Sometimes I wonder why so many disregard our earth, the air we all breathe, the oceans we share. Perhaps I worry too much. I think we’re very, very fortunate to live where we do. I’ll bet I wouldn’t care so much about earth if I lived in a slum area among cockroaches. ““Those who dwell [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Alaska mountains category.
Chugach mountains wearing a hat
From almost anywhere in the city where we live, we need only look above the clutter to see the Chugach mountains or on a clear day, we can see the Alaska Range and Denali, Mt. Foraker, and little Mt. Hunter. The reminder that beauty is moments away cheers me and motivates me to head for [...]
Looking across Cook Inlet at Chugach and Kenai mountains
The new title for this shot could be Linda’s wry comment: …and there were two Russians saying “Last night we almost saw Alaska.”
Cokin filter and Cook Inlet, Alaska
After many attempts to capture the sky during the summer here, I purchased my first graduated filter. This one lowers the most dense area – in this case, the sky, by two f/stops. Warning: this images has been slightly tweaked using curves in the Nikon Capture NX software. Although I enjoy Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom, [...]
Hiking in Alaska
Since the animals were here first, they get right-of-way. This Ursus Horribilius, as some old, old dear friends used to refer laughingly to any bear they encountered, was near the trail head. We scrambled for the cameras when we saw him, but he didn’t want to cooperate by posing. I love it here. All the [...]