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My Early Years: Curt Lyons Rock Climbing at Vedauwoo

Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography Blog Posted on July 17, 2014 by DanJuly 17, 2014

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Life was good in the summer of 1996. I had a pretty cush day job scanning photos at a Kodak PhotoCD lab, and I spent just about every afternoon and weekend rock climbing around Colorado and Wyoming. Still a few months away from being fired from my job… ahem, I mean turning pro, my photography passion was in full swing and I ran countless rolls of Fuji Velvia slide film through my Nikon N90 trying to build up my skills and my portfolio.

At the time I was pretty focused on rock climbing photography, and as luck would have it, I had a few built in models with my fellow dirtbag climbing buddies. One of these cats was my good friend and co-worker Curt Lyons, who sat across from me at the photo scanning station. (My other climbing co-worker was Juston Ledoux, seen bouldering in this photo.)

Tall and lanky, Curt was a southern California boy who had honed his skills at places like Joshua Tree, Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks before moving to Colorado. He was a solid climber and a lot of fun to hang out with. I learned a lot from him during those years we climbed together, and we still love to reminisce about those early days. One of my favorite memories of Curt was watching him make cowboy coffee during our trip to Devil’s Tower.

We had driven his little brown Toyota truck with the white topper up from Fort Collins the night before, and were camped in this open field within sight of the tower. The next morning, I crawled out of the back of the topper and saw Curt swinging the coffee pot around in a circle by the handle in a crazy windmill motion. He looked just like Pete Townshend.

His method was to boil a camp kettle full of water and loose coffee, then take it off the stove and use centrifugal force to make the grounds settle to the bottom of the pot. Brilliant. Pure genius, and wildly entertaining to boot.

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Anyway, during the summer of ’96, we climbed quite a bit at this funky place near Laramie called Vedauwoo. “Vee da voo,” as it’s pronounced, is like a mini Joshua Tree, full of rounded granite boulders, great crack climbing and relentless wind. The routes at Vedauwoo aren’t very long, but most of them are hard. Hard enough to make you cry. In addition to the sandbag factor of the routes themselves, the feldspar crystals that make up the surface of the rock at Vedauwoo make for great friction, but they tear your skin apart if you’re not careful. Most people tape their hands.

Of course, Curt, being a California purist, refused to ever tape up. He had good enough technique that he could get away with no tape. Me? No way. I always taped. I wasn’t nearly as confident in my skills. Plus, taping was part of the whole experience. A technique in itself. It was part of the uniform.

Sometimes during the week, Curt and I would even race up to Vedawoo to get a couple of routes in after work. Usually, we had a route in mind, and on a particular July day, we drove so that Curt could try a route called “Horn’s Mother.”

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One of the classic hard routes at Vedawoo, Horn’s Mother is the highly visible 100′ overhanging, leaning, flaring fist and off width crack right on the front of the Coke Bottle formation. You can see it right from the parking lot. It’s rated at 5.11a, but that’s Vedawoo 5.11a, which means really freaking hard. I’ve led quite a few 5.11 routes in my time, but I was always way too intimidated to try Horn’s Mother.

The crux of the route is pulling through a short overhang pretty close to the start of the route. After that, you climb 25′ up to a pod, and then it’s just 50 or so feet of strenuous and sustained 5.10 hand and fists jamming up the left leaning crack. If you have small hands, it’s even harder.

Curt brought another friend to belay him so that I could shoot photos of him climbing the route. (I don’t even remember who that was, but I’m sure that Curt sill does.) We climbed an easier way up the formation so that I could fix a rappel line down the face and be right there next to him while he was on the route.

He sent the crux like is was no problem. If course, I was way above him coming down my line, so I didn’t actually see him on that part of the route. When I did meet up with Curt about halfway up the final crack, he was tired. Arms about to die tired, but he kept chugging up the crack with solid technique, a bit of brute force and the benefit of a long reach.

About two thirds of the way up, he was was getting really gassed and desperately needed a rest. Determined to do the entire route without falling or hanging on the rope, Curt knew that he had to take a break and shake his arms out, and as luck would have it, he found a way to get out of the crack and stand on these little granite pods that stuck out there on the face.

