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2023-04-11 ASONP Meeting: Fredrik Norsell & Nancy Pfeiffer presents Our Backyard Saw-Whet Family

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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 »

2023-03-14 alaskaWILD 2023 Presentation with Jessica Rix

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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

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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 »

Brian Adams presents “I AM INUIT”

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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 »

Software that Works

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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 »

A Case for Paper Prints

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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 »

Portable Storage

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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 »