U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mustang leaving Seward, Alaska.
There was a humpback whale in front of town just a short time ago. I didn’t get it photos of the whale, but was on shore for the departure of the Mustang as it passed in front of Mt Alice.
Borrego Springs
A park in Borrego Springs, California.
It seems a bit strange to be inside adjusting sunny warm looking desert photos from our last trip – then taking a break to shovel snow out of the driveway. At least the cross-country skiing has been awesome!
Here are more Borrego photos.
Common Redpoll
- Common Redpoll
These Redpolls are everywhere right now, and they are fearless. In fact, they start landing and feeding on our feeder before I can even get it hung back up!
The sun was just coming up directly behind the Redpoll. I added a flash at about a 45 degree angle to the left of the bird. I think using flash not only fills in the shadows, but can really help in bring out the colors in a subject like this. I also prefer having the flash off of the camera if possilbe. On camera flash is better then no flash, but it tends to be a bit of a flat light in my opinion.
Check out more of our bird photos.
Whistler Photos
Whistler Village, British Columbia, Canada.
We now have a new section of Whistler photos. This is also from our whirlwind 3 day trip to Canada this winter.
I have always enjoyed restaurants that had outdoor seating. It seems like you usually find these in warm destinations – given the winter weather conditions, I was surprised to see outdoor seating at a number of places in Whistler, like the one pictured above . They were all crowded and popular.
Vancouver and Whitler will host the Winter Olympics next February. I gotta say, almost all the venues were complete and functioning, and they were all first class. I can’t think of a place that is better situated to handle such a huge event, I will be surprised if they aren’t a huge success.
Vancouver Photos
Vancouver Photos
Typically we process all the photos from a trip in one big group, but this time we decided to do our Canadian photos in one batch, and then the rest of the trip in a second batch. Because of this, we now have a new section on our website of Vancouver photos.
Alaska Railroad
This is the same night (Wednesday) as yesterday’s post, but a different train. It is a bit unusual to see two trains in Seward during the winter.
As an interesting side note, the Alaska Railroad train in yesterday’s post was caught in an avalanche which knocked a few of the cars of the track. Fortunately no one was hurt, the cargo was non hazardous.
Alaska Railroad
Alaska Railroad in a winter storm, near Seward, Alaska.
A heavy snowstorm hit this area last night. I thought it might be great conditions to photograph eagles, but didn’t have any success. The Alaska Railroad had a couple of trains leaving town, so I decided they would be a good substitute subject.
Eagle Landing
Bald Eagle, Chugach National Forest, outside of Seward, Alaska.
I found a couple of eagles feeding on some kind of carcass someone had dragged into the nearby trees; it was too far consumed to be recognized. I didn’t expect this one to land so close, I was barely able to keep it’s wings in the frame. Check out more bald eagle photos.
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