Category Archives: Photography

My Google+ page is now active

I’ve started a Google+ photography page this week, which I hope will be somewhat interesting, and I’m inviting all of my “Alaska At Sunrise” readers to visit me there also, and sign on as a follower if you wish. Here … Continue reading

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Pictures From 2011 Moose Hunting Trip

I’ve just returned from 6 very enjoyable days of moose hunting and camping with my daughters family and her husbands family. It was a scenic 7 hour ride from Eureka, on the Glenn highway, back to their camp on the … Continue reading

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An Autumn Drive Is Pretty

On Saturday, as a kind of spur of the moment thing, Becky and I took a quick drive up the Glenn Highway to look at the fall colors and perhaps make a few photographs as well. We did all right … Continue reading

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Alaska Paragliding

It’s quite normal to see small aircraft in the skies over Alaska. Hundreds of them are aloft each and every day. But it is a rare occurrence when I see a para glider. This craft and it’s pilot just happened … Continue reading

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Grand Alaska Moonrise

A very beautiful, nearly indescribable, moonrise over the Chugach Mountains in Alaska. I knew the approximate time of the moonrise last night, but was fairly certain I wouldn’t be able to photograph it because of heavy cloud cover over the … Continue reading

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Up early for no reason at all, or so I thought.

For no apparent reason that I could think of I awoke at 3 a.m. this morning & couldn’t get back to sleep. So, an hour later, I got out of bed & got dressed. After making myself a large cup … Continue reading

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Summit Lake at the top of Hatcher Pass

I spent most of the afternoon and evening yesterday at the top of Hatcher Pass just hanging out, waiting for perfect clouds and sunset. I arrived much too early in the day, around 3:00 p.m. I think, and therefore had … Continue reading

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Hatcher Pass and Rain

I’ve been spending a bit of time on Hatcher Pass with my camera again. There was quite a spell when I just didn’t have the desire to spend much time up there because I felt that all of my pictures … Continue reading

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Rainy Days And Rainbows In Alaska

There’s not a whole lot for me to write about today. Becky and I didn’t do anything special photographically over the weekend. She cleaned the house and I….well, actually I didn’t do much of anything except try to stay out … Continue reading

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I think I like these old lenses

As of late I’ve been toying with a couple of old manual focus lenses I pulled out of a camera bag I’ve had stored away for quite some time. Both of them date from the late 1970′s or early 1980′s. … Continue reading

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