bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

I have taken Alaska cruses before and I always found that I was shooting wide angel and super-wide angle most of the time. I also use a D800 and I would strongly urge you to use your histogram and camera's spot meter function to establish the correct exposure. In the early morning or late afternoon, you will get the deepest blue effect when shooting glaciers and icebergs. As the sun gets higher in the sky, you will get less and less of the blue tint.

Note the deep blue on the iceberg in Tracy Arm Fjord at the crack of dawn

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This was shot in the early morning from above. Note how there is less blue.

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sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

Bring monopod and rain gear. If you can a longer lens.

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

Don't forget a rain cover for your camera and lens.

bthomas42 Loc: North Ridgeville Ohio

You can always check with the photo shop on board, they can and will provide you with hints and suggestions

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

Will you be stopping in Juneau? If so, in addition to seeing as glacier from your ship, you could take Wings Airways' 5 Glacier seaplane flight. It's an experience in its own right, and allows you to see some of the world's best scenery from the air. Highly recommended.

Here's a link: http://www.wingsairways.com/five-glacier-seaplane-discovery

Irv Pearlman Loc: Farmington Hills, Mi.

Us on a glacier near Juneau. Helicopter.

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View from the helicopter. Glaciers are huge.

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View from the ships lounge. Very cold near glacier. Early July.

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Glacier flowing towads the water.

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View from the upper deck. Chilly.

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This was our sister ship. Holland America. You can get an idea how large everything is in scale with the ship.

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Sea lions in Sitka, Alaska.

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Sunnely Loc: Wisconsin

Firstly, stay healthy. Secondly, pray for a really nice weather. All your preps are for naught if you get sick and the weather is crappy. Wipe the nooks and crannies of your stateroom with lyzol wipe. Pay particular attention to the top tables/desks, remotes, phones, door knobs, etc. If you get sick and consult the ship's doctor, you may be quarantined for 3 days in your room. Your lenses are OK, although an extra reach is preferred.

Attached, are a few photos from the trip we took a year ago.

Photo # 1 - Taken from our balcony. Margerie Glacier about to calve (Glacier Bay National Park). It was cloudy with intermittent rains.

Photos 2-6 - A series of photos on our approach to get up, close, and personal Davidson Glacier in Haines, AK through Glacier Point Wilderness Safari. It was a great work out but great fun! (Trek the forest, canoed, well, just a little, walked through pebbles, crossed small streams, climbed rocks, then back.) Not for the faint of heart.

Good luck. Have fun. Stay safe and healthy. Take some good pictures.

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Dr.Nikon Loc: Honolulu Hawaii

That's some kinda fun ,,, nice picture coverage .. Dems some nice Ice Cubes ....

JeffR Loc: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

A word about tripods and monopods. They're for land only. If you try to use them on the ship, they pick up and magnify the ship's vibration. Even when sitting still in the water, or in dock, the engines are running to power the generators and will turn your pictures blurry. You'll have better luck handheld while on board.

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Bracket and polarizing filter.

DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca

Got to be quick - those suckers are quick ;-).

papa Loc: Rio Dell, CA

As seen in the shots above that were not metered correctly, the whites are gray, but that's not how the photographer saw it. It is how the camera saw it at 18% gray, so shoot manual after you determine how much to overexpose, like somewhere around 2 full stops or aperture priority with a similar +. It's basic knowledge since back in the day of film, but these days o' digi we have no excuse; there's instant review on the LCD. Shoot RAW ETTR. School up before and you'll be happier with the results later.