Astro Photography Workshop

Lear to Photograph the Milky Way in Duder Park this weekend.

The Milky Way will be stretching over a stunning view of the Waiheke and Chamberlins Island before swinging over our heads with the galactic core rising over the Coromandel. Duder Regional park has a number of beautiful locations to shoot at the whole night through.

We'll be teaching camera settings and post-processing with your own photos! You'll learn to use Lightroom, Photoshop, PTgui and 3D LUT Creator to create truly astonishing images.

What you need to bring:
- A camera (any modern digital camera with a detachable lens)
- A tripod (essential for night photography)
- The widest lens you have (ideally 24mm or less and with an aperture of 3.5 or lower. If you don't own one you can rent one from somewhere like Topic Rentals)
- A torch (bring a red light if you have one, like a bicycle light. Red light helps you change your camera setting without blinding you or your neighbors)
- Warm clothes (It can be surprisingly windy and cold!)
- A cable release or remote (to allow your camera to take photos longer than 30 seconds)
- A thermos of your favorite hot drink
- Water and a snack

Did we mention to bring a Torch? (super important).

Please message us at highrestours@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns about gear.

We’ll send you a detailed itinerary and weather updates a few days before the event. If it looks bad we’ll cancel and refund you. Sometimes, even if the forecast is clear, we get cloud: In this case we’ll teach you light-painting using our custom made light-tubes and offer you a discount on future workshops.

We've partnered with Topic Rentals to rent the gear you need or try something new at a significant discount.

If you contact them mention that you’re on our tour to receive a significant discount.