On short hiatus- back in a bit.


David

2010.10.15

Jonesville Mine Road at Eska, vicinity Sutton, Alaska

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Taken September 25, 2010.  EXIF info:

Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/200 second ===> 0.005 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 63/10 ===> ƒ/6.3
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 400
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:25 13:14:28
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:25 13:14:28
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 500948/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/200 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 348042/65536
Aperture = ƒ/6.3
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 300/1 mm ===> 300 mm

Here's our ptarmigan friend again, getting ready to chase me down the road.

David 

2010.10.13

Steller's Jay at Porcupine Campground, vicinity Hope, Alaska

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Taken September 20, 2009.  EXIF info:

Camera = Fujifilm FinePix S602 Zoom
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 10/2200 second ===> 1/220 second ===> 0.00455 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 280/100 ===> ƒ/2.8
# Exposure Program = normal program (2)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 200
# EXIF Version = 0220
# Original Date/Time = 2009:09:20 11:05:27
# Digitization Date/Time = 2009:09:20 11:05:27
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Compressed Bits per Pixel = 15/10 ===> 1.5
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 780/100
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/222.86 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 300/100
Aperture = ƒ/2.83
# Brightness (APEX) = 484/100
Brightness = 28.64 foot-lambert
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/100 ===> 0
# Max Aperture Value (APEX) = 300/100 ===> 3
Max Aperture = ƒ/2.83
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Light Source / White Balance = unknown (0)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 4680/100 mm ===> 46.8 mm

South-central Alaska doesn't have a huge diversity of birds, but an encounter with a Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is always memorable.

David 

2010.10.12 

Devil's Club at Porcupine Campground, vicinity Hope, Alaska

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Taken September 22, 2009.  EXIF info:

Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/60 second ===> 0.01667 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 320
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2009:09:22 13:49:11
# Digitization Date/Time = 2009:09:22 13:49:11
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 387114/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/60 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 325770/65536
Aperture = ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 55/1 mm ===> 55 mm

Devil's Club is ubiquitous in the woods of south-central Alaska. It is often one of the first harbingers of our all too short fall.

David 

2010.10.11 

Independence Mine, vicinity Hatcher Pass, Alaska

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Taken September 26, 2009.  EXIF info:

Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/100 second ===> 0.01 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 14/1 ===> ƒ/14
# Exposure Program = aperture priority (3)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2009:09:26 14:13:19
# Digitization Date/Time = 2009:09:26 14:13:19
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 435412/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/100 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 499038/65536
Aperture = ƒ/14
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = partial (6)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 77/1 mm ===> 77 mm

Independence Mine is located north of the Hatcher Pass Road close to the summit. It's usually winter up here by the end of September, and last year was no exception. A plus- I can see the peaks in this area from out in front of my house.

David 

2010.10.09 

Turnagain Arm along Hope Cutoff, vicinity Hope, Alaska

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Taken September 19, 2010.  EXIF info:

Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/25 second ===> 0.04 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 14/1 ===> ƒ/14
# Exposure Program = aperture priority (3)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:19 14:07:54
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:19 14:07:54
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 304340/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/25 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 499038/65536
Aperture = ƒ/14
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = partial (6)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 85/1 mm ===> 85 mm

The Turnagain Arm mudflats are accessible from several points along the Hope Cutoff road for about four miles/6.5 kilometers before you reach the village of Hope.  This body of water has the largest tidal range in the United States- on average about 30 feet/9.2 meters.  That ought to give anyone pause who might think about venturing onto the mudflats, which are the site of several rescue efforts to free stuck adventurers every year.  Sadly, some are not successful.

David 

2010.10.07

Alsek Range south of the Alaska Highway, vicinity Haines Junction, Yukon

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Taken September 7, 2010.  EXIF info:

Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/125 second ===> 0.008 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 71/10 ===> ƒ/7.1
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:07 13:47:05
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:07 13:47:05
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 456510/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/125 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 370648/65536
Aperture = ƒ/7.1
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 28/1 mm ===> 28 mm

Sorry about yesterday- we'll catch it up.

Just outside the car window, it was just turning to high fall. A few miles south, winter was already well underway.



David