A humpback whale in front of the Five Fingers Lighthouse, Fredrick Sound, Alaska.
Here is another photo from last week’s photo tour.
Mendenhall Glacier
Mendenhall Glacier, Tongass National Forest, Juneau, Alaska.
Back from an awesome whale and bear photo tour in Southeast Alaska! We had lots of whales including breeching humpbacks and orcas, and even more bears! It was a great time, but more on that in the days to come.
At the end of the trip a friend and I did a quick overnight trip into the mountains above the Mendenhall Glacier and had spectacular weather including a stunning sunrise. This is the first of many images from that quick overnight.
Heading Out!
Kayaking last Saturday at Bear Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
This Summer has been busy, but it is about to get busier! I’m hitting an exciting stretch that I have been looking forward to for some time, although I’ll only be home one day over the next three weeks!
Early this morning I’m flying to Ketchikan to begin my bear and whale yacht based photo tour. Not only are we going to visit and see some amazing sights, but I have traveled with everybody but one person, and in most cases have done multiple trips with each person, so I know it is going to be a really fun group! For me, the bears and whales will just be a bonus, although I don’t think they will agree.
Then a couple of days in Juneau with a friend, home for one day, then off for another Alaska Bear Photo Tour! With all those cubs the June trip was amazing – I still have a bunch of photos I’m excited about that I haven’t had a chance to share from June! I’m anxious to see how the cubs are doing.
So I may have internet at times, and if I have time, I’ll post some updates, but if you don’t hear from me, you will know why.
Country Extra Article
Meltwater creates a river on the Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska
Over my career I am sure I have easily had over a 1,000 photos printed in various publications, but this is a pretty proud moment – to actually see a story! If my high school English teacher, Mrs. Foster, was still around to see this she would be shocked! Yes, I went to a small school where I only had one English teacher.
You see, I seem to have some aptitude for photography, but when it comes to writing, it has been a long struggle. I did not like English class in high school and frankly paid little attention. Probably because of this, I have never enjoyed the writing process.
Well, a number of years ago I made a conscious effort to improve my written communication. Beginning this blog around the same time I believe has also helped with my writing. But, I never envisioned a magazine actually asking me to write a story as Country Extra did – they were looking for an article on aerial photography, something I have done a lot of! Whoops, ended a sentence with a preposition, still improving. 🙂 So I nervously went about writing and submitting my final article and was looking forward to feedback, but never heard a word. I reminded myself that I rarely get feedback on photo submissions, it makes sense that articles would be the same – magazines are all business. But, it must have been adequate as to my pleasant surprise, it showed up in the July issue along with a number of images!
Kenai Fjords Kayaking
Janine in Bear Glacier Lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
Whether in Alaska or Antarctica, I have found that grounded icebergs are by far the coolest and most interesting!
This is Janine exploring Bear Glacier Lagoon last Saturday. The compression from the telephoto gives the appearance that I was under the overhang, but I definitely wasn’t. It is amazing just how quickly an iceberg like this can break apart, roll and almost implode – we saw it happen a number of times during our two days there. It can be a dangerous place as it is in constant change and deserves a lot of respect, but that is also what makes it such a fun place!
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