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It’s December 1st…are you ready for the holidays? I’m changing the way I do things…for a very short time. Browse through ANY of my landscape and adventure photographs and if you find one you want a print of (canvas included), email me what you are willing to pay for it, along with the size you [...]
The first ski tour of the year is always filled with a bit of anxiety. Like any other adventure, you’re constantly doing a mental checklist of gear on the drive, despite making the effort beforehand (even the night before!) that everything you need is in good working condition and ready to go. I laid all [...]
There’s something special about black and white photographs. This one is no exception. Taken on a backcountry ski tour in the Oregon Cascades, it captures the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. For a short time I am offering 12 x 24 prints for only $100. Just in time for the holidays.
It’s not snowing, yet, and this past weekend, a rare warm and sunny November weekend was enough to convince my wife and I to head south to the Oregon coast for one last surfing weekend. After getting pounded by a couple waves, I thought it better to just stick to what I do best…taking pictures [...]
I just stumbled across a photography website with some very cool examples of using motion blur in photographs. What I really liked about these shots, besides the stunning imagery, was the shutter speeds for each picture are listed. For me, for anyone trying to perfect such techniques, this is priceless. Check it out at – [...]
Just wanted to post a quick update about a sister-site I’m in the process of developing. The website, dubbed, creatively, www.backcountryskiphotos.com, is something I’m working on for displaying backcountry ski photos from myself as well as others. There are also links and videos about avalanche education, stories etc. Furthermore, I’ll be offering the option to [...]
There are times, believe it or not, that even I crave a bit of warm, tropical sunshine. Although winter has yet to arrive here in Seattle, and I am admittedly very excited for (I hope) an epic backcountry ski season, I can’t help but stop and take a moment to revel in the past, especially [...]
I’ve pondered the idea of creating a photography book for some time now. I feel I have plenty of photos to choose from, whether it’s a selection of backcountry skiing photos, cycling or the majestic peak of Mt Rainier. My problem is what software/service I should use to create a photo book. Just recently I [...]
My partner from BC Bike Race, one of the many mountain bike stage races that seem to be all the rage these days, just forwarded me a link to our ride profile from Stage 1. Unfortunately he wasn’t able to recharge his Garmin after this stage so I can’t look back and realize just how [...]
And so it began. John Soule (not Horace Greeley) can be blamed for publicizing the westward expansion of America back in 1851. Of course, had he lived anywhere along the Pacific back then, he probably would have thought otherwise, and instead told people to stay put. Why? Because just like those of us who tell [...]
Cape Cod doesn’t get to experience the same vibrant colors of fall the rest of New England does; that doesn’t mean it’s isn’t worth visiting. Matter of fact, the Cape is a beautiful place this time of year, especially as the crowds dissipate, leaving the beaches empty, the roads perfect for cycling and the many [...]
A friend just forwarded me a link to some winter photographs taken up at Mt Baker yesterday. The images, showing about two inches (!) of snow up near Artist Point, could very well be (or could they?) indicative of a big winter in the Pacific NW. This is good news, no great news, not only [...]
I’ve heard it before, really, as I’m sure anyone who has paddled in ocean swells and prefers the aroma of salty air over the rush of white-water, has too. Mention the word sea kayaking to anyone who has never actually done it, and I’m sure you’ll get a similar response. Little do they know how [...]
I love fall. It’s my favorite time of the year. Cool mornings followed by warm days. Shades of yellow and red, earthy tones permeate the landscape as leaves foretell a brisk season ahead. If I can’t have fall though, let it be spring. It felt like just yesterday that a friend and I were stuffing [...]
Well maybe not, but it’s hard not to feel it in the air these days. Mornings are crisp and cool, snow levels are dropping (well sort of…I think the top of Mt Rainier may have had a dusting recently) and a friend of mine in Whitefish just sent some hiking photos from Glacier National Park [...]
National Geographic Traveler is hosting a photography contest titled World in Focus. While pondering what photograph to enter in the amatuer category, I was browsing through many of the entries, which includes both amateurs and professionals. There are surely some beautiful shots and to be honest, some that are very mediocre, even in the professional [...]
Two years ago I celebrated my 30th birthday backpacking in to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness to revel in the solitude of the Enchantment Lakes area. It was early October and fall was in the air. I woke early in the morning to a light dusting of snow atop the surrounding 8,000 ft peaks. Only a [...]
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Photographs from Hobuck Beach, Cape Flattery and Shi Shi Beach on the Olympic Peninsula
It’s very easy to take certain things for granted. Here in Seattle we’re often so focused on traveling down to Mt Rainier, or somewhere in the Cascades, or maybe over the Cascades for some high desert warmth, that we often forget about this relatively small chunk of paradise to our west. Of course everything is [...]
I could visit Mt Rainier every day of the week, rain or shine, summer or winter and I’d never get bored. It’s simply a stunning mountain that offers such a huge diversity of terrain, flora and fauna that one, especially a photographer, can never grow weary of it’s immense size and minute details. So here’s [...]
I was just going through some old photographs and came across some scanned sea kayaking pictures from a trip back in 2000 with the Outdoor Program at the University of Oregon. The 17-day paddle, from Loreto to La Paz in Baja, Mexico, was truly an epic. This was probably my first big adventure. For the [...]
I just put up a posting on eBay for a brand new set of Sram Rival brakes I am selling. These have never been used or mounted. Very nice set of road bike brakes – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220269897228 for a very good prices. Contact me directly if you’re interested (no eBay fees!).
Three hours, three Seattle photographs. Cycling over the Duwamish River to Shilshoe Marina in Ballard for a quick saling race in Puget Sound. Mt Raininer, emerald waters, crimson sky…time to go home. Another day at the office…
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Award-winning adventure photographer Ian Mackie moved to the Pacific Northwest 10 years ago, leaving behind the suburbs of Massachusetts in search of higher mountains, desolate trails and deeper snow.
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