Alaska Photography and Photo Tours: Specializing in Wild Lands & Wild Life
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 has been a little while since my last post. The last two weekends I’ve spent a day each shooting with Scott Slone. Scott is the owner, videographer, host and producer of Alaska HDTV. He’s done fantastic work filming and producing in every corner, nook and cranny of Alaska. It’s always revealing to photograph along [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“I could use a bigger lens”. Ask my family and friends, it’s a phrase they’ve heard many a time. Photographers are always looking to “expand their kit”. And no, I don’t mean by using Viagra, Cialis, or any natural “herbal” remedies. Then it’s, “I need more megapixels” (MPs). Because you can never have too many, [...]
Sorry about the lull in “proper” photo posts lately. I’ve been very busy with the final planning of the 2009 Workshop Series. In fact, I still have more work to do – a lot more:) It seems like there is always something that is nearing deadline when you undertake a project like this. I wouldn’t [...]
I can’t touch my toes. Heck, I can’t even get close. Knees, sure I can get to those. But below the ankles, not even on a good day. Oh look, we’re only 4 short sentences in, and Dave’s already lost it. I would counter that it is difficult to lose something when you didn’t have [...]
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. [...]
As a preface, most people can’t believe how many eagles are in one location… this is untouched footage, no video trickery:) This video was made on a typical morning shoot in Jean Keene’s yard, back in 2007, shot from a point and shoot camera in movie mode. The person with their back to Tim in [...]
Yep, I did it. I had one of those “Oh… I get it” moments, a realization… Eureka! If I examine it more thoroughly, it really wasn’t a “moment of discovery” it is a culmination of multiple moments. I nearly typed multi-ments, QUICK someone call Websters – I conjugated an adjective with a noun into a [...]
What a way to spend a birthday! Here’s a quadruple post for you, since Santa said you’ve all been more nice than naughty. The first shot is something different, it’s a silhouette of an eagle (of course) against the beautiful sky we had this morning (Saturday the 27th). I think the more abstract form of [...]
The problem with small creatures nosing and scraping around your tent at night, is that they sound like BIG creatures. Sounds take on ominous tones at night, especially when you are camping in the Alaskan backcountry. Twigs snapping quickly become large (and of course, dangerous) beasts pushing through dense vegetation as they stalk you in [...]
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