Notes from the Woods

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Three Bears

Three Bears

Somehow this evening I ended up in my unprocessed folder from my 2009 trip to Alaska.   As I poked around a bit reflecting back on how great it was spending so much time around bears, I decided to bring a few out for processing and putting up in my gallery. These...

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Playing dead

Playing dead

My site has been 'playing 'possum' since last Thursday and was resuscitated yesterday.  Mouth hanging open, tongue hanging out, no breathing signs...the works...not a fun experience.  But after hours on phone support and much back and forth on support tickets, things...

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Roosevelt Elk on Gold Bluffs Beach

Roosevelt Elk on Gold Bluffs Beach

I have to say this was probably one of the stranger things I have ever seen.   There are a few areas of Redwoods National Park that are typical grassy meadow habitat, typical elk habitat.   The park has a resident herd of Roosevelt Elk that inhabit a few of these...

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Only so close

Only so close

There is a park not too far away from me where Sandhill Cranes nest every year and white-tail deer are rarely skittish of people walking by.   Both offer great opportunities to photograph wildlife without too much difficulty or hiding in blinds for days.  They both...

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Wolf pictures

Wolf pictures

A bad flu I have been struggling with for the past 3 weeks seems to be finally dissipating and allow me to work on more fun things than trying to cough up a lung.  Since I haven't been out shooting much this winter, I felt well enough to browse through some older...

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Brown Bear black and white

Brown Bear black and white

This image is a survivor from a recent culling of my brown bear photos from my Alaska trip so long ago ago now.   I have developed sufficient detachment from many of these images that I can edit rather ruthlessly.   Yeah, I still have a lot to delete.   Many still...

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Gnawing on a stick

Gnawing on a stick

Lately it seems like I have had a bit of attention deficit disorder in my posts and in my photography as well.   In between working some orders for clients, I would pick a few images, work on them, get a bit bored, and move on to something new.   I have probably...

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Shelikof Sea Lions

Believe it or not, but I am still processing quite a few Alaska images.   I wonder if I will ever finish.  This one was from a boat trip we took from Geographic Harbor in Katmai National Park out into the Shelikof Straits.   The water was quite rough, making it quite...

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