Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 12:00pm
Alpenglow on the North and South peaks of Mt. McKinley on summer solsticeCanon 1Ds Mark III, 500mm f4L IS, 1/125 sec at f/4, ISO 400
I took this photo on summer solstice (June 20, 3:52am) as Mount McKinley’s summit was catching the morning alpenglow on the North and South peaks. I was just entering Denali National...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 4:24pm
Aerial of the Chena river and downtown Fairbanks, Alaska.
Canon 1Ds Mark III, 24-105 f4L, 1/1000 sec @ f5.6, ISO 400(With adjustments to the raw file to balance exposing to the right)
(shot with exposing to the right, the RAW file looks washed out but can easily be correct to look like the file above.)
My home town...
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Friday, July 25, 2008 at 12:00pm
Rainbow, Denali National Park, Alaska.
Canon 1Ds Mark III, 500mm f4L IS, 1/320 sec @ f8, ISO 400
The mountain landscape of Denali National Park is conducive to scattered rainstorms during the summer months. This results in many rainbows, but this particular one continued to grow in intensity. It was so bright that it seemed it would...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 12:00pm
Mens Blanket toss at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics, Fairbanks, AlaskaCanon 1Ds Mark III, 24-70 2.8L, 1/200 @ 2.8, ISO 1600
The World Eskimo Indian Olympics concluded on Saturday night in Fairbanks. The men’s blanket toss finals were judged on height, style and dress. Volunteers from the audience held the blanket made from walrus hides, and...
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Monday, July 21, 2008 at 12:00pm
Inland Eskimo Dancers, 2008 WEIO, Fairbanks, AlaskaCanon 1Ds Mark III, 300mm f2.8L IS, 1/200 sec @ f2.8, ISO 1000
The Inland Eskimo Dancers from Anuktuvik pass in Alaska’s Brooks range danced on Friday night at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics. Females dressed in purple, males dressed in blue, drumming and dance in the form of story....
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Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 5:00am
Alaskan High KickElijah Cabinboy, from Nome, Alaska
Elijah Cabinboy from Nome ties the world record for the Alaskan high kick Thursday evening at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics in Fairbanks. After the competition, he tried one more time to break the record and hit the ball, but it was off the record since only his first...
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Friday, July 18, 2008 at 5:00pm
Dall sheep ram on the mountain slopes of Denali National Park, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark III, 75-300mm 5.6 DO IS, (285mm), 1/320 @ f7.1, ISO 200
On a recent trip to Denali National Park, I hiked up a mountain to photograph a band of Dall sheep rams. About half way up, my brother and I were caught...
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Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 9:07pm
Fishing on Summit lake, Alaska range mountains
Canon 1Ds Mark III, 100-400mm 5.6L IS, 1/1600 @f8, ISO 100
Alaska’s summer nights are unique. The light hangs into the late hours and extends recreation and work opportunities into unreasonable hours. Then we all need the darkness of winter to balance out the over amped summer. I saw these...
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Monday, July 14, 2008 at 4:11pm
Brown bear sow and cubs of the year, Katmai National Park, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark III, 400mm f5.6L, 1/500 sec @ 5.6, ISO 400
Katmai National Park in southwest Alaska is home to many Brown bears. These bears are larger than the interior grizzly bears mainly due to the protein rich diet of fish, although they are...
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Friday, July 11, 2008 at 5:48pm
Horned Lark, Denali National Park, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark III, 500mm f4L w/2x converter, 1/200 sec. @ f/8, ISO 400
Horned larks are ground nesting birds that move quickly about the tundra collecting insects for their young. While hopefully waiting for the clouds to clear over Denali, I entertained myself photographing a pair of Horned larks on...
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