Emerald Waters. Eklutna Lake, Chugach Mountains, Alaska. Olympus E-400 (Kodak CCD) with DZ 14-42 lens.

The Antonov AN-225 departing Anchorage. Photographed from Arctic Valley Road. Sony A7 II with OM Zuiko 300/4.5 and 1.4x Teleconverter. It had just started to downpour at my location when the jet was taking off. The shooting distance to the airplane is nearly 15 miles when this photograph was taken.

Converted and edited in Lightroom for artistic intent.

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly and Dandelions. Spring has arrived in Alaska! I suppose I should mow pretty soon, but wanted to make sure the bees and butterflies had something to work with first. Photo taken with the Panasonic DMC-GX85 with OM Zuiko 300/4.5 (Silvernosed) and OMZ 1.4x Teleconverter. Handheld. No extension tubes were used, but this was right near the minimum focus distance. Additional cropping and rotation done in Lightroom.

Six Engines and a Twin Tail. The world's largest cargo plane. The Antonov AN-225 Mriya landing Runway 15 at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport (PANC), May 31, 2020. Photographed with the Sony A7 II and Olympus OM Zuiko 21/3.5 lens.

Antonov An-225 Mriya taxiing for takeoff at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport (PANC), departing to Toronto. This is at 11:30 PM. Photographed with the Sony A7 II and Olympus OM Zuiko 300/4.5 lens. Additional cropping performed to correct photographer's framing error. ISO 160, F8, 1/60.

Converting fuel into smoke and sound

The leaves emerged only a few days ago, but the intensity is incredible. Photo taken with the Sony A7 II and SEL2870 (Sony 28-70mm) lens.

Ebb Tide - Turnagain Arm. Near Hope, Alaska. Panasonic DMC-GX85 with Lumix 12-32 lens.

Hatcher Pass. Talkeetna Mountains. Alaska. Cropped and processed in Adobe Lightroom. Panasonic DMC-GX85 with 45-150 lens.