Throwing in a #4 Friend, he clipped the rope, stepped out of the crack and actually found a no-hands rest right there win the middle of one of the hardest routes that he’d ever climbed. This odd, precarious feat of balance allowed him to regain the strength necessary to power up the last section to the top.

Watching Curt climb Horn’s Mother up close was an awesome experience and I’ve always loved the photos I shot of him on the route. I’ll never forget that day and I’ll never forget the look of pain, suffering and thankful relief when he found that tiny rest spot that gave him brief reprieve from the unrelenting crack. I’ll never forget the close, intimate view that I had of him while he pushed his limits and onsighted the route on his very first try. During those brief minutes, and for the next few days, Curt was my hero.

I shot this photo on Fuji Velvia 50 slide film with my Nikon N90 and 24mm f/2.8D lens. I still have this lens, and in fact, it’s probably seen more use shooting rock climbing than any one of my other lenses.

Thanks for the memories Curt. I hope the route didn’t leave you with too many emotional scars.

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My Early Years

This series called My Early Years, profiles some of my images and experiences as a budding young photographer back in the mid and late 90s. My goal to show you that photography is a progression and that we all have a long road of unique experiences that make up our photography life/career. And to tell some fun stories.

Most of the images in this series were shot on film and are thus derived from either Nikon Coolscan files or from early Kodak Photo CDs, which are still readable on Apple iPhoto.

I hope that you enjoy this look back at the much younger and much less experienced Dan Bailey. If you’d like to read more articles like this and be notified whenever I post similar features, please consider signing up for my newsletter, which also includes regular news, exclusive content, photography tips, industry isight and special deals.

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My Early Years: The Eliminator Bouldering Photo

Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography Blog Posted on February 3, 2014 by DanFebruary 3, 2014

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In early November of 1995, after living in Boston for seven years, I arrived in sunny Fort Collins, Colorado with dreams of someday becoming a pro photographer. I’d been shooting photos for about five and a half years and even though I still had a ways to go before making that jump, I’d already earned a few dollars licensing my photos through the stock agency and selling prints. Nothing big, but it was enough to fuel my motivation.

My gear at the time consisted of two camera bodies, a Nikon N90 and an all manual chrome FM-2, two AF lenses, 24mm f/2.8D and 70-210mm f/4-5.6, and two manual lenses; 50mm /1.4 and 105mm f/2.5. The only one I don’t still have is my manual 50mm. Sadly, I somehow lost it in the dark on location a few years later, and I replaced it with my current 50mm f/1.8.

Shortly after moving to The Fort, I quickly discovered Horsetooth Reservoir, the legendary bouldering mecca for northern Colorado, and spent many afternoons and weekend days there honing my climbing skills and meeting new climbing friends. In fact, some of the lasting friendships that I still have I met during those early days climbing at Horsetooth.

The most popular area of Horsetooth is known as Rotary Park, which sits upon a west-facing bluff high above the reservoir, getting blasted by afternoon sunshine and providing awesome views and warm weather climbing opportunities, almost year round. Steeped in history, Rotary Park is home to some of the most famous boulder problems established by legendary early climbers like John Gill.

Some of the famous boulders at Rotary Park include The Mental Block, Punk Rock, Cat Eye Wall, Pitch Penny Boulder, and perhaps most famous, The Eliminator Boulder.

With its menacing ships prow profile that overhangs on the south side of the rock, The Eliminator is a test piece climbing challenge for everyone who drop down that first series of ledges from the parking area, scurries along pathways that wind through the prickly mountain mahogany bushes and finds themself staring up at this legendary piece of Dakota sandstone.

The mega classic boulder problem that ascends up the prow is knows as “Right Eliminator.” It’s hard right from the ground, especially if you’re short. You start by pinching the overhanging corner itself with your right hand, and then jumping to grab a sideways with your left.

If you manage to grab it, your have to quickly paste your feet on the rock in order to keep yourself from dropping off of the overhang and falling back the ground. If you’re able to hold on, continuing up the corner it’s even all that hard. Scary, but not as hard as that first move.

For many people, that first move is the crux. That’s where most of us get spit out. We’ll try over and over again, pinching and jumping, pinching and jumping… and falling off with frustration before giving it another go. How many times can your fingers last before you just can’t try anymore? Ten times? Twenty times?

