My Blogs Archives - Page 11 of 19

Ricketts Glen Pennsylvania Winter Waterfalls

October 6, 2022March 29, 2018 by Gary Randall

I just returned from a trip to Pennsylvania. For me this was more of a trip to spend time with my buddy Chris Byrne my new friend Neven Dries and to meet up with another new found friend, Zachary Bright. When we arrived at the park it was closed to the general public but the ranger allowed us in as long as we had crampons, the cleats that you put on your boots to keep you from slipping, ice axes and a section of rope. So we outfitted ourselves in anticipation of the hike.

Knik River Ice Cracks

October 6, 2022March 10, 2018 by Gary Randall

This was a great day of photographing the patterns in and on the ice on the Knik River near Palmer Alaska.

A Dark and Dreary Central Oregon Day

October 6, 2022March 3, 2018 by Gary Randall

A Dark and Dreary Central Oregon Day. This photo was taken November of 2010.

This was a blustery and stormy late afternoon. The light was flat but the clouds were big. I photographed this wide to include the powerful sky, and processed it dark to express the mood of the scene that day.

Alaska on Ice

October 6, 2022March 1, 2018 by Gary Randall

Alaska on Ice – During my last trip to Alaska I and Darlene were able to met up with two of Alaska’s best photographers, Calvin Hall and Jason Dahlquist.

Intentional Camera Movement in Photoshop using The Blur Filter

October 6, 2022February 23, 2018 by Gary Randall

Intentional Camera Movement in Photoshop using The Blur Filter.

Here’s a quick tutorial to learn how to use the Blur Filter in Photoshop to create the Intentional Camera Movement effect in Photoshop.

Eagle Creek Fire Verdict Opinion

October 6, 2022February 16, 2018 by Gary Randall

Metlako Falls Eagle Creek Columbia River Gorge

Here’s my statement concerning today’s court hearing concerning the teen who started the Eagle Creek Fire.

I feel that this is fair and I’ll tell you why.

Wildflower Season and Leave No Trace

October 6, 2022February 8, 2018 by Gary Randall

Balsamroot Sunflowers at Rowena Heights in the Columbia River Gorge

Wildflower Season and Leave No Trace

Well, it’s February and, so far, a mild Winter. If this trend continues we will have an excellent wildflower season. n early Spring has two consequences for photographers. I beautiful wildflower season and a lot of mosquitoes and ticks.

Alaska Winter Bush Plane Glacier Adventure

October 6, 2022January 30, 2018 by Gary Randall

This photo is of the huge ice face of the Knik Glacier in Alaska. I was able to photograph this miraculous location due to my good friend Bill Nafus and his amazing new hand built Super Cub bush plane. Bill built the airplane from the ground up and it’s perfect in every detail.

Organizing Priorities

October 6, 2022January 24, 2018 by Gary Randall

Organizing Priorities – Preparing for a trip, even a simple day trip, should be pretty basic when it come to packing your camera gear, or so it would seem. It’s easy to throw your gear in the backpack, grab it and go.

The Northern Lights over Anchorage Alaska

October 6, 2022January 11, 2018 by Gary Randall

The Northern Lights over Anchorage Alaska 9/3/16 – 2:28 am

On this particular night Darlene and I were driving back toward Wasilla through Anchorage when I decided that I wanted to drive up to the Glen Alps to see if we could see the aurora over the city.