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2013-06-19 16:56:57 (13 comments, 5 reshares, 70 +1s)

Monday night along Turnagain Arm, Chugach National Forest, Alaska.

2013-06-18 03:06:54 (9 comments, 9 reshares, 75 +1s)

Looking down on a houseboat on Lake Powell.

2013-06-14 19:28:53 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 40 +1s)

Hard core birders go to great expense to travel to the remote corners of Alaska in order to catch a glimpse of this bird, a Red-legged Kittiwake, as they only live in very localized areas of the sub-arctic Pacific.  We spotted what we believed to be a Red-legged Kittiwak  in  Prince William Sound on our way to Cordova, in the popular black-legged Kittiwake colony straight across from  Whittier.  I don’t know if it is still there, but if it is, this could become a big draw for birders this summer.

2013-06-11 18:12:25 (9 comments, 5 reshares, 73 +1s)

The Grand Canyon from 20 to 25 thousand feet from the jet on my flight back to Alaska.

2013-06-10 19:15:26 (9 comments, 10 reshares, 46 +1s)

So nice to be back home in Alaska after an awesome trip:  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/home

2013-06-09 22:31:59 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Missed this while traveling and didn't get a chance to say thanks!

http://www.photoextract.com/plus-extract/2013/5/31

2013-06-06 14:27:51 (11 comments, 4 reshares, 76 +1s)

We are now in Phoenix getting our RV ready for storage and preparing for the long trip home.  Since it is approaching 110 here today – looking forward to getting back to Alaska!

This was from Upper Antelope Canyon.  I have always avoided this place on my earlier trips to Page because of the huge crowds this place attracts.  The crowds were worse then I imagine, but the scenery was amazing!

2013-06-04 19:45:36 (10 comments, 3 reshares, 55 +1s)

Picked up some nice assignment work with a book publisher - so will be spending the last few days of this trip at Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas.  This was from yesterday.

2013-06-01 14:31:38 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 64 +1s)

Last night at the Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park, Utah.

2013-05-31 15:26:17 (10 comments, 16 reshares, 75 +1s)

This is from yesterday on one of my favorite hikes anywhere in the U.S. - the Zion Narrows! 

Here are a few more Zion Photos: http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Zion%20National%20Park.htm

2013-05-30 16:10:32 (12 comments, 11 reshares, 74 +1s)

We arrived in Zion National Park last night.

I love Zion:  http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Zion%20National%20Park.htm

2013-05-28 15:26:08 (8 comments, 9 reshares, 99 +1s)

A beautiful sunrise near West Canyon on Lake Powell last weekend. 

Our tent and a rented skiff - our version of a houseboat!

2013-05-23 13:14:53 (10 comments, 7 reshares, 75 +1s)

A stairway in the Lower Antelope Slot Canyon near Page, Arizona.  What an amazing place! 

This was from yesterday - I first visited the place about 12 years ago, it has sure become more popular!

2013-05-22 21:53:40 (8 comments, 6 reshares, 67 +1s)

Last nights sunset at Lake Powell.

2013-05-20 16:50:56 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 42 +1s)

A recent evening along Route 66 in Williams, Arizona. 

2013-05-18 03:47:12 (4 comments, 5 reshares, 87 +1s)

Another sunset at Grand Canyon National Park.

2013-05-16 15:33:44 (7 comments, 7 reshares, 82 +1s)

A couple of people enjoying a sandy beach along the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.  

The constantly changing perspective as you hike from the rim to the bottom of the canyon makes it seem like a completely different place - an amazing experience!

2013-05-15 15:16:52 (8 comments, 4 reshares, 46 +1s)

Sunset last night over the Grand Canyon.

By the way, I still have some room in my nature photography workshop this Saturday at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens:  http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Photography-Workshops/Photography-Seminar-Phoenix.htm

2013-05-14 17:12:37 (5 comments, 6 reshares, 30 +1s)

Spent the last couple of awesome nights at the Bright Angel Campground near the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Here are the details:  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/bright-angel-campground

2013-05-10 04:22:29 (4 comments, 8 reshares, 58 +1s)

May?  Last week in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

2013-04-26 18:00:22 (4 comments, 11 reshares, 54 +1s)

After Cordova, then off to Grand Canyon National Park and other parts of Northern Arizona!  Really excited!  Here are details:  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/grand-canyon-slot-canyons-and-more

2013-04-25 16:34:32 (12 comments, 5 reshares, 65 +1s)

Monday morning will be the beginning of 5 fun weeks of travel for me!  It will start co-guiding a trip across Prince William Sound for a week, and then 4 days in Cordova for the amazing shorebird migration you see pictured above.  Not only will we be seeing shorebirds on the delta, but there are many other things planned including a flight to Kayak Island, a place I have always wanted to see.

