Alaska Photography

Took photos of dog mushing during 2 days of competition. The lighting conditions on the trail were very poor. On the second day, I decided to bring my flash equipment. I have a Canon 580 EXii, and 2 Canon 430 EXii. I trigger these with a Canon STE2 on my hotshoe. I let ETTL figure out my flash exposure.

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First Day Lighting (no flash)

Second day, 580ex ii camera right, 430 exii camera left

My setup

Next time I will bring some light modifiers to throw more light. I just recently moved up to the Canon ETTL system from a completely manual off camera flash system. I am really liking it and hope to do more soon.

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My wife and I own a Siberian Husky and enjoy taking him out on hikes, walks and runs. This winter we will be skijoring more. I have done some skijoring years ago when I lived in Fairbanks, but have not skied with a dog since moving to Wasilla. I have tried to include some scenic photos from the trail. These were taken with a point and shoot camera. Since this was the first time Donner and I were skiing together I did not want to take a chance with my 5D. I included a short video to show what fun it is to skijor.

Skijoring in Alaska from Mike Criss on Vimeo.

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