Getaway Monday Image

Getaway Monday Standing on Mendenhall Lake recently I looked down at the fresh snow on the lake which was frozen in my area. I have noticed over the past winters when in Juneau the different shape the snow takes which you can see on the ice itself in this image. As the coverage of snow varied I used this to build negative and positive space in the image created. … [Read more...] about Snow and Ice

Getaway Monday It was a peaceful morning on the first day of 2017 in Juneau. I headed out to photograph sunrise which was a little before 9am. With some clouds in the southeastern sky it added some color over Sandy Beach and the old pumphouse.  Originally I was hoping to a higher tide to be there this morning, however the open beach works in this image for me as well as you … [Read more...] about First Sunrise in Juneau 2017

Getaway Monday  Driving 'Out the Road' north of Juneau I stopped at the Eagle River as I caught the low sunlight around noon on a clear winter day. With the recent snow and cold part of this river was iced over however the water still continued to flow towards the Lynn Canal. For me the river leads to the sunlight in this midday image bringing the two elements together. … [Read more...] about Eagle River in Winter

Getaway Monday This year I started out in Juneau, Alaska. I headed out to photograph sunrise and sunset which both brought plenty of color. For sunset I was at Auke Bay when I started to notice the color starting to appear in the sky. I found a good spot near Statter Harbor and watched the sunset for the evening. Plenty of people stopped by this location to capture the sunset … [Read more...] about New Years Day Sunset in Juneau

Getaway Monday Fresh snow had fallen throughout Juneau earlier in the week and cold weather and clear skies soon followed for a number of days. Taking advantage of these conditions I headed out to photograph around the area. In the middle of winter this is really only about seven hours but with the low light it is easy to take advantage of all that time quite quickly. Stopping … [Read more...] about Sunset at Auke Lake