Looking Across the Cook Inlet

[RGS]

Looking across Alaska's Cook Inlet from the Kenai Peninsula. Alaskan skies can be very moody and the distances quite vast. These first two are sunsets but the third is just a mid-day view. The final one is the Holgate Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park.

I lived in Fairbanks many years ago. These are from my most recent visit to Alaska in July.

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[Bill Schone]

Great series Richard!

 

[NorthernFocus]

The first three are all very moody images. Nice composition on the glacier.

 

[G Wright]

Those are beautiful! Thank you

 

[Harry.G]

Love these especially the first one with the golden glow high in the clouds , I`m assuming you used a slow shutter speed in some of these ?


Harry.G

 

[RGS]

Love these especially the first one with the golden glow high in the clouds , I`m assuming you used a slow shutter speed in some of these ?


Harry.G

Thank you. That first one is also a favorite of mine. These are all hand-held at 300mm with my Canon EF 70-300L so the SS is not too slow. Those mountains are about 30 miles away, so some of the softness is due to atmospheric distortion - both for distance and the hazy light. I will also confess to softening the water a bit in PS to imitate long exposure. The last two are from the deck of a boat on a rough sea so, again, no long exposure as well as holding on so as not to be thrown overboard.

 

[RGS]

The first three are all very moody images. Nice composition on the glacier.

Thanks. Always nice to visit Alaska. It's been many years since I lived in Fairbanks but I have never forgotten it. I have grandson living in Soldotna now so, maybe, a return trip will be needed.