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In the winter months here in Prince Rupert I find it hard to photography wildlife, sure I could photograph the 300 or 400 deer that wonder the city, but houses and cars take away from the photo.. so the last few years my camera’s gathers dust, my fingers get restless and start to twitch out like a junky needing a fix.
So this year I have decided to try some new things, branch out if you will. With the help of my friend Chad Graham who’s wisdom and guideness has helped in my new endeavor.

Night photography, I alsways enjoyed looking at other photographers work seeing the night sky brought to life in a photograph. Why had I not tried this sooner, I have no idea. For the last 2 nights I have gone out and did some photography. I have to admit I was not ready for the cold I felt on my fingers and face, yes I was underdressed, a mistake I would not make again after the first night.  what seemed to be a eternity, was only a few hours. I set my exposure to 30 sec, F stop down to 3.5 iso 200 and started my adventure in night time photography. Some of my moon shots were fest shutter speeds.

What I learned.

1.first dress appropriately to the weather, if your going to be out side for long periods of time, you need to stay warm. other wise you may get frustrated and leave early.

2. Bring a thermos of hot chocolate, or any other hot beverage too keep you warm on the inside.

3. A tripod is a must, due not try and take a long exposure of the night sky with out one. unless you are trying to paint with lights.

4. Bring a small light with you, too see the buttons and other setting on your camera.

5. For long exposure times you will need a cable trigger.

6. Bring a friend along, it makes the time go faster plus you get to share the experience.

7. Get out of the city, the lights from the city will make seeing the night sky near impossible to see.

8. Be aware of your surroundings you don’t want to fall in to a hole, or trip over a rock, knocking down your camera and smashing your new lens.

9. Bring your camera manual, unless you now your camera inside out.

10. Have fun…..

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For the last 3 years Stacey and I have gone to Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary with Captain Doug Davies on the The Georgia Master. We have seen and photographed countless Grizzly bears. This year Stacey and I will be going up again.

A bit of info about the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, The Khutzeymateen/K’tzim-a-Deen Grizzly Sanctuary was established as the first area in Canada to be protected specifically for grizzly bears and their habitat. It also represents the first undisturbed estuary of its size to be protected along the north coast of BC. The topography of this land and marine sanctuary is diverse, with rugged peaks towering to 2100 metres above a valley of wetlands, old growth temperate rainforests and a large estuary. An abundance of wildlife shares the area.

The ultimate purpose of this area is to protect the north coast grizzly bear by preserving a part of the ecosystem in which they live. Because of this area’s high sensitivity and strict conservation orientation, visitor use is not encouraged. However, a limited amount of controlled viewing is allowed under permit. The hunting of grizzly bear is prohibited and hunting of other wildlife is restricted to areas above 1000 meters elevation.

Prince Rupert Adventure Tours is owned and operated by Doug Davis, Doug and his crew have lots of knowledge about the Grizzly Bears, and local first nation history you will see on the way to the Khutzeymateen, Don’t be surprised if you see Killer whales or humpback whales on the trip up or down. this tour is about 6 hours and a lunch is provided. Camera is a must, Doug and his crew depending on the tide can get fairly close to the shore.

For more Grizzly bear pictures check out my flickr account.More Grizzly pictures, click here

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For the last 3 and half years, I have been tracking a local wolf pack on Kaien island, I have taken numerous pictures and video of these wild coastal wolves. its amazing to see and hear these magical but misunderstood creatures. I have had over 30 encounters with different pack members over the last 3 years. and this spring I will be spending a few days tacking them again. here are some photos of the local coastal wolves.

Here is a brief description of the wolves we have come across so far there is the Alpha male, old grey.

The alpha female red neck for her patch of red fur on the back of her neck.

Next is Poser, this wolf posed for us for 45 min, dark red coat.

And then there is Blondie for its light color coat.

For more wolf pictures check out my flickr account.More wolf pictures, click here

For more infprmation about the kaien island wolf pack and coastal wolves check out my other website.Kaien Island Wolves.com

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This photo I took was simply amazing, well not the photo itself but the fact that 8 seals came so close to us. they were touching our hands right on the dock.

here are a few more pictures from that day.

Chad’s hand

Amber and Chad with Seals

and then there is me.

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