I’m excited for a few reasons – first, I’ll be working with 3 good friends and fellow staff members from last winters trip to Antarctica.  It is an unexpected treat to be hired to work with these great guys  again so soon.

Second, the shorebird migration is really an amazing thing to see.  At times there are literally tens of thousands of birds at one time passing through the area in thick flocks.

Third – it is going to be a treat to spend a week in Prince William Soundaboard a bea... more »

2013-04-25 01:19:40 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 50 +1s)

This is looking back into Lemaire Channel after we had just passed through it on our ice-breaker.  The mountains out of the frame to the left rise as high and are as dramatic as the ones you see here on the right side of the channel.  Hard to believe there is even room for a boat to pass through this spot!  This is my favorite area of Antarctica, and fortunately we pass through this channel twice – Southbound and again Northbound.

2013-04-22 17:58:37 (7 comments, 6 reshares, 52 +1s)

I know it is a ways off, but today I'm announcing my 2014 Alaska Photo Tours!  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/2014-alaska-photo-tours

2013-04-18 18:41:16 (9 comments, 4 reshares, 56 +1s)

Walk this way!

2013-04-16 20:02:04 (13 comments, 12 reshares, 67 +1s)

I'm honored and excited to be able to share the news that I have been hired again  for a return trip to Antarctica!! Should be a blast!  You can read more here:  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/going-back-to-antarctica

2013-04-12 19:05:56 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 54 +1s)

Underwater iceberg patterns revealed when this iceberg became grounded.   Brown Bluff, Antarctica.

2013-04-11 17:39:10 (1 comments, 9 reshares, 46 +1s)

Thought I would share an image of the Waterpocket Fold in Southern Utah today since I was writing about the book Singing Stone  A Natural History of the Escalante Canyons on the blog today:  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/singing-stone-a-natural-history-of-the-escalante-canyons

2013-04-10 19:05:23 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 30 +1s)

A wall mural, Ushuaia, Argentina.

2013-04-09 18:00:16 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 61 +1s)

Ushuaia, Argentina.  Why this place reminded me so much of my hometown of Seward, Alaska: http://www.my-photo-blog.com/ushuaia-argentina

2013-04-08 18:13:10 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 42 +1s)

This is a place in Antarctica that very, very few people are ever able to see.  Here is the story:  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/base-w-detaille-island

2013-04-05 21:16:27 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 17 +1s)

A Facebook phone sounds about as cool as a movie star wearing a Walmart dress on the red carpet!  But, here are some more of my predictions for the new Facebook phone:

- Just as you get use to it, they will changed the "look", and moved all the buttons and stuff.

- No matter how many times you change settings, "enemies of friends" can still see photos you have taken with the thing.

- Daily phone calls inviting you to play Farmville so that some friend can get another imaginary pig or fence or something.

- Some of your business calls won't 't go through because not enough people "liked" your phone.

- You now feel obligated to call all your friends on their birthday!

- Now every company in the world has your contact info and can call you!

Have any more?  :)

2013-04-05 16:48:18 (6 comments, 11 reshares, 84 +1s)

Whale bones on Jougla point on Wiencke Island, Antarctica.

2013-04-04 18:09:01 (6 comments, 4 reshares, 33 +1s)

So proud to have the cover of all three Bell's Alaska Travel Guides!!  If in Alaska, be sure to pick on up!  Here are the other two:  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/bells-alaska-travel-guides-2013

2013-04-03 17:37:01 (8 comments, 8 reshares, 48 +1s)

An unexpected career change has just lead to a sudden opening into my most popular photo tour – this trip was sold out by last October!  I already have a list forming of people interested in 2014!

Plus, thanks to an airfare war – I’m seeing some of the cheapest airfares to and from the Lower 48 then I have seen in years!  So if you don’t already have summer plans, this just might be the perfect time to come to Alaska and experience these amazing animals up-close!  To learn more go to:  http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Photo-Tours/Bear-Photo-Tour.htm

2013-04-02 19:15:22 (10 comments, 28 reshares, 98 +1s)

It was always fun to watch penguins enter the water.  Typically, none of them wanted to be the first to jump in - presumably out of fear of being eaten by a lurking Leopard Seal hiding out under the iceberg.  Once one went safely, they would all go.  Although the first one to jump usually wasn't extra brave, but typically pushed in by the gathering mob behind it.

