Swanson River, Alaska

This image was taken at the Swanson River in Alaska which is a beautiful area near Captain Cook's Beach in the Kenai Peninsula.  For this shot I used a neutral density filter to slow down the shutter to give the water a creamier look and bring out some of the color from the sky into the water.  The best thing is you have to always be alert for bears, so no relaxing too much while you're shooting!

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Camera settings: Nikon D3, 1.6 sec at f/22, 16mm at ISO 100, flash did not fire.  Taken at 2:47pm on July 10, 2012 by Jason Lanier.

Tangle Lake Panoramic, Alaska

This is a 6 shot panoramic of the Tangle Lake in Alaska on the Old Denali Highway.  It's a beautiful area with serene lakes, very few tourist spots, and plenty of amazing scenery.  This was stitched together using Photoshop CS6, but can be done with any version of photoshop from CS3 and up...maybe even earlier.

Many people shoot panoramics using a tripod, but I do them handheld.  The important thing is to make sure to keep your camera level, and to maintain the same focal points in your image!

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Camera settings: Nikon D3, 1/200 sec at f/7.1, 16mm at ISO 100, flash fired.  Taken at 12:50pm on July 17, 2012 by Jason Lanier.

Old Denali Highway, less traveled, more beautiful

Doesn't this just look good enough to drink?  This image was taken at the end of the old Denali Highway which is an amazing road that doesn't get much traffic at all anymore since the new highway was built years ago.  We found so many gems on this stretch of road that I was so happy we didn't pass it up.  It is passable in an RV, you just have to take your time and you'll be fine unless you're traveling it in the winter time.

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Camera settings: Nikon D3, 1/250 sec at f/7.1, 16mm at ISO 100, flash did not fire.  Taken at 4:51pm on July 17, 2012 by Jason Lanier.

Alaskan Lilly Pads

This is an image from Alaska that I shot in July of last year.  As I'm finalizing my shots for my new landscape website I came across this one and wanted to share it with you.  Alaska really is this amazing.  Beautiful clouds, ponds, trees, etc. Just an amazing place....you ALL should go there someday!

Abandoned Barn in Upstate New York

This image was taken in August 2012 in upstate New York on my way towards Niagara Falls.  I just love finding places off of old country roads, just fun times!

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Camera settings: Nikon D800, 1/125 sec at f/4.5,, 22mm at ISO 50, flash did not fire.  Taken at 3:10pm on August 28, 2012 by Jason Lanier.

Lincoln's Vista by Jason Lanier

This shot was taken last night on inauguration evening as the sunset was ending.  The coloring on the entire picture including the Washington Monument is completely unaltered.  The Washington Monument is golden because that was the last part of the sun that was shining through.  This was taken from the top center steps of the Lincoln Memorial and is exactly what Lincoln looks at every evening.  It was the most amazing sunset I've ever seen in Washington DC....

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