Northern Life
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More than one way to skin an inuksuk
I do think that inuksuit are way overdone, as in over exposed. I mean, hell, even Hay River (that most arctic of locales) has one. But, they are photogenic. There is just something about stones placed by people that is visually appealing. Witness Stonehenge, and other henges. Old tent rings can be found scattered over
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Polar Bear
There was supposedly a Polar Bear hanging out at that small island off the far point the day I took this picture. I really just wanted to post some nice late night sky, calm water and ice photos, but I'm still stinging from the criticism that I throw up too many photos without something to
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Toned
I'm not big on most of my photos processed as HDR (High Dynamic Range). Although there are several that I like. Out of the over 9000 images I've taken since I bought the DSLR I've kept thirty-three HDR images. There are some great photographers up here who use it quite often to great effect, but
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At the cusp of darkness
This is near midnight in the shadows of the hills, with low clouds obscuring the Sun. This first photo is underexposed a stop to bring out the colour, and I lightened the little patch of fog to highlight it. If you look really closely you can see the family of Red-throated Loons tucked in at
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Adam’s Sound’s cliffs.
Down along the north side of Adam's Sound, cliffs that have horizontal strata, suddenly change to a series of blocks lifted at an angle. They are impressive looking from across the sound, but near them one realizes they are also stepped in a couple of layers. It is most impressive geology, and a drop dead
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Light and Shadow
We're in that time of magical light, and every day the scenery changes. Here are a couple of shots of the late night sun on King George and Adam's Sound.
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Summer’s Ebb
Suddenly, too suddenly, summer seems to be drawing to a close. The ice on the bay went out a couple of weeks ago (early), and is going fast out in Admiralty Inlet. I remember my first full summer here, marveling to someone that the ice had finally left, and their reply "Yes, winter is just
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Under the rainbow
Coming back from Victor Bay yesterday, after a long day painting and cleaning, there was a rainbow over Arctic Bay (the body of water). Just a fragment was visible, but it was reflected in the calm waters. It was mostly gone when I decided to try and grab a photo. I actually like the photo