Alaska views

Continuing on with my black and white series of photos from Alaska... the coastal views were amazing traveling now from Juneau to Sitka, Glacier Bay, and Ketchikan. A snow-covered mountain peak stands alone at one point; a strange cloud formation hovers over a peak that's reflected in Glacier Bay; clouds roll over a secluded inlet; rays of light angle down above low-lying hills; a gull takes off from a small iceberg in Glacier Bay; and our ship, the Westerdam, awaits offshore as we are tendered in from Sitka, my favorite town on the trip. ©Carol Leigh

South of Juneau

Gotta say, I'm enjoying all this "monochromicity." What I loved about seeing Alaska was how BIG everything was, so I tended to emphasize space rather than subject matter (if that makes any sense). Processing my photos as black and white images forces attention more on the shapes and shadows rather than the colors, which I found almost inconsequential. (Click to enlarge.) ©Carol Leigh