Musher Mitch Seavey uses a ski pole to increase his speed along the Sweepstakes trail about 2o miles from the finish line in Nome. Seavey eventually overtook leader Jeff King, near the check point of Safety. The top three contenders in the Sweepstakes have leapfrogged positions throughout the race, but Mitch Seavey just passed Jeff…
Musher passes through the Bendeleben mountains, Northbound to Candle, Alaska during the 2008 All Alaska Sweepstakes. Lance Mackey leaves the halfway checkpoint of Candle on the afternoon of day two of the 2008 All Alaska Sweepstakes. Musher Cari Miller passes through Death Valley on day two of the 2008 All Alaska Sweepstakes. I spent some…
Mitch Seavey travels across the wind-blown tundra outside Nome during the 2008 All Alaska Sweepstakes sled dog race. The All Alaska Sweepstakes, a 408 mile dog sled race, began today in Nome, Alaska. This running of the Sweepstakes celebrates a 100 year anniversary and boasts a $100,000 winner takes-all purse. The race begins in Nome…
Filters on a lens can cause concentric rings to appear in the center of an image (this is a crop) be sure to remove the filter when photographing the aurora. When photographing the aurora borealis, or northern lights, it is important to remove the filter from your lens. Why? Look at the photo and you…
Black bear fishing for salmon in Prince William Sound, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 500mm f4.0L , 1/640 @f5.0, ISO 500 Harbor seal on ice berg in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 500mm f4.0L with 1.4x converter (700mm), 1/640 @f7.1, ISO 125 The harbor seal and black bear photo were taken…
Ruffed grouse in Quaking aspen tree, Fairbanks, AlaskaCanon 1Ds Mark III, 500mm f4.0L IS with 2x extender (1000mm), 1/400 sec @ f8.0, ISO 640 While working in my office one day I glanced out the window and saw wings fluttering in the surrounding Aspen trees. It turned out to be a Ruffed grouse, feeding in…
In switching from the 1Ds Mark II to the Mark III, one should really read the camera manual. Now how many people actually do this? I glanced at it, but must admit that I feigned an entire read. Until, I ran into a few odd discoveries, which prompted further exploration. Most notably, was the reduced…
Musher Egil Ellis wins the ONAC Canon 1Ds Mark III, 100-400mm f4.0L, 1/640 @ f16, ISO 400 Musher Buddy Streeper takes second place in the ONAC Canon 1Ds Mark III, 100-400mm f4.0L, 1/640 @ f16, ISO 400 Musher Ken Chezik takes third place in the ONAC Canon 1Ds Mark III, 100-400mm f4.0L, 1/640 @ f16,…
Recreational dog mushing along the White Mountains trail system Canon 1Ds Mark III, 24-1-5mm f4.0L IS, 1/640 @f9.0, ISO 200 Part of the one-million-acre White Mountains National Recreation Area. Canon 1Ds Mark III, 24-105mm f4.0L IS, 1/80 sec @ f10.0, ISO 125 The White Mountains National Recreation Area is located approximately one hour north of…
Shoreline along the Norton Sound, Seward Peninsula, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark II, 16-35mm f2.8L (20mm), 1/4 sec @ f16, ISO 125 Today, and for the next few days, Iditarod mushers will be completing their 1100+ mile race, traveling along the coast of the Norton Sound to the finish line on Front street in Nome. This is…