Chugach Moonrise

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Chugach, Photos, Travel 6 Comments

This was last night (Sunday) from my front porch!  This is looking across the bay at Mt. Alice through a 70-200 telephoto.  There is no question I have more photos of this mountain then any other subject!

I had hoped to photograph this scene on Saturday night since the last sunlight of the day would have been illuminating the mountain as the moon peaked over the ridge.  But, unfortunately about the only clouds we have seen in sometime moved in during that one hour – go figure.

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Morning Bear

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Lake Clark, Photos, Travel Leave a Comment

 

A brown bear feeding on grass sedges in the first light of the morning this past August, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

Image was with a Canon 5D Mark II, and a Canon 70-200 f/2.8 lens at f/5.6, 1/30 of a second at ISO 600.

Glacier Leaf

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Chugach, Travel 4 Comments

I found this leaf embedded into the surface of Spencer glacier earlier this summer.  What is interesting is that this was way out on the ice miles from the nearest tree.

A night of wolves

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Photos, Travel 4 Comments

Here is one of those cases where my memory and the actual experience far exceed the quality of the image.

I captured this photo in last light as I pulled into this small protected cove so that I could anchor up and sleep on my small rental boat for the evening.  This is looking out the cove in the direction the sun had set maybe an hour earlier, behind me is the shore about 50 yards away.  As I began dropping anchor, I could hear a pack of wolves begin to howl just a short distance away, possibly on shore near my boat.  This would begin a chorus of howls that would come and go for the next few hours – it was such a cool experience!  Despite light from a near full moon, as hard as I looked, I never could make out any shapes or movements, but I knew they were there.

I pulled out the next morning before first light thanks to the bright moon, so I never did see the elusive animals, but commercial fisherman back in Petersburg later confirmed that the cove I was in is home to a very active wolf pack.

I hope to anchor up in this cove next summer during my Southeast Alaska yacht based whale and landscape photo tour.  Next time I think I will allow a few more hours to try to see and photograph this pack of wolves along the beautiful rainforest coastline.

Costa Rica!

Ron NiebruggeCosta Rica, Photos, Travel 3 Comments

Since I’m doing lots of office work right now, and not getting too much in the way of new images, I thought I would share yet another one from 2004.  Looking back, I would say it was a pretty good year!

I love Costa Rica, especially the Tabacon Hot Springs pictured here.  Warm, lush green rain forest and tons of wildlife!  This image was the cover of a Fodor’s travel guide for the country.