Breaching humpback whale shot in Frederick Sound near the southeast Alaskan fishing village of Petersburg. Despite growth in humpback populations around the world, the species is still considered endangered. July, 2008 Canon 40D, 100-400mm lens, 1/800, f/9.0, ISO 400
The sunlight through the petals and leaves looked lovely against the backdrop of the snow outside. Our short days make sunshine seem all the more precious, even indoors. artisandelimage kindly suggested that I crop the line of the wall to the right, as well as a bit off the top. Thank you – I think that improved the photo. Thank you! / Winner of Tulips in Vases challenge (I know – how many people have those photos or flowers hanging around, ready to pop into a challenge, eh?) Actually, I’m truly appreciative. And nice of someone to post it on the homepage, too. Pacific Northwest Art featured May 30, 2009 – Thank you! # Featured in Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams – Thank you! Also featured in Images & Ideas – Thank you! /
AMERICAN BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Bald Eagles live near large bodies of open water such as lakes, marshes, seacoasts and rivers, where there are plenty of fish to eat and tall trees for nesting and roosting. Bald Eagles have a presence in every U. S. state except Hawaii. Bald Eagles use a specific territory for nesting, winter feeding or a year-round residence. Its natural domain is from Alaska to Baja, California, and from Maine to Florida. Bald Eagles that reside in the northern U. S. and Canada migrate to the warmer southern climates of the U. S. during the winter to obtain easier access to food, especially fish. Some Bald Eagles that reside in the southern U. S. migrate slightly north during the hot summer months. Pet name Liberty Hatched 1996 Distribution: From Alaska and Canada down to Florida. Diet: Mainly fish but also carrion and various mammals. Bald eagles are very sociable and vocal birds.
Mt. Edgecumbe, a small volcano off the coast of Sitka Alaska is rarely visible and certainly in my 20 years of traveling up there I have never once seen the sun set over Edgecumbe like this. Truly inspiring light!
WINNER OF JULY AVATAR CHALLENGE – BIRDS OF PREY June 2009. FEATURED IN ALASKA ~ BEYOND YOUR DREAMS ON 6-23-2009. FEATURED IN AMERICA’S ~ RURAL, URBAN, WILD AND FREE ON 6-16-2009. FEATURED IN THE WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER ON 5-27-2009. FINALIST IN THE NOVEMBER + DECEMBER 2008 NATURAL DEVELOPMENTS GROUP. THANK YOU!! PHOTO BY DEB Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D; F-Stop: f/6.7; Exposure: 1/200 sec.; ISO-Speed: 100; Focal Length: 180mm. Bald Eagles, taken in the wild off Homer Spit, Alaska.
Oil painting on fine linen canvas. Original NOT FOR SALE. Canadian geese are flying in over the tundra.
From my collection: / Alaska North Star ~ Arctic Fantasy Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. / It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. / We ask ourselves who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? / You are a child of God. / Your playing small does not serve the world. / There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. / We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. / It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. / And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. / As we are liberated from our own fear, / our presence automatically liberates others.” by Marrianne Williamson ~ excerpts from Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles. I use only my own images to create composites, matrix panoramic images and digital art, therefore I own full copyrights on all my work. This is one of my favourites. It is a composite of three of my images, one of the Chena Slough near North Pole Alaska and two of Interior Alaska brilliant skies Featured in Mountains and Light 29 December 2008 Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
FEATURED in Natural Color and Light May 6, 2009 / FEATURED in Mornings & Evenings – Sunbeams & Storms March 29, 2009 / FEATURED in Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams March 28, 2009 / FEATURED in ALASKA ~ Beyond Your Dreams March 19, 2009 / FEATURED in Going Coastal March 8, 2009 / FEATURED in ALASKA ~ Beyond Your Dreams for awhile!! :))))) Fall sunrise in Port Alexander, AK / November 19, 2007 / D200 18-200 VR lens / 52mm 1/500 f/11 ISO 100 / / Stormy Blessings /
What looked like a gloomy day in Alaska, already snowed and rained on . I just amanged to see a bit of light on the horizon so off I went to look for compositions in case the light made ad appearance. Waves driven by early winter storm off the coast of Sitka, Alaska at sunset on an October Day.
TOP TEN winner Going Coastal’s Storms Challenge April 11, 2009 / FEATURED in Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams March 28, 2009 / FEATURED in The SEA March 27, 2009 Ahhhh… this was a very special morning indeed! October 24, 2007 8am / D200 18-200mm lens / 55mm 1/500 f/11 ISO 100 Shimmering Staircase to the Sun /
FEATURED in Sets of Two April 17, 2009 / FEATURED in Your Magic Place April 3, 2009 / FEATURED in Light and Reflection April 3, 2009 Bathed in COPPERY GOLD!! / It’s impossible to see here, even viewing larger, the silhouette of the two eagles sitting at the top of those trees… but I thought it was very special that they were enjoying this fabulous sunrise too! Sister Vertical Image: (you can see the eage silhouettes) / No filter – no post editing other than slight cropping in Lightroom and sharpening PS3 / November 7, 2007 / D200 18-200mm Lens / 105mm 1/750 f/14 ISO 100
To better see this work, select option view larger Digital Art: Planet earth gives birth to the Alaskan mountain range. The total beauty of Alaska and its people is a passion of mine. / I just sold ten cards of the “Birth of Alaska.” / I am grateful to the buyer and to Redbubble for making it possible Note: All my digital art work is executed entirely with my mouse and Photoshop Elements’ brushes. It takes hours of concentration, patience and self control. Especially when the mouse wants to go right and you need it to go left! *When this happens , I reluctantly leave my office and go for a stroll in my garden. / That usually takes care of the problem and then, I get back to work :) *
Moose calves are born with their eyes open, if they live through their first month, it’s most likely they will survive to become an adult. Moose are herbivores and they are the largest antlered animals of all ~ with the males only growing them (rarely a female with hormone imbalances will grow them as well). The moose has no enemies except the grizzly bear and humans. / Moose medicine invites you to explore new depths of awareness and sensitivity within yourself and within your environment. Photograph taken in an undisclosed place in Alaska (as is) by my brother, who wishes to remain anonymous.
