Baby Orcas Are Cute Little Predators
Spotted up in Alaska this May while on assignment with Uncruise Adventures (so happy to have worked with them for 14 years!). After the sun went down, around 9:45pm, while Continue Reading →
Tag: UnCruise
Who Wants To Go For A Paddle With A Rainbow And Mountains?
Description: Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve is by far one of my favorite parks. It’s so massive and mostly untouched because the vast majority of visitors come in on a Continue Reading →
Drone Photos That Don’t Look Like Drone Photos
Description: This post might get a little too deep into the joy of being behind the camera, so if that’s not your thing, just click on through. I love that a Continue Reading →
A Little Slice Of Alaskan Heaven
Description: The Uncruise Safari Endeavour anchored in a little slice of Alaskan heaven. Location: Southeast Alaska, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography Continue Reading →
Great Spot For A Kayak
Description: Onward with the editing of Uncruise photos from earlier this month! In this case, it’s hard to find a better place to kayak with nothing but the 319,000 acre South Continue Reading →
Can You Name The Tree From The Bark
Description: Big hint; it’s located in Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Shot on assignment last week with Uncruise Adventures. Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America Camera: Canon EOS R5 & 24-105mm L lens Continue Reading →
Baja Sunset
Description: If you’re not going to capture layers like yesterday’s POTD, just go for the good old colorful clouds. Shot on assignment last week with Uncruise Adventures. Location: Baja California Sur, Continue Reading →
Moon Above Baja – B&W
Description: Some days out on the water are better than others. Clouds and sea and moon and mountains. Baja. Shot on assignment last week with Uncruise Adventures. Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico, Continue Reading →
Hiking Wild Alaska
Description: One advantage with Uncruise Adventure cruises: getting off the boat and into wild Alaska. Location: Alaska, USA, North America Camera: Canon 7D & 28-300mm L Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Continue Reading →
Mama Grizzly And Cubs Chilling At The Beach
Description: I love bears. From a distance. And what safer place to be than on the water, but within telephoto range of this mama and her cubs along the shore of Continue Reading →
Safari Explorer and George Island
Description: Last week I had the pleasure of working aboard two UnCruise Adventures ships; the Wilderness Explorer and the Safari Explorer. It was aboard the second ship, arguably the finest of Continue Reading →
Orcas Up Close
Another shot from this week’s UnCruise trip in Southeast Alaska. Sometimes it’s best to be on the big (small) boat, sometimes it pays to be on a skiff. Location: Southwest Continue Reading →
Dawes Glacier Panorama – Photo Of The Day
Description: I wish I had taken this style of image (and with perfect weather) 7 years ago when I first visited Dawes Glacier in Alaska with Uncruise Adventures. I’d be interested Continue Reading →
Seemingly Alone In Paradise – Photo Of The Day
Title: Seemingly Alone In Paradise Location: Bailey Bay, Alaska, USA, North America Description: Continuing with my assignment in August to take photos of the Wilderness Discoverer for Uncruise Adventures, this day really Continue Reading →
The Aurora Borealis In Alaska – Photo Of The Day
Title: The Aurora Borealis In Alaska Location: Bailey Bay, Alaska, USA, North America Description: I’ve been to Alaska six times with Uncruise Adventures taking pictures of their boats and teaching photography as Continue Reading →
Misty Fjords Lives Up To Its Name – Photo Of The Day
Title: Misty Fjords Lives Up To Its Name Location: Misty Fjords National Monument, Alaska, USA, North America Description: Misty Fjords, on a sunny day when the clouds start to lift, is something Continue Reading →
Cold As Ice – Photo Of The Day
Title: Cold As Ice Location: Dawes Glacier, Alaska, USA, North America Description: Dawes Glacier, a tidewater glacier starting in Canada and finishing in Alaska, as seen from sea level on a skiff. Continue Reading →
Vibrance Reflected – Photo Of The Day
Title: Vibrance Reflected Location: Southeast Alaska, USA, North America Description: Abstract views of water and waves will never get old for me. I love them because in the computer I can Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Mama Orca And Calf
Title: Mama Orca And Calf Location: Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Alaska, USA, North America Description: Shot while aboard the Uncruise Adventures SS Legacy. Join me in 2020 for Photo Tours to Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Mama Bear And Her Cubs On The Beach
Title: Mama Bear And Her Cubs On The Beach Location: Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Alaska, USA, North America Description: I love being close to massive, powerful animals….from the safety of Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Breaching Humpback And The Grandeur Of Alaska’s Coast Range
Title: Breaching Humpback And The Grandeur Of Alaska’s Coast Range Location: Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Alaska, USA, North America Description: A clear day in Glacier Bay is like no other. Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – A Chip Off The Old Block
Title: A Chip Off The Old Block Location: Margerie Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Alaska, USA, North America Description: I had the pleasure of teaching photography onboard the Uncruise Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Soaring Scarlet Macaws
Title: Soaring Scarlet Macaws Location: Golfito National Wildlife Refuge, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, Central America Description: It’s been a good six weeks since we have returned from our UnCruise Adventure Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – White Ibis In Panama
Title: White Ibis In Panama Location: Isla Afuera, Veraguas, Panama, Central America Description: It was a trip to Panama this last July that got me hooked on Birding (with a capital B). Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Mangrove Hummingbird On Nest
Title: Mangrove Hummingbird On Nest Location: Isla de Coiba, Veraguas, Panama, Central America Description: One of the world’s smallest birds found on Central America’s largest island, Coiba Island, made our guide Jose Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – All The Coral
Title: All The Coral Location: Pearl Island, Panama, Central America Description: A beach full of them. Camera Canon 7D Mark II Lens Canon 28-300mm L ISO 100 Focal Length 28mm Aperture f/9 Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Oystercatcher And The Crab
Title: Oystercatcher And The Crab Location: Pearl Islands, Panama, Central America Camera Canon 7D Mark II Lens Canon 28-300mm L ISO 2000 Focal Length 175mm Aperture f/9 Shutter Speed 1/600 Altitude Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Morning In The Caribbean
Title: Morning In The Caribbean Location: San Blas Islands, Panama, Central America (8°39’1″ N 79°2’6″ W) Description: Our first morning in Panama held some wonderful cloud beauty. Shot while on assignment with Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Night Heron Hunting
Title: Night Heron Hunting Location: Isla Bartolomé, Panama, Central America (8°39’1″ N 79°2’6″ W) Description: This night heron escaped my view the first time I passed by. It was only when I Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Massive Ships Dropping Down The Panama Canal
Title: Massive Ships Dropping Down The Panama Canal Location: Gatun Locks, Colón, Colón Province, Panama, Central America (9°17’39” N 79°55’14” W) Description: I’ve been on the 8 or so locks on the Continue Reading →