There’s always another day, but usually the same thing happens. Some climbers will try that first move hundreds of times before sticking. Or not. In all my years bouldering at Horsetooth, I only managed to stick it four times. Only four times did I manage to make it to the top of Right Eliminator, and that first time I felt like I’d achieved mythical status, because that’s what it always seemed like whenever I saw someone else do it.

Like this old photo of Dave Wallace above. Shot during one of my first trips to Rotary Park in the fall of 1995, this was the first time I’d met Dave and Lance Lemkau (spotting), and watching these local Fort Collins hard men climb Right Eliminator with such confidence was like watching an explosion of greatness. I was in total awe.

I asked Dave if he’d do the problem again for my camera, and so on that fateful day, I crouched down low with my Nikon D90, snapped just when he nailed the final move and up the corner captured one of my first favorite Colorado adventure images.

Made with the 24mm lens on Fuji Velvia slide film, I have always felt that this was one of those shots that helped me define my style of being right there in the middle of the action. To me, it’s got light, color, subject, dynamic lines and a peak moment of movement in a good place in the frame. I don’t think it ever got used anywhere, but it’s always been one of my favorites and thought it would make a great Climbing Magazine cover. I submitted it, but they never bit.

Here’s another photo of The Eliminator below I shot years later which shows you the problem from a different angle.

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My Early Years

This is the first post in a series called My Early Years, which profiles some of my images and experiences as a budding young photographer back in the mid and late 90s. I present this series to show you that photography is a progression and that we all have a long road of unique experiences that make up our photography life/career.

Most of the images in this series were shot on film and are thus derived from either Nikon Coolscan files or from early Kodak Photo CDs, which are still readable on Apple iPhoto.

I hope that you enjoy this look back at the much younger and much less experienced Dan Bailey. If you’d like to read more articles like this and be notified whenever I post similar features, please consider signing up for my newsletter, which also includes regular news, photography tips, industry isight and special deals.

 

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Using Anticipation to Create Stronger Photographs

Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography Blog Posted on July 11, 2013 by DanSeptember 10, 2018

I like to think that there are four main ingredients to a great image: Vision, Anticipation, Technique and Luck. I talk about vision quite a bit here on the blog, and in my Making The Image eBook. Galen Rowell also talks in great detail about vision in his excellent book Mountain Light, which has long been one of my favorite creative outdoor photography reference manuals, as does David duChemin in his own Vision is Better eBook series. Stick around and I’m sure you’ll get another vision post from me soon.

Like vision, technique is something that we all keep learning as we progress through the years. Some people seem to grasp the technical aspects of photography more quickly than others, but for all of us, mastering the craft of cameras and picture taking is a lifelong process. In essence, it’s just mastering your technique just takes time, practice and getting to know your equipment.

The third ingredient, luck, is all about moments. We can’t control them, they just happen. You might have heard the term “f8 and be there,” which was first said by photojournalist Arthur Fellig. Sometimes being in the right place at the right time and having your camera on and pointed in the right direction is all that’s required to capture a fabulous photograph. Remember, though, luck cannot be controlled.

The Fourth Ingredient: Anticipation

Forget what I just said above. You can control luck; to a certain extent, if you learn how to use anticipation in your photography. I actually consider anticipation to be the secret ingredient behind luck. It’s essentially knowing, or having a pretty good idea of what’s about to happen next. It’s like seeing in the future, only without 100% certainty.

Anticipation is thinking geometrically instead of linearly. So much of photography is about anticipation, and learning how to incorporate this important element into your style will allow your success rate to skyrocket. Learn how to see geometrically and you’ll create great images on a more regular basis, because you’ll go from mere observer to being an active participant in whatever event that you’re shooting.

Anticipation is about evaluating the scene before you. It’s about studying and understanding all the elements that will need to come together in order to make a great image, all in the blink of an aye, and then putting yourself in optimum position so that when a great moment does happen, you’ll be right there, ready to snap the photo. It’s basically stacking the “luck deck” in your favor. The truth is that more often than not, outstanding images are rooted in anticipation rather than in pure luck.

