Saturday, October 26, 2019

Autumn in Alaska

Autumn in Alaska is beyond beautiful. It's a very short season. But if you are lucky to catch it, you'll be rewarded with overwhelmingly vibrant colors, in a massive scale!  The layers of colors in front of you make the autumn in Alaska quite unique.  You'd have blue mountains with glaciers and white clouds at far; and then bright yellow, orange leaves come in waves through distance all the way to the trees right in front of you...  The red leaves grow on low bushes, all over the hills.  When you look closer, they are right above the ground, but glow with bright red color.

What I've learned over the years is that the autumn beauty is very difficult to capture and present.  It's an art to find the unique rhythm from the overwhelming colors, and yet, the overwhelming colorfulness is the essence of the autumn beauty... 

On this trip, I've been telling myself to forget about the pictures, simply take it all in and live the moment - my photographs will never be able to do justice to the true beauty of the autumn in Alaska!

Alaska
September 9, 2019

Three photos taken with my iPhone


Sunday, October 20, 2019

A Different World...

It's a different world out there...

Alaska
September 2019




 

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Exit Glacier

I still remember Exit Glacier in Seward, Alaska.  In August 2006, we went there and hiked on Exit Glacier - it was huge and right next to the hiking trail...  At the time, I didn't quite understand why they named it "Exit Glacier."  Well, now I do!  When we went there again in September, I couldn't find the glacier - it's all gone, except for a small part hanging on top of the mountain.

It's hard not to be saddened by the quickly disappearing glaciers all over Alaska.

Alaska
September 2019




Sunday, October 6, 2019

山色有无中...

It's a beautiful country out here...
 
江流天地外,山色有无中...

Prince William Sound, Alaska
September 13, 2019