Photography Class in kodiak

I just completed a 4 week photography class here in Kodiak. Marion Owen was the instructor of this very informative class We used  Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson as our course book. The class was compact and to the point. My learning curve- well no curve for me- I was on over load. It seemed many of the students were very familiar with their cameras and exposure. I on the other hand knew nothing about manual mode, shutter speed, aperture, iso, design etc.....  I  did learn  a lot!!!

So because this is my Blog- sorry you all have to see my final project photos. I still have so very much to learn. But I am having fun on this new journey.

Environmental portrait

Signs of spring

My favorite

My neighborhood

Macro

Neighbor

4 Years and Going Strong

4 years ago yesterday May 1st, Jim said all I want is one winter in Alaska- then we'll go anywhere in the world you want to go. Here's to another 4 years.

Great Day of Flying!!

Gravel strip at native village Ouzinkie, Alaska; Afognak Island in background.

Beautiful day.

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More winter

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Busy, busy, busy

It's that time of year to hit the annual maintenance hard, lots of projects to get to, since we let them sit over most of the winter. So it's  work work, work and no play. But that doesn't mean we aren't planning our play time. Looks like a fly trip is high on the list of things to do this summer. If weather cooperates we will set off for the Arctic with a lot of fun stops on the way, then return to Kodiak, and hit the high seas.

The New Year

Happy 2013 to all of our friends and family.
 Jim and I had a wonderful Christmas season and New Years filled with lots of good food, friends and family Skypes.

We are both still enjoying Kodiak and it's activities, people, wildlife and scenery.  Jim has been flying as much as possible between weather and the flu that hasn't been much. But he has begun working on our route to the Arctic this spring. We have decided to fly there, see a little of the interior of Alaska and hopefully some wildlife neither of us have seen before.

The weather this winter has been quit warm, especially after last year. It seems to be raining hard every few days with breaks of sunny days in between. Not really much snow and as we watch the weather it seems  to be much colder in Seattle than here.

The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports:

In case you were wondering ... 7.72 inches of rain so far this month. Normal for a January to this point is 6.34 inches of rain and melted snow. We have a long way to go for a record ... the January 2003 had 17.18 inches of precipitation. To even break into the top 10, we'd have to get more than a foot of rain in the month.

Boat projects are getting checked off, the list is growing smaller at the moment, but we all know it will grow  larger again.
Wishing you all smooth sailing and fair winds in 2013.