Alex Burke

On our second day in the wilderness, Denali graced us with its presence. Any chance to see this massive mountain of ice and glacier is quite special! It would be several more days before it poppe...

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A perfect reflection with vibrant sunrise hues. This was after the autumn portion of my trip, where I had driven far enough south that things looked and felt more like summer. A strange reversal ...

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An overnight hike took me into a magical valley that was just bursting with autumn color. My original plan was to get up early and hike up for a higher vantage point, but when I saw the lake befo...

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Dinner with a view! After a day of hiking, biking, and more hiking to get around I was heating up my late evening meal. Mashed potatoes if I recall correctly, which were actually pretty amazing a...

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I’ve already begun working on the mountain of film to develop, sticking random sheets in the developer and seeing what surprises turn up! It’ll probably take a month to work through the full ...

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The hazy days of summer. It seems that wildfire smoke has once again engulfed most of the western states. While I’ve been lucky enough to stay out of it this year, the last several summers have...

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I’ve got one more panorama to share for now, a ranch in a lush early summer mountain valley. So far I’m about 140 sheets into my trip with quite a long time left to shoot! (at Colorado) https...

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Sunset from high in the Rockies, carrying on with the panorama theme from my last post. Since I’m on the road I won’t be able to share too many film shots for a while, but rest assured that I...

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A brilliant rainbow beams out of a storm while outflow winds get a windmill spinning. It’s always a thrill catching a rainbow on large format film, you often really have to work for them! I put...

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A massive monolith in the center of a high mountain meadow. Camping among these pillars made for a special night, and the sunrise was quite spectacular. I had burned nearly all of my film the nig...

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Yesterday morning’s sunrise, high above the trees. The tundra is alive with its brief and delicate wildflower season, a mixture of tiny yet colorful flowers carpeting the landscape. (at Rocky M...

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Mountain meadows and late afternoon light. (at Rocky Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf4ULO3ub4I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A quick storm passed over and drenched me while backpacking, but an hour later made for a delightful sunset over these rock formations at the top of a high mountain. These meadows were a perfect ...

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The last week has finally brought some thunderstorms, along with a few rainbows! I decided to go about this image differently, really bringing attention to the evening light on this old grain ele...

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Last week I hiked above the trees to spend the night on a mountain top. Unlike anything I’ve seen before, this peak was more of a wide plateau covered with a mix of meadow and rock garden. From...

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A stream meanders towards a verdant grove of aspen under sunrise skies. Spring at these altitudes is short but quite special. (at Rocky Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfUM465u2hD/?igshid=...

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Sunset skies burst into color around a windmill. Protip: expose Portra at box speed and meter for the sky to get some saturated sunsets with a nearly silhouetted look. (at The Great Plains) https...

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Just before sunrise the other morning, as twilight glow was filling the sky and landscape with saturated magenta hues. I love how Portra tones these scenes down to make them look more natural. (a...

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Sunset over a deep, narrow canyon. I’m continuing to experiment with my outright abuse of E100 and honestly didn’t expect this sheet to work. Shooting into a dark gorge in shade with sun blas...

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Morning light sends beams through the aspen forest and across the ground covered in lush green plants. I found this composition the night before and had a feeling the sun would rise in just about...

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