The Stunning Bald Eagle…...... (As Is image straight from the camera !) Bald Eagles live near large bodies of open water such as lakes, marshes, seacoasts and rivers, where there are plenty of fish to eat and tall trees for nesting and roosting. Bald Eagles have a presence in every U. S. state except Hawaii. Bald Eagles use a specific territory for nesting, winter feeding or a year-round residence. Its natural domain is from Alaska to Baja, California, and from Maine to Florida. Bald Eagles that reside in the northern U. S. and Canada migrate to the warmer southern climates of the U. S. during the winter to obtain easier access to food, especially fish. Some Bald Eagles that reside in the southern U. S. migrate slightly north during the hot summer months. “The Stunning Bald Eagle…......” was featured in Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams “The Stunning Bald Eagle……...” was featured in Animal Portraits “The Stunning Bald Eagle……...” was featured in I Love Birds “The Stunning Bald Eagle……...” was featured in As Is “The Stunning Bald Eagle……...” was featured in Made By Nature “The Stunning Bald Eagle……...” was featured in All Animals Great And Small. “The Stunning Bald Eagle…......” was featured in Live, Love, Dream
PHOTO BY DEB Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D; F-Stop: 6.7; Exposure: 1/125 sec.; ISO-Speed: 100; Focal Length: 400mm.
I just found out today, March 26, that these little beauties have not been seen here in Port Alexander, Alaska, for at least the last 27 years, if ever! I checked with the local bird expert who has lived here for 27 years! WOW!! Rainforest is not their typical habitat. They do live further north in Alaska. Makes me feel like I captured a phenomenon in Common Redpoll migration! They flew in during storm force winds on March 20, 2009. An amazing Gift from Nature!! FEATURED in Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams March 25, 2009 These Common Redpoll are quite pretty sitting in our Sitka Spruce trees. March 24, 2009 / D90 80-400mm Lens, 400mm Manual Exp. 1/2500 f/5.6 -1/3 EV ISO 400 / tripod
Common Redpoll (male) on a spruce branch during a moment of late sun (in his warm coat of feathers). Among the smallest of Alaska’s birds at between 5 and 5.5 inches in length, redpolls are sparrowlike in appearance, with red splotches or caps on their heads and small black bibs. Males also sport pinkish breasts. They can endure the extreme cold of Alaskan winters partly because of a specially adapted seed-storage system: While feeding, they stockpile some seeds in an esophageal pouch, or crop, a feature shared with other finches. Through the nights, which in winter may last 20 hours or more, redpolls eat and gradually digest the seeds stored in their pouches. The birds also have dense winter plumage they fluff for added insulation. Their core body temperature remains about 105 degrees, even when the air temperature drops as low as 58 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. So these tiny creatures can maintain a temperature 163 degrees warmer than the air. Says animal physiologist Pierre DeViche of Arizona State University, who has conducted arctic research, “Think if you could make a coat with that sort of insulative ability. It’s incredible, really.” A group of redpolls is collectively known as a “gallup” of redpolls. (from identifywhat.bird.com) Featured in Wildlife-Appeal – Thank you! Featured in Photography 101 – Thank you! Featured in Alaska – Beyond Your Dreams – Thank you! Nikon D200, Sigma 150-500mm DG 5-6.3 lens 500mm, f/6.3 , 1/200, ISO 250, -0.3ev, manual exposure mode, Manfrotto tripod / 3220×2147 pixels
FEATURED IN A PLACE TO CALL HOME ~ 5-28-2009. FEATURED IN DSLR USERS ONLY GROUP ~ 5-28-2009. PLACED IN THE TOP TEN IN THE EXTREME CLOSEUPS-BIRDS CHALLENGE 2-23-2009 FEATURED IN EXTREME CLOSE UPS ON 2-11-2009 PHOTO BY DEB Camera: SONY A900; F-Srop: 6.3; Exposure: 1/320 sec.; ISO Speed: 200; Focal Length: 200mm. This is an immature Bald Eagle taken in the wild off Homer Spit, Homer, Alaska with Kachamak Bay as a backdrop, taken on February 3, 2009.
A magical moment…breaching humpback whale shot in Frederick Sound near the southeast Alaskan fishing village of Petersburg. July, 2008 Canon 40D, 100-400mm lens, shutter 1/800, f/9.0, exposure bias .33, focal length 260mm, ISO 400. July 14, 2008.
Curtains of Light The Aurora Borealis Shot in Fairbanks, Alaska with a Nikon FE and Kodachrome 200
This artwork was featured on the Red Bubble home page.
Mist clouds on the Pica glacier, Little Switzerland, Alaska Range. A satellite of Mt Foraker can be seen in the background
Breaching humpback whale shot in Frederick Sound near the southeast Alaskan fishing village of Petersburg. July, 2008 Canon 40D, 100-400mm lens
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