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Suggestions on how to shoot Wonder Lake in Alaska Please
Hello. I will be taking a trip to Alaska in August and shooting Wonder Lake
is one of my top priorities. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to shoot Wonder Lake. Time of day, lighting, equipment, camera settings etc. I'll be bringing a Canon 20d with several zoom lenses with IS, a tripod, some filters, a Canon EOS Elan IIe with Velvia film and also a compact Fuji medium format camera. Thanks, Rick Baker http://www.rickbakerimages.com |
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Suggestions on how to shoot Wonder Lake in Alaska Please
wrote: Hello. I will be taking a trip to Alaska in August and shooting Wonder Lake is one of my top priorities. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to shoot Wonder Lake. no_name wrote: Here's a few suggestions: http://images.google.com/images?q=Wo...earch+Imag es Rick, most of these were shot from two spots ... http://photo.gorga.org/Alaska/slides...er%20Lake.html and all the similar ones (look for the penninsula coming in from the left) were shot from or near the gravel road as it crosses the inlet to the lake. This is maybe 2-3 miles east of North Face Lodge, maybe 2 miles west from where the road forks to the campground (the WL campground is at the opposite end of the lake from here). Mt. McKinley is a bit to the right from this spot ... the best deal here is broken light on the distant peaks with a moose or loon in the foreground water. http://www.wildnatureimages.com/DNP%...20Lake%201.htm and similar were taken about a mile to the east, near the Ranger Station ... climb a small knoll to get to the right spot (they call it "Ansel Adams point" because Ansel got some memorable shots from here in the 1940's). I got my best WL shots here with late light on McKinley ... I was the only one around that night. Behind the Ranger Station (other side of the road) there's a great beaver pond that's accessible at eye-level and you can usually photograph the beavers earlier in the afternoon, then cross the road and hike up a bit and shoot the lake and mountain. Have also shot moose and several caribou in this area and have seen several grizzlies, so a great place. Two main problems ... one is that it's usually overcast, figure if you're staying here 4 days you might get one clear day (you might get 4 .... I've seen it clear 6 days in a row ... or you might get zero ... many people never see the mountains at all). Anyway, if there's a clear day that's when you want to set aside time early or late for this type of shot ... I think you said earlier you were staying at North Face, if so just look out the door when you get up and if you can see the top of McKinely you have a chance, if you can't it's a wildlife day .... Other problem is access ... from the campground it's maybe 2 miles to AA point, 3 miles to the outlet culvert (maybe a mile more, not certain). Only way to get there early or late is to walk. From North Face Lodge you can ride one of their mountain bikes up there early in the AM but it's uphill ... strong biker can do it in 15-20 minutes ... in the PM if you're on a bus you can ask to be dropped off on the ride back to the lodge and just skip dinner and shoot (I've stayed there until 10 PM in Sept) or go back for dinner, hope the clouds stay off the mountains, and ask the lodge managers to shuttle a group back up there ... sometimes they'll do this for you ... it's easier walking back because it's downhill (or you can coast on a bike) ... there's also a trail that parallels the road that's fun to take and comes out near the old cabins at North Face but I've seen both black and grizzly bears on this trail so be careful if you walk it late (make a bit of noise). Bill |
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Suggestions on how to shoot Wonder Lake in Alaska Please
Thanks
"Bill Hilton" wrote in message ps.com... wrote: Hello. I will be taking a trip to Alaska in August and shooting Wonder Lake is one of my top priorities. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to shoot Wonder Lake. no_name wrote: Here's a few suggestions: http://images.google.com/images?q=Wo...earch+Imag es Rick, most of these were shot from two spots ... http://photo.gorga.org/Alaska/slides...er%20Lake.html and all the similar ones (look for the penninsula coming in from the left) were shot from or near the gravel road as it crosses the inlet to the lake. This is maybe 2-3 miles east of North Face Lodge, maybe 2 miles west from where the road forks to the campground (the WL campground is at the opposite end of the lake from here). Mt. McKinley is a bit to the right from this spot ... the best deal here is broken light on the distant peaks with a moose or loon in the foreground water. http://www.wildnatureimages.com/DNP%...20Lake%201.htm and similar were taken about a mile to the east, near the Ranger Station ... climb a small knoll to get to the right spot (they call it "Ansel Adams point" because Ansel got some memorable shots from here in the 1940's). I got my best WL shots here with late light on McKinley ... I was the only one around that night. Behind the Ranger Station (other side of the road) there's a great beaver pond that's accessible at eye-level and you can usually photograph the beavers earlier in the afternoon, then cross the road and hike up a bit and shoot the lake and mountain. Have also shot moose and several caribou in this area and have seen several grizzlies, so a great place. Two main problems ... one is that it's usually overcast, figure if you're staying here 4 days you might get one clear day (you might get 4 ... I've seen it clear 6 days in a row ... or you might get zero ... many people never see the mountains at all). Anyway, if there's a clear day that's when you want to set aside time early or late for this type of shot ... I think you said earlier you were staying at North Face, if so just look out the door when you get up and if you can see the top of McKinely you have a chance, if you can't it's a wildlife day ... Other problem is access ... from the campground it's maybe 2 miles to AA point, 3 miles to the outlet culvert (maybe a mile more, not certain). Only way to get there early or late is to walk. From North Face Lodge you can ride one of their mountain bikes up there early in the AM but it's uphill ... strong biker can do it in 15-20 minutes ... in the PM if you're on a bus you can ask to be dropped off on the ride back to the lodge and just skip dinner and shoot (I've stayed there until 10 PM in Sept) or go back for dinner, hope the clouds stay off the mountains, and ask the lodge managers to shuttle a group back up there ... sometimes they'll do this for you ... it's easier walking back because it's downhill (or you can coast on a bike) ... there's also a trail that parallels the road that's fun to take and comes out near the old cabins at North Face but I've seen both black and grizzly bears on this trail so be careful if you walk it late (make a bit of noise). Bill |
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