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
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 12:13pm
If you have been following my blog recently, you have seen a few images of my attempts of aerial photography in the Brooks range mountains of northern Alaska. My two trips prior to this one were confounded by the forest fire smoke that engulfed much of Alaska’s interior. Arranging and coordinating flying in accordance with...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 9:08am
My last post about the Brooks range reflected the common frustration of photographing in Alaska’s interior with summer forest fires. In early June, I had the chance to fly across the Brooks range through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge doing some aerial photography. This was before the smoke and fire season build up in the...
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Categories: Aerials, Arctic, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Landscapes, Mountains, Public Lands | Tags: Aerials, alaska, arctic national wildlife refuge, brooks range mountains, Landscapes, Mountains
Monday, July 27, 2009 at 12:31pm
At the time I’m writing this, there are 69 forest fires burning in Alaska. They dominate Alaska’s interior region, where a hot and dry climate creates the setting for ignition by lightning. So far, approximately 1.5 million acres of land has burned this year. Not as bad as the 7 million acres burned in 2004,...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 4:00am
In the late 1700’s, the first recorded European to set foot on Alaska was George Steller, a naturalist on the Russian expedition led by Vitus Bering. Steller landed on a rugged prominence called Kayak Island, a 23 mile island directly exposed to the violent waters of the Gulf of Alaska. A great book on details...
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Monday, April 27, 2009 at 2:51pm
FINALLY!
A continual source of frustration with my previous blog platform was the very small photos afforded in their presentation. As a photographer, who appreciates big images, it drove me nuts. So welcome to a new blog, a new space, with much better customization and options for larger photos, that one can truly enjoy. I...
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