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Landscapes from my June / July 06 Alaska visit.
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I shot this during a tough bush flight in Alaska. We went through a converging front system with plenty of turbulence. VFR conditions were worsening so we ended up following the Yukon at 150 feet altitude to our destination.<br /> <br /> It was at this time that I remembered reading that bush flying is one of the riskiest professions on earth...
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I shot this during a tough bush flight in Alaska. We went through a converging front system with plenty of turbulence. VFR conditions were worsening so we ended up following the Yukon at 150 feet altitude to our destination.

It was at this time that I remembered reading that bush flying is one of the riskiest professions on earth...

toughflight

  • I wish I could post the original of this photo. Alaska needs to be seen big.
  • Even six months after my visit, the Alaskan Range still fascinates me. I look forward to returning.
  • Even as posters, photos can't do this place justice. For a semblance of realism, however, I'm including a free cloud of mosquitoes with every print.
  • Light rays seem to be everywhere in Alaska. Be sure to view this at original size (click the "o").
  • An impressionistic view of an abandoned gold mine.
  • The weather was seldom muted during my visit to Eagle, Alaska. Scattered showers made for rapidly changing and stunningly beautiful lighting. This scene was a dozen or so miles from me but appears closer because of my telephoto lens.
  • Rain makes light, elegant lines as it falls from the sky. Strong backlighting isn&#8217;t common so this is rarely illustrated well. I was elated to have this scene in front of my eyes!
  • I shot this during a tough bush flight in Alaska. We went through a converging front system with plenty of turbulence. VFR conditions were worsening so we ended up following the Yukon at 150 feet altitude to our destination.<br /> <br /> It was at this time that I remembered reading that bush flying is one of the riskiest professions on earth...
  • Intensive gold mining had left this hillside stripped of most vegetation. It was fitting then that we visited it on an icy overcast day. Somehow it&#8217;s still beautiful.
  • Sometimes we can go slightly beyond reality in a photograph. What this does reflect accurately is the mood that evening.
  • McKinley base camp. We chartered a de Havilland Otter ski plane in order to get this series.
  • High up in the Alaskan Range near Mount McKinley lies this perpetually frozen bowl of snow and ice. It is an amazing feeling to actually see this in person - something a photograph can't replicate.

  • Lgood

    on June 11, 2011

    WOW!!!!

  • Michael-Myerscough

    on June 11, 2011

    I had to google bush flying, this shot was well worth the risk. Gorgeous light.

  • Cynthia

    on March 20, 2009

    Incredibly Amazing! You could get lost is wonder in this photo.

  • Douglas Wittrock

    on December 11, 2008

    No doubt that it became a very interesting flight, but you got a great image from it.

  • Frank M

    on July 7, 2008

    Your pictures are truly an inspiration. Beautiful!

  • John Bennett

    on February 14, 2008

    Stunning photo, beautiful yet very threatening and ominous too. You can feel the turbulence and the energy in the air

  • Susan

    on February 14, 2008

    This one gets me everytime I see it. Had to comment this time. Stunning! Breathtaking!

  • patrickwang

    on November 27, 2007

    What a stunning view.

  • Frank M.

    on November 27, 2007

    Amazing! I need to get to Alaska!!

  • Frank M.

    on November 27, 2007

    Amazing! I need to get to Alaska!!

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