On TV !

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MSNBC

MSNBC

On Friday, as we were getting ready to head out the door, MSNBC contacted us for an image of Arches National Park.  The photo was aired along with a story on the last minute law changes being made by the outgoing Bush Administration – one of which would allow drilling on the outskirts of Arches National Park.  It happened quick – the photo was on the air just over an hour after they contacted us, so I decided to grab a quick photo of the TV.

This Saturday night, a couple of my photos of Spokane will accompany the ESPN’s coverage of a Gonzaga basketball game.

Palms and Snow

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Snow on the mountains rising above Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.

Snow on the mountains rising above Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.

Between a multi hour road closure leaving Seward, below zero temperatures in Alaska, snow and ice in Seattle, and almost an inch of rain in Palm Springs – our travels were interesting, but all in all, went very smoothly.

It seems strange to see palm trees and snow in the mountains surrounding the desert, and it sounds like much more is in store for this area tomorrow.

Hitting the Road

Ron Niebrugge California, Orange County, Photos, Travel 4 Comments

We hit the road yesterday for another photo trip.  We will spend some time in Anza Borrego in California.  This puts us close to family for the holidays, and gives us a fun place for photography and office work.

After that, we plan on spending a month in Orange County doing some travel photography.  My coverage of that area is fairly limited – it is a place I have been intending to spend some time at for awhile now.  We are kicking around some other ideas, our plans always seem to change, but hopefully I will have some fun stuff to post here!

Seward Moonrise

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Moonrise, Seward, Alaska.

Moonrise, Seward, Alaska.

This was captured last night right at about sunset – a little before 4:00.

It is very similar to a mountain moonrise photo I captured and posted here a month ago.  I think it is interesting how different the hues are in this image compared to that image, even though it is basically the same scene at the same time of day.

Sensor Cleaning for Digital Cameras

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A kayaker enjoying a beautiful afternoon this past Sunday on Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska.

A kayaker on Resurrection Bay enjoying a beautiful afternoon this past Sunday, Seward, Alaska.

A couple of months ago I wrote about a sensor cleaning liquid and wand product made by Dust-Aid.  I really like the wands, they made it easy to get the moist swaps into the champer and allowed me to reach the corners of the sensor.  But the real benefit to me was the fact this liquid could be shipped via air to places like Alaska.

Well I just tried another product that works even better!  In fact, I was able to clean my sensor with just one try in just a matter of minutes!  Read More

Flares

Ron Niebrugge Alaska, Photos, Travel 8 Comments

A couple times a year, students from the marine program at AVTEC (a local vocational school), light off a wide variety of signal flares along the waterfront.  This allows them become familiar with there operation and use.  I thought it made for an interesting photo opp.