akphotograph.com's blog listings. Feed Zend_Feed_Writer 1.10.8 (http://framework.zend.com) http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph Fun Alaska Style A lot of people ask me how I can stand living through our Alaska winters. I tell them if you can get a couple winter outdoor hobbies it is easy. I love to cross-country ski and last year we adopted a Siberian Husky into our family. That makes it even more fun. My wife's twin sister is a recreational dog musher and we enjoy outings with her and her dogs. On this excursion, we had 2 dog sleds, a pair of skis, 4 Siberians and a black lab.
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Donner waiting patiently
Donner waiting not so patiently
My wife(in the back) with her twin sister
My lovely wife with Blue
Found a pair of moose in our yard when we got home

This was my first time skijoring with two dogs. I borrowed Totem to help Donner pull...what fun.I included a one minute video from my point and shoot camera. You will see why I don't carry my 5D outside of my backpack at the end.

Fun Alaska Style from Mike Criss on Vimeo.

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]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:04:21 -0600 http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph/blog/2010/02/15/fun_alaska_style http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph/blog/2010/02/15/fun_alaska_style A lot of people ask me how I can stand living through our Alaska winters. I tell them if you can get a couple winter outdoor hobbies it is easy. I love to cross-country ski and last year we adopted a Siberian Husky into our family. That makes it even more fun. My wife's twin sister is a recreational dog musher and we enjoy outings with her and her dogs. On this excursion, we had 2 dog sleds, a pair of skis, 4 Siberians and a black lab.
Click on any photo for larger view.

Donner waiting patiently
Donner waiting not so patiently
My wife(in the back) with her twin sister
My lovely wife with Blue
Found a pair of moose in our yard when we got home

This was my first time skijoring with two dogs. I borrowed Totem to help Donner pull...what fun.I included a one minute video from my point and shoot camera. You will see why I don't carry my 5D outside of my backpack at the end.

Fun Alaska Style from Mike Criss on Vimeo.

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]]> 0 Photographing Alaska Moose This is one of my favorite moose images. I show these three moose coming out of the woods as I drove past them. I had not seen a car for miles so we were pretty alone. Fortunately, I had my camera with my 100-400mm lens right next to me in the truck. I jumped out and snapped several photos as they crossed the road. I was worried about the direction of the sun from behind them, but I like the back-lit effect of this photo.

You don't have to go far to find a moose, but they can disappear in a hurry like these did. Other times, I will find a couple moose bedding down in my backyard...only in Alaska!

I just uploaded 20 moose images to my Zenfolio account here.
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]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:00:37 -0600 http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph/blog/2010/02/11/photographing_alaska_moose http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph/blog/2010/02/11/photographing_alaska_moose This is one of my favorite moose images. I show these three moose coming out of the woods as I drove past them. I had not seen a car for miles so we were pretty alone. Fortunately, I had my camera with my 100-400mm lens right next to me in the truck. I jumped out and snapped several photos as they crossed the road. I was worried about the direction of the sun from behind them, but I like the back-lit effect of this photo.

You don't have to go far to find a moose, but they can disappear in a hurry like these did. Other times, I will find a couple moose bedding down in my backyard...only in Alaska!

I just uploaded 20 moose images to my Zenfolio account here.
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]]> 0 My Alaska Commute I was scheduled to fly out in a helicopter Friday morning, but weather kept us grounded. As I was heading north in my daily commute between Anchorage and Wasilla, I was blown away by the light on the mountains from the sunrise. I stopped a couple times to snap a shot. I have always known my commute has to be one of the most beautiful in the world and wanted to share it. These are the mountains I see every day.
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]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:04:13 -0600 http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph/blog/2010/02/03/my_alaska_commute http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph/blog/2010/02/03/my_alaska_commute I was scheduled to fly out in a helicopter Friday morning, but weather kept us grounded. As I was heading north in my daily commute between Anchorage and Wasilla, I was blown away by the light on the mountains from the sunrise. I stopped a couple times to snap a shot. I have always known my commute has to be one of the most beautiful in the world and wanted to share it. These are the mountains I see every day.
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]]> 0 Waterfall HDR I love waterfalls! I love the challenge of getting that smooth silky look of flowing water. When the weather is bad, I look for a waterfall. This is Salmon Creek Falls just outside of Juneau, Alaska. If you can make it outside of the tourist season, you might be the only one there. I have shot these falls several times and never ran across a single person.

I decided to play with Photomatix settings on this one and like the way it turned out.

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Salmon Creek Falls, Juneau, Alaska
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]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:45:22 -0600 http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph/blog/2010/01/27/waterfall_hdr http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph/blog/2010/01/27/waterfall_hdr I love waterfalls! I love the challenge of getting that smooth silky look of flowing water. When the weather is bad, I look for a waterfall. This is Salmon Creek Falls just outside of Juneau, Alaska. If you can make it outside of the tourist season, you might be the only one there. I have shot these falls several times and never ran across a single person.

I decided to play with Photomatix settings on this one and like the way it turned out.

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Salmon Creek Falls, Juneau, Alaska
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]]> 0 Using Backlighting Effectively Using backlight can be challenging, but when used correctly it can add depth to your photos.

The sun adds some backlight and depth to this musher
You can also use the sun for the classic silhouette
Used a flash behind and above my nephew and girlfriend to separate them from the background


Backlighting is a very effective way to separate your subject from the background. Your camera will try to underexpose though so you have to play with your metering. Try spot metering and exposure compensation the next time you have a difficult shot.

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]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:29:48 -0600 http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph/blog/2010/01/08/using_backlighting_effectively http://www.chatalaska.com/akphotograph/blog/2010/01/08/using_backlighting_effectively Using backlight can be challenging, but when used correctly it can add depth to your photos.

The sun adds some backlight and depth to this musher
You can also use the sun for the classic silhouette
Used a flash behind and above my nephew and girlfriend to separate them from the background


Backlighting is a very effective way to separate your subject from the background. Your camera will try to underexpose though so you have to play with your metering. Try spot metering and exposure compensation the next time you have a difficult shot.

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