The northern lights over Potter Marsh on March 2, 2017
This will be the one of the last images that I post from Twenty mile river for a while. Off center to the right is the constellation "Big Dipper" This constellation is the state flag of Alaska. Stars of gold on a field of blue.
Shot was taken at the back of the largest ice cave at Byron glacier, The ice boulder that is in the middle of the photo is about the size of a full size SUV. The cave actually goes twice as far back, but there was a cave in that makes it hard to get there.
Not thinking about politicians
Lately here in the United states we are being constantly bombarded by politicians just said this and politicians just did that. When I'm out shooting these amazing photos I could care less what Donald Trump has said or what crazy thing some Democrat has done. During the whole time I was shooting I was not thinking about anything politics. Maybe more people should turn off the nightly news and go outside to experience the peace of nature. wishful thinking. I know.
Aleyska ski resort in Girdwood, Alaska. Took a chance even though it was raining in Girdwood. Luckily I happened to take this shot during a brief period when it wasn't raining. I think that it turned out ok.
I call this one "Kised by the sunrise" because the patterns in the mud almost appear to be casued by the sunrise lit clouds.
Anyone that has been salmon fishing has heard the famous "Fish ON!" call when some lucky soul has hooked a salmon
Took this one a few weeks ago. This was taken along the seward highway near Anchorage during sunset.
The "phoenix rises" image viewed from the beach of Beluga Point, AK
Been working on some of my oldies since I haven't been able to get out much. I took this one before I bought my D810. I've always liked this one because of the sunrays coming out of the top of the clouds. All I added to the picture was a little color and adjusted the highlights and shadows. The sunrays were not added in. This is how it really looked that day.
Portage glacier covered in snow in the distance. A part of the glacier that has broken off and drifted across the lake.
This was one of the many small exits that branched off from the main cave. Made me think of a portal
This is the last shot in the series. I was actually headed back to the car. I turned around to get one last to get one last look and saw this. I then had to scramble to get my gear set up before I missed the shot. Half a minute later it was gone.
Fat tire bicycle tracks are an unusual thing to find out on the middle of a frozen Potter marsh. I can only imagine how many times they fell on the slippery ice.
This morning there was a brief break in the clouds. This cloud formation reminded me of a feather off of a very big bird
This morning I discovered a literal example of the golden hour rule. I was actually headed home after a trip down Seward Highway hoping to catch the sunrise. Unfortunately I ran into rain and clouds. Then on my drive home the sun came out briefly. The funny thing is that this spot is less than 10 minutes away from my house.
I had 30 minutes before I had to go to a dentist appointment. I decided to kill the time by going down to Potter marsh to take some early morning pictures. I was hoping for a better sunrise, but this one will do.
A beautiful emerald arch appeared ofer the mountains of Hatchers pass, AK. The moon served as a over the shoulder back fill light.
Found this Iceberg all alone on the shore of Portage lake.
This was taken at the end of my trip to Byron Glacier. I heard a very dull poppong noise while taking this series of shots. Couldn't get the images of me in this cave if the roof collapsed. This is a 7 photo handheld panorama of the smaller ice cave. The blue light on the left is from the bigger cave shinning through the crevices.
I almost missed this sunrise, I was sitting at home debating if it was going to be a good sunrise. Good thing I went. I caught the sunrise from a few different angles I liked this one the best because of the leading lines created by the wind blowing over the rocks leaving trails in the snow.
The end of a very disappointing night. As you can see the northern lights are peeking out from behind the clouds. The last two days the skies have been clear during the day. As soon as nightfall the clouds move back in.
Stacked ice flow at Eklutna Lake. I went to take this photo after seeing other photos taken by people on Facebook. I tried to put my own touch on it.
The clouds from this morning sunrise looked like a phoenix rising from the ashes. Rising to spread new life into the day.
The yearly celebration of Fur Rondy in Anchorage, Alaska. To describe Fur Rondy in a nutshell. It is a citywide winter carnival that originally started as a event where fur trappers could gather to swap/trade/sell their furs that had been caught during the winter months. Mondern day Fur Rondy has turned into more of a winter carnival that leads up to the Iditarod sled dog race in March. Here is a link to better describe the history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_Rendezvous_Festival
Looking at the city of Anchorage, Alaska acroos the waters of Bootlegger's Cove.
The iceberg seems to glow as it catches the light from the sunrise. There was a time not to long ago when this whole lake was filled with icebergs. Sadly the glacier has receded so much that the falling ice barely ever reaches the lake now
Back from my Hawaiian vacation. I don't remeber Alaska being this cold and dark. To get acclimated back to Alaska weather I decided to go out to Byron Glacier and take some picutres in the ice cave. This photo was taken in one of the smaller caves. I almost had to get on my hands and knees at the entrance. Once I got inside I discovered this crystal clear football sized chunk of ice.
Had one more that I wanted to share from Beluga Point. Waiting for the weather to break here in Anchorage so I can go out and get more amazing sunrises/sunsets
one of the first good sunrises in weeks. We have had weird warm weather because of the big storm/ El Nino that has been hanging off the west coast
These were huge chunks of ice. It also reminds me of a garden sidewalk. This picture is only taken a few feet from the last photo.
Potter Marsh, AK
Belyuga point sunrise
North Americas tallest mountain Denali. Formerly know as Mt. McKinley.
Sunrise at Beluga Point. This is looking back towards the mountains away from the waters of Turnagain Arm. This will be the last picture in this series
More of the beautiful sunrise in Portage, Alaska. This is a focus stack of 5 pictures. I like the way that the rocks are covered in layered ice. They almost look like they are shellacked.
Alaska is an unfotgettable place. Beautiful sunrises are one of the many things that makes Alaska unforgettable. This was taken about ten minutes before the last picture that I posted. What a difference a few minutes makes.
I took this same shot this winter when there was a lot less snow.
A new day in alaska. This is a rare sight in south central Alaska. Because of the El Nino there has been a large storm right off the coast of Alaska. Every once in a while nature gives us a break to let us know that the sun is still there.
What look like white paving stones are very deceptive. As soon as you step on the white pieces of ice the begin to slide and shatter. underneath is a very hard sheet of ice. Even my ice grippers on my shoes did no good. Once you begin to stumble you are going to go down. As you try to regain your footing on the top ice you break through to the super slippery layer below. I would imagine I looked pretty comical. Like a character from a Saturday morning cartoon. Fortunately my camera did not suffer my fate.
This was taken at Potter marsh. The ice is getting pretty thin from all the warm weather that we have been having. Things are starting to poke through the ice. It reminds me of Hans Solo frozen in carbonite.
Sunrise at Beluga Point last winter. Wanted to work on this scene with my improved skills at processing and developing
This was taken near Cantwell, Alaska. The tracks are from snowmachines. Every rest stop that I came across was packed with weekend snowmachiners.