jeff nichols

yes....definitely a christmas postcard from the North Country!!

 

awesome capture,

 

cheers, jeff

Angel, this is simply a great idea and you chose perfectly the image and composition to use it with.

nice capture and great composition....I wonder if this isnt the sow and cubs that we saw chase away 2 wolves right as we arrived on the scene.

 

my first time there...outside of Glacier Bay NP, have never felt in a so intact complete ecosystem.

 

very nice array of photos...they are each striking, but you have great diversity.

 

cheers, jeff

this big bruin apparently was calling what was left of a wolf killed

caribou his meal. Several hours before this photo was captured, we

came upon a sow and 2 cubs who were just then chasing 2 wolves off

of the remains of the caribou.....apparently the bigger bruin chased

of momma and cubs.

Taken near the Savage River in Denali National Park

taken from a vantage point above the Savage River.

taken on one of many stops in Denali. The ptarmigan was perched on

a small rock, enabling me to show some of the muted colors of the

tundra.

awesome photo Nick. great one to pick to go to black&white with the texture of the coat

Nickoli, welcome aboard. I like this photo as is, but couldnt help wanting to see a tight crop on the bear.

one of the larger Kodiak Browns we saw within Kodiak National

Wildlife Refuge

after several days of rain, the clouds broke on our last evening at

a cabin on Fraser Lake in Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

taken in Kodiak NWR

taken at Frazier Lake fishpass (dog salmon river) in Kodiak National

Wildlife Refuge. large run of sockeye (red) salmon return here

annually drawing 10-30 Kodiak brown bears daily.

8 years in Alaska and I still havent made it to Denali...but there is alot to see up here and in the Yukon/NWT.

 

great photo made even better with the person perspective. This is the type of photo I wish I came back from my trips more often with.

 

whats your next big (weekend or more) hike/photo trip?

 

cheers, jeff

I very much like the subdued colors of glacial ice on overcast days....nice photo.

taken one afternoon fishing for dolly varden on Cowee Creek

taken near a glacier somewhere north of Seward

Donna, this is a very nice photo. very pleasing in its simplicity. you do need to resize your photos though...nobody can see the entire photo without having to scroll over. Try changing the image size to 800X600.

just incredible timing and great composition. way to get out there!!

taken on a small island known as a haulout here in Southeast Alaska.

Up to 800 Stellar Sea Lions haulout (lounge, growl, sleep, etc) here

during the day and move into Lynn Canal during the night to feed.

hmmm...I think better than color

nice quick grab Lou Ann...and nice composition

taken on an island within paddling distance from Juneau

yes,...great composition and exposure.

taken during the massive sunspot activity this past winter.