Our first meeting of the season highlights images taken by members during the summer months. There was a total of 106 images presented from six photographers. Chat text
In the Beginning, start of the James Dalton Highway Almost since I first arrived in the great state of Alaska over thirty years ago, I have wanted to travel the ‘Haul Road’ or as it is now known, the James Dalton Highway. Built in just five months in 1974-75, the 415-mile-long road was needed to… continue reading »
Cathy Hart, Ed and Georgia Bennett, and Amber Johnson gave presentations on conducting photography from the water, whether it be from a raft, canoe, kayak or pack raft. The presentations were followed by member images from several members. This is the last meeting for the season. Meetings will start again in October.
Ron Clifford went over what he looks for in a photograph and offered many tips for photographers. After Ron’s presentation, images submitted for alaskaWILD 2021 were shown, followed by the winners and selected images for the alaskaWILD 2021 exhibition.
Long time member and former president of ASONP presents Using Windy.com to forecast weather and sky conditions for upcoming photography adventures. Chat text
Jeff Schultz performed portfolio reviews during our monthly member meeting on February 9. Jeff explained how your images came across, could be improved, and mentioned new techniques to make your images unique? Jeff Schultz has been a full-time professional photographer in Anchorage since 1982. He’s been official the time for the Iditarod for 40 years…. continue reading »
On January 12, 2021, Marion Owen of Kodiak, Alaska gave a presentation on How to Photograph Snowflakes. Marion recently gave ASONP the short article, which appears below: Some People Call Me Flaky… By Marion Owen Observing snow crystals is outdoor fun for people of all ages… Once upon a time, in the late 1980s, I… continue reading »
We live in challenging times, with the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus around the globe and now with the United States surpassing the total number of infections of any other nation. Many people are either by choice or by local government order staying at home, and limiting or cancelling their travel. We all had plans of… continue reading »
Our December 9, 2020 Member Meeting featured John Gregor who gave a presentation on The Fine Art of Black and White in Landscape Photography. Below is the video of the presentation, which also featured our Board elections and member images appear at the end of the video. Chat text
While visiting the desert country of Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico over a period of many years, I became aware of an interesting desert bird that has become one of my favorite birds. This bird, the Cactus Wren, is common, but only found in the deserts of Southern California, and southern Arizona, southern New… continue reading »