A L A S K A !
This classic Alaska photograph screamed to be "branded" with the word, "A L A S K A"
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Even looking down on Alaska it still looks big... but beautiful!
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The views of this amazing state are unimaginable. No one who visits Alaska with a camera, will leave without some breathtaking view of this 49th state.
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Approaching from the air Anchorage has this wecoming beautiful view.
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The white fluffy clouds with the snow capped mountains look like a painting.
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The wild, wonderful wilderness of Alaska weaves its way in and around Anchorage much like the clouds roaming through the mountain peaks.
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This was a snowcapped mountain and the interesting thing is what the snow has taken the form of. How many faces do you see in the snow? These faces were gone within an hour after this photograph was taken.
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Almost a perfect mirror image if not for the fish... can you find the fish?
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Picturesque view of an Alaskan shoreline... Each time I "chimped" my camera screen the photos looked as though they'd been taken by Ansel Adams.
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One of many beautiful scenic views of the shoreline. Each view seemed as though I had taken a step into Ansel Adams' territory
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Two water birds flying away from the ship's wake. The interesting thing about this photograph, 3 colors make the photograph... blue, white and black. This is the scene just as it appeared; no photoshop editing here.
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This beautiful scenic Alaskan view was taken the first evening of our Alaskan cruise. It was a calm, still night and all that could be heard was the sound of the waves as the ship slipped through the passage.
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This late evening photograph was taken the first night in the calm waters of the inland passage
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The first night after setting sail, it was quite apparent the challenge on the cruise would be how to fit all the photos on just 4 little memory cards (2gig each, that is)!
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One moment to the next, the Alaskan scene changed dramatically!
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What an amazing event to experience the first night's Alaskan sunset; and it took place at 10:45pm no less!
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You can almost here someone yell, "iceberg, dead ahead."
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Moving further towards a glacier the icebergs grew in numbers and size
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The blue ice of a glacier is ions of years old and it is about to be set free. This blue ice will soon reach the water's edge and fall into the water. This is called calving and it is the point an iceberg is born
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The first sight of a glacier is breathtaking. It was not until seeing this view did I ever really understand the saying, "breathtaking."
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This tern walks on water. There were many more amazing sites of wildlife that lay ahead.
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This beautiful view down the coastline in Alaska caught my eye. Little did I know a few months later it would catch the eye of two authors. They selected it for an introduction into a chapter of their book.
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Once inside Glacier Bay National Park, park rangers joined the ship to lead workshops and answer questions on a one on one basis
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The views are spectacular in Alaska, anytime throughout the course of the day, photographs will still appear as masterpieces
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Moving towards the glacier excitement and anticipation mounted aboard ship
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A welcoming site of a glacier from a distance
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In this photograph it appears the mountain breaths smoke; actually this is a short distance from the entrance into Glacier Bay National Park
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In this photograph it appears the mountain breaths smoke; actually this is a short distance from the entrance into Glacier Bay National Park
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On entering the College Fjord the change in temperature could be felt as well as observed through the thick fog wafting over the waters
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As the ship begins to enter Glacier Bay National Park, we were met with a mist as the "gate" into the park
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The blue water with the blue sky made for a beautiful photograph
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Years ago, I learned never to stop taking a series of photos of an "event" because it had gone beyond what I was "aiming" to capture. If I had stopped photographying this seagull when it had passed, this spectacular image would never have been. The inspirational poster that follows would never have been an inspiration.
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An encouraging word added to an Alaskan photograph to make a personal motivational poster.
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Moving further along into Glacier Bay the mist thickens. At this time a noticeable drop in temperature occurs.
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Having past into the cool/cold of Glacier Bay the mist begins to dissolve.
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There was a "stowaway" on the ship the first night at sea. This little Golden Crowned Sparrow did not benefit from an overnights stay on the ship, for he was migrating north but the ship was sailing south. However, if he had slipped into the dinning hall where the grand buffet was set, he may never have continued his journey north... not that the food is so tempting... but that he may put on extra weight and his wings might not lift him into the air!
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The waters calmed by the small "icebergs" became a beautiful reflection pool in this glacier. It was so beautiful as well as peaceful
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A closer look into a reflection pool in this beautiful glacier
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This "reflection pool" calms the observer and draws them into a peace that has existed here for generations upon generations to discover for "the first time."
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The waters calmed by the small "icebergs" became a beautiful reflection pool in this glacier. It was so beautiful as well as peaceful. The water was a beautiful blue from the ice melt of the glacier.
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Sunset in Alaska was around 9:30 each evening and the colors were spectacular. And sunrise was around 4:15 each morning.
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When the skies were clear, we were mezmorized by a rewarding view of an Alaskan sunset.
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First glance and this looks like a volcano... in Alaska? Clouds behind the mountain appear to be smoke billowing out of a volcano. This "coincidents" of these combining events just couldn't go without a photograph.
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These little shore birds travel extremely fast. They are almost impossible to identify in a "fly by."
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This whale's tail almost dwarfs the other whale watching boat in the distance.
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A sea lion peaks out of the water to investigate us as we watch for "the tail of the whale."
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On an excursion to see the whales, many "tales of the whales" surfaced
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These Sea Lions and seals shared an old buoy. However, any younguns' who tried to jump aboard were met with growls and baring of teeth
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