Denali

Denali National Park

June 3, 2013 by Justin Balog 6 Comments

This is about 1/2 way into Denali National Park. Something I’ve noticed about National Parks…you can’t go wrong. I’ve been to a bunch, and the folks that design these places make it really easy to see mind blowing kick butt stuff. That being said, in Denali, they need to do something about the weather. In those clouds somewhere is a Mt. McKinley and it would probably be about 3 times taller than the other mountains. Can you imagine what that would be like? Have you ever seen it? I’d love to hear about it.

Hope you had a great weekend and we will see you back here tomorrow!

Filed Under: Alaska, Denali, Nikon 80-200 D 2.8, Nikon D700, Travel

Talkeetna Air

October 22, 2012 by Justin Balog 3 Comments

Howdy! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Today I thought we’d start the week off in Alaska. You can find the entire series featuring the flight to the base camp of Denali here. They actually offer a flight over the summit of Denali, but it requires oxygen…and I think it’s cheating if you fly to the summit. If I ever experience the summit of Denali, I’m walking there!

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Filed Under: Alaska, Denali, Gitzo Traveler, HDR, Lightroom 4, Nikon 17-35 2.8 AFS, Nikon D700, Photomatix, Processing Notes, Travel

Fall In Denali

October 16, 2012 by Justin Balog 2 Comments

I told you we had a little something for everybody this week. Yesterday a Mexican sunset, today…a Denali Moose.

New Workshop – Nov 3rd 10am-noon

This class is part of our winter curriculum. When we can’t be outside making beautiful images, we hunker down in the digital darkroom to learn some neat new tricks. This class will teach you how to best capture images on your iPhone, easily transfer them to your iPad, and then edit your masterpieces on a much larger surface. Once we have our photos just the way we like them, we will learn how to quickly share your masterpieces with your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter, & Email.

The iPad Is The New Darkroom

Details

It is intended for students of all levels.
All iPads are welcome. I, II, or III is fine.
Once you register, an email will be sent to you with links to the apps and files you need to download prior to the class.
All iPhones are welcome, even the ones you can’t talk to. However, they won’t be required for the class. The images we use will be downloaded ahead of time.
This class is all about having fun making images you are excited to share with the world!
Payment is via Paypal, even if you don’t have a Paypal account you can still make a CC payment safely and securely.
Cost: $50

Questions

If you have any questions, or a problem registering, don’t hesitate contacting us:

info at hossedia dot com

Location

We will meet at The Desk Denver.

Filed Under: Alaska, Denali, Lightroom 4, Nikon 70-300 VR, Nikon D700, Travel, Workshop

Alaska – Part IV

March 22, 2012 by Justin Balog 4 Comments

I hope you have enjoyed this week’s look at Alaska. I really want to thank our Facebook fans who voted on it. If you would like to be involved in future votes, just ‘like’ our page.

This image is of the glacier that leads to Denali. I was close to 18,000ft, in the copilot seat of an ‘Otter’, when I shot it. You can read more about the flight here. It is an amazing flight, and if you are ever in Talkeetna, make sure you do it. A two hour flight around Denali, accompanied with a glacial landing, is about as much as it is to fly roundtrip from Denver to California, but it’s way cooler!

Filed Under: Alaska, Denali, Nikon 17-35 2.8 AFS, Nikon D700, One Click, Travel

Alaska – Part II

March 20, 2012 by Justin Balog 11 Comments

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned Alaska is wild. On top of being wild, Alaska is big! It’s big in a very objective way. It claims one of the largest mountains in the world as its own. It’s also big in a very subjective way. There is a scale to Alaska that is hard to describe. Maybe a better word would be vast. However, when I think of vast I tend of think of the ocean or rolling hills. Alaska’s vastness is similar, but its spaces are filled with massive mountains and rivers. Much like this image I shot of Denali National Park. It’s different up there…you almost need another sense to understand it.

Filed Under: Alaska, Denali, Nikon 28-300 VRII, Nikon D700, Travel