What happened to my living room????

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Folks, this is why I don’t take pictures and you should use a tripod!  Even with Ron taking care of all the camera settings I still managed to take a soft picture.  Anyway, the real reason for this post is because I found this very funny.  I stepped out of the house for literally no more than 2 or 3 minutes and I walked back into the living room to find what you see in the picture.  Ron had completely torn the living room apart and set up shop.  He had just received his latest “toy” and was like a kid at Christmas.  I could not believe he had managed to totally rearrange the room and set up that fast.  It made me laugh. 

Ballheads

Ron Niebrugge Equipment, How to 2 Comments

Really Right Stuff BH-55 Ballhead

When you are photographing wildlife, or pursuing fleeting light, it often seems that speed and efficiency are paramount.  For this reason, I prefer to use a ball head for a tripod head.Read More

Tripods

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 Tripod

I figure there is no better place to start my nature photography lessons then with what I believe is the single most important piece of equipment; a tripod.  I have written about this before, and at the risk of sounding repetitive and redundant, 🙂 I would like to repeat the numerous advantages:Read More

A New Direction

Ron Niebrugge Alaska, Kenai Fjords, Photos, Travel, Wildlife 16 Comments

Lincoln’s Sparrow 

Lincoln’s Sparrow on Lupine from a past summer, near Seward and Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

I want to take my photo blog in a new direction.  Well maybe a better description is an additional direction.  I still plan to post a photo nearly every day and share experiences from the field and our travels, but I want to do more.Read More

Red-necked Grebe

Ron Niebrugge Alaska, Photos, Travel, Wildlife 3 Comments

Red-necked Grebe

A Red-necked Grebe from last week in Wasilla, Alaska.

 It is easy to see how this bird earned it’s name.  It was a gloomy evening, but using flash saved the day with this photo by bring out the rich color in this birds plumage.

Here are more Alaska photos.

Sure Sign of Summer

Ron Niebrugge Alaska, Photos, Travel 10 Comments

Rhapsody Seas

Royal Caribbean cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas leaving Seward, Alaska.

Along with the arrival of swallows, robins and endless daylight, nothing signals the return of the summer season like the first cruise ship.  To be accurate, this one is actually the second ship of the season, but the first one didn’t leave in good light like this this one, so this will do.

Cordova Homes

Ron Niebrugge Alaska, Chugach, Photos, Travel 8 Comments

Cordova Alaska

A small house on the coast in Cordova, Alaska.  Forgetting the 167 inches of annual average rainfall for a second – could you imagine waking up this the 180 degree ocean and Chugach Nattional Forest view! 

I’m amazed at the high number of beautiful waterfront properties you see as you drive around the Cordova area.  You see, Cordova has a number of miles of road accessible coastline, along with a large road accessible lake and river (Eayak Lake and Eyak River).  Couple this with a population of only a couple thousand people and less then 1,000 households, and I would venture to say this town may have more waterfront property per capita then any town in America.