There have been a few, but the one that is in my mind from time to time revolves around a two week stay in Denali national Park, Alaska in 2004. I've been going to Alaska since 1980, mainly to shoot in Denali. Wolves have always been a thing with me since my first backpacking trips to Isle Royale, in Lake Superior, where I could hear them howl, but never got to see one first hand. Up to 2004, my trips to Denali had never presented me with the opportunity to photograph wolves in anything but transit situations, plus I never had enough lens to do those situations justice. In 2004, I was in Denali shooting with a group of photogs led by Geo. Lepp, while on "the road" in Denali, our group heard over the radio of a Caribou takedown, a few miles up the road. We immediately headed to that location (the east fork of the Toklat river). When we arrived the Caribou was down in the river bed & two adult wolves were taking turn feeding on the carcass & then going off in the distance to feed two pups. We parked on a rise overlooking the river. I was able to set up my 600 & *ist D in the bus & shoot their actions for several hours. I captured several hundred images of this scene. What sticks with me are the images of this family of wolves doing what they do to survive. This is one of the my most memorable outdoor experiences ever. The trip was in celebration of out 35 wedding anniversary & my 60 birthday.
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Your Great Photographic Moments? > Hi Everyone: > > I hope you don't find this request tiresome, but given the great > international reach, the delightfully varied life experiences and > photographic interests, and the endless talent of the list, I'd love to > hear > stories about your greatest photographic moments. Anyone willing to share > a > story or 2? > > Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
