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Day 204: At the Fair, Part 4!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

I got into the Juried Show with these two, although I did not win: and ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 201: At the Fair, Part 1!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

I entered a bunch of photos in the State Fair this year (it is in it’s second day right now).  Most of them have been seen here before, but I got a second place in Advanced B&W Scenic with this one: ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 183, Arriving in Skagway!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

In actual order we went to Ketchikan on the 10th, Juneau on the 11th, and Skagway on the 12th.  But they sure don’t show up that way here! Here is a Marine Highway Ferry, early in the morning.  click to enlarge, aww, you know the drill by now… An artful gaze stern-wards in the early […]

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Day 182, On a Northbound Ship, Part 2

Friday, July 10, 2009

We will start with a monochrome photo… (1/2500, f8, 240mm, ISO 200, converted to grayscale) Or two… (1/1250, f8, 240mm, ISO 200, converted to grayscale) A Wallpaper sized splash! (1/2000, f8, 140mm, ISO 200) What could it be? Yep. Dolphins.  Tiny ones, only a couple feet long! This is from our balcony.  It was a […]

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Day 182, On a Northbound Ship, Part 1

Thursday, July 9, 2009

After a quick tour of downtown and a few expensive rock purchases (my wife likes collecting rocks!  Who knew? {!-{> ) we departed Ketchikan. There was an eagle flying around a powerline as we cruised north. (Click to enlarge; BACK to return!) This island is for sale.  1.5 million or so…not big enough to get […]

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Day 181, Totem Bight, Part 3

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Back to the Totem Poles!  Note the brown, bear resistant garbage can to the left of the walkway.  Like childproof medicine bottles, if helps to be a child, or bear, to get into them! More about the symbols and society. Wallpaper! (1/6400, f4, 40mm, ISO 400) More Wallpaper! (!/1250, f8, 35mm, ISO 400) The Totem […]

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Day 181, Totem Bight, Part 2

Sunday, July 5, 2009

As you enter the clearing… …there are two Totem Poles guarding the trail. Then down the trail to the clan house. Most of the details about the clan house are here; Click to enlarge, BACK to return! The beams are remarkable, considering the native peoples used stone and bone adzes and axes!  While I am […]

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Day 181: Totem Bight, Part 1

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Totem Bight State historical Park is the name of our destination.  They have recreated and preserved the history of totem poles and the culture around here as best they can.  There is ongoing new work even now! These two totem poles below flank the trail head to get to where the poles stand.  This one […]

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Day 180: meanwhile, back in Alaska…

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Sorry to jerk this blog out of order, but that last was an important announcement.  There may be another one coming soon… But in Ketchikan we got off the ship to see the town and a Totem Pole village. (Click to enlarge, BACK to return!) (1/1250, f8, 17mm, ISO 400)     (1/1250, f8, 17mm, ISO 400) […]

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Day 179: boats and floats, Part 2

Friday, July 3, 2009

Two cute little salvage boats. And an even cuter ferry: it is almost as wide as long! A stern wheeler and airplane. This is my favorite little boat of the cruise: he is tied up there on the end of the barge… …and is much taller than wide or long!  I think seaworthiness might be […]

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