Alaska

Zanotti

Recently took a n Alaskan Cruise and am slowing working through some photos in PS.

Some of the first:

Glacier Pano:




Glacier Landing:




How many shades of white are there?




Sun on Mount McKinley (or Denali)




Later that day.....



24 hours of sunlight when we were there......Nice!

Z

PS: I'll post more as I get to them.

pathfinder

Hi George.

Nice stuff, looks like you had fun.

goofry

Great shots, I love the pano. I also really like the helicopter landing image. Something about the red of the heli against all the white and gray.

Very nice!

cunarder534

#2 is killer. Love it.

Richard

Very nice series. It's going to be 100 degrees F. in Madrid today, and all that ice and snow sure does look appealing.

Cheers,

Arnica

# 2 is great.
I would love to see more photos from Alaska.

Prezwoodz

Aww that makes me really miss home. Do you have the originals of the last two shots? I would like to see them

Zanotti

Some more Alaska shots:

The boat:




Denali National Park. Its the size of Vermont with only one road and no private cars. There is a series of busses that ferry people around.



McKinley is one big mountain!



Incredible vista's. I am incapable of capturing their beauty:



The classic glacier caving into the sea:



Same glacier:



Neat graffiti in Skagway:




interesting clouds and fog.



Overexposed copter:



Flowers everywhere. I guess when you only have a month to grow ans 24 hours light, you can grow fast!









Seal on an iceberg:



And last: My family going to dinner:



Moose style:

Cuong

Wonderful photos. The scenery must be breathtaking in person. The cruise ship looks like it has a couple jet engines mounted on top.

Cuong.

ian408

There are aren't many places that are more beautiful than Alaska. And to
have had a cloudless day to view Denali must have been nice too.

I miss AK.

Prezwoodz

Lots of really great pictures in there. I hope you enjoyed Alaska! As our state Ad compaign has been lately "Alaska B 4 U Die." heh

ian408

Prezwoodz wrote:

Lots of really great pictures in there. I hope you enjoyed Alaska! As our state Ad compaign has been lately "Alaska B 4 U Die." heh

Before you die? Heck, While You Live! Would be better.

Elaine

Love your glacier shots! So glad you found Alaska to be so beautiful. I think it's one of the best places on earth. I claim it as a second home as all of my husband's immediate family lives there as well as my brother. I really enjoyed seeing your pics! Thanks for sharing!

gildco

Wow. Beautiful shots to support your adventure.
Nice job of telling your story about your Alaskan journey. My wife and I spent almost two weeks on a Holland America Lines tour of the state and share your thoughts about the "indescribable" nature of the scenery. Thanks for posting.

windoze

wonderful pics! what a great trip you had!!!

I am currently planning a cruise to Alaska and its very confusing. Which cruise line did you use? Any recommendations for excursions?


troy

Zanotti

We did the Princess Island Cruise. I though the boat and staff was outstanding.

The excursions were good, except you have to remember they are group oriented and can be a little too prepackaged for my taste. Also, they have to run them to the lowest physical activity level, so nothing is very hard.

I loved the helicopter tour (although expensive) and the Zip line. In the zip line, they take you up 160ft into the air and run you between trees.



If you are at all capable, I found the adventure type tours much better than the look at dogs type. There wasnt that much adventure, but at least you walked around. Kayacking was also extremely cool.



Take a throw away or compact P&S for these. There is really no way to get a dslr up there if you are going to participate as well.

Good luck - tell us how it turns out.

Z