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Shooting Alaska Bush Pilot Portraits At The Valdez Fly-In

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Last year was my first time going to the May Day Fly-in down in Valdez, Alaska. If you’ve never been, it’s basically this: Beavers, Otters, Super Cubs, Cessna 185s, 35-inch bush wheel tundra tires, STOL kits, beach landings, tricked out … Continue reading

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Photographing Inside the Cockpit with Off-Camera Flash: Warming Up the Scene

A couple of weeks ago, I posted this aviation shot of my friend Udo flying his Cessna 170 over the snow covered Alaska landscape. It was shot with my Nikon D700 and Nikon 14mm f2.8D ED AF lens. I also used … Continue reading

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Early Season Ski Flying with Udo The Flying Dutchman

With the fresh snow that fell on Thanksgiving, I went ski flying with a pilot friend, Udo Cassee, AKA The Flying Dutchman in his Cessna 170 on Saturday afternoon. We flew up and over the Chugach Mountains to check out … Continue reading

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Featured Image: Fly Fishing, Alaska Style

Just like everywhere else, here in Alaska, fishing with a fly rod is called “fly fishing.” Fishing in a place that you can only get to by bush plane is commonly referred to as “fly-in fishing.” I’m not sure what … Continue reading

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Bush Plane Photos from the 2010 May Day Fly-In, Valdez, Alaska

Last weekend, I flew with a friend down to Valdez, Alaska for the annual May Day Fly-In, which was a really great opportunity for a new pilot like me. Aside from being able to shoot lots of airplane pictures, I … Continue reading

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