exploring nature’s infinite connections
I previously wrote about a nice Photoshop plugin from Topaz Labs called Topaz Adjust in these posts. It remains one of those plugins that I tend to use as a playground to explore possibilities. Sometimes it works for a particular image, sometimes I don't care for...
I suppose it is only natural that one feels quite small when in some place with so many grand features as Alaska. You can get these feelings pretty much no matter where you are at however. Just look up into a star filled sky or even that large tree in the...
Well, it is good to know some animals show genuine concern for the welfare of wildlife photographers. Those long days in the field, traveling to remote regions with so many weight limits imposed that there is little room left for food. Take note - you may not go...
My stay on Kodiak Island was rather brief. It was shortened in the beginning due to an approaching storm, which meant the float planes need to get you off the island in a hurry. It was shortened on the way back for the same reason, combined with a lot of rain. All the...
The waterway that separates Kodiak Island, Alaska from the Alaskan peninsula and Katmai National Park is called the Shelikof Strait. Our captain during our bear trip indicated it has a nasty reputation for some very serious storms. Thirty foot seas are not uncommon...
June 1912 wasn't a very pleasant time in Katmai. Imagine not being able to see a lamp at arms length due to sulfurous volcanic ash filling the air. Remnants of the events of that time remain nearly 100 years later and became the subjects of a few of my...
My local fall shooting has been pretty dismal lately. However, the rumor is we had some pretty good colors in Michigan. The leaves are now mostly down, and the color is well past the peak. My local "harvest" of fall images, with the exception of Alaska fall...
It is quite difficult to portray animal emotions in photographs or reveal something about their nature in a fraction of a second. It is so much easier with human facial expressions that we associate with happiness, sorrow, or anger. Even colors in photographs, or the...
I was fortunate enough to capture a few scenes with some nice reflections of these coastal brown bears (aka. grizzly bears aka. ursus arctos ). It seemed to be a rare occurrence when a bear would walk along the water's edge and at the same time have the water calm...