denali sled dogs
10.25.08 | travel &
escapes - pooches
i had no idea when i woke up this morning what
the day would bring... like most days, i did the
normal shower, brush teeth, eat breakfast and
that sort. i left the b&b around 8:30 am....
and it was still dark. i anticipated it getting
light soon, so i headed out to shoot landscapes
of the sunrise on the mountains, which if you are
landscape photographer in alaska shooting
mountains is what you’d normally do.
little did i know that one of the greatest joys of the day would come from the next photo:
being a dog-inspired wedding photographer, photographing dogs is what i do for fun. our dash is almost world-famous and has inspired more than just the name of our company (kern “dash” photo).
the morning got off to an unexpected rough start. i got stuck for about 25 minutes in 6 inches of snow in my two-wheel rental car. i macguyvered my way out using branches from small brush under the tires to give me traction. it worked. all that sweating before i had sipped much of my morning coffee. it was minus-one degree plus wind chill when i snapped this photo of my not-so-alaska worthy rental car:
as i passed over the nenana river bridge, i liked what i saw (nikon d-300 w/ 12-24mm f/4 lens @ 12mm, iso 560, f/6.7, 1/180 shutter, no tripod):
as soon as a i arrived inside the denali national park, i paid my $20 park fee, and searched for the early morning light... which was the only real directional light seen all day :(
when i learned that sled dogs have patrolled denali national park since 1921, my focus switched to the animals i love best... dogs:
because much of denali national park is wilderness, motorized vehicles are prohibited. sled dogs serve as limo engines.
like humans, sled dogs (alaskan huskies) have his/her unique personality:
here’s fin:
tonzona:
inside the kennel building hangs names of retired sled dogs.
the kennel building is the oldest at headquarters still used as originally intended (referenced from my copy of sled dogs of denali national park).
don’t you just want to take one home?
oh, there’s more:
no photoshop on those blue eyes!
all i can say is this place is amazing and i hope to return soon!
en route back through the small summer tourist area outside the park, i couldn’t help but notice all the boarded-up windows. this place must be VERY different in the peak summer season. i like my fall timeframe, thank you very much :)
back again for a relaxing evening with the fire, skillet-fried moose & rice, some port wine, and raven & mc cloud (featured left-to-right).
little did i know that one of the greatest joys of the day would come from the next photo:
being a dog-inspired wedding photographer, photographing dogs is what i do for fun. our dash is almost world-famous and has inspired more than just the name of our company (kern “dash” photo).
the morning got off to an unexpected rough start. i got stuck for about 25 minutes in 6 inches of snow in my two-wheel rental car. i macguyvered my way out using branches from small brush under the tires to give me traction. it worked. all that sweating before i had sipped much of my morning coffee. it was minus-one degree plus wind chill when i snapped this photo of my not-so-alaska worthy rental car:
as i passed over the nenana river bridge, i liked what i saw (nikon d-300 w/ 12-24mm f/4 lens @ 12mm, iso 560, f/6.7, 1/180 shutter, no tripod):
as soon as a i arrived inside the denali national park, i paid my $20 park fee, and searched for the early morning light... which was the only real directional light seen all day :(
when i learned that sled dogs have patrolled denali national park since 1921, my focus switched to the animals i love best... dogs:
because much of denali national park is wilderness, motorized vehicles are prohibited. sled dogs serve as limo engines.
like humans, sled dogs (alaskan huskies) have his/her unique personality:
here’s fin:
tonzona:
inside the kennel building hangs names of retired sled dogs.
the kennel building is the oldest at headquarters still used as originally intended (referenced from my copy of sled dogs of denali national park).
don’t you just want to take one home?
oh, there’s more:
no photoshop on those blue eyes!
all i can say is this place is amazing and i hope to return soon!
en route back through the small summer tourist area outside the park, i couldn’t help but notice all the boarded-up windows. this place must be VERY different in the peak summer season. i like my fall timeframe, thank you very much :)
back again for a relaxing evening with the fire, skillet-fried moose & rice, some port wine, and raven & mc cloud (featured left-to-right).