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The Ocean Wants to Be More Firm

14 Monday Nov 2016

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska, Bad Photography

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Alaska, Arctic, Ocean, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sea Ice, Sunrise, Winter

15055704_10211157809206159_5684896551570056852_nThe sunrise brought a couple sun-dogs with it this morning. By this morning, I actually mean almost noon, but the point is I went out with a camera to see if I could get some nice doggie pics. I wouldn’t say the picture does it justice, but anyway, here is what I got.

Cute little puppies, aren’t they?

Afterwards, I remembered that the ocean has been flirting with solid form lately, so after playing with the sun dogs I turned around and headed the other way for a block or two. Kinda slushy right now, but definitely not my flavor. I expect it will get properly solid soon. In the interim, my hand has suffered enough for my amateur camera games. I think I’ll stay inside and write a bit now.

Might as well add a few more pics from the last month or two. As always, you may click to embiggen.

Nuther pic of the Sun Puppies
Nuther pic of the Sun Puppies
The windows at NOAA make good picture frames, but all this sciency stuff gets in the way.
The windows at NOAA make good picture frames, but all this sciency stuff gets in the way.
A barge and heavy equipment at dusk
A barge and heavy equipment at dusk
Patterns of erasure
Patterns of erasure
Little Junkmail stays inside when the northern lights are out. Smart Junkmail. She gets to keep her head!
Little Junkmail stays inside when the northern lights are out. Smart Junkmail. She gets to keep her head!
Sun Puppies
Sun Puppies
Colorful dusk
Colorful dusk
A snow fence at sunrise
A snow fence at sunrise
More northern lights
More northern lights
Just ocean. (I think this is an old one. I cheats!)
Just ocean. (I think this is an old one. I cheats!)
Sunset a few days back
Sunset a few days back

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A little Sea Ice

21 Sunday Aug 2016

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska, Bad Photography

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Alaska, Arctic, Ice, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sea Ice

SeagullI’ve been back in the arctic for a little over a week now. I didn’t really expect to see ice along the coast at this time of the year. I’ve seen it before, but it’s a little surprising. Still, the coast has been littered with the remnants of the melting ice pack the entire time I’ve been here. Thought I’d share a few pics.

It’s odd, I suppose. Over the years, I find myself taking fewer pictures of Barrow. I keep thinking things like ‘that’s old’ and ‘my friends have already seen that’, but I suppose that’s the same thinking that left me with so few images to show for a decade in northern Arizona. Anyway, that’s one thing I like about about getting away. You come back home and remember what’s cool about it.

…in this case literally.

(Click to embiggen!)

Taking off!
Taking off!
Pretty sure that's a sealion begging for a fish
Pretty sure that’s a sealion begging for a fish
Didn't even notice the seagull till I got home.
Didn’t even notice the seagull till I got home.
Precipice
Precipice
Precarious
Precarious
Seats two
Seats two
Just Ice
Just Ice
Like Styrofoam packing
Like Styrofoam packing
Ice again
Ice again
That small line of ice was moving kinda fast in the current
That small line of ice was moving kinda fast in the current
Sharp!
Sharp!
Oh look! ...Ice
Oh look! …Ice
Yeah, ...definitely ice
Yeah, …definitely ice
Greyscape
Greyscape
All that and a barge too!
All that and a barge too!
Grey sky
Grey sky

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The Eagles of Metlakatla

04 Monday Jul 2016

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska, Animals, Bad Photography

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Bald Eagles, Birds, Eagles, July 4th, Metlakatla, Photography, Sea, Travel, Wildlife

IMG_20160702_101108So, I spent most of June on the Metlakatla Indian Reserve on in Southeast Alaska. It’s easily one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Its eagles were one of the first things I noticed about the place. It seems to have a lot of them. Locals seemed amused to see me clicking away at the local equivalent of pigeons, but to me they were damned beautiful pigeons, and so I clicked on. These are lazy eagles, or so one my students told me. They don’t hunt as much as eagles out and away from the harbor. These guys obviously get a lot of easy meals off the boats, I’m sure. And still, that doesn’t make them any less majestic looking. So, again, I clicked away.

