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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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A quest for autumn photos leads to an interesting encounter.

Yesterday I drove up the Glenn Highway aways, to one of my favorite locations for shooting fall scenery. It was pretty as usual, but the lighting wasn’t quite right, too intense and steady. What I needed was just a few … Continue reading

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Today has no plans for me

Good morning everyone. This is sunrise as seen from my home in Wasilla, Alaska today. A bit ordinary but still kind of pretty. Right now it’s rather pleasant outside, a bit of a fall nip in the air, and it … 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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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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Local color discovery is surprising.

Loaded the cameras into the car yesterday afternoon and Becky and I traveled to Palmer in an attempt to get out of the house and perhaps find some local color to photograph. We were fairly successful at getting out of … Continue reading

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Valdez, Alaska

Becky and I drove to Valdez from Wasilla over the weekend. In the twenty-five years we’ve lived in Alaska we’d never been to Valdez so we figured it was about time we paid that little city a call. And we’re … Continue reading

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Shooting portraits on my property last week

I had a great time last week photographing April and Kevin, and April’s nephew and niece Tyler and Jade, who are visiting from our of state. They also brought along their two beautiful dogs Daisy and Ike (at least I … Continue reading

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Wasilla, Alaska’s Fourth of July Celebration.

Everyone loves a parade. Or at least they should. Yesterday Becky and I attended Wasilla’s annual Fourth of July parade, held in downtown Wasilla. As usual, with the help of some nice weather, it was a huge success. Hundreds of … Continue reading

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