Parks  
July 12th-19th, 2008
Towering more than a mile above the valley of Jackson Hole, the Grand Teton rises to 13,770 feet. Twelve Teton peaks reach above 12,000 feet and support a dozen mountain glaciers. This is our most popular photo safari in one of my favorite national parks.

Arrives & Departs:

  • Jackson Hole Wyoming
  • Yellowstone National Park
  • Grand Teton National Park

Trip Includes

  • Reception Brunch
  • All ground transportation
  • Lodging
  • Photography Instruction & course materials
  • All park & entrance fees
  • Air Fare/Meals Additional

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Grand Canyon - South RimGrand Canyon / Monument Valley / Sedona  $2495
September 6th - 13th, 2008
Grand Canyon is unmatched in the incomparable vistas it offers to photographers. With visits to Monument Valley and Sedona, this is one of First Light's most popular photographic safaris.

Arrives & Departs Phoenix

  • Grand Canyon National Park
  • Monument Valley
  • Kodachrome Basin State Park
  • Sedona

Trip Includes

  • Reception Brunch
  • All ground transportation
  • Lodging
  • Photography Instruction & course materials
  • All park & entrance fees

Air Fare/Meals Additional

Limited to 5 Participants
Register now!
 

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Acadia National Park, ME. $795
September 25th - 29th, 2008
The third largest island on the eastern seaboard, Mount Desert Island, boasts an impressive 41,000 acres of land devoted to the Northeast's only National Park, Acadia: an amazing combination of soaring cliffs and cobblestone beaches, glacier-carved mountains and dense forests. The sunrise and sunset are a once in a lifetime experience. Ground travel and ferry included. Accommodations additional.

Trip Includes:

  • All ground transportation
  • Lodging
  • All park entrance fees

Meals Additional

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park - $2495
October 18-25, 2008
They say the Smoky Mountains are "a little bit of the world as it once was" Humble churches, cabins, farmhouses and barns of the mountain people who began settling there in the late 1700s.. And then there are those mountains and fog filled valleys which are among the oldest on earth. Safari includes All lodging, ground transportation at and around the Park area.

Arrives &  Departs: Knoxville

  • Great Smokey Mountains National Park

Trip Includes

  • Reception Brunch
  • All ground transportation
  • Lodging
  • Photography Instruction & course materials
  • All park & entrance fees

Air Fare/Meals Additional

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