Tour
Altai Whooper Swan Photo Tour, Lebedinoe Lake
Outside protected areasby Elena Pakhalyuk (listed on 35AWARDS)
A six-day February photo tour to the wintering whooper swans of Lebedinoe (Swan) Lake, staying in a cottage on the shore inside the wildlife reserve. Sunrise and sunset shoots of swans in flight and in mist, with masterclasses on composition, light and editing for four to five people.
Details
- Feeding not stated
- Baiting not stated
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Aleksandr Kukrinov and Olga Rudchenko
- Route
- Starts and ends in Gorno-Altaysk
- Visits
- Lebedinoe Lake
- Length
- 6 days
- Group size
- Up to 5 people
- Language
- English
Months
- January, closed
- February, open
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Feb
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 Barnaul 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 | 09:24– | 16:36– | 8h 17m8 h 17 min | 17° |
| FebIn season | 08:37– | 17:41– | 9h 58m9 h 58 min | 25° |
| Mar | 07:36– | 18:35– | 11h 49m11 h 49 min | 36° |
| Apr | 06:26– | 19:28– | 13h 53m13 h 53 min | 48° |
| May | 05:29– | 20:13– | 15h 40m15 h 40 min | 57° |
| Jun | 05:03– | 20:43– | 16h 42m16 h 42 min | 61° |
| Jul | 05:21– | 20:37– | 16h 16m16 h 16 min | 60° |
| Aug | 06:06– | 19:53– | 14h 41m14 h 41 min | 52° |
| Sep | 06:56– | 18:47– | 12h 41m12 h 41 min | 41° |
| Oct | 07:46– | 17:36– | 10h 43m10 h 43 min | 30° |
| Nov | 08:42– | 16:31– | 8h 50m8 h 50 min | 20° |
| Dec | 09:24– | 16:02– | 7h 47m7 h 47 min | 15° |