A Photographic and Cinematic Adventure On The Creative Frontier
We didn’t know it until we visited Juneau , but the only way you can reach Juneau is by air or sea. There isn’t a single road you drive to reach Alaska’s capital. Nope, not even the tram pictured here will get you there. It will get you up to a very scenic overlook from the summit of Mt. Roberts, but that’s as far as you go! Oh yeah, ignore the glare from the widow. I was doing my best to stay out of the rain.
I guess if you are a sea lion, and all you really do all day is eat and sleep, it makes sense you would challenge each other to games of ‘King of the Buoy’. Between chasing fish and coming up to our boat to check us out, these guys and gals would spend their time wrestling one another off the harbor buoys. If you are ever in Juneau Alaska, make sure to look up Brandon Hasuer. He is a local photographer/guide and will make sure you get to where you need to be. You can find him here:
http://brandonhauser.photoshelter.com/
Tip: I find that when I am shooting wildlife, or anything where I need a faster shutter, I will put my camera in Aperture Priority mode and set a fairly small aperture (wide opening like f2.8 or f3.5). That way, I know my camera is going to set the shutter as fast as it can because it is getting the most light that my lens will allow.
It was one of those viewfinder moments. You know, the images you don’t envision until you bring the camera to your eye. The tram was quickly approaching this Endoresque tram station, and I wanted to document it for travel’s sake. However, after my 700′s autofocus was hunting around because of the raindrops, I realized that the tram station was far more interesting slightly out of focus. I then decided to make it an imposing backdrop to a sheet of raindrops. I quickly turned the shutter over as we pulled up to the dock. Unfortunately, there weren’t any Ewoks……
Over the last month or so I have been testing out the Nikon D5000. For me, it is a great back-up camera as well as a light travel companion. If you are looking to upgrade to a digital SLR, or wanting to get started in photography, this camera is a great option. In order to complete the review I thought it would be interesting to hand it off to my wife for a trip up to Alaska. She has the eye of a photographer, but lacks the patience to deal with all the various dials and settings. So I put the camera in program mode, set the auto ISO, and put her in front of grizzlies, glaciers, whales, moose, and mountains. You will see other images from her portfolio in the final review. For now I thought I would share this one. No question about it, she didn’t let this one get away!
