share your Alaska photos
Mar 4, 2014 11:22:14 #
I went to Alaska for the first time in June to celebrate my 50th birthday. I took a 7-day tour with Celebrity (Solstice). I wish I could have gone on several more tours than I did, but then there was a budget to consider. Here are some of my favorites. I probably have dozens more that I could have chosen out of well over 1k pics.
Flew to Seattle from St. Louis - first time here in 46 yrs. I wasn't quick enough to catch any flying fish (on camera)
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My camera said it was like 11:15 pm...not sure if it was correct, but it WAS very late in the evening.
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From Duck tour out of Ketchikan
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Sawyer Glacier, Inside Passage (near Juneau)
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Preparing dinner...This is several Humpbacks circling in a small area trying to trap fish in what is called bubblenet feeding. We were told it was fairly rare to observe and there were about a dozen boats watching the show. Near Juneau.
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Mar 4, 2014 12:26:26 #
I ran out of time to post...here are a couple more.
Lunchtime!!!!!!!
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Close-up of selected whales. Went on an Orca watch out of Victoria on our last night, but none were seen. I was happy to have been able to see the Humpbacks though...I did get some of the "standard" tail and breeching pics, too.
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Mar 4, 2014 13:51:30 #
After 9 cruises and 5 'land cruises' to the Great Land, I have so many wonderful photos of her scenery and wildlife that I just don't know where to start. Here are some of my favorites.
Bird Creek from the Sterling Highway bridge
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Mendenhall Lake and Glacier
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Sawyer Glacier, Tracy Arm
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Lake Clark National Park - He approached to within about 12 feet away of me, and then walked away. 420mm.
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Denali and the Ruth Glacier - flightseeing trip out of Talkeetna
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Northwest Glacier with Harbor Seals on floating ice - Kenai Fjords National Park
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Denali from Talkeetna Lodge
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Kayaking at Lamplugh Glacier - Glacier Bay
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Breaching Humpback - Icy Strait
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Auke Lake, out of Juneau
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Humpbacks in Icy Strait
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Brownie at Lake Clark National Park
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Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier and Denali
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Humpback north of Juneau
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Mar 4, 2014 15:12:06 #
here are a few of the wild life closer to Anchorage. the eagle set was captured at 5 fps. I have seen them pick things up many times but I have never seen them look down. I didn't see it this time but the camera caught it.
and a few other shots from a short drive
and a few other shots from a short drive
eagle at 5 fps in Eagle River
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a moose at the Turnagain school
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eagle in Eagle River
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on the road to Eklutna
Arctic turn at Potter Marsh
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Baby owl at Potter Marsh
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swans at Potter Marsh
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another turn with a fish
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eagles in Eagle River
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Mar 4, 2014 17:02:24 #
I was stationed up there in the Coast Guard, these photos sure bring back memories!
Thanks for the series!
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :)
Thanks for the series!
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Mar 4, 2014 17:44:52 #
sunshooter wrote:
After 9 cruises and 5 'land cruises' to the Great Land, I have so many wonderful photos of her scenery and wildlife that I just don't know where to start. Here are some of my favorites.
Wonderful set sunshooter!!
Mar 4, 2014 17:46:18 #
stableduck wrote:
here are a few of the wild life closer to Anchorage. the eagle set was captured at 5 fps. I have seen them pick things up many times but I have never seen them look down. I didn't see it this time but the camera caught it.
and a few other shots from a short drive
and a few other shots from a short drive
Wow, and the sets just keep getting better!!
Mar 4, 2014 17:58:19 #
Mar 4, 2014 18:29:49 #
Here are a couple. As they were shot. No PP.
Mar 4, 2014 22:04:57 #
Mar 4, 2014 22:32:44 #
stableduck wrote:
after reading about people asking what to bring on a trip to Alaska I was surprised how many members have come to Alaska.
I have lived in Alaska for many years, but I haven't done the tours that many visitors do. I was wondering if I am missing something. so show me where your tours have taken you on your trips. if you can please tell where the photo was taken incase I recognize it, or someone wants to go there on there next trip to Alaska.
I have lived in Alaska for many years, but I haven't done the tours that many visitors do. I was wondering if I am missing something. so show me where your tours have taken you on your trips. if you can please tell where the photo was taken incase I recognize it, or someone wants to go there on there next trip to Alaska.
We loved our Alaska cruise!
Glacier Bay
This was about 11 PM at night!
Mar 4, 2014 22:36:29 #
Slick50il
Loc: North central Ill L-P area!
Been to all those places that are in the photos plus a few more,Yukon railroad up the pass at Scagway nice ride up the pass. Very exciting coming Bach down! Another cruise coming up next year, love those Alaskan cruises.
Mar 4, 2014 22:48:54 #
stableduck wrote:
here are a few of the wild life closer to Anchorage. the eagle set was captured at 5 fps. I have seen them pick things up many times but I have never seen them look down. I didn't see it this time but the camera caught it.
and a few other shots from a short drive
and a few other shots from a short drive
Incredible shots!
Mar 4, 2014 23:12:11 #
Here is one that you won't see among many tourist's shots. When in Alaska, I hadn't planned to watch surf boarders.
The Turnagain Arm of Cook's Inlet near Anchorage is one of two places in North America where you can see sizable "Bore Tides". (The other is in Nova Scotia.) A Bore Tide is caused by an extreme change from low to high tide in a waterway off of the ocean that gets narrower as it goes inland. The incoming rising tide comes in as a wave rolling over the outgoing lowering tide. Is I recall, when these pictures were taken, (July 22,2013), the change was around 38 feet and caused a Bore Tide wave over three feet high.
Surf boarders ride the outgoing tide to meet and ride the incoming wave.
Sorry about the quality of these shots. I pulled them from a mp3 video shot with a Canon sx30is with very strong back lighting. I can only say they are better than nothing.
The Turnagain Arm of Cook's Inlet near Anchorage is one of two places in North America where you can see sizable "Bore Tides". (The other is in Nova Scotia.) A Bore Tide is caused by an extreme change from low to high tide in a waterway off of the ocean that gets narrower as it goes inland. The incoming rising tide comes in as a wave rolling over the outgoing lowering tide. Is I recall, when these pictures were taken, (July 22,2013), the change was around 38 feet and caused a Bore Tide wave over three feet high.
Surf boarders ride the outgoing tide to meet and ride the incoming wave.
Sorry about the quality of these shots. I pulled them from a mp3 video shot with a Canon sx30is with very strong back lighting. I can only say they are better than nothing.
Riding Bore tide on Turnagain Arm
Riding Bore Tide on Turn Again Arm
Mar 5, 2014 02:26:25 #
dmeyer2m wrote:
Wow, and the sets just keep getting better!!
thank you dmeyer.
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