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7/30/09
Pete signals James, who signals the captain
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Barb with a load of bulk fish – 7/10/09
Girdwood, Alaska – 7/14/09 early AM
(Orton effect)
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…and the Dachshunds who love her back — 7/17/09
I was setting up this shot with this super-wide-angle lens during Nancy Rotenberg and Rick Holt’s wonderful macro photography workshop…
Turnagain Pass — Alaska — 7/15/09
After giving me some key pointers, Nancy pulled the trigger as she sent me off towards Somewhere.
Thanks, Nancy! You’re a sweetheart to the max!! What a great time we all had — building for the future from the heart!!
I am so grateful!!!
: )
[Update: I am so sad to say that Nancy passed away in August of 2011]
Related:
My uncle, Mom, Ted and other diners watching a paraglider pilot and paying passenger run like crazy to launch over a smokey Girdwood valley, 7/12/09.
Tech Note:
Most of the photos so far at this site were shot in RAW with the compact Canon G10 (including Our Resident Eaglet, by the way). This is an amazing camera, but has one major weakness: the otherwise handy control dials move way too easily. I have to always remember to check to make sure that they haven’t moved each time I take it out of the case. This time I didn’t.
The resulting tiny JPEG still works mostly well enough for a shot this size, but if I had shot instead in the 15 MP RAW format, the blown highlights would have had more detail, and I could have zoomed in on the running paragliders and included that crop as well.
Living and learning.
“My mom is a LIGHT bulb!”
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Girdwood, Alaska – 7/05/09
We have a bald eagle who oversees our NWA cargo operation every single day, here in Anchorage, Alaska. How blessed are we!
She (I think it’s the mom) is sitting on her craggy perch, just behind me as I’m photographing her chick. I’ll post photos of her, later.
The Delta 757 just happened to be the plane coming — seriously. Delta is our new owner who is phasing out our entire 747 freighter operation this year.
July 10, 2009
This baby eagle was situated to be able to see some of our cargo operation.
I should mention that I did not Photoshop in Delta’s 757.
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Dioni at the aft control panel
Main Deck 747 – 7/9/09
Intentionally-blown-out-highlights version
I was watching the Tour de France’s team time-trial at midnight, when I heard something run by outside. One of these moose calves was galloping all over our yard.
We get many moose visitors, but this is the first time I’ve seen (and heard) one this active.
They didn’t stick around long (but did come back later). Here is their exit.
Momma and twins pass neighbors’ playhouse and swing
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Ken and I had just completed working the main deck together – 7/3/09
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iPhone photo by Jon Schmidt
That’s me, wearing the lion, which I bought in South Africa, trying to see apartheid firsthand
Girdwood, Alaska – 7/05/09
5/29/09
5/29/09
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6/19/09
June stands above…
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Chugach Mountains in background, 6/20/09
Tino-smile & Reflection (crop from above G10 photo)
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6/27/09
Jia, Bobby, an off-loading red-tail, and the Chugach Mountains.
Anchorage, Alaska 6/21/09 (summer solstice)
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6/21/09
Bobby (driving) and Jia (on headset) coming my way
Paul and Jia — enjoying our last summer working the freighters.
Anchorage, Alaska – 6/20/09
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[Title changed & some text deleted 3/3/17. Kelly’s story here: Kelly – the boy nobody wanted]
I thought I’d post a photo from my recent trip to California and Oregon.
[…]
This one is so cool! What a riot!
God bless!
Jeff : )
Notice how small his foot is. I took this with the widest possible, non-fish-eye lens (Sigma 12-24mm at 12mm on a Canon 5D Mark II), which gives this perspective. His face and paws are very close to the lens. And that’s my foot at the bottom of the image. May 5, 2009
Greetings,
I’ve been wanting to give some sort of personal updates, but they never seemed to really fit within ToBeFree or ONEcanhappen. So it dawned on me: start a new blog. So here goes. It’s always awkward to start something new, and here I am stepping out of the boat, finally.
Some of you may have gathered from tidbits I shared at my other sites that I’m actually out looking for a full-time job for the first time in 30 years. The airline I’ve worked for has been bought out, and the new owners have announced (the day I got my 30-years commendation) they’re going to no longer fly 747 freighters at all. So I’m looking for work here in Anchorage.
I’m also trying to get my photography business going this year, which is very exciting for me! The economy is tanking, people aren’t buying art, and here I am moving ahead with my fine-art photography business — and I’m excited because art can inspire during tough times!!! Inspiration is my goal!