East Glacier Trail, Juneau, AK, October 2012

The leaves are brown, the air is crisp, and the sky is gray… autumn has definitely arrived in Juneau!

Here are some photos from a weekend hike around East Glacier Trail.

Grassy Rain

Grassy Rain

Creek Falls

Creek Falls

Forest Gnome

Forest Gnome

Trail Marker

Trail Marker

Bridge to Somewhere

Bridge to Somewhere

9 Leaves

9 Leaves

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Northern Lights, Juneau, AK, October 2012

It’s been tough to catch the aurora borealis down here lately and today was looking like no exception – stormy weather bringing bouts of torrential rain made it seem very unlikely that Juneau was going to enjoy any of the auroral displays that Anchorage and the rest of the state had gotten to see recently.

However, the northern lights deities decided to give Juneau a break. Arriving home after a late-night hockey game, I noticed that not only had it stopped raining and I could see the stars, I could also see the faint glow of the aurora. Of course, I ran inside, grabbed my camera and tripod, and headed out for a few hours!

Enjoy…

Aurora over Aurora Harbor

Aurora over Aurora Harbor

Aurora Sky Painting

Aurora Sky Painting

Egan Drive Fog

Egan Drive Fog

Egan Lights and Aurora

Egan Lights and Aurora

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

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New York, NY, September 2012

Another year, another trip to New York City! I got to visit a few new parts of the city, including the Upper West Side and Brooklyn, and focused on non-touristy subjects. The colors, textures, and scenes you can find are amazing. Enjoy…

40th Floor View of Midtown.

40th Floor View of Midtown.

Wet Paint!

Wet Paint!

Violinist.

Violinist.

Produce

Produce

You Are Here

You Are Here

Times Square Stop

Times Square Stop

Brooklyn Stairs

Brooklyn Stairs

Red.

Red.

Cloud Porn.

Cloud Porn.

Beautiful Central Park Day.

Beautiful Central Park Day.

Pizza!

Pizza!

Amsterdam Ave.

Amsterdam Ave.

Columbia Campus.

Columbia Campus.

Barnard.

Barnard.

Architectural Abstraction.

Architectural Abstraction.

Trash.

Trash.

Don't walk.

Don't walk.

Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

I'm a Dreamer.

I'm a Dreamer.

Sound Recommendation.

Sound Recommendation.

Reflection.

Reflection.

Apartments at Central Park West.

Apartments at Central Park West.

Imagine.

Imagine.

Bark Textures.

Bark Textures.

Alice in Wonderland.

Alice in Wonderland.

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Miscellany

Every once in a while I get a funny idea and run with it. In this case, it all started with one of those little wooden poseable figures that artist’s use for sketching. I though under some studio lighting, this little guy might look pretty cool. Throw in a real live flame and well… you’ll see! Naturally, I took some photos of coffee and dishes too because those totally go with poseable figures. Right? Yeah, you don’t need to agree with that. Enjoy the photos!

Behold...

Behold...

Please Write

Please Write

Key to Something

Key to Something

Dishes

Dishes

Coffee Time

Coffee Time

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Peek-a-Bee!

Image

I’ve been on a roll with going through my thousands and thousands of old photos and getting rid of duplicates, out-of-focus shots, and just plain bad photos. In doing this, I’ve come across a few photos that I totally must have missed in my post-shoot excitement.

This shot is one of those. I tagged another photo from this set to be published (you can see it here), but I have to be honest – I like this one much more! This little bumblebee looks like she’s trying to be sneaky, eh?

Happy Friday and enjoy!

 


Outer Point Sunset, Juneau, AK, April 2012

Sunsets in Juneau, when they’re visible and the clouds line themselves up just so, are amazing. So amazing, that if it even looks like a spectacular sunset is possible, people start migrating to the best viewing spots as early as possible so they don’t miss it.

Here’s one such sunset, viewed from Outer Point.

Outer Point Trees

Outer Point Trees

Kayakers + Chilkats

Kayakers + Chilkats

Zam the Super Dog

Zam the Super Dog

Shaman Island @ Dusk

Shaman Island @ Dusk

A Chilkat Sunset

A Chilkat Sunset

Golden Rays

Golden Rays

Twilight @ Outer Point

Twilight @ Outer Point

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Treadwell Mining Complex Ruins Vol. 1, Juneau, AK

Central Power Plant and New Office Building

The old Treadwell Mining Complex ruins at Sandy Beach are one of my favorite things to photograph. It’s so easy to take a moment and imagine what it must have been like when Treadwell was operating at full capacity, with some 2,000 mine employees working to crank out tons of gold each day.

Here are some photos of a couple of the first large, recognizable ruins you come across as you head down the trail from its start near the recreational shelters – first, the remains of the Central Power Plant and then what was known as the New Office Building, which served as a temporary hospital after a fire wiped out Douglas and Treadwell in 1937.

In the weeks to come, I hope to post more photos of ruins further down the trail. Stay tuned!

Growth on the Central Power Plant.

Growth on the Central Power Plant.

Central Power Plant remains.

Central Power Plant remains.

Creepy Clown

Creepy Clown

Radiator

Radiator

New Office Building.

New Office Building.

Colorful

Colorful

fool?!?

fool?!?

Inside the New Office Building.

Inside the New Office Building.

New Office Building interior.

New Office Building interior.

Graffiti

Graffiti

Salmon Inspiration

Salmon Inspiration

Wharf and Warehouse pilings.

Wharf and Warehouse pilings.

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