Don Sheldon Mountain House, Alaska Range Canon 1Ds Mark III, 24-105mm f4L, Panorama stitch of three photos Don Sheldon Mountain House, Alaska Range Canon 1Ds Mark III, 24-105mm f4L, 13 sec. @ f/6.3, ISO 800 I just returned from a little photo adventure at the Don Sheldon Mountain House in the Alaska Range. Accesses to…
Aurora borealis over the Brooks range, arctic Alaska. April 2008 Northern lights over mount Dillon, Brooks range, Alaska. April 2008 I recently returned from the Brooks range where I ventured yet again for some photography of the northern lights. Amidst some very snowy weather, I was fortunate to eek out proper timing that delivered some…
On Thursday, April 17th, @ 7:00pm, I’ll be giving a presentation on Nature Photography in the Digital Age as part of the “Explore Alaska Lecture Series”, sponsored by the Fairbanks branch of the Alaska Public Lands Information Center, located on the corner of 3rd and Cushman Street. I’ll be addressing some basic issues including: Why…
I have long looked for a scene that embodied the mystery of the aurora in conjunction with the simplicity of wilderness living. This cabin, under a sky of wheeling and whirling color, needs little commentary. I accessed this location with a friend, and we both drove snow machines. While offloading my machine from the trailer,…
Musher Lance Mackey’s lead dog Zoro was injured during the final 20 miles of the All Alaska Sweepstakes race in March of 2008. Zoro, who led Mackey to two Iditarod finishes, was in the sled resting from a sore shoulder when a snow machine rammed into the back of the sled just outside Nome. Lance…
During the recent All Alaska Sweepstakes dog mushing race in Nome, Alaska, I took a few portraits that seemed good candidates for a sepia conversion. Not all images work for this color pallete, but I like the sense of time and history invoked by these few. Both Photoshop and Lightroom come with standard conversion parameters…
When printing from a digital source, sharpening is required for the most pleasing output. The technique we use may be familiar to anyone who uses Photoshop, but the degree to which we sharpen is often surprising. What you see on the screen is not what you see in printed media. This is the original file,…