Friday, July 18, 2008

optics

Ken spent nine days on the Western interior area of Alaska on a aerial survey that is conducted every year. Along with another companion, they look at bug damage and forest changes. (Ken's specialty is bugs.....and most notably the spruce bark beetle.) Here are some fabulous shots that he took. (I might add that Ken has gotten really good with the camera! Am I bias or what or is he hanging out with the right people?)
They camp out on these remote places and Ken calls me from a satellite phone in the mornings. He has been conducting these surveys for over thirty years! They had a close call with a brown bear one evening who stood on his hind legs but quickly sped off.

This is one of my favorites.......Of course a mighty fine camera works miracles too.


This could be a Magritte painting.


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