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Ken Baehr Favorite Photos Blog
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Sun, 25 Oct 2009
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New addition |
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I just completed a new album entitled "Sandhill
Cranes." The cranes are my favorite bird to
photograph. They are tall, statuesque and
graceful in flight. Each spring and fall they
migrate between Alaska, Florida and New Mexico.
I am not sure which birds go where, by they come
to Alaska in the thousands. My favorite spots to
photograph them include Creamer's Field, a bird
sanctuary in Fairbanks, AK, The experimental farm
in Wasilla, AK, an open field near the airport
in Wasilla, AK, and Potter Marsh, just on the
outskirts of Anchorage, AK. I am told that the
birds can fly as high as 20,000 feet as they pass
through the Alaska range on their way north or
south. Imagine the endurance to fly with the
limited oxygen, high winds and cold of 20,000
feet. There is more to come from this summer's
images, so keep looking and enjoy.
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Posted 16:38
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Sun, 11 Oct 2009
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Summer 2009 |
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I truly had some great photographic opportunities
this summer. It started with a six day jaunt
along the Katmai Coast aboard the Coastal
Explorer. We saw and photographed clamming
bears, eagle nests, shore birds, landscapes and
wild flowers. To be able to be close to truly
wild animals in pristine wilderness is an
experience of a lifetime. To be able to
photograph the experience is something to make
one truly grateful. I also had an opportunity to
fly into another part of Katmai National Park to
a stream chocked full of Red(Sockeye)Salmon high
above the tree line. The fish attracted the
bears and the river, narrowed by a deep gorge,
concentrated them. It was an incredible
opportunity. If that were not enough, my brother
in law and I won a ticket in the annual road
lottery in Denali National Park. Once a year,
400 cars get to drive the road into Denali. It
is an opportunity to stop and go, to photograph
at your leisure. Again, gratitude is the word.
We usually get a lot of images of bears, but this
year they were scarce. What we did see were
caribou trekking across the open tundra. We also
happened upon two full-curl Dall Sheep Rams high
up in Polychrome Pass. I had never seen them in
Polychrome before. These two were not only
there, but decided to pose for us for nearly an
hour. I updated the web site today in three
albums, "The Katmai Coast," "Bears of Alaska,"
and "The Other Mammals. Take a look, and I hope
you enjoy.
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Posted 17:45
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Mon, 06 Jul 2009
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The Katmai Coast |
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I just completed an extensive update of the photo
pages. Chief among the changes is an added album
titled "Ktmai Coast." I had a great opportunity
to spend six days aboard a boat called the
Coastal Explorer. Using the Explorer as a base
of operations, we then worked our way around the
countless beaches, inlets and islands of Kukak
Bay and Geographic harbor in Katmai National
Park. During the trip we must have seen over
fifty individual bears, and got close enough to
photograph at least twenty of them. By close, I
mean within ten feet. I also added some new
images to the Denali National Park Album, and the
Moose Album. I am on a roll, so stand by for
more.
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Posted 16:44
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Mon, 13 Oct 2008
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Web Site Update |
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I have just completed a major update of the
website. This summer has been good to me. I
have added a number of new bear images. I also
added a new album called "The Other Mammals."
Although bear and moose generate the most
excitement among visitors, there are lots of
other creatures to enjoy in Alaska. This album
show a few of them and hopefully will grow in the
future. Speaking of moose, I added a number of
new images to that album. Since I was lucky
enough to hit Denali National park and the height
of the fall colors, I added some landscape images
to that album. Hope you all enjoy, till next time
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Posted 15:59
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Wed, 25 Jun 2008
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Early this spring I bought a new macro lens. I
have been playing with it ever since. It is not
surprising that my update this month is mostly
spring flowers shot with the new lens. Needless
to say I enjoy the sharpness of the lens and its
capability to get close. More to come...
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Posted 14:36
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