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Pine Grosbeak, Wiseman, Alaska #3039

Pine Grosbeak, Wiseman, Alaska #3039

This is another image from my trip to Wiseman. After searching for and shooting the northern lights at night I would sleep most of the day. Upon waking I would drag my tired self outside to search around the cabin to photograph snowshoe hares and birds flitting around in the birch and spruce trees. It was all the energy I could muster but I did get lucky one afternoon. This beautiful red bird perched on a snowy branch while snowflakes were fluttering down. It seemed like a perfect holiday ...
Northern Lights, Meteor Fireball, Mt Dillon, Alaska-3038

Northern Lights, Meteor Fireball, Mt Dillon, Alaska-3038

I rented a cabin in the little town of Wiseman, population 11and about 250 miles north of Fairbanks along the Dalton Highway, for a week-long photo shoot of northern lights. With clear skies and a full moon I spent my nights driving up and down the road looking for great mountain landscapes and waiting for northern lights to appear. I was photographing this aurora display over Mt. Dillon with my shutter opened for 11 seconds when a meteor fireball shot through my frame. I had never seen a ...
Bull Caribou, Denali National Park, Alaska #3036

Bull Caribou, Denali National Park, Alaska #3036

Two summers ago I was the lucky guy who got to spend a week in Denali National Park. First out of my camera was this image of a bull caribou standing in the shadow of Denali. In photography we talk about a concept called pre-visualization. This image is a perfect example of visualizing a shot and knowing where you want to use it, in this case as a calendar cover. I followed this caribou for over two hours. The mountain had to remain large in the image, so I had to use a long lens. I waited ...
Sunset, Eagle Beach, Alaska #3035

Sunset, Eagle Beach, Alaska #3035

This photo shoot of the sunset over the snowcapped Chilkat Mountain was turning out pretty well, but I felt something was amiss; the upper sky was looking rather blank. Within minutes after contemplating my problem Canada geese flew into the blankness and solved my dilemma. After just five seconds the birds flew out of my picture frame and the sky returned to blankness. From a photographer’s perspective it was critical to get the geese to separate from each other for a perfect shot and so ...
King Crab Fishery, Juneau, Alaska #3034

King Crab Fishery, Juneau, Alaska #3034

FISHING WITH A VIEW - How about going crabbing at sea with the Mendenhall Glacier as your backdrop? Michael Blume prepares to set a king crab pot on the F/V Osprey. Fish and Game opened a red king commercial fishery in the Juneau area for the first time in seven years. The one-day opening started at noon on Wednesday and ends at noon today, Thursday, November 2. Boats were limited to twenty pots. I am that lucky guy that got to go along on a beautiful Southeast Alaska winter day. Enjoy - ...
Sunset, Prince William Sound, Alaska #3033

Sunset, Prince William Sound, Alaska #3033

The last few summers I have been invited by Princess Cruises to present a photography show on Alaska on board an Alaskan cruise. I jumped at the chance to sail with Princess across the Gulf of Alaska. We set sail from Whittier in late June and sunset occurred pretty late - between 10:00 and 11:00 in the evening. I never expected to get a perfect image from the rails of the cruise ship, yet I ended up with this shot of a dazzling light show. I stayed up most of the night watching Alaska ...
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