Erin Nicholsan with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game removes the earbone from a Sockeye salmon caught in the Copper River. The earbones are marked when the fish are fry at the Gulkana hatchery, and can be identified as adults. This post is part of the photo essay I’m working on about the hatchery…
Dipnet fishing in the Copper River Canyon, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark III, 16-35mm 2.8L, 1/400 sec @ f9.0, ISO 400 This is the fifth part of series I’m documenting on the Copper River red salmon, read the others here. For many Alaskans, the personal use dipnet fishery of the Copper River is an important event. Each…
Sockeye Salmon dipnet harvest on the Copper River. The “event” of dipnetting red salmon on the Copper river lies somewhere between a ritual, subsistence, and a testosterone surge. I’m among those that look forward to this annual event, both for the wonderful harvest of the silvery fish as well as the intrigue of adventuring along…
I’ve been working on an assignment featuring the town of Delta Junction, Alaska. Known for its annual cereal grain barley project initiated years ago, it has had varying degrees of success, and lots of failures. The harvest should begin about September 1st this year, as the grain heads are beginning to golden and ripen.
Meares glacier advancing, Unakwik Inlet, Prince William Sound, Alaska. In today’s age of a climate sensitive landscape, there are few advancing glaciers. Most are receding quickly. There is at least one in Alaska–that I’m aware of–that is advancing. Meares glacier flows out of the Chugach mountain range in south central Alaska, meeting tidewater in Unakwik…
Sandhill Cranes take flight on a thunderstorm weather front, Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Fairbanks, Alaska. Canon 1Ds Mark III, 500mm f4L IS, 1/640 sec @ f/5.0, ISO 400 Saturday night in Fairbanks (8PM) a dark and ominous cloud formed in the skies behind Creamer’s field. I was watching the Sandhill cranes gathered in groups…
Scott’s Peak, Alaska Range, Denali National ParkCanon 1Ds Mark III, 70-200 2.8L IS, 1/1000 sec @ f/5.6, 400 ISO Alaska’s interior, and Fairbanks specifically has seen a lot of rain in recent weeks. A welcomed stretch of clear skies has opened up the last week and I seized a spontaneous opportunity to go flying last…
Looking west at the summit of Mount McKinley reveals both the north and south peaks. One afternoon, it looked like the sky was clearing a bit so I waited and set up my camera for a time lapse sequence of the dissipating clouds. I used Canon’s intervolometer, which is a fancy electronic shutter release that…
2009 Fairbanks and Interior Alaska Calendar Its a little later than expected due to a change in printing services, but the 2009 Fairbanks and Interior Alaska calendar is now available. Some of you have requested to be advised when its in. You can see a full preview of the calendar here
Sea otters, Prince William Sound, AlaskaCanon 1Ds Mark III, 500mm f4L IS w/1.4x (700mm), 1/400 sec @ f/5.6, hand held I just returned from a 5 day trip in Prince William Sound. Typical to that region, I saw lots of rain and clouds. The last day opened up to beautiful blue skies and grand vistas…