Monthly Archives: November 2011

Off to South America

I’m venturing to South America to explore and photograph some of the world’s natural wonders, so the blog updates will be on hiatus for a bit. Upon my return, I’ll have some visual goods to share. This previous week in Fairbanks has been -40 degrees, so my southern travels are well timed indeed. Enjoy the…

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Brown bear shake

With high water in the rivers in Katmai this year, brown bears did a lot of swimming and snorkeling for fish. This resulted in a lot of shaking off the water once emerging from dives. Backlighting offers some interesting contrast in these situations. This shows what a shutter speed of 1/800 does for that kind…

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Kejulik mountains, Katmai National Park

On a morning walk in Katmai last fall the clouds were rolling, growing and dissipating quickly over the Kejulik mountains in Katmai National Park. While I don’ t normally use the 1D Mark IV for landscapes, I wanted the focal magnification factor that the 1.3x offered, turning my 500 into a 700 mm. It was…

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