The types of elements that you might anticipate in your scene can vary. Let’s look at some specific image examples. In the skiing shot above, which I shot with my Fujifilm X20, I recognized that my three friends were going to cross that large open basin below, so I stood up on the ridge and waited for them to get down there. Of course, this meant that once I’d nailed the shot, I had some catching up to do, but that’s often the price I have to pay as an outdoor adventure photographer.

In this photo, which is the cover shot on my Behind The Action eBook, I knew in advance that the climber was going to grab for that two-finger pocket with his right hand. I’d seen him climb this bouldering route before. I’d climbed this route, and I’d grabbed the pocket myself before, so I had a pretty intimate knowledge of how he’d move up the rock.

Armed with this knowledge, I waited for good light and then grabbed my Nikon 24mm f/2.8 wide angle lens and positioned myself in the right vantage point so that I could press the shutter the moment he reached for the pocket. It wasn’t a surprise when he grabbed it, and so I was fully prepared for that moment.

Light is obviously a very important element in photography. Often times when shooting landscapes, you actually imagine how the light from the setting sun will look on your subject in, say an hour.

That’s looking into the future. That’s anticipating what your subject will look like in a time that’s later than “now,” and then seeking a good vantage point from which to shoot. It’s about recognizing a potential convergence and then moving to a place where you can capture it. This aerial photo of the Kichatna Spires was also shot with the Fujifilm X20. When you’re flying through the air at 80 mph, you don’t really have time to think, you only have time to see, anticipate and press the shutter.

 

The placement of your subject in the frame is a big one, especially for adventure and sports photography.

Let’s say you’re shooting a trail runner. You watch the runner follow a certain path through the landscape. All the while, you’re scoping out the scene until you see a compelling background. You’re also keeping your eye out for possible vantage points so that you can create the most compelling composition. Recognizing this potential convergence, you work backwards, knowing that in order to get that shot, you’ll have to move to a certain location and put on the right lens so that you can frame the shot as you see it in your mind.

Eventually, the runner reaches that spot and you fire the shutter. You got the shot because you used your imagination, anticipated a potential photograph before it existed and then worked to make it come to life. You didn’t just stand there and take a snapshot, you looked. You saw. You imagined. You moved. You looked again. You kept moving, or possibly even ran to the new vantage point, and looked again. Again, thinking and acting geometrically. This shot above was made with my Nikon 14mm f/2.8 ED ultra wide lens.

Anticipation is also about understanding your subject matter with a certain degree of intimacy. Most good sports and adventure photographers succeed in part because they possess thorough knowledge of the activities that they’re shooting. Having an idea of just when a rock climber might place a piece of gear or lunge for that handhold, or knowing the path a kayaker might take through the rapid helps you better anticipate those decisive moments when the peak action happens.

The same goes for any type of photography really, whether you’re shooting dancers, race cars, baseball, little kids on the playground, or even a simple portrait, all of which involve studying your subject and trying to get an idea of when that decisive moment or expression might occur. As you get better, your anticipation skills will increase to the point where you’ll have total awareness of your scene. The process of seeing, evaluating and knowing how to respond will become second nature.

If you learn to work the element of anticipation into your photographic style, you’ll go from being an audience member to a director in the image making process. You’ll start to see a vast improvement in the quality and production value of your photographs.

For more photography ideas, check out some of the other creative tips posts that are stuffed inside the archives on this site. Also, see a detailed review of the specific gear that I useto create my imagery.

Posted in Creative Tips | Tagged adventure photographer, adventure photography, Creative Tips, outdoor photography, photography, photography tips, rock climbing, skiing, trail running | 2 Replies

6 Tips for More Dramatic Photos in The Outdoors

Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography Blog Posted on August 22, 2012 by DanJuly 31, 2013

No matter if you’re shooting landscapes, people, airplanes, cityscapes, or faraway temples in exotic locations around the world, here are a few solid tips that will help you create more dramatic imagery and improve your outdoor photography. Even if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Tips | Tagged Alaska, climbing, Colorado, Creative Tips, creativity, Denali, landscapes, mountains, outdoor photography, photographers, photography, rock climbing | 4 Replies

Heath Mackay Climbing Supercrack, Indian Creek Canyon, Utah

Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography Blog Posted on November 16, 2010 by DanNovember 16, 2010