When an eagle looks back at you, it’s hard to escape the notion that one is being judged. Yeah, judge me if you like dude; I got your picture, so there! It’s really hard  to get a decent picture of these guys in flight. I tried hard and almost managed it a time or two. I definitely prefer it when they perch in a tree and pose for me. They can judge all they like, just so long as they give me time to zoom in.

So, I figure, what could be more fitting for an Independence Day post than a bunch of eagle pics? Anyway, have a look!

(You may of course click to embiggen.)

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Metlakatla is the only Indian reservation in Alaska. It began when William Duncan, an Anglican missionary separated with his church and brought a portion of his Tsimshian congregation from old Metlakatla to Annette Island, thus founding the community of New Metlakatla. It is still predominantly a Tsimshian community, though Tlingit and Haida, and a whole host of other peoples live there as well. Father Duncan’s faith isn’t the only one here anymore, but with half a dozen churches in a town of 1300, it is still very much a Christian community.

The town has a casino, but that didn’t get a lot of action while I was there, or at least I didn’t notice it. They also have a tourist ship, which seems to get a little business. (At least they did from me.) They also have a cannery, and this meant lots of outsiders showed up as the fishing season started. …Suddenly Russian could be heard all over the place. All in all, it was an interesting place.

(Click to embiggen. You know you wanna!)

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Boat at Night

I recall talking to someone before I went about activities on the island. She said, there were plenty of good hiking places. I asked if it was dangerous, and was told in reply that there were no bears on the island. So, I hiked a good 5 miles or so away from town out on the beach. Later someone told me they do have wolves.

…good to know.

Funny thing about beaches. It’s no real surprise that refuse washes up on shore and sometimes people leave stuff. They should know better, yes, but they do. What’s not so obvious is just why so much of it gets hung up or stuck on a tree branch.

(Don’t click to embiggen this stuff! Seriously, just don’t!)

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One day, I had the oddest exchange. It went like this:

Stranger: Sorry to bother you, I had to check on my log.

Me: Your log?

Stranger: My log.

The mystery was somewhat resolved when a boat came to haul it away. The skipper told me it was going to be a totem.

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For most of the time I stayed on the island, local fisherman used drift nets, but the very morning I left, they shifted to seine netting which was a bit more interesting cause you can see the floats.

(Click to embiggen!)

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The eagles certainly found these nets rather interesting. They were very interested in seeing the results.

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Happy July 4th everybody!

 

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Landing in Barrow

23 Wednesday Mar 2016

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska

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Alaska, Arctic, Flying, Ice, Landing, Ocean, Sea, Sea Ice, Spring, Travel, Video

Just flew in yesterday from a trip to Minnesota. The plane usually approaches Barrow from the ocean-side, and this time of year that can be rather cool. I was seated in the aisle, so this could definitely have been better. Still, I think it’s kinda neat. I reckon the plane finally crosses over land at about the 1:06 mark. If you look closely, you can see shoreline. The Snow gets smoother.

Couple pics from the trip (click to embiggen):

Loring Park
Loring Park
A few minutes before landing
A few minutes before landing
Loring Park, II (which I actually took first)
Loring Park, II (which I actually took first)
At the AIHEC Powwow (AIHEC stands for American Indian Higher Education Consortium)
At the AIHEC Powwow (AIHEC stands for American Indian Higher Education Consortium)
A few minutes out from Anchorage
A few minutes out from Anchorage

 

 

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Sometimes the Ocean Takes Liquid Form

18 Thursday Feb 2016

Posted by danielwalldammit in Bad Photography

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Beach, Blue, California, Newport Beach, Ocean, Photography, Photos, Sea, Travel

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The Ocean through Moni’s Lens

This last December, I underwent a brief bout of Southyness. One of my favorite moments came when my gal took me to Newport Beach.

