I think Turnagain Arm, just south of Anchorage proper, is one of the most target-rich environments for photographers. It’s all there… water, mountains, wildlife, flowers and more. Turnagain Arm was named by William Bligh (as in Captain Bligh) when he served as Captain Cook’s sailing master looking for the Northwest Passage and had to “turn…
This morning I’m in my home-office, in the middle of sending an e-mail and look out to the south. I could see one small band of pink clouds on the horizon and a band of clear blue sky behind it. Without even thinking I told my assistant “I’ll be back”. Still in my lightweight house…
We recently had a full moon on a nice clear night. I was out early at 4 am to photograph the moonlight on the snow-covered mountains around Turnagain Arm. I used both long and short exposures for various affects. I used a 30 second exposure on images where I wanted to show the car head…
I’ve been driving around the Anchorage municipality area a lot lately, scouting for new locations to make photos which show off the beauty of this place many of us call home. I’m doing this for my newest project— an annual Anchorage calendar. The Eagle River area is a fantastic place. Lots of big mountain peaks…
I think there is something way intriguing about the moon and stars. For me, it’s a wonderful experience to be out at dusk, dark and dawn as they fill the sky. Recently I was driving on the Seward Highway at dusk as a crescent moon was setting, with beautiful reflection off of Turnagain Arm. I…
Last night, with the sky clear and the air crisp, I took the opportunity to shoot the migrating Trumpeter Swans at the local Potter’s Marsh. Myself and at least a dozen other photographers were doing the same thing. The cool thing is that the swans were very close. I even had some decent shots with…
These past few days I spent some time hiking several trails in and around Anchorage. Here is a fall landscape shot I did of the South Fork of Eagle River and the valley it transects. Lots of people were out hiking this day, berry picking, fishing in the lakes at the head of the valley…
Last week, on my bus ride out from doing a photo workshop at the Kantishna Roadhouse, we stopped at the Eielson Visitor Center. The mountain was out, so I took the opportunity to have my photo taken next to a panoramic photo showing names of the various peaks in the Alaska Range. That panoramic photo…
I’ve been continuing on my venture of photographing sights around the Anchorage area. I shot a whole bunch over the long weekend. Here’s a couple images from the Eklutna Lake area just north of Anchorage. This lake is where Anchorage gets its drinking water. It’s surrounded by the Chugach Mountains and is a very popular…
I am very happy to live in Anchorage, Alaska and think it’s one of those very special places to live in the U.S.A. Even when I first moved here in 1978 I felt it has always been a big enough city to have most all the comforts I want (Though I think I could use…