Friday, May 30, 2008 at 8:38pm
Great Gray owl in Black spruce trees.Canon 1ds Mark III, 500mm f4L IS with 1.4x converter, 1/500 @ f6.3, 400 ISO
It finally happened. While driving along the Richardson highway after a photo assignment, I glanced to my right and saw this owl perched along the roadside spruce trees. It was hunting for voles in the...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 5:44pm
One advantage of shooting digitally is the higher dynamic range compared to slide film. This allows greater shadow and highlight detail, bringing photography one step closer to what the eye is capable of seeing.
Sometimes, however, it’s still not enough. When this is the case, one option is to create an HDR, or High...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 12:58am
Nature photography as a profession may be described by all of the above. My friends have told me that my job is one big vacation, and I’ve quit trying to persuade them otherwise. The benefits of the self-employed life are many and they come with the intrinsic cons as well. For a nature photographer the...
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Friday, May 23, 2008 at 4:50pm
Northern Shoveler on small tundra pond, Fairbanks, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark III, 400mm f5.6L, cropped
There is a small pond alongside the road that I pass on my way to downtown Fairbanks. It is an interesting little index of the season. This time of year, many migrating waterfowl show up for an overnight or two before continuing...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 3:29pm
One troy ounce of gold was part of the entrance fee for the All Alaska Sweepstakes dog mushing race held in Nome, Alaska. The photo was taken for an article published in Mushing Magazine. Canon 1ds Mark III, 100mm macro f2.8 flat field lens, 1/30 sec @ f8, flash lit with 580EX and soft box.
I...
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Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 11:50pm
New searchable maps at AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com to help in the photo search process.
My searchable website www.alaskaphotographics.com has exceeded 20,000 photos! Wading through them can be time consuming, sometimes frustrating, and at times, overwhelming I’ve been told. The challenge continues to present itself: How to make this process easier and more accurate for the photo researcher and...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 12:23am
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 sort...
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Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 10:27pm
Finally, after nearly two years, we got back in the groove with an E-Newsletter, which will be sent out more frequently than our previous record! You can view it in its full format on our website-it looks a little prettier. If you would like to receive this Newsletter in the future, you can Register on...
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 9:20pm
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 direction....
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