Southern Utah Milky Way
Winter Panorama & Landscape Photography
Southern Utah
Milky Way Panorama
WHEN: January 27th through 31st, 2025
WHERE: Factory Butte, Deadhorse Point & other Moab Area locations among potential So. Utah sites.
WHO: Photographers of ALL skill levels welcome!
FITNESS LEVEL: Ability to walk on uneven terrain.
Most locations will involve a short walk. The Factory Butte sunrise area is uneven terrain on cliff edges but not more than 50-feet of walking so that every level of fitness will have no trouble on this adventure.
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Listen to the Podcasts above to hear stories directly from participants of this workshop back in 2018!
Four Nights of Milky Way Photography
POTENTIAL TRIP ITINERARY
NOTE: If clouds cause any problems we will move locations or add Landscape Photography to the plans to make the best use of our time.
Night 1: Factory Butte Area
Night 2: Deadhorse Point
Night 3: Moab Area
Night 4: Bonus Area!
- Day 1: Everyone makes their way to Green River, Utah to meet as a group for Dinner.
- 7pm-8:30pm Group Dinner and set goals for the workshop.
- 8:30pm-11pm Rest after Dinner until we travel to Factory Butte
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11pm Group up and convoy to Factory Butte so we can get into composition before our
Winter Milky Way at 1am
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Location: Factory Butte
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SLEEPING IN GREEN RIVER, UT
- Day 2: SUNRISE at Factory Butte! If interested, group for Breakfast after sunrise.
- 11am - 7pm Personal time & travel to Moab
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7pm Group Dinner
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8pm - 11:30pm Rest after Dinner until travel to Deadhorse Point
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11:30pm Group Up and Convoy to Deadhorse Point.
Winter Milky Way at 1am
- Location: Deadhorse Point
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SLEEPING IN MOAB, UT
- Day 3: Sleep and then if interested join the group for Breakfast/Lunch by 11:30am.
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Personal Day! Personal time until grouping up for Dinner.
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7pm Group Dinner
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8pm - 11:30pm Rest after Dinner until travel to Moab Area location to be decided upon based on clouds.
- Location: Moab Area
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SLEEPING IN MOAB, UT
- Day 4: Sleep in to 7am or later depending on weather.
- 7am BONUS! Travel will entirely depend on where we decide to go! We have many options that weather will dictate where this bonus nights ends up!
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Travel to Bonus Location.
- Location: Bonus!
- NOTE: If weather was bad at any of the main three locations we may just hit a spot we missed.
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SLEEPING: depends on location
NOTE: Outside of showing up to our LOCATION for the night, you can make your own schedule. ie. Get yourself to Factory Butte in time for the Milky Way, then you can do anything else you want to do until then! So come ready to enjoy the many awesome locations of Southern Utah! YOU can hit any sunrise YOU want to! :D -Aaron
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you bring?
Milky Way Photography is awesome but it can be VERY COLD depending on the location, so come ready for it!
This is what we recommend to take with you:
- Camera with manual mode
- Lenses you need are anything from 8mm-50mm and with the largest aperture possible! f1.2 to f2.8 are great options! Bring your 50mm, and anything else you would like. Telephoto lens gigapanos can be great! Just don't forget your widest and largest aperture lenses at home!
- Sturdy Tripod (REQUIRED!) make sure it is STURDY enough
- L-Bracket (Optional) - Best for Panorama and switching orientation
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Focusing Aid (Carson Lumiloupe: https://amzn.to/2lDwFjz)
- Batteries – Fully charged and at least 2 per night!
- Memory Cards – minimum 2 cards of 32GB each
- Head lamp (red lamps are not required anymore)
- Really Warm outdoor clothing for staying warm during the coldest hours of night and standing in the wind!
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Gloves
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Water Proof jacket & Pants
- Laptop (OPTIONAL) for post-processing (Lightroom & Photoshop)
Flying, Driving & Hotels?
Flying in?
If you plan to fly in, JustFly.com and SkyScanner.com are great sites for Flight Deals. Flying in to Salt Lake City or Las Vegas are options. If weather allows it, our first location is Green River. The drive from Salt Lake is 3 hours while the drive from Las Vegas is much longer at 6 hours 20 mins depending on traffic. But if you can find a good price at Las Vegas, come a few days early and make stops at Zion National Park & Bryce Canyon National Park to name only two great options on your way to Green River!
Driving?
Everyone takes care of getting themselves to and from this entire workshop. Renting a car at the airport or driving in from out of state is really easy. The drive is beautiful and there are MANY locations to stop and consider for Sunrises throughout the workshop. Some will want to get some sleep and some will want the freedom to drive around to amazing spots, so we keep this simple by having everyone drive themselves.
Hotels?
DO NOT GET HOTELS YET! Weather will dictate where we are so DO NOT RESERVE ANYTHING YOU CAN'T CANCEL FOR FREE. As for what we will do, we all pick our favorite option for Hotels in two main locations: Green River and Moab. From Green River we can get to Factory Butte. Then Moab provides us easy access to Dead Horse Point and Surrounding Areas very easily.
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Need Help? Contact me at:
aaron@photogadventures.com
Aaron King
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4-Night Southern Utah Workshop
You are buying a FOUR-NIGHT Photog Adventures Southern Utah Milky Way Workshop that includes:
- Snacks & Drinks while on-site doing Photography
- Personal instruction at the camera, critique sessions and post processing sessions during the day while we wait for night to do Milky Way Photography
NOT INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP FEE:
- Four Nights Hotel Accommodation
- Flights to and from workshop
- Transportation
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