Musher on the final day of the 2007 ONAC, Fairbanks, AlaskaCanon 1ds Mark II, 16-35mm (16mm), 1/800 @ f8.0, ISO 320 The dog mushing season is in full swing as Iditarod 36 moves to a close in the next day or so. In the interior, the Open North American begins on Friday, March 14th. It…
2009 Fairbanks and Interior Alaska Wall Calendar I’ve been designing the 2009 Fairbanks Calendar over the past few weeks, and it will go to press soon. This will make year number 6 for the calendar, which has been received with good favor. The cover photo is always a tough decision, and I’ve settled on a…
Gray Whale spyhopping, Pacific Ocean, Baja California Canon 1ds Mark III, 24-105mm f4.0L, 1/640 @ f8.0, ISO 320 The gray whale population that spends its summers in Alaska’s Bering sea, heads south for the winter where they raise young in the protected regions of the Pacific Ocean along the Baja peninsula. These “nursing grounds” are…
One challenge with indoor photography is shooting under mixed lighting conditions. The camera, whether digital or film, tends to pick up color variations in light sources with a much more dramatic effect than is noticeable with the human eye. If there is just one light source, the photo can be white balanced to correct for…
Brown bears at play in the Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark II, 500mm f4.0L IS w/1.4x, 1/250 @ f8.0, ISO 200 The brown bears that inhabit the Brooks river in Katmai National Park share temporary population densities far beyond their preference. They abide together in relative peace due to the extremely abundant…
A desire to maximize the quality of photos on the website prompted a marathon endeavor of re-processing and fine-tuning nearly all of our RAW format digital files. This was no simple task, and it occupied the office for weeks. Our tool of choice for this process is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. It offers the fine control…
The Riverboat Discovery on the Chena River, from the deck of the Chena Pump House Restaurant, Fairbanks, Alaska. Canon 1Ds Mark II, 24-105mm f4.0L, (24mm) 1/320 sec @ f9.0, ISO 160 The March 2008 issue of Alaska magazine is running a feature titled: “Fairbanks – The Heart of the Interior” I’ve supplied them with photographs…
Mount Augustine volcano, Cook Inlet, Alaska. Stitched panorama photo made with two images. It was selected for the ATT Alascom Calendar for 2007. March 14, 2006 brought clear skies to southcentral Alaska, and I ventured to Homer to attempt some photography of Mt. Augustine volcano for a book project. I was aware of the volcano…
Pacific herring spawn in the waters around Sitka, Alaska. Canon 1Ds Mark II, 24-105mm f4.0L IS (28mm), 1/1000 sec @ f5.6, ISO400 Each year in March a brief Pacific herring sac roe commercial fishery happens in Sitka. The school of fish, which returns annually to the Sitka Sound, is monitored closely by the Alaska Department…
Sled dog at the 2008 Yukon Quest sled dog race, Fairbanks, Alaska. Canon 1ds Mark III, 100-400 f.40-5.6L IS, (275mm) 1/80 sec @ f9.0 The Yukon Quest start unfolded on Saturday, Feb 9th in Fairbanks, under minus 40 degree temperatures, which slowly warmed up to minus 20 as the day progressed. For those not familiar…