Tour
Ladoga Ringed Seal Photo Tour
Outside protected areasby Elena Pakhalyuk (listed on 35AWARDS)
An eight-day spring photo trip from Moscow to the skerries of northern Lake Ladoga near Pitkyaranta, photographing the endemic Ladoga ringed seal from a motorboat when seals haul out on rocks. Six shooting days, a guest house base and a group of three at most; 400 mm or longer lenses advised.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Maksim Evdokimov
- Route
- Starts and ends in Moscow
- Visits
- Pitkyaranta and Lake Ladoga skerries
- Length
- 8 days
- Group size
- Up to 3 people
- Language
- English
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, open
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
May
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Moscow time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 08:57– | 15:19– | 7h 39m7 h 39 min | 13° |
| Feb | 08:01– | 16:39– | 9h 39m9 h 39 min | 22° |
| Mar | 06:51– | 17:44– | 11h 48m11 h 48 min | 32° |
| Apr | 05:31– | 18:45– | 14h 10m14 h 10 min | 44° |
| MayIn season | 04:26– | 19:38– | 16h 16m16 h 16 min | 53° |
| Jun | 03:53– | 20:12– | 17h 31m17 h 31 min | 58° |
| Jul | 04:14– | 20:04– | 16h 58m16 h 58 min | 56° |
| Aug | 05:08– | 19:14– | 15h 5m15 h 5 min | 48° |
| Sep | 06:07– | 17:59– | 12h 46m12 h 46 min | 37° |
| Oct | 07:06– | 16:38– | 10h 30m10 h 30 min | 26° |
| Nov | 08:12– | 15:20– | 8h 18m8 h 18 min | 16° |
| Dec | 09:01– | 14:39– | 7h 3m7 h 3 min | 11° |