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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This is the workshop I’ve been subtly hinting about for a while now. I’m very excited to be hosting this workshop along with my good friend Gary Gullett. Gary is the owner and founder of Chicago Photo Safaris, and we met over 1 year ago while photographing the wild waters wildlife of Kenai Fjords National [...]
This image was captured 1 week ago, Saturday night. It was the night after the full moon. But hey, close enough. It really was a magical sight, as the moon crested the snow-capped peaks then climbed into the newly anointed nighttime sky. This image is actually 3 images stitched together to form 1 large file. [...]
On Friday I embarked on a 4 day, 900+ mile fall color journey “around the block”. What do I mean by “around the block”? I drove from the Anchorage area north to Cantwell, just south of the Denali National Park entrance, then turned east across the Denali Highway. Over the next few days, I made [...]
Here are a few more shots from my trip last week. Remember to get out and shoot. Take care and stay tuned.
No, it’s not a drinking problem. Although, there are plenty of fluids around… As I said in my last post, Cordova is drenched in vibrant life and color. It is the most lush place I have ever seen. If you allow your eyes to drift down from the mountain peaks, you will first meet solid [...]
Grab the Kleenex (Kleenex is a Kimberly-Clark brand), make sure all your manly friends aren’t around to see you, and get ready to feel the need to cuddle up with something soft and warm. 1 week ago, I boarded the high-speed ferry in Whittier, bound for Cordova on the eastern edge of the Prince William [...]
Another trip to Seward, another epic adventure. Joined my friends at Kenai Fjords Tours on another “Captain’s Choice Tour“. We spent the day plying the waters outside of Resurrection Bay. There were several photographers on board; both local Alaskans as well as first time visitors to our amazing state. It was great to shoot along [...]
So yeah… this is what happens when there is an active volcano nearby. Ash in the atmosphere causes objects that appear white in the night-time sky to take on a beautiful red glow. I had just checked into my “secret hide-away” in Homer, just after 11 pm. I was getting settled in and just happened [...]
I have had many dreams over the past several years, since moving to Alaska. And, since moving to Alaska, many of those have come true. I have seen more amazing scenery and wildlife in the past 4 years, than most will see in a lifetime. For those of you who have been following along, I [...]
Just a quick shot from Saturday evening. Again, taken just outside of Talkeetna from one of my favorite locations – the Talkeetna Alaska Lodge. Tens of thousands of people have seen this view from the lodge deck – during the summer anyway. In the winter, I’ve never seen anyone else out here. It is always [...]
I’m starting a new type of Journal entry: “The Making Of”. This series will explain my preparations, photographic method and finally post production for a specific image. I hope this will prove insightful, and get you thinking about how you “get ‘er done”. Please, comment below! If you have questions about any post – ask. [...]
Well, Oprah is off for the week. So she asked me to step in to fill the void for the book club puppet master. Sorry to say, no one go looking under your chairs… you won’t be finding a set of keys to your new Toyota 2009 Toyota Prius. She gave me the job, not [...]
Kenai” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowfullscreen=”true” width=”560″ height=”340″> Fjords National Park On Sunday morning I drove south to Seward for a full day aboard the M/V Mariah, one of the smaller boats of the Kenai Fjord’s fleet. I’ve done trips with Mariah Charter’s in the past — they continue to offer a peerless experience with superbly knowledgable crews, [...]
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