A Collection of Beautiful Alaskan Sunsets
The sunsets from an Alaskan Cruise are simply beautiful. We witnessed beautiful sunsets on 5 different evenings on an Alaskan Cruise this June. The mountains and reflections in the water really make the sunsets beautiful. The sunsets also seem to last…
ReStyle Photoshop Plugin from TopazLabs – A First Look
Topaz Labs recently announced a new photo processing plugin called ReStyle that allows you to easily and quickly apply new looks and styles to your photos. But with all the photo processing plugins on the market and on my computer,…
11 Blogs on Photographing an Alaskan Cruise
Sawyer Glacier (Above Photo) When I was doing research for my Alaskan Cruise earlier in the year, I didn’t find a lot of information on photographing an Alaskan Cruise. So during my cruise, I set out to create and publish…
Nature & Travel Photo of the Day, New York City Sunrise from Newark Airport – 8/15/13
New York City Sunrise from Newark Airport Visit my Photo Destinations Page for more great photography locations. Focal Length: 105 mmAperture: f/4.5ISO: 400Shutter Speed: 1/320 of a Second Always have your camera handy and be ready for the shot. I got this shot at…
How to Photograph a Civil War Reenactment
There are several challenges to photographing a Civil War reenactment. Usually there are masses of people at these events (over 225,000 at the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg). This volume of people can make it difficult to get…
Photographing Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia
Brockton Point Lighthouse (Above Photo) We disembarked from the Norwegian Sun cruise ship at 9am and by 11:00 am we were checked into the Vancouver Pinnacle Vancouver Hotel and the concierge had us booked on the Big Bus and scheduled…
Visiting Vancouver – Best Places to Photograph
Canada Place (Above Photo) There are many terrific photo opportunities in the beautiful city of Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver has a beautiful cityscape, great harbor views, lighthouses, plus close access to many natural areas and parks. Favorite Places to Photograph…
Photographing an Alaskan Cruise – Exploring Ketchikan and the trip to Vancouver
On day 6 of our Norwegian Cruise, we decided to not take an excursion and set out to explore the town of Ketchikan. After a 9 hour excursion the day before, we thought we’d take it easy today and enjoy…
Photographing an Alaskan Cruise – Skagway, Yukon and the White Pass Railroad
At 7am on day 5 of the Norwegian Sun Alaskan cruise, we docked at Skagway, Alaska. Today we went on the 8 hour long, White Pass Railroad and Yukon Expedition. The price for today’s tour was $199 per person. The…
Photographing an Alaskan Cruise – Tracy Arm and Sawyer Glacier
Sawyer Glacier (Above Photo) As we left Juneau for Tracy Arm and Sawyer Glacier, the weather turned cold, windy, and cloudy. But just like at Hubbard Glacier, when we entered Tracy Arm the sky started to clear and we had…
