Friday, February 26, 2010 at 9:27am
Every once in a while I get a little feedback from a photo buyer and let me place an emphasis on “once in a while”. Yesterday, I received an e-mail from a designer (ChadMicahel Morrisette) who purchased a photo for use in a store front window display. The photo–a snow covered boreal forest of birch...
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Monday, December 28, 2009 at 4:00am
Since I’m currently traveling to Antarctica, I thought I would schedule this post which includes 100 favorite photos from 2009. Of course, this is a highly subjective process, but for one reason or another, these caught my eye when I was reviewing the year. You can view the Flash gallery on my website at 2009...
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Monday, December 21, 2009 at 12:43pm
I’ve been reviewing some files from the summer, and thought I’d share this image of Cascade glacier, taken from a rock island prominence in Barry Arm, in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. The sedimentary layers reveal and amazing pattern of lines and the surface rock has been ground quite smoothly from the ancient work of an...
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Monday, November 23, 2009 at 12:26pm
While I spend my share of time traveling to exotic locations to photograph, I still contend that photographing in one’s backyard is viable for the average photographer. Now I confess that I have a fine backyard for this–8 acres of boreal forest, and not all backyards are the same. But, you don’t need acres really,...
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Categories: Cold weather, Fairbanks, Interior, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature, Publications | Tags: alaska, Aurora borealis, backyard, frost, landscape, Landscapes, Mountains, northern lights, photography, photos, Publications, window frost, winter
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 4:00am
For a few years now I’ve had some photos on display at the Alaska Coffee Roasting Company in Fairbanks. If you are passing through Fairbanks, they have fresh daily roasted coffee and it some of the best I’ve encountered, and that includes many locations around the nation. In November of each year, I refresh the...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 4:00am
Snow is falling in Fairbanks right now, and autumn drifted by a few strong weeks ago. The change of seasons brought this photo to mind. Some argue that Alaska has two seasons, some argue three, few argue four. Spring happens very fast, as does autumn, and the leaves can burst forth in spring faster than...
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Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 4:00am
What are the best night sky conditions in which to photograph the northern lights? It is a question that can be answered in variations, but I’ve resorted to the simplest answer…whenever the northern lights are visible! Brushing that comment aside, I really don’t think there are “best conditions”, it really depends on your interest. I’ve...
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Categories: Arctic, Aurora borealis, Landscapes, Nature, Technical, Technique | Tags: Aurora borealis, exposure, moon, moonlight, Technical, Technique
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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