Lake George Glacier Hike - Virtual Tour of an Alaska Ice Field.
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- čas přidán 30. 08. 2020
- In this short film, I take you along with me during a summer hike out to an Alaskan glacier and give you a virtual adventure tour of this wild place. Set to original music.
The Lake George Glacier is one of large ice fields in the Chugach Mountains of Alaska. I've explored this area a number of times over the years, and it's always an amazing sight to behold. During this summer's visit, I was struck at how much the glacier has receded in a very short time frame. Three years ago, I was able to walk right out on the ice, but now, the edge of the ice lies hundreds of feet away from the surrounding hillsides and it's much lower in elevation.
Check out this blog post to see the dramatic difference in the ice levels compared to a few years ago: danbaileyphoto.com/blog/hikin...
Most of the footage in this video was shot with the FUJIFILM X-T3 camera - bhpho.to/2OtBndb and the FUJFILM X100V - tinyurl.com/y3wvzf76. Read my full review of the X100V here: danbaileyphoto.com/blog/first...
The original music in this video was recorded in Logic Pro X and the guitar solo as played on my sunburst Les Paul through IK Multimedia Amplitube software.
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Great contrast to your film with your plane in winter, having to clear the ice and snow and photographing the mountains with their beautiful colors.
Pat, thanks for your comment. Yes, it's so much easier and faster to get up in the air during the summer months. Winter flying is very laborious, but it's usually worth the extra effort. Summer flying is just fun and I'm able to land and go hiking!
Outstanding video and hoots and wonderful music! Thanks for sharing!
Alexandre, thank you so much for your comment. Glad to hear that you enjoyed this! Hope you're doing well right now.
Incredible place
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed this! Have you every been to Alaska?
great images and great music congratulattions Dan great job
Victor, thank you for your feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed this!
Cracking! Great film great music.
Thanks, Chris!
Beautiful place!
It is indeed! Thanks for leaving a comment! Have you ever been to Alaska?
@@DanBaileyPhoto no but it's definitely on my bucket list! We really enjoy making outdoor content also
Cool, I’ll have to check out your channel!
Nice mix of music and scenes
Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed this one! I definitely plan to do more videos like this. I enjoy mixing visuals to original music.
@@DanBaileyPhoto I didn't know it was original, that makes it even better!
Yes, I created the piece especially for the video. It's the second of this series, the first being my video AERIAL ADVENTURE: Winter Flying in Alaska: czcams.com/video/T217JDkOaK4/video.html
Dan. Enjoyed the video. What a beautiful area!! And great music also!!
Thanks, Al! Glad you enjoyed this little virtual glacier tour! I don't know if I've asked you this, have you ever been to Alaska?
@@DanBaileyPhoto Yes I have Dan. Did the rail/cruise trip a few years ago. Didn't do much photography though. It was a typical tourist trip. I hope to get back to Alaska so I can do some photography.
It can be hard to get great photos when you're part of an organized tour. Hopefully you're able to make it back up here sometime in the future!
You my friend are an extremely fortunate man to be where you are and do what you do. Said not with a little jealousy
Thanks, Paul. I like to think that I've crafted a pretty good life here. 🙂
Super!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed this short film!
Wow! Makes me want to dive into the photos and swim around in all the colors and textures!
HI Em! Thanks the comment. Hope you guys are doing ok these days! :)
Dan, Such a beautiful place' great photos and I love your guitar playing 'great soundtrack. Cheers
Thanks, Mike! I really liked this solo as well. Always fun when you pick up the guitar and something cool comes out! 👍
A great film Dan. Views were almost monochromatic save for the blues of the ice. The glacier reminded me of my visit to Briksdal glacier in Norway, must dig out my slides again, it was that long ago. Oops just remembered it was 1964 on a motorcycle trip I did when in my late teens 😄
Thanks, Ian. I am indeed fascinated by the monochromatic nature of the glacier ice and of subjects like this. That sounds like an amazing trip!
wow beautiful scenery and footage
Thank you, Jacob. Glad you enjoyed this!
