Tundra crater

Due to the recent Kelo decision, this property is being transferred to Walmart for further development. (just kidding) Minolta XG-1

A few years back there was a movie starring Al Pacino & Robin Williams that suppossedly took place in Nightmute, Alaska. It was a murder mystery and I forgot the title of the movie. The Nightmute in the movie was a regular small town with beautiful mountain scenery, If I'm not mistaken, it was filmed near Prince Rupert, B.C. Here is a photo of the real Nightmute, which though flat, has a beauty all its own. Taken with my Minolta XG-1 and Fujichrome Sensia

Flying out of Juneau on a not so great day. Canon S110

Low tide, head of Anton Larson Bay, Kodiak. Canon S500

Low tide at the very head of anton Larson Bay, Kodiak. Canon S500

Both photos were taken with a Canon S500. Sunrise on Turnagain Arm near Beluga Point during one of my early morning bike rides.

Lime Village

Alaska Range. MinoltaXG-1

Alaska Range, Minolta XG-1.

Ressurection Bay, outside of Seward. Minolta XG-1.

Looking east down Dearmoun road in Anchorage on a sunny afternoon. Minolta XG-1, Kodak Tri-X 400.

My daughter, taken with the Minolta XG-1 and using Kodak Tri-x 400. I like this film better than theT-Max 400. It has better gray shading. The T-Max seems to have less of this gray scaling.

On the Gweek river, north of Bethel

On the Ruth Glacier, alaska range. Minolta XG-1. Photos (this one at least) fail to capture the sheer scale of this place. The plane in the photo looks as if it is going to auger into the mountain. It was probably at least a quarter of a mile away.

DC-6 at Emmonak Int'l Airport

Emmonak approach, on the lower Yukon.

Minolta XG-1, Kodak Tmax 400 BW film. Looking west back from where I came.

Minolta XG-1, Kodak Tmax 400 film

No, this isn't an altered version of the image I posted Saturday. This was taken with my Minolta and some Kodak Tmax 400 BW film. I underexposed the photos somewhat, probably due to the red filter on the lens. I should have compensated by overexposing by a full stop. Oh well, learning is one of my main reasons for this.

Minolta XG-1 & Kodachrome64. This image and the slide below were scanned with a Canon Canoscan8400F scanner.

Minolta XG-1, Kodachrome 64

Canon S500. Today's and yesterday's photos were taken Friday afternoon. It was such a nice day that I slithered out of work after lunch and took a bike ride.

Canon S500

Canon S500

Canon S500

Minolta XG-1, Fujichrome Provia100. Sunset from upper DeArmoun Rd. Anchorage

Minolta XG-1, Kodachrome64. Flying south on the Kuskokwim river towards Bethel on a winter afternoon.

Fishcamp on the Kwethluk River, just north of Bethel. Minolta XG-1.

Kwethluk River fishcamp. Minolta XG-1

Canon S500. From yesterday morning's ride.

Near Potter's Marsh. Canon S500

Canon S500.

January 2005, KPL dock in Kenai. Canon S500. A cold but calm morning.

Scammon Bay approach

Scammon Bay on the shores of the beautiful Bering Sea. Camera: Minolta XG-1, film: Kodachrome64, plane: Cessna caravan

Soccer night, last Thursday. My daughter's (#7) team had a game, so I brought my Minolta XG-1 with a 35-135 zoom, a polarizing filter and a roll of Fujichrome Provia 400. My crude attempts at sports photography are shown here. What did I learn? The 400 ASA film is good for action shots. I should have taken off the filter because everything's a little darker than I'd like it to be. Oh well, live & learn. Everyone had fun, it was a nice night & her team won a friendly game with none of the 'sports parents from hell' we've all heard so much about. Except maybe that guy that was taking all those photos!

Half-moon over the soccer field.

The goalie kicks it into play.

The defense kicks it downfield

The offense takes it down the field

The defense kicks it outta there!

The other team scores a goal.

Different day, same flower.

Life in the front yard

School's out