Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:00am
A few comments about photographing white subjects in white environments; in particular the issue of exposure and post production adjustments in Lightroom 2.5. Let me first state that I’ve always utilized an expose-to-the-right shooting style (you can explore that concept on luminous-landscape if you are unfamiliar with it). To summarize that briefly, it is a...
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Categories: Arctic, Bears, Digital Technique, Nature, Photo Tours, Ploar bears, Technical, Wildlife | Tags: alaska, arctic national wildlife refuge, exposure, mammals, polar bears, snow, Wildlife
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 4:00am
This is another frame taken on a recent Arctic photo tour that I co-guide with Hugh Rose. We expanded to two trips this year, due to increased interest. This female polar bear was looking pretty healthy, and had been feeding on carcasses left over from the Autumn Bowhead whale hunt in the native village of...
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Categories: Arctic, Bears, Nature, Ploar bears, Wildlife | Tags: alaska, Arctic, arctic national wildlife refuge, ice, mammals, polar bears, Wildlife
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 4:00am
In my observations and photography in nature, I consider the polar bear to be one of the most amazing animals, exhibiting tremendous adaptation which has made them fit for survival in a harsh climate. They are generally a solitary animal, with a tremendous range of up to 1000 miles. Much of their life...
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Categories: Arctic, Bears, Nature, Photo Tours, Ploar bears, Wildlife | Tags: alaska, Arctic, Bears, beaufort sea, ice bear, polar bear, snow, Wildlife
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 4:09pm
According to my GPS coordinates for Barter Island, Alaska on Oct 12, 2009, the maximum high angle of the sun is a mere 9 degrees. This is part of the magic of the arctic at this time of year, having a low angle of light for the entire day of shooting. However, photos can continue...
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Categories: Arctic, Cold weather, Landscapes, Nature, Photo Tours | Tags: Arctic, barter island, beaufort sea, blur, freeze up, ice, Landscapes, ocean, water
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 8:00am
I’ve been posting a few photos and comments from a recent photo tour in Alaska’s arctic. Here is a link to a gallery of a few shots I quickly processed before heading back in the field for the second photo tour.
http://alaskaphotographics.com/galleries/2009-photo-tour1/
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Monday, October 19, 2009 at 4:00am
One of the beauties of photographing in Alaska in October is that the quality of light stays relatively warm and angle-appropriate for shooting most of the day. However, there is nothing quite as dynamic as the first and last light of any day. This shot was taken about 1 hour before actual sunset, but the...
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Friday, October 16, 2009 at 4:00am
People have a keen interest in the Aurora borealis images, so I’m posting another one from my recent Arctic photo tour. We had unusually warm temperatures, and in some parts of Western Alaska, all time record high temps were set. This is usually not favorable, since the snow melts and things look pretty brown. However,...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 8:20am
On the Arctic photo tour that I guide each year, our departure from Kaktovik, Alaska was delayed a few hours due to mechanical problems with the airplane. This resulted in a different plane showing up about three hours later. It was a Caravan, and the first time I’ve flown in one. It is a fantastic...
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Categories: Aerials, Arctic, Landscapes, Nature, Photo Tours | Tags: alaska, Arctic, beaufort sea, freeze, freeze up, landscape, photo tour
Monday, October 12, 2009 at 8:37am
Each October, my friend, colleague and fellow guide Hugh Rose and I lead a trip of intrepid photo enthusiasts into Alaska’s arctic to chase its magical light. The aurora borealis, polar bears, arctic wildlife and other grand landscapes prompt many shutter clicks. The sights vary every year, in an amazing diversity of subject material. However,...
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Categories: Arctic, Aurora borealis, Landscapes, Nature, Photo Tours | Tags: alaska, Arctic, Aurora borealis, green, night sky, northern lights, photos, red, spruce trees, stars
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 4:00am
Polar bears congregate along Alaska’s north coast when the scent of the bowhead whale carcasses show up from the autumn indigenous whale hunts. Barter Island, located just off the Alaska mainland, is bordered by the Beaufort Sea to the north. It is growing in popularity as a destination to view polar bears, an amazing experience...
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