Finished

“Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.” – Benjamin Spock

I took a lot of photos while I was in Alaska. It was an amazing trip, and I wanted the memories of it to last a lifetime. I have enjoyed going through all of the photos I took on the trip. This morning, I finished going through all of the photos I captured at the Hubbard Glacier. I take the time to process the photos. I could just use the JPEG files and call it day. However, I want to showcase how amazing the places were that I saw in Alaska. I take my time, make some adjustments, take some things out, and then get them ready to share. I started editing the photos I captured in Alaska in early August. I have been working on them ever sense then. I have finished 5 out of 11 stops on our trip. I’m almost halfway there, and I have enjoyed every minute of it.

Some of my favorute photos that I have gone through so far I captured while we cruised by the Hubbard Glacier. The Hubbard Glacier is North America’s largest tidewater glacier, measuring 76 miles long and known for its “galloping” advance, which is unlike most receding glaciers. It is named after Gardiner Hubbard, the first president of the National Geographic Society, and can be distinguished by its towering face that is 600 feet tall at the terminal face, with 250 feet below the waterline. The best way to tell how huge this glacier is to compare it to the cruise ship that is closer to the glacier. I had my camera in my hands most of the day while we were coasting by the Hubbard Glacier. My dad let me borrow his 500 mm lens, and that’s how I was able to capture these amazing images. You can tell how huge the Hubbard Glacier is by comparing to the boat in front of it.