Category Archives: Regions & Places

The main regions of Alaska divided up, and special places

Dall sheep lambs

A band of Dall sheep ewes and lambs are commonly seen along the Atigun pass corridor, the continental divide of Northern Alaska’s Brooks range. I’ve viewed them nearly every visit, in all seasons. Over time, they have grown familiar with vehicular traffic, and are often observed on or very near the road. These two lambs…

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Autumn colors in the arctic

The explosion of color that happens quickly and brilliantly, is now underway in Alaska’s arctic. The reds of the dwarf birch and blueberry bush leaves brighten first and the yellows of the willow and balsam poplar trail a bit behind. Eating ripe blueberries while photographing demands participation, which I did often while hiking along this…

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Panorama stitching

This image of a brown bear catching a red salmon at Brooks falls in Katmai National Park is comprised of three independent images, stitched together to generate a panorama or 3:1 format image. This offers a high resolution file that embodies a wider format more suitable for some reproduction uses, for example, a billboard. In…

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Smoke

If you are at all apprised of the weather conditions of interior Alaska, you know that it is a record setting hot and dry month of July. This usually means forest fires, and as of today there are 79 actively burning across the state. Canada and Russia are also experiencing forest fires, and collectively, there…

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Osprey with fish

On a recent trip to Katmai National Park to photograph the brown bears, I grabbed this shot of an Osprey flying by with a fish in its talons. I had just removed my 1.4x converter, which dropped my focal length from 700 to 500. I could have used that extra length but it all happened…

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