Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Kenai Fjords, Photos, Travel 4 Comments

Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Just a short, beautiful 12 mile drive from Seward is Exit Glacier.  Exit Glacier is one of the few glaciers in Alaska that you can easily walk up to and view and photograph up close.  From the parking lot, the trail is about a mile, with much of that on a paved pathway.  If you have never seen a glacier up close, it is a fascinating treat.  For the photographer, there are endless photo opportunities. 

This is actually an older photo shot on film.  Unfortunately this glacier has receded a fair amount since this photo was taken, and now the toe of the glacier is off the valley floor.  I think the rate of retreat is going to really increase because the sun can now warm the underlying bedrock.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Kenai Fjords, Photos, Travel 6 Comments

Kenai Fjords National Park

Harding Icefield at sunrise, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

I recently broke up some of my categories a bit and discovered I have only posted 4 photos of Kenai Fjords National Park!  We live in the gateway city to my favorite National Park, and I have largely ignored it here on the blog – so I hope to fix that over the next week or so.

Sotheby’s Cover

Ron NiebruggeGrand Tetons, Photos, Shameless Self Promotion, Travel, Wyoming 9 Comments

Sotheby’s Cover

If you have followed this blog for long, you will remember the wonderful time we spent around the Grand Tetons this past June.  It is nice to have images from that trip already in print – from pond to print in less then 6 months! 

This is one of the advantages of digital.  During the days of shooting slides, a trip like the one we took to the desert southwest last winter would just now be making it to market.  With digital, that trip paid for itself within just a few months!

These trips may pay for themselves quicker, but they won’t begin to pay for any of the homes in this catalog!

Here you can read more about our travels to the Grand Tetons on the photo blog.

Fishing Boat in a Snowstorm

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Photos, Travel 2 Comments

Fishing Boat in a Snowstorm

A good friend of ours with the F/V Vigilant heading out into a snowstorm about an hour ago, Seward, Alaska. 

We have been getting lots of wonderful snow here in Seward over the last few days – and tonight we have a blizzard warning – the prediction is for another foot or more – the more the better as far as I’m concerned!

2008 Desert Wildflower Forecast

Ron NiebruggeAnza-Borrego, California, Photos, Travel 6 Comments

Carrizo Badlands Overlook in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
Carrizo Badlands Overlook in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.

Well now I’m officially excited about the wildflower prospects for this year!  Anza-Borrego just received another .4 inches of rain in the last few days to go with the .88 earlier this year, and the person I just talked to at the visitor center said more could still fall today.  It may not be a huge year like 2005, but unlike the past two years, there should be at least some wildflower activity.  I could tell the ranger was excited even though she did say there are no guarantees.  Some of the other southwest desert areas sound even more promising.  Read More

Luminosity Masks – HDR Revisited

Ron NiebruggeHow to, Photos, Travel, Utah, Zion National Park 4 Comments

Zion Road

The road through Zion National Park, Utah.

Our eyes have the amazing ability to see details in the shadows of a scene, and the details in the highlights at the same time.  Our cameras can’t begin to capture what our eyes can see.  Photographers have been trying to replicate what our eyes can see with a camera for years – these techniques are usually referred as High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography.  Fancy words for a simple concept – makes us sound smart. 🙂  Read More