Links and Resources

General Photo Information Websites

• Luminous-landscape.com: Digital photography reviews, news, forums, and tutorials by Michael Reichmann
• Robgalbraith.com: A great news, information and forum site for digital shooters.
• Photo.net: Buy and sell camera gear through free classifieds. Equipment reviews, forums.

Digital Camera and Gear Reviews

• DPReview.com: Digital Camera reviews and previews
• Steve’s Digital Camera Reviews: Comprehensive reviews of point and shoot and SLR digital cameras
• Ewa-Marine Underwater Housings: The U-BXP 100 is designed for 16mm lenses with an 82mm size.
• The Digital Picture: Excellent reviews and camera information.

Field Gear

• www.naturescapes.net: Gitzo Tripod repair parts. If your tripod legs are sticking and bushings need to be replaced, you can buy a little repair kit from this site.

Buying Equipment

• Kinesis Gear: straps, cases, and accessories
• BH Photo and Video: New and used cameras
• Kirk Enterprises: Aftermarket photo gadgets and gear, tripod heads, brackets, etc.
• Really Right Stuff: Tripod ball heads and custom bracket and assembly gear.

Publishing and Printing

• Bigposters.com: Poster reproduction from digital files.
• Shutterfly.com: Upload, share and sell photos from this site.
• Iprintfromhome.com: Digital files to slides – fast and inexpensive

Software Stuff

• Photo Mechanic Image Browser: Great program for fast editing of digital images in RAW format.
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom: RAW image processor and curtailed data asset management
• Google Picasa: Free photo processing and data management. Fantastic program, just not full featured enough for professional needs.

Camera Tech

• www.visibledust.com: Sensor cleaning using a static charged brush

Alaska Interest Sites

• Arctic Getaway Log cabin & breakfast: The perfect little B&B hideout in Wiseman, Alaska, hosted by the warm-hearted Hicker family.
• Discoveryvoyages.com: Alaska’s finest wilderness glacier and wildlife voyages in Prince William Sound. I highly recommend this trip for those interested in seeing Alaska’s coastal wonders.
• UAF Aurora Forecast: Forecast of the Northern Lights activity
• Coyote Air: For bush flights into Alaska’s Arctic