Alaska Photography and Photo Tours: Specializing in Wild Lands & Wild Life
Not quite sure why I never posted this on the blog before… sometimes I amaze myself. I am really happy with this image, from my last tour to Cordova. There are still a few seats on my small group tour to Cordova in June of 2011. I’ll be posting a full tour description soon, but [...]
Just a quick image post from this morning. I woke up at 4:00 am (guess what, it is dark again!) and hopped in the shower, grabbed my gear and I was out the door. Yes Mom, I had clean underwear on… I drove up into Hatcher Pass and parked near Summit Lake, then climbed past [...]
Just back from a quick hike at a weird hour. Weird as in hiking from 9 pm to 1 am. Weird. Well, it is Alaska… Didn’t even need a headlamp at all last night, although it probably would have been a good idea. I spent my time in the wild with good friend and exceptional [...]
Hartney Bay is well known for the visiting migratory birds. This location sees a lot of birds the first week of May. How many? Oh… around 5 million. Give or take. Two photography tips for this location in May? Yeah… you’ll thank me later. Tip #1 – Wear rain gear at all times. Might be [...]
It can be very difficult to portray certain scenes, especially landscapes and macro photos, so that scale is evident. Unless you were standing there yourself, size is all a guessing game. So here is a quick snap I took of one of my clients from this recent tour to Cordova, Eric B. of Missouri. The [...]
Just a quick post to show another variety of wildflower that is everywhere in Cordova. The wild buttercup. I thought this would make a decent subject in front of a group of out of focus lupine as the background. Ahhh… Cordova… Stay tuned.
Sometimes, words can’t possibly do a place justice. Sometimes, pictures fall short. Sometimes, a location hits you so hard that it literally changes your outlook. It sets your mind reeling, sways your body, and makes your heart long to return – even before you’ve left. For me, Cordova is that place. The old saying is [...]
Here in Alaska, we are heading into prime time for wild flowers. It starts in early June and rolls on through August. Lupine, wild rose, forget-me-nots, columbine, monkshood, fireweed… and so many more. Alaska is known for its grand landscapes, and they are grand. But the macro world has so much to offer here. Here’s a small selection [...]
Moose scare me more than bear do. I have never been charged by a bear, they typically want nothing to do with humans. Even kneeling less than 2 feet from an 800 pound female brown bear on the Katmai coast, I didn’t feel threatened. But I won’t get within 20 yards of a moose, if [...]
Yeah. I said it. I love dirt. Rather, I love silt. Glacial silt to be specific. Glacial silt is velvety, the granules are so small that it is more like a powder, or talc. A few weekends ago, Jena and I went out to the Matanuska Glacier. Watching someone who has never seen a glacier [...]
Sorry I haven’t been doing regular updates. These past few weeks have been “just a taaaaaad bit hectic”. Good hectic. Heck. Great hectic. For three weeks, a very special person came to visit me in Alaska. We had great weather and forged great memories. We even took a few decent images together. Heck. More than [...]
Just a quick post to “show off” a recent panoramic image I have been working on. Jena and I were headed back from photographing Denali (and the Alaska Range) from the South Overlook on the Park’s Highway, this past Monday night. As we neared Willow, Alaska, we turned our heads to look back at where [...]
Wow… it has been a while. Haven’t had an update in a while here, but I wanted to post a quick image from just a few hours ago. We’ve been having beautiful weather up here in south central Alaska – lots of clear skies. But little “dramatic” light to be seen. This past week, we [...]
Here are a few more images from last Sunday, taken out at Eklutna Lake, between Palmer and Eagle River, Alaska. Stay tuned…
Ok, this is rather embarrassing. I spent a good hour today at lunch writing today’s post. I’ve been trying out a “desktop WordPress publishing” program for the last couple of days (Ecto). It was going well. I’m gonna go ahead put a little stress on the word “WAS”… I wrote a nice little essay on [...]
The world’s moving so fast, the man who says it can’t be done is interrupted by someone doing it. – Elbert Hubbard 2010 will be the 6th straight year that I’ve been shooting solely in Alaska. In truth, it feels as if I’ve just arrived. Everything is still new and fresh to me, even though [...]
Finally made it to 100 posts. I’d like to thank the academy and my parents of course. Now where is my Kanye West moment? I’ve covered a lot of things on this blog/journal and it has been fun to watch it grow and build momentum. I started slowly. The first post was back in February [...]
I used to love sleeping in. I could easily hit the 10:00 mark (or later) when I was younger. But now that I am “older”, I have a hard time making it past 6 or 6:30. Especially now that I live in Alaska. It seems like a sin to sleep in and miss the possibility [...]
This is a good time to remind you of my upcoming photo workshop/adventour in June. Seats are limited, but we have a few spots open at this time. Please click HERE to read more about this one of a kind experience. Of course, if you have any questions, please contact me at any time. I [...]
Here’s a few more images from Sunday – hope you enjoy them! Stay tuned…
I apologize for revisiting “Sir” Vanilla and his seminal “musical” score… Anyway, less talk and more images. Here are two more images from Sunday’s trip “down south” to the Kenai Peninsula. Stay tuned…
I spent most of today’s daylight hours waiting to join the polar bear club. Same ol’ routine. Got up early, well… relatively early as compared to the sunrise time. Sunrise today was at 9:57 am at the location I planned to shoot. That’s the great thing about landscape photography in winter – sleep in and [...]
Just a quick image post from this morning. I checked the weather last night for this morning, and it looked favorable. So I set my alarm (thank you, iPhone) and ran out the door this morning hoping for the “Holy Trinity of C”: color, clouds, and composition. I’ve got a new “highly secret” location well [...]
Just a quick post today, sorry for the lull in activity lately. I’ll have some more content up asap, as well as a few announcements. Before I forget, don’t forget to take a look at the recently announced workshop: Alaska’s Southern Coast, June 11-18, 2010. This panoramic was shot yesterday morning at sunrise. I was [...]
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