Downtown Anchorage. The Conoco-Phillips building reflecting off of the Atwood building. Canon S500

Morning light on the mountains. Iliamna on the left, Readout on the right and the moon between them. Canon S500

The west side of Mt. Readout. Canon S500

Something different. No sunny brilliant day, no great light for taking photos. No stunning views. Approaching Russian Mission on the Yukon River, down near the deck on a crappy day.

Russian Mission approach on a crappy day.

Yet another Denali Nat. Park late afternoon photo. Minolta XG-1.

More Denali Nat. Park, late afternoon light. Minolta XG-1

Denali National Park, late summer evening. Taken with my Minolta XG-1.

Don't even ask

Joe & Cindi... Bethel, Alaska

Last night's rainbow around 10p.m. canon S500

Downtown Anchorage. Canon S500

The south view from Rendezvous Peak on a suny summer day. Canon S110

The White Mountains, north of Fairbanks, looking north. Minolta XG-1.

Ok, this is not Alaska. It's Hawaii. Specifically the Island ofHawaii, on South Point Road. It's about half a mile from the end of the road and about as far south as you're going to get in the 50 states. Minolta XG-1.

Denali again, from the NW and taken at the same location as yesterday's photo, just later in the day. Minolta XG-1, Fujichrome sensia.

Denali, from the NW. taken inside Denali Nat. Park. Minolta XG-1, Fujichrome Sensia

Send in the clowns

Yesterday afternoon as I was riding my bike home and going past the park strip. I spotted these kites being flown. So here are some photos, taken with the Canon S500.

This photo and the one below were taken while flying between Kipnuk and Hooper Bay. Out in the middle of all this tundra flatness, there was a small group of craters. They were inactive and there was a cluster of them grouped together. I only managed to get a few photos of them, not the best, but if anyone understands the geology behind this really peculiar scene, I'd appreciate an explanation.

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