Photographers Julie Jessen, Cathy Hart, Gayle Neufeld, Alissa Crandall, Bethany Hotchkiss, Julia Moore, Liz Brown and Kathy Doty as they take you on a journey to Brazil from the Amazon to the Pantanal. This was our last meeting before the Summer break. We will not meet again until October, 2023. Chat Text
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2023-04-11 ASONP Meeting: Fredrik Norsell & Nancy Pfeiffer presents Our Backyard Saw-Whet Family
Enjoy a visual journey as Fredrik and Nancy observe a pair of Saw-Whet Owls hatch and raise a family of four nestlings in a nestbox on their property. The presentation encompasses their experience while spending countless hours observing them, and what Fredrik and Nancy learned about their biology. It also includes the pre-cautions they took… continue reading »
alaskaWILD 2023 Judge Jessica Rix gave her presentation on the judging of our annual show for 2023, as well as her history as a photographer and instructor with the Rocky Mountain School of Photography. A video presentation of all entries submitted for this year’s alaskaWILD was shown, followed by a video presentation of winning entries… continue reading »
Pixel Shift – A Quick Look
By John R. DeLapp What is Pixel Shift? If you own a camera that has a “high resolution” option, your camera uses pixel shift to boost the native resolution to a higher level. The term “pixel shift” is a bit misleading – the pixels don’t move – only the sensor holding the pixels moves. In… continue reading »
When Jamin got his start in photography, he remembered hearing that you should shoot with the sun at your back for the best lighting on your subject. But over the years Jamin has learned that that is the light he liked the very least. In this presentation, Jamin explored some ways he has sought out… continue reading »
Brian Adams presents “I AM INUIT”
Inuit indigenous ethnic groups inhabit an area stretching from North-East Siberia across the Bering Strait to Alaska up to Northern Canada all the way to Greenland. With I AM INUIT, Brian visited 20 Inuit communities in Alaska, taking portraits and conducting interviews. He tells a story about impacts due to climate change and hopes to… continue reading »
Digital image editing software has come a very long way in the last couple of decades. Indeed, the number and complexity of constantly evolving applications make it hard to determine which are the most efficient and effective in both cost and function. Regarding cost, see Thom Hogan’s article on PetaPixel for some clear-eyed value comparisons…. continue reading »
Erik Stensland presented A Life in Rocky Mountain National Park. Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado is one of the most visited national parks in the nation and with good reason. Erik Stensland has spent nearly 20 years exploring and photographing every corner of this park. Come and join Erik for a presentation about this… continue reading »
Beginning this year, ASONP is requiring all entries selected for alaskaWILD-2023 to be printed on metal. This is not too surprising since metal has become popular, and for some, the preferred medium for displaying photography. In case you don’t know, producing a metal print requires making an intermediate print on paper using special dye-sublimation paper… continue reading »
In the last several years, storage drives have evolved immensely—in capacity, speed, and format. In particular, small, bus-powered external drives have been a photographer’s best friend for backing up and transferring image files. The gradual move from spinning drives to SSDs has also brought models that are more rugged, smaller, and have faster transfer rates…. continue reading »