PHOTOGRAPHY BY FREDERIC HORE




Workshops & Fieldtrips

Alight at Night!

the Christmas Lights Wonderland Tour!

Thursday December 21 from 4pm - 10pm

Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario

Limited Places Available!

Nestled next to the St Lawrence River, historic Upper Canada Village is the setting for this truly unique workshop. An 1800's pioneer settlement, its rustic old houses, farm buildings and church are festively decorated with more than 1 million colourful LED lamps in red, blue, yellow, orange, green and mauve! Everywhere you look, beautiful light... enhances the sight!

With stars twinkling in the skies above, we will spend some four to five hours photographing the lit-up village with its horse-drawn carriages and caléches, clip-clopping through the winding snow-covered trails. Holiday tunes like Karen Carpenter's Walking Through a Winter Wonderland float through the air, intensifying the feeling. Truly a magnificent, wintry setting to bestow!

A 90-minute drive west from Montreal and south from Ottawa, we will meet in the parking lot at 4 pm, then enter at 4:30 pm by special permission, 30 minutes before the main public enters at 5 pm to take advantage of dusk and the approaching light of blue hour for the best possible images.

Hot chocolate booths at different points help to keep the chill away! A delightful, three-course banquet follows at the Harvest Barn located inside the village grounds. Vegetarian dishes are also available.

After the feast, we conclude the evening with an image evaluation session, to help you process your photos to the max!


In this workshop, you will learn how to expose and compose the brightly lit details to create dynamic landscapes at select and unique locations on the snowy grounds. One-on-one instruction includes exposure guidelines, how to evaluate and use the Histogram, using the "highlights" setting on your camera, auto bracketing to create HDR imagery, plus composition suggestions to ensure you come away with superb and memorable images!


A complete Itinerary, Photo Checklist, Site Maps and Directions to the village will be emailed to paid participants.


Maximum participants: 8 photographers

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 *

Workshop location: Morrisburg, Ontario

Rendezvous time: 4:00 pm in the parking lot
Skill level: For all - from Beginner to Advanced
For all Camera models. iPhones are welcome too!

Price: $89 - includes Park entrance fee, one-on-one instruction and all taxes.
                  The optional banquet at the Harbour Barn is extra.

A spouse or partner is welcome, please add $20 for the park entrance fee.

Full payment by Internet eTransfer must be made when you book to voyageurfred@yahoo.ca. Please include your email address and phone number. A Confirmation email and a receipt will be sent upon booking.

Terms and Conditions:

Payment in full must be received by Wednesday, December 20 at 22h00 to secure your place. No refunds after this date.*

* Full refunds will be provided in the event of sickness by the workshop leader Frederic Hore.

Click on this link for details: Alight at Night Festival at Upper Canada Village