Homes reflect in the morning high tide of Hammer Slough, Petersburg, Alaska – Image 2028

The wooden structures in Hammer Slough are built on pilings to keep them dry during high tides. While in Juneau, I charted the Petersburg’s high tides that corresponded with sunrise for the entire summer. Then I waited for a high tide in the morning on a clear day. When all the events aligned, I flew down to Petersburg the night before and was in position for this shot the next morning between 5 and 6am in early August. Hammer Slough is the town’s most photographed attraction. Petersburg is a fishing community with a strong Norwegian heritage, located on Mitkof Island in Southeast Alaska. I shot this photo with a Nikon F4 using a 35-70mm F/2.8 lens with a polarizing filter on Velvia film.-Mark Kelley