p.2 #5 · A journey along the Russian river in Alaska
Littlefield wrote:
Dave, glad you got the R5 to use on your awesome Alaska trip. I know you and your wife will have great memories of the experience. Very nice work and enjoyed seeing them all.
Don
Thanks Don! We're both getting old(ish) so we made sure to shoot tons of video to help refresh our memories as the years roll by. We both wake up every morning thinking about our amazing Alaska adventure. We want to go back already but maybe hit Denali the next time. In another decade or so.
Dave
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dalite wrote:
Beautiful shots! But where were the fishermen? At the confluence of the Kenai and Russian river I saw them lined up as far as the eye could see. But that was a few years ago.
Thanks! The fishermen seemed to have been mostly fishing downstream toward the Kaenai from where we went in at the Pink Salmon parking lot. We saw a couple at first but once we left the established trail and it became just a bear trail, we never saw anyone until we made it up the the falls over 2 miles later. We were not anywhere near the confluence of the Kenai on this hike. We did spend 4 hours one day setting on the bank of the Kenai waiting for some bears to show up that we had been told were frequenting the area but we never saw them. Tons of fishermen on the Kenai river though.
Dave
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jcw1982 wrote:
Great photographs Dave! I really enjoyed your narrative too. Kudos to you and your wife for sharing this experience.
Thanks JC! Glad you enjoyed the images as well as my ramblings.
p.2 #6 · A journey along the Russian river in Alaska
mjcmt wrote:
Fantastic set. I love big game photography.
Thank you!
Dave
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arbitrage wrote:
Amazing set Dave. That sounds like an adventure I'm not sure even I'd try.
TFS
Geoff
Thanks Geoff! It's certainly a little more risky than chasing birds around. My trouble now is having to come home to yard birds and an occasional wood duck on a good day. Wish I could do a trip like this every year.
Dave
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birdied wrote:
Amazing set !! Glad you made it back to share them .
Birdie
Thank you very much Birdie! Glad you enjoyed them.
p.2 #8 · A journey along the Russian river in Alaska
George Welch wrote:
These are exquisite, Dave. All the more with what it took to get you there. Nice that you and your wife got to experience it together.
Cheers,
George
Thanks George! I appreciate it. We did enjoy it, although I'm not sure if I could talk my wife into that hike again.
p.2 #10 · A journey along the Russian river in Alaska
I very much enjoyed both the story and the images, Dave. I wasn't into photography yet when we went to Alaska in 2006, hope to go back again. Another exotic place I really want to go back to again is Iceland.
p.2 #13 · A journey along the Russian river in Alaska
ct1co2 wrote:
Wow, just wow! What a wonderful series and story, thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Dave
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kdrk888 wrote:
I very much enjoyed both the story and the images, Dave. I wasn't into photography yet when we went to Alaska in 2006, hope to go back again. Another exotic place I really want to go back to again is Iceland.
So glad you enjoyed the set and thank you! I hear you on past trips before we were into photography. My wife and I went to Yellowstone 11 years ago before I was into clicking. Now all I want to do is get back there and fill my hard drive with as much wildlife photos as I can. Fingers crossed we will be able to get back there before we leave this world someday.
Dave
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beavens wrote:
You crushed it, buddy!
Next time your ass has to take ME with you.
Jeff
I don't know about my "ass" taking you with me next time, but if I'm ever fortunate enough to go again, I'll give you a shout.
Thanks Jeff!
Dave
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louie champan wrote:
A spectacular set of images....amazing.
p.2 #17 · A journey along the Russian river in Alaska
Hi Dave, Congrats on this well deserved win. the votes was absolutely spot on. Kudos. Even though we enjoyed these pictures, please do not do dangerous stuff
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We both wake up every morning thinking about our amazing Alaska adventure. We want to go back already but maybe hit Denali the next time. In another decade or so. 
