Glaciers, mountains and all things nature
Denali, North America’s highest peak, about to get swallowed up in clouds for the day.Canon 1Ds Mark III, 24-105mm f4.0L IS, 1/15 sec. @ f16, ISO 100 Mount McKinley (or, as the locals call it-Denali) is actually visible far more often than the average person thinks. The catch is, one needs to stay up very…
Alpha female gray wolf, Denali National Park Canon 1Ds Mark III, 500mm f4.0L IS, 1/640 @ f6.3, ISO 400, hand held This alpha female wolf in Denali National Park is raising six hungry pups, and frequents the park road for easy travel when hunting for food. On a quite morning before 6am, I was driving…
Bell Heather and Alpine Azalea, Denali National Park, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark III, 100mm f.28 FF Macro, 1/100 sec at f7.1, ISO 400 The occupation of Nature photography provokes an observant eye. The calendar moves more in accord with blooming flowers, bird life, and the other life cycles that mark Alaska’s rapid, light filled summer than…
Dramatic clouds reflect in tundra pond, interior, AlaskaCanon 1Ds mark III, 16-35mm f2.8L, 1/15 sec @ f14, ISO 100 Clouds move with an inspiration singular to their great immensity and shape. Not only do they cast their color catching shapes across the sky in dramatic form, but they repeat themselves in the landscape on ponds,…
Springtime!Canon 1Ds Mark III, 100mm macro, 50mm extension tubes, 1/13 sec @ f11, ISO 400 Alaskan’s are anxiously awaiting the real immersion of summer, and it is very near in Fairbanks. Birds are abundant and their morning songs resonate in the boreal forest. This weekend, while walking through the forest I noticed this insect, some…
The mountain hut flanked by Mount Dickey. The Mountain House:Few are the people that have not seen pictures or heard of the Don Sheldon Mountain House. Situated in the splendor of the Alaska Mountain range, perched on a rock outcrop in the middle of glacier at 6,000 ft, it commands superlative stretching views in every…
Don Sheldon Mountain House, Alaska Range Canon 1Ds Mark III, 24-105mm f4L, Panorama stitch of three photos Don Sheldon Mountain House, Alaska Range Canon 1Ds Mark III, 24-105mm f4L, 13 sec. @ f/6.3, ISO 800 I just returned from a little photo adventure at the Don Sheldon Mountain House in the Alaska Range. Accesses to…
Aurora borealis over the Brooks range, arctic Alaska. April 2008 Northern lights over mount Dillon, Brooks range, Alaska. April 2008 I recently returned from the Brooks range where I ventured yet again for some photography of the northern lights. Amidst some very snowy weather, I was fortunate to eek out proper timing that delivered some…
On Thursday, April 17th, @ 7:00pm, I’ll be giving a presentation on Nature Photography in the Digital Age as part of the “Explore Alaska Lecture Series”, sponsored by the Fairbanks branch of the Alaska Public Lands Information Center, located on the corner of 3rd and Cushman Street. I’ll be addressing some basic issues including: Why…
I have long looked for a scene that embodied the mystery of the aurora in conjunction with the simplicity of wilderness living. This cabin, under a sky of wheeling and whirling color, needs little commentary. I accessed this location with a friend, and we both drove snow machines. While offloading my machine from the trailer,…