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Landscape – Six Mile Lake

Six Mile Lake

The best time to take photographs is while the sun is coming up or going down, and in Alaska there is the added bonus of that being when the animals are out and about too. The day I took this shot, we came across some beaver, some mother moose with her twins, a shy [...]

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Art – American Diners

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I love a diner.  So what if the food isn’t normally something to write home about; all diners seem to have that Rockwell-esque quality that gives me a feeling of “home.”  Home is a concept I struggle with.  I never have one long enough to ever feel homesick.  I don’t have an allegiance [...]

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Landscape Photography – Canada Birches

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Driving down the Alaska Highway through British Columbia, we came upon this gorgeous red shed standing amidst the birches.  The entire area is a photographer’s dream, and this is one of my favorite shots from that trip.  I can’t wait to go back to BC…maybe this summer…

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Fireweed

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This is my favorite Alaskan flower.  I love the fireweed.  In early fall, there are fields and fields of it, and the beautiful fushia color just brightens up the landscape.  In the deep of winter, I like looking at photos like this to bring a little color into my day.

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Art Day – Moon Over Alaska

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A huge moon over an Alaskan landscape.  I don’t know why, but in Alaska the sky seems so much closer to you than in other places.  It’s so big and beautiful.  Where do you like to moon gaze?

Art Day – Horse’s Hooves

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We were driving down the Alaska Highway, and we came across a hobbled Truck and Trailer carrying the world-famous Lippizaner Horses who were doing a tour.  As the driver was trying to get his truck fixed, the horse handlers were having a rough time taking care of their wards in these unusual circumstances.  [...]

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Landscape – Red Rocks, Nevada

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Oh how I love the scenery in the U.S.A.  We have such a beautiful country.  Here the light was just right to help the striations show such a depth in the photo.  Such a gorgeous place…hotter than blazes some days…but gorgeous!

Art? Art.

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One day we were wandering through Juneau, after getting off the ferry, and we happened upon this majestic guy outside the state capital building.  Isn’t he the cutest?  He was already a bronze color, but I thought the whole picture could do with a bronze overtone.  Too much?  Should you try to art [...]

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Red Fox

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Isn’t this the cutest little guy, peeking out from the bushes?  We encountered him in Mount McKinley National Park.  I’m not so sure he’s as happy to see us as we were him!

Alcatraz

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There are some photos that really lend themselves to HDR, and I think anytime you have a jail photo, it qualifies.  What types of photos do you like to HDR?