Zastrugi

Zastrugi: wind blown snow patterns, Barter Island, Alaska Canon 1Ds Mark III, 24-105 f4L IS, (45mm), 1/60 @ f/20, ISO 400 Zastrugi or “sastrugi” is a term used to describe patterns in the snow that coincide with the direction of the wind. In ground blizzards, snow patterns can actually serve as a compass if one…

Tamaracks in snow

Tamarack trees, Fairbanks, AlaskaCanon 1Ds Mark III, 500mm f4.0L IS, 1/160 sec @ f8, ISO 800 Alaska’s boreal forest is dominated by just a few species of trees, the birch, aspen and spruce. There is one conifer however that loses its needles during winter, unlike the other evergreen species of black and white spruce trees.…

Boreal sunset

Sun and boreal forest, interior, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark III, 700mm (500mm f4L IS with 1/4x) 1/640 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 400 Super telephoto lenses are great for tight landscape photos. I use my 500mm all the time in this manner. This was a grab shot from the window of a car after seeing the sun…