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Bald Eagle, Anan Creek,Alaska – Image 2798

My go-to place to photograph wildlife is Anan Creek. The place is famous for its populations of black and brown bears, but I find it a fantastic place to photograph eagles especially in July. I shot this bald eagle from the bear viewing platform at the falls at Anan Creek. The eagle was ...

Breaching, Humpback Whale, Southeast Alaska – Image 2797

Most humpback whales in northern Southeast Alaska start migrating to Hawaii at the end of summer and through early winter. There are strong populations of humpback whales in Seymour Canal in November and December, but almost all of them eventually leave for southern climes. Whale breaches can ...

Cover of the Southeast Alaska 2013 Calendar Alaska – Image 2796

I have been shooting calving glaciers for over 32 years and most of the images just do not work. It is terribly frustrating bearing witness one of the amazing powers of nature and not being able to translate that moment to a still image. In person the sight and sounds are totally mind blowing ...

Cover of the Juneau Alaska 2013 Calendar – Image 2795

I shot this sunset over Juneau from Spaulding Meadows in January. The temperature was hovering around 0 degrees F with a slight breeze. Although not very cold by Alaska standards, it was coldenough to be sapping my camera batteries, gumming up the works and freezing my fingers. Some might say ...

Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2794

In the past 34 years, I have literally shot tens of thousands of images of the Mendenhall Glacier, and this one is my favorite image. It was shot on the westside of the lake across from the visitors center. I have only seen the water right in front of the glacier go mirror calm once. Even on ...

Harbor Mountain, Sitka, Alaska – Image 2793

I went to the top of Harbor Mountain in Sitka in hopes of spending the night to shoot northern lights. There is a great website managed by the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks that gives viewers a northern light forecast (http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast). ...

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