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Patrick J. Endres

Welcome to my photography blog. Alaska has been my home for nearly 30 years, and its epic landscape continues to lure me, both personally, and professionally as a freelance photographer. Let this be your virtual “Alaska”. I’ll be posting some visual goods and technical comments about my ventures. Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter

Over the next few weeks I'll share some of the amazing sights from my recent one month trip to Antarctica.

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AlaskaPhotoGraphics is my stock photography portal presenting publishers and photobuyers a vast selection of my work captured in Alaska's diverse and majestic landscape. From wildlife to northern living, images are easily searchable. Wall decor prints for home or office can be purchased in a variety of sizes. Stop by for views of Alaska.


Monthly Archives: February 2009

Off Camera ETTL flash

Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 8:11pm

I left the world of direct, on-camera flash some years ago, and its a needed step to take for creative and interesting lighting of subjects. In the past, I’ve used Canon’s ST-E2 Infrared Transmitter (Or a Canon 580 serves the same function when set as master), which would trigger off camera flashes through a infrared...

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Categories: Ice Art, Technique

Canon 5D Mark II videos

Friday, February 20, 2009 at 9:47pm

Here are some links to a few experimental videos taken in the tropics. They are not professional in any manner, but reveal the potential for and fun with working with this camera. A tripod is essential, or at the minimum an IS lens with very good stability. While the audio is not suitable for...

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Categories: Videos

Mexico and Belize: A tropical reprieve

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 11:34pm

I know this is a blog about Alaska Photography, but I returned from a trip to Belize and Mexico and thought it worthy of display. I scaled back on camera gear since it was not really a work trip, but I did experiment with the Canon 5d Mark II with an underwater housing. Specifically, the...

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Categories: Nature, Travels

Macro Photography

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 6:14pm

close up of snow flakes in Delta Junction, Alaska
Macro photography offers a view of the natural world not always seen. Fine details and intricate patters emerge, solid colors reveal they are made up of several colors mixed together, and distractions of the “big picture” vanish.
Close up of flower blossom, 100mm canon macro
There are many...

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Categories: Nature, Technical, Technique