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Various photos from my adventures in Alaska to Hawai'i and everything in between.
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  • Glowing

    Glowing

    The night glow of the auroras over the Matanuska valley. This was shot on the night of 2/28/2019. Photo was shot just north of Sutton, AK.

  • Light trail to Girdwood

    Light trail to Girdwood

    Passing car heading to Girdwood, Alaska. Taken during our recent full moon

  • Room with a view

    Room with a view

    Old bunkhouse at Independence mine is a room with a perfect view of the northern lights

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  • Twenty mile river

    Twenty mile river

    Twenty mile river with a light painted foreground

  • Girdwood, Alaska

    Girdwood, Alaska

  • Last years lights

    Last years lights

    The northern lights that I captured this time last year.

  • Potter Marsh, AK

    Potter Marsh, AK

    Slow night for taking pictures. This is the best of the bunch because of the fog that decided to hang out all along Turnagain Arm

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  • Sleeping Lady's Dream

    Sleeping Lady's Dream

    This is a different shot of a previously posted picture. This was taken on 4/20 at Point Woronzof, Anchorage, AK

  • Moon, Moon, Moon

    Moon, Moon, Moon

    Right now my daughter is really into Laurie Berkner band, My daughters favorite song from that band is Moon, Moon, Moon. Every time she sees this picture she starts to sing, "Moon, Moon, Moon.."

  • Glitter in the air

    Glitter in the air

    The light ice fog hanging in air over Portage lake gives this scene a dream like feel

  • The bridge

    The bridge

    Another shot of the Old Glenn highway bridge. Taken on October Friday the 13th near Butte, AK

  • So many obstacles

    So many obstacles

    Great beginning to a short night. My first stop along the Knik river on the Old Glenn highway. Even with all the obstacles I managed to get a decent shot of the northern lights. Another obstacle you don't see in this image were all of the headlights that I had to time so that they didn't mess up my shot

  • Pull up a stump

    Pull up a stump

    Pull up a stump and have a seat. Watch as the fog rolls in covering the distant mountain in a blurry blanket. Watch as the Northen lights dance along the horizon.

  • From the rocks

    From the rocks

    Viewing the stars from the rocks of Beluga Point, Alaska

  • Recipe for a beautiful night

    Recipe for a beautiful night

    The recipe for a beautiful night is one part milky way mixed with one part northern lights

  • Diffused light

    Diffused light

    Another photo of Twenty mile river. The high clouds diffused the light from Anchorage and the northern lights. The milky way was peeking through the last bit of clear sky.

  • Milky way and the corona

    Milky way and the corona

    A perfectly aligned milky way and northern light corona.

  • Bird Creek, AK

    Bird Creek, AK

    Bird creek, AK. I was luck to catch the reflection on the incoming tide.

  • Edge of storm

    Edge of storm

    Looking to the west towards the lights of Palmer and Anchorage. I was able to capture the edge of the storm while out in Glacier View, Alaska

  • Reaching for the stars

    Reaching for the stars

    A tall tree near Portage lake is reaching for the stars

  • Structure

    Structure

    Taken on the old glenn highway abandoned bridge. I was pretty excited to work on this one to see how the reflections turned out. They actually turned out a lot better than I thought they would.

  • Silhouettes

    Silhouettes

    Silhouette being back lit by the northern lights at Twenty mile river, Alaska

  • Light the way

    Light the way

    Trying out a little light painting of the foreground. The northern lights were starting to fade away as the fog rolled in from the right of the image.

  • Signal to the stars

    Signal to the stars

    Capturing the milky way as traffic on the Seward highway passes by.

  • Testing

    Testing

    Just got my new Nodal Ninja panoramic tripod head today. Of course I had to take it out to try it out. I still have a few kinks to work out, but overall I think that this is going to make a excellent additon to my camera gear.

  • On the ice

    On the ice

    Standing on the first ice over of the year as I take photos of the cloudy sky. The northern lights and the stars hide behind the thin layers of clouds.

  • Virgin creek, AK

    Virgin creek, AK

    Forecast didn't call for a major showing of the northern lights. Luckily I was at the right place at the right time to catch the lights dancing over virgin creek in Girdwood, AK.

  • Chasing STEVE

    Chasing STEVE

    Capturing a whole lot of light in this picture. STEVE, auroras, and light trails from a passing car. The moonlight to the right of this picture softly lighting the mountains and foreground.

  • sky fire

    sky fire

    The auroras over Glacier View, Alaska

  • Byron glacier road

    Byron glacier road

    The view from Byron glacier road was pretty spectacular. The Northern lights to the right and the milky way to the left. In the center are the tunnel lights and Portage lake visitor center lights. At the base of the milky way are Anchorage, Alaska city lights.

  • Warped dimension

    Warped dimension

    Another shot of the Old Glenn bridge in Matsu, Alaska. The fish bowl effect is due to the fact that I was using a 15mm lens combined with my panoramic tripod head. Combined with the angle that I was shooting at as well gives this image a fish bowl effect.

  • Portage train depot

    Portage train depot

    The portage train depot shot from the Twenty mile river rest area

  • Into the night

    Into the night

    Sitting on the south bank of twenty mile river watching the brief display from the northern lights.

  • Faded

    Faded

    This was taken at the end of a short night of taking northern lights photos. You can see the lights starting to fade out over the top of the mountain. the bright lights to the left are the Anchorage city lights and an oncoming car driving down the seward Highway

  • Unknown Journey

    Unknown Journey

    The journey into mystery. Where will the road take you?

  • Lights

    Lights

    The light from the milky way, northern lights, and the city lights of Anchorage.

  • STEVE

    STEVE

    For more info on STEVE see this link- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/mystery-of-purple-lights-in-sky-solved-with-help-from-citizen-scientists

  • The View

    The View

    The beautiful view from the Old Glenn Highway bridge.

  • Making A Wish

    Making A Wish

    I made a quick trip down the Seward Highway to capture a few of the Geminid meteors. As expected the clouds started to roll in.

  • Tale of two cities

    Tale of two cities

    The city light of Wasilla to the far left and Palmer in center are in a luminosity battle with the northern lights coming in from the right. This shot was taken along the Knik river on the Old Glenn highway near Butte, Alaska

  • Light Sources

    Light Sources

    Trying out different techniques using different light sources, I found a pretty cool LED latern at Best Buy. It has an adjustable light in side of an opaque soft rubber cup. It works great as a light diffuser.

  • Moonlight and the Auroras

    Moonlight and the Auroras

    Watching the northern lights as the moon was setting behind my back. This was taken at Twenty mile river.

  • Dancing in the dark

    Dancing in the dark

    The absence of the moon makes for a very dark landscape photo. Even the northern lights dacing across the tops of the mountain couldn't light the foreground enough.

  • Beluga Point, AK

    Beluga Point, AK

    Beluga point Alaska.

  • Ghostly glow

    Ghostly glow

    The ghostly glow of the northern lights as they wind down from a short but amzing show.

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