2013-03-29 17:24:11 (12 comments, 17 reshares, 99 +1s)

One of many memorable evening this past January in Antarctica.  This was from up on Danco Island. 

2013-03-26 18:50:17 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 48 +1s)

I recently offered a nature photography workshop through another marketing channel, and wanted to give my followers here on G+ the same opportunity in case anyone is in the Phoenix area in late May.

In short, I will be doing a three hour instructional class at the beautiful Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Arizona, followed by a two hour photo walk in the gardens where you can immediately practice what I taught.  The seminar, photo walk, admission to the Desert Botanical Gardens and parking can all be purchased for only $69 right now which is the same great deal, one time price, I offered through the marketing channel.  Right now there are 40 people signed up, but we have room for a few more.

If you would like more information, or would like to sign up, then check out this page:  http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Photography-Workshops/Photography-Seminar-Phoenix.htm

2013-03-30 05:42:05 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 57 +1s)

Beep Beep, these guys are cool!  While we were in Anza-Borrego earlier this month I would spot this guy cruising through our campsite from time to time hunting for bugs – fun to watch.

2013-03-22 17:53:22 (4 comments, 7 reshares, 59 +1s)

A nesting Great Horned Owl last week in Borrego Springs, California.

Seeing the arrival of a half a foot of fresh snow fall at the home office in Alaska this morning makes this memory feel far more distant then just a week!

2013-03-21 17:28:52 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

We are back home! Got back just in time to see my nephew ski in the Western Championships in Girdwood yesterday. Here is the story:  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/under-16-western-championships

2013-03-15 16:12:08 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 59 +1s)

Sunrise this morning just a short time ago.  Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.

2013-03-13 18:34:41 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 46 +1s)

Fount this Flat-tail Horned Lizard yesterday.  It looks like something that should be roaming with the dinosaurs.

2013-03-12 16:27:58 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 52 +1s)

A Fishhook cactus from yesterday morning and a update on the Anza-Borrego wildflowers:  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/anza-borrego-wildflower-update-2013

2013-03-08 16:52:44 (9 comments, 7 reshares, 57 +1s)

This week I was finally able to mountain bike to the biggest and longest curved wooden rail road trestle ever built in the United States.  It was very cool!  http://www.my-photo-blog.com/goat-canyon-trestle

2013-03-04 17:59:07 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 49 +1s)

Since it has almost been almost a week since I have posted, I though I needed to do an update as to what we have been up to over a busy week.

Recently we have lost out on some photo sales for laughlin photos because my coverage was not current enough – evidently some of the hotel names have changed.  So we ended up doing a quick three day trip over to Southern Nevada.

We then returned to Anza-Borrego for my Anza-Borrego photo workshop along with a private tour – I had a lot of fun, wonderful people and great photo opportunities!   The highlights for me included the amazing sunrise on Sunday morning and watching a young Desert Bighorn nurse just a short distance away from us on Friday morning.  I won’t be sharing photos from those days since I don’t photograph during my workshops, but it sure appeared everyone else got some pretty cool stuff and for me that is verysatisfying.... more »

2013-02-27 16:47:44 (9 comments, 10 reshares, 75 +1s)

Chinstrap penguins on an iceberg in Antarctica.

2013-02-23 17:31:23 (7 comments, 6 reshares, 89 +1s)

Gentoo Penguins last month in Antarctica.  I love that background!

2013-02-21 16:52:56 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

I have spared you from my shameless self promotion posts over the last few months, but this magazine it too cool not to share.  It showed up just before we left on this current trip and I grabbed a photo of the magazine cover just as I was walking out the door.  The cover photo is of beautiful downtown Spokane, Washington.

2013-02-21 15:55:23 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

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Great Photographers With < 50,000 Followers

This is a very special circle.  I’ve not shared it before but I have shared the people in it.  I call it the Graduates Circle.  These are the fine people that I shared with you when they had < 25,000 followers but now they have more – they’ve graduated!  These are the people who are top photographers, very interactive, and are the heart and soul of G+.  I ask each of them to identify those people who inspire them, form a circle and share it.

The photographers here are all in my personal circles.  The choices are mine and mine alone.  No one asked, begged, or pleaded to belong.  No bribes were offered oraccepted.  Th... more »