Supercrack. This legendary and almost mythical feature that breaks the Dakota standstone on a certain wall in the Canyonlands of Southeast Utah is, without a doubt, one of the most famous rock climbing routes in all the world. First climbed … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Images | Tagged adventure photographer, Canyonlands, climbing, outdoor photography, Photographer, photography, rock climbing, Utah | 1 Reply

A Great Image is about the Relationship Between Two Elements

Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography Blog Posted on September 21, 2010 by DanSeptember 21, 2010

They say “No man is an island.” The same could be said for a great subject in photography. When I critique student photos in my photo workshops and online courses, I often seen images that seem to have great potential, … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Tips | Tagged climbing, creativity, flamenco, instruction, landscapes, photography, rock climbing, Spain, travel photography | 1 Reply

Juston Ledoux Bouldering, Horsetooth Reservoir, Colorado

Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography Blog Posted on August 10, 2010 by DanAugust 10, 2010

Here’s another one of my favorite bouldering photos from Colorado. This one was shot in the Rotary Park area of Horsetooth Reservoir. Overlooking the water on the west side of the first hogback, just outside of Fort Collins, Rotary Park is … Continue reading →

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Photo Mechanic Plus software offers a complete catalog/image database solution and photo management system for photographers. Photo Mechanic has long been the center of my own photography workflow, and I highly recommend the program to any and every photographer. It offers incredibly fast image browsing and comprehensive search, filter, catalog and management tools that will help speed up your photography life. 

Here is my review of the Photo Mechanic Plus: https://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/new-photo-mechanic-plus-offers-full-catalog-functionality/

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A Look at Photo Mechanic Plus: An Excellent Image Catalog and Photo Management Software Solution
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The XF90mm f/2 is an incredible and highly versatile, fast prime lens that offers excellent image quality and razor sharp imagery in a relatively compact design. It gives you that classic telephoto look without the size and weight of a big lens. Here's a look at some of the reasons I love this lens and photo examples to show you how you can use it in your photography.

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Why I Love This Lens - FUJIFILM XF90mm f/2 WR
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More photography tips and the 3rd lesson in my "Exposure" series. In this video, I give you what I feel is the most important exposure rule to follow and explain the most cruicial factors you need to consider in order to achieve the best possible exposure for your scene. These are expert tips that will allow you to deal with challenging light and capture your scenes with skill and confidence.

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The #1 Most Important Exposure Rule You Should Follow, and How You Can Apply it in Your Photography
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In this short film, I take you along with me during a summer hike out to an Alaskan glacier and give you a virtual adventure tour of this wild place. Set to original music.

The Lake George Glacier is one of large ice fields in the Chugach Mountains of Alaska. I've explored this area a number of times over the years, and it's always an amazing sight to behold. During this summer's visit, I was struck at how much the glacier has receded in a very short time frame. Three years ago, I was able to walk right out on the ice, but now, the edge of the ice lies hundreds of feet away from the surrounding hillsides and it's much lower in elevation.

Check out this blog post to see the dramatic difference in the ice levels compared to a few years ago: https://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/hiking-on-the-lake-george-glacier-alaska/

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The original music in this video was recorded in Logic Pro X and the guitar solo as played on my sunburst Les Paul through IK Multimedia Amplitube software.

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Lake George Glacier Hike - Virtual Tour of an Alaska Ice Field.
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So, this is a little different... Today, I release So, this is a little different... Today, I released, what is essentially my debut album. I also started a music blog to chronicle and share my own geeky ideas about music and guitar, since those things are such enormously important parts of my life. I’ve been a guitar player for longer than I’ve been a photographer, and I studied music recording and production at @berkleecollege of music. And, with the crazy year we’ve had, I’ve decided that my life is too short to not try and make as much music as I can going forward. 