The thing about the beaches in California is you can actually swim in the water. I mean, I didn’t, but other people did and I saw it with my own two eyes. You can actually swim on those beaches. Right now, you can swim right in that water. Totally true story!

Right now, we can walk on our water.

No miracles necessary.

(Click to embiggen.)

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I think Moni took the big orange shot of the beach with my phone while I zoned out with the camera. I must have snapped over a hundred pictures of that silhouette family. Presumably, they have full bodies in a different light scheme. The mother kept taking pictures of her child and I just kept taking pictures of her doing it. Hopefully, she doesn’t mind.

…and hopefully, she isn’t really a shade, because then I’d be in big trouble.

All in all, it was a beautiful evening.

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Actually Wordless this Wednesday – Fog and Sea

15 Wednesday Jan 2014

Posted by danielwalldammit in Bad Photography

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Arctic, August, Blended, Fog, Ocean, Photography, Photos, Pics, Sea

Fog and Sea

Fog and Sea

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Northitude Returns to Me: This Time With an Actual Camera!

12 Sunday Aug 2012

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska, Bad Photography

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Alaska, Arctic, Barrow, Birds, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sea, Water

Barrow-side from Browerville 4

So, I’ve been back in the arctic for a little over a week, and the fog has only just given me a chance to get out with my new camera. I took a walk yesterday, mostly around the perimeter of town, and yes water and pretty stuff seems to have held my attention for most of the day. The place looks pretty much the way I left it which isn’t exactly surprising. Let’s just say that with the onset of drilling in the North Slope there was some cause for doubt.

The housing situation in Barrow is never all that good, but with Shell on its way, several of my colleagues and students were struggling to find a place as landlords held out in hopes of windfall rent profits. But it was never clear that Barrow was going to get a large influx of workers, and Shell has scaled back its plans for this year. So, things seem to be easing up a bit, a little too late for at least one couple.

Sad to see them go.

Most of the migratory waterfowl seem to have left already, but a bird or two remains. Other than that, a few familiar faces are missing and a few new faces have appeared. Barrow remains Barrow, just like paradise.

…only not at all.

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The Kitties were happy to see me. …no really.
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Wind Break
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Old Boat
Path out to a Point (It’s not much of a point, really, but around here it’s like a mountain-top)
Sculpture (There is a story behind this, but I’ve forgotten it. So um …hey, look at the ice!)

My friend Cindy would probably do something like this
Boat and Old House
Ice in the Background

Clouds
Bird with Ice in the background
Old Arctic Hotel

Directions
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Dumpster I missed

Been Meaning to Get this Dumpster for Awhile
The bird is the word!
One of several barges dropping supplies off while they can

Mystic Barge
Old Boat
Another attempt at Cindy-Style

Some Housing with Umiag and Sled Frames
Bird 2
Wind Breaks 2

Building and Reflection
Winter is Coming
Tiny pockets of groundwater trying to make it foggy

It’s about 12:30am, but that sunset looks like the real thing.
Sunset on the Ocean
Leaving so soon?

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Spring Break Up and a Video: No, Not that Kind!

09 Saturday Jun 2012

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska, Bad Photography

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Alaska, Arctic, Eskimo, Ice, Inupiat, Nalukataq, Ocean, Photography, Photos, Sea

Last June I used to walk down by the beach nearly every day. It was fascinating to see the ocean slowly turning back into liquid. Since I’m in Vegas at the moment, I can only imagine what’s happening now.

…or live vicariously through last year’s photos.

But first some happy music!

Now, if you click on the pics, they will embiggen!

Actually this is July of 2010
July, 2010 again! (And it was the size of a small coffee table).
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Early July, 2011
Early July, 2011

Now, since I am also missing the Nalukataq, the Spring Whaling Festival later this month, A Quick Video!

I know. Fire the cameraman!

Anyway, that is Barrow, AK, at this time of year.

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