@@DanBaileyPhoto That yellow vintage plane, great object to photograph, if I had to choice between a fine art print between alaska nature only or that plane in that environment I would go for the last
Jacob, my little yellow Cessna is definitely one of my favorite subjects to photograph. I’d you would indeed like a print, that could certainly be arranged. 👍
@@DanBaileyPhoto is it yours wow .. oh man I love this .. sure I'm interested focusviewnl@gmail.com
@@jacobfocusview2402 Yes, it's my plane. I'll follow up via email. 👍
What an amazing place-and what a fabulous way to get there! Soundtrack is perfect and goes beautifully well with the gorgeous images. Maybe you should be a photographer. Oh, wait...
Funny, I always wanted to be a musician! 😀 Thanks for your comment, Dan!
Great video Dan! I must say that the music rocked and I felt like I was on the adventure. What a great location to be in! What fuji recipe did you use for the photos? Thanks for sharing well Done!
Charles, thanks so much for your feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed this video! Some of those were shot with my X100V, which I think I had set to +1 or +2 shadow tone, and +3 or 4 on the Clarity setting. Some were shot in Miniature Mode with the X-T3. What Fuji do you use and what do you like to photograph?
Dan Bailey I use a Fuji x e3 and a Panasonic g85 for video and family gatherings. I love to photograph landscapes. But the weathers been really hot in CA this weekend so I have kept to macro work in my garden. Got to stay cool when that temperature hits over 100 degree. I haven’t admit that ice looked amazing!!
Yikes... I heard that it was over 120 in parts of CA this weekend. I have a friend who lives in LA, and she said it was 112 where she was. 😱
Great video! I enjoyed all the different angles, the shadows and the MUSIC! I know it was you playing. Did you write the music too?
Thanks Mark, and yes, that's an original piece of music that I put together specifically for this film. I took an intro to film scoring class in college, and have always had an interest in combining my interests of music, photography, and now video.
@@DanBaileyPhoto That's really cool. The video was a nice change of pace. You always amaze me. BTW, I've been playing a lot with my new 100v, I'm really loving the fixed focal length. It sure makes me think more about the scene. I've impressed myself with a couple of compositions. LOL
Cool, really appreciate the feedback. Glad you enjoyed this one. I definitely like to mix things up, and I want to give you guys a variety of fun content so that there's always something interesting to watch on my channel. Yes the X100V is an amazing little camera, and there's something really special about fixed lenses that makes you see and think about composition a little differently.
Very nice. Thank you for sharing. Reminds me of the 16 years I lived in Alaska. By the way did you ever work up on the slope?
Thank you for the comment, Mike. No, I've never worked the slope. I did a photo assignment in Barrow a few years ago, but have never been to Prudhoe Bay.
Dan,
My name is DJ and I live in Palmer. I've been wanting to get to Inner Lake George for about a decade now but haven't had the chance. Is it possible to hike the entire distance from the Jim Creek rec center? I realize it would be about 25-30 miles one-way and plan to stay the night, or two. I've been in the area on ATV, but never to Lake George. Is it walkable? Or do I need to figure out some other way?
Thank you for your advice!
Hey there - In the summer time, it is not possible to hike or ATV from Jim Creek out Knik Glacier or Inner Lake George. There's simply too much open water. In the winter, it might be possible, depending on the year. In past years, it hasn't been doable, but last year, there was a passable trail that was put in by snow machines all the way to Lake George. We rode nearly the entire way out on our fat bikes. I haven't been out there this year yet, so I don't know what it looks like right now. If you do go out on foot, I would recommend skis over hiking.
is that your plane? I have only seen Alaska from a cruise and a few port calls, fantastic place but definitely too cold for my liking.
Yes, that's my little yellow 1947 Cessna 120. It's a fun little bird. Gets me to some pretty cool places! It's not too cold here in the summertime, but I suppose that's a matter of perspective. 😂
@@DanBaileyPhoto yep matter of perspective, it rarely gets colder than 39F and that is only in the middle of the night. I have to get at least 4000 feet higher to see snow around here. I remember going to a friend's wedding in Banff, and the bride was wearing a wedding dress only, and a few of us had heavy coats over our tux and still shivering.
You're right, it's all perspective. When it gets to be 70 degrees here, we all start complaining that it's too hot. When it starts getting down to 30 degrees in October, we think it's getting pretty cold. By February, if it gets up to 30, we're all like "Weeeee!! Time to shed the heavy coat, Spring is here!!" 😂