My brand new album, “Seven Years” is a collection of newly remastered guitar oriented instrumentals I recorded between 2000-2007. Those seven years represent the evolution, and the beginnings of my experiments and learning experience with songwriting and digital recording. You can listen and read my music blog in my profile link.
Those sweeping views of the mountains is what’s Those sweeping views of the mountains is what’s sometimes needed to help calm the sound from that while ails us. #choosemountains #optoutside #neverstopexploring #fujifilmx_us #awesome_earthpix
There’s a lot of stuff out there in the world to There’s a lot of stuff out there in the world to photograph, and some of it is pretty fleeting. I feel pretty lucky, I’m or fortunate, or blessed, or whatever it is when I’m able to line up a scene like this in my viewfinder, let alone witness it with my own eyes. #landscapelovers #choosemountains #fujifilm_xseries
Yesterday’s flight was a wonderful and cathartic Yesterday’s flight was a wonderful and cathartic way to begin the new year. I hardly flew in 2020, so I’m looking forward to getting my rhythm back and spending more time chasing good light in my little Cessna. This was shot with the #Fujifilm #X100V using the awesome Classic Neg. film simulation. Falling love with this camera/color combo was one of the good parts of 2020. @fujifilmx_us #mountainlife #aviationlovers
Not a bad start to 2021! So far, so good. I look f Not a bad start to 2021! So far, so good. I look forward to more good days ahead as we slowly crawl back into the light. Happy New Year, everyone! #getoutdoors #choosemountains #Alaska @fujifilmx_us
At precisely 12:12pm EST on 12/12/20, it was still At precisely 12:12pm EST on 12/12/20, it was still dark as night here in #Alaska. With jammies still on underneath my pants, I stepped out onto my front porch to capture a few photos of our little string of half-buried string of holiday lights! #fujifilm1212 @fujifilmx_us #x100v #fujifilm_xseries #fujix100v #myfujifilmlegacy #createeveryday #creativity #photographyislife
Woke up to new snow falling from the sky this morn Woke up to new snow falling from the sky this morning, so when it finally got light enough outside, I tromped around with the camera in my backyard and shot some photos of our Japanese maple. Made this with the new @7artisansofficial 60mm f2.8 macro lens. #natureshots #alaska #winterwonderland #fujifilm_xseries #earthfocus #fujifilmx_us #7artisans60mmf28
Cook Inlet sunset. Cook Inlet sunset.
Nothing beats the great light and yummy sherbet co Nothing beats the great light and yummy sherbet colors of late fall in the Chugach. #Alaska #earthfocus #fujifilm #fujifilm_xseries #thegreatoutdoors
Looking back to one of my most memorable images, s Looking back to one of my most memorable images, shot during a brisk autumn evening a few years ago while airplane camping all by myself out at the Knik Glacier. This glowing iceberg photo is the subject of my latest video tutorial, where I take you behind the scenes and share the specific approach, gear, techniques and story behind the image. You can watch the video on my YouTube channel. Link in profile. #landscapephotographer #fujifilm_xseries #adventureawaits #neverstopexploring #alaska #earthpix @fujifilmx_us @fujifilm.focus
Rainbow Peak, donning its lightweight fall blanket Rainbow Peak, donning its lightweight fall blanket of snow and getting ready for colder weather ahead. #fujifilm_xseries #landscapephotomag #choosemountains #alaska #greatnorthcollective #mountainlovers
Fall doesn’t always last very long here in Alask Fall doesn’t always last very long here in Alaska, but we’ve been lucky to have a beautiful display of autumn colors this year and no huge wind storms to blow it all away. #myfujifilmlegacy #myfujilove #x100v #landscapephotography #naturephotos #autumncolors
The most memorable evenings I’ve had in a long t The most memorable evenings I’ve had in a long time. #cessna #sunsetlovers #natgeo #fujifilm_xseries
Certain landscapes bathed in magical light really Certain landscapes bathed in magical light really put my imagination in overdrive. The Knik glacier from this viewpoint has such a powerful impact on my drive for creativity and exploration; especially in early fall as the earlier sunsets light up the peaks above this magnificent river of ice. #Alaska #glacier #myfujifilmlegacy #myfujilove #landscapephotography
A random glimpse of sunshine on a cool and cloudy A random glimpse of sunshine on a cool and cloudy evening in the Chugach. #alaskalife #landscapephotography #fujifilm_xseries
The last days of another amazing Alaskan summer. # The last days of another amazing Alaskan summer. #fujifilm_xseries #Alaska #landscapephotography
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