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This is a quick (very quick – only 3 seconds total) timelapse video of a 13 1/2 minute aurora storm from my first of 2 “Aurora Borealis, Winter Landscapes & Wildlife” photo tours – February 26-March 3 of this year. Winter has left us and we are full into spring mode here, in south central Alaska – but the aurora are still whirling overhead. Tonight, in fact, we are predicted to have a decent showing. Hope to view it from my comfy bed – wish I could make it out tonight to film it, but it just isn’t in the cards. Perhaps this weekend… Stay tuned…   Want to be kept up to date about all of my Photo Workshops & AdvenTours, tips & tricks, and news? Only Newsletter subscribers receive special discounts on Pri

Hello everyone. I’m back to dangle the proverbial carrot… My June 18-24, 2011, “Wild Lands & Wild Life: Cordova” Alaska Photo Tour is filling up! I have only 1 spot left, but it likely won’t last long. Never heard of Cordova? You’re not the only one! I first visited Cordova 4 years ago, and have since gone back every year to make up for lost time. It is quite literally my favorite place in ALL of Alaska – quite probably the entire world. Yeah, it’s that extraordinary. But what sets it apart?   Cordova could easily be called “Hidden, Alaska”. It is tucked back in Orca Inlet, on the eastern edge of Prince William Sound. It is remote, yet logistically fairly simple to get to. It’s just far...

Hello everyone! Just a quick update to let you know that the full description for my “Wild Lands & Wild Life: Denali Highway Fall Color Tour” is now online! If you are looking for an incredible way to experience Alaska – look no further. Wild Lands & Wild Life: Denali Highway Fall Color Tour – 2011 I’m also going to try something new out for the rest of 2011… Want to make $100? I thought that might get your attention! Meet the F.R.I.P. – Friend Referral Incentive Program. Don’t you just love acronyms… 5 easy steps: Post a link to my Alaskan Photo Tours & Workshops page on your personal blog, website, twitter, and/or Facebook page. Refer a photographer friend (or friends) to my 2011 Alaskan Photo...

I’m back again with 2 more aurora borealis photographs. The first was taken about 10-12 miles from the wilderness lodge that hosted our tour. The second photo is identical composition wise to a previous post (Flicker, Flame, Fire, inFerno), but a few seconds earlier. This shows the dramatic change just a few seconds can make in a fast moving aurora! I still look back at that evening in absolute awe. I’ve got a BUNCH more aurora images from this trip to post – including a ‘movie’ of the aurora activity… it blew my mind. Stay tuned… Want to be kept up to date about all of my Photo Workshops & AdvenTours, tips & tricks, and news? Only Newsletter subscribers receive special discounts on Print of the Month Collectors...

  I’m very happy to formally announce the 4th tour of 2011. The “Wild Lands & Wild LIfe: Denali Highway Fall Color Tour”. August 26-September 1, 2011. I’d like to invite you to join me on an epic, small group, wilderness photo tour into the heart of Alaska. The Denali Highway – 135 mile long ‘improved’ road, stretching from Cantwell (near the eastern border of Denali National Park) to Paxson at the east end of the road. From 1957 to 1971, this was the only access to Denali National Park. Since ’71 it has become mostly derelict and poorly maintained. It crosses some of the most dramatic and incredible terrain in the United States. Mountains. Glaciers. Rolling tundra. Taiga forest. Kettle ponds. Raging...

Here are a few more aurora borealis photos from my recent “Aurora Borealis, Winter Landscapes & Wildlife” Photo Tour. The first was taken nearly 12 miles into the wilderness from our lodge. The mountains in the background are a branch of the Alaska Range. The second image was created by turning the camera skyward – straight up in fact – directly at the aurora’s ‘corona’. From this position, I could capture the direct impact of the aurora overhead. The light spilled from above, scattering and swirling in all directions. What an amazing night! Aurora Borealis ‘Corona’, Alaska. ©2011 Dave Taylor/Sixtyone North (Canon 5D Mk 2, Tokina 16-28 @ 16mm. 5″ @ f/2.8, ISO 3200) Stay tuned… Want to be...