2012 Arizona Calendar

Ron NiebruggeArizona, Photos, Shameless Self Promotion, Travel 3 Comments

2012 Arizona Calendar.

2012 Arizona Calendar.

2012 Arizona Calendar.

2012 Arizona Calendar.

This is really cool – Tide-mark published a calendar with 12 of my Arizona photo along with a nice write-up about me – although the photo of me on the inside cover was a risky move that could hurt sales.  🙂  I believe these are available through out Arizona, but I see they also sell them on Amazon:

You Looking at Me!

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Lake Clark, Travel 3 Comments

Brown / Grizzly Bear cubs, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

Brown / Grizzly Bear cubs, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

I spent a lot of time watching and photographing these two cubs the year before as first year cubs.  They were just as fun this year as they were last – just a bit bigger.

No Southwest this Fall

Ron NiebruggePhotos, Travel, Utah 13 Comments

Coloardo River, near Moab, Uath.

Colorado River, near Moab, Utah.

Well, the plan for today was to pick up our RV trailer in Southern California and to begin driving toward Nevada / Utah for a few weeks of photography.  But, on Monday we cancelled our airline reservations so that we could spend more time getting caught up in the office.

Before I go any further – don’t feel sorry for us, we do still plan on flying to Hawaii for a few weeks later this month.  We have had numerous photo request for Hawaii images over the years, and have never photographed that beautiful state, so it will be fun filling this void in our coverage!

But, it is still weird not heading somewhere in the Western U.S.  I think for at least 12 years or more, we have always gone somewhere out West during September / October, whether is was Yellowstone, Moab or Zion.  Frankly, this is such a wonderful time of year down there – and the perfect weather is a nice escape from the rain we tend to receive here in Alaska this time of year.

But, our business continues to evolve as we diversify.  Part of the diversification is into video – 3D and straight HD.  In fact, a major motion agency, Corbis has agreed to market my HD clips, and two other video agencies have agreed to market my 3D clips.  Getting up to speed on video has been some learning process and taken a bit longer then I expected.  I must admit, I have really enjoyed the new challenge, and the creative options offered with video have been enlightening to say the least.  So getting my new footage off to these agencies has now become a priority, along with getting our new stills from this summer off to market – this seemed more important then capturing more images right now.

So, for the next month expect more Alaska images here on the blog – and maybe I’ll have time to get back to writing some more in-depth posts.  Then, start watching for some Hawaii coverage – that should be some contrast!

Like it or hate it?

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Lake Clark, Photos, Travel 22 Comments

Brown / Grizzly Bear digging for clams, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

Brown / Grizzly Bear digging for clams, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

I like this one and as the photographer, that is really all that matters I suppose, but I’m curious what others think – do you like it or hate it?  I’m thinking most people won’t like it, but maybe I’m wrong.

Brown Bear Close-up

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Lake Clark, Photos, Travel 12 Comments

Brown / Grizzly Bear, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

Brown / Grizzly Bear, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

I realized all the photos I have been posting from my week with the brown bears of Lake Clark National Park have been more of the animal in the landscape which tends to be my favorite type of wildlife image.  So today, I thought I would do a nice close up of a beautiful, big brown bear!

Speaking of bears, our August photo tour has sold out, and there are just a few spots left for our June bear photo tour for next summer – for more information see:  bear and puffin photography tour.