Alaska Photography

Northern Lights Above the Arctic Circle

Mike Criss — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:16:03 +0000

Powered by Max Banner Ads I am getting over the Premiere Pro and After Effects learning curve as I start to put more time lapses together. This series was taken a couple hundred miles above the Arctic Circle near Coldfoot, Alaska. Unfortunately, I only had one camera body and my intervalometer stopped working. I did not [...]

Northern Lights Time-Lapse 2

Mike Criss — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:04:34 +0000

Second time-lapse of the Northern Lights. Shot near our home in Wasilla, Alaska. I am just learning how to do time-lapse and this was my first project. Steep learning curve using Premiere Pro and After Effects in the workflow. This was the first time I took my motorized rail system out into the field. About [...]

Northern Lights Timelapse

Mike Criss — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:57:01 +0000

Even though I was under the weather, I was not going to miss this show. Lots more to follow.

289 Best of 2011 Photos

Mike Criss — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:27:30 +0000

Every year Jim Goldstein creates a list of top photos of 2011. Photographers from all over the world submit their entries and there are some fantastic examples of photography. I have been submitting my list for a few years now. It is amazing to me how large the list grows every year. My top photos [...]

Saving Photos with Nik Color Efex 4.o

Mike Criss — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:24:26 +0000

Going through my archives with Nik’s Color Efex 4 in mind, I came across this photo of a bald eagle. I have seen this photo dozens of times and thought nothing of it. The light was horrible, I am lucky I did not delete it. I knew I could pull out some details with the [...]