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Tundra fires could affect climate change: 2007 Anaktuvuk River Fire released ...

-You claim that you covered the global warming "issue" since it came up in the mid 1990's. I have bad news for you, global warming actually has been predicted ever since CO2 was determined to be a greenhouse gas. This reaches back to the time of Fourier (Fourier transform is named after this guy), and Arrehnius, who was probably the first person to show that humans could affect the climate. This was around the mid to late 1800's. NASA satellite data from the years 2000 through 2011 show the Earth's atmosphere is allowing far more heat to be released into space than alarmist computer models have predicted, reports a new study in the peer-reviewed science journal Remote Sensing. The study indicates far less future global warming will occur than United Nations computer models have predicted, and supports prior studies indicating increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide trap far less heat than alarmists have claimed. No AhHa, I'm saying that the nature of both the habitat and the [wildfire] burn cycle in the Interior's taiga habitats, and Calif's resinous conifer [pine and fir] forests, AND Calif's resinous brush [primarily sage, manzanita and grasses] country, ***are totally dissimilar to the nature and wildfire capabilities of TUNDRA***, where the ground and plant growth is usually quite moist, even close to water-saturated. onedad and rationalcitzen, theres no point debating 1AhHa regarding the science behind global warming. He/she pulls anything from the web and claims that it disproves global warming, even when you show them it's wrong. I tried and gave up, he/she simply ignores the evidence when it's staring them in the face. My favorite thing about deniers is they pick on small little parts of the puzzle while ignoring the massive amount of evidence available. The ecology around Fbk is that of any **taiga** habitat [dense tangled stands of black spruce forest mixed with boreal stands of white spruce, birch, aspen, etc, and inter-mixed with brushy regrowth]. What is being talked about in this article is **tundra**, an entirely different habitat, of entirely different behavior in regards to fire and regrowth cycles, among other things.

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Photographer Patrick J Endres

Alaska has been my home for nearly 30 years, and its epic landscape continues to lure me, both personally, and professionally as a freelance stock and assignment photographer.

I grew up in a small town in southern Wisconsin, surrounded by the rolling hills of green farmland and hardwood forests. Adolescent curiosities and dreams of the future turned my vision north, and at age eighteen I ventured to Alaska—that seemingly mythical realm of adventure and land of extremes. I am not unlike many northern sojourners, lured to Alaska for reasons of intrigue and fascination, and compelled to remain by its giant space and rugged wilderness. Adventure is the seed of discovery, and Alaska is a place fertile and rich with opportunities for both.

Alaska’s natural world serves as a gateway into ubiquitous photographic material, from which I have sampled abundantly, but it is the layers and depth of its landscapes that now lure me most. While style is often found in the rear view mirror, I know that my long-time fascination with color and light, two fundamental aspects of painting and photography, weave their way into what may be descriptive of my work. I’m constantly intrigued by the influence of one upon the other.

My professional career is best summarized by nearly 30,000 images that span the last 17 years. These images are marketed through my business stock photography website www.alaskaphotographics.com and they represent isolated moments in a fluid journey across Alaska’s vibrant landscape. Some are the result of serendipity, some of extensive planning and scouting, but all tell a small part of larger story. The process of their creation has been a voiceless, but not silent teacher, and I as the student am perpetually exhorted that the gift of seeing requires more than the eyes that see.

I’ll be sharing some visual goods and comments about my ventures here so stop back often and let this be your virtual Alaska.

Thanks for visiting,

I’m often asked if I shoot black and white. The answer is no, in general. My world is one of color, and while I appreciate both the constraints and liberties of excluding color from an image, I generally prefer the invoked psychological elements that the inclusion of color creates.

But throwing away color opens up some creative opportunities as well, and I’m fond of all imagery that exhibits a powerful use of light and composition. Just for fun, I thought I would play with this photo for a few minutes in Lightroom. It was a pretty quick rendition of the file by reducing the saturation to “0″ and then cranking the blacks and contrast. It creates a rich and energetic scene, which in reality, is far more dramatic than what the human eye actually saw.

2.6 - northern Alaska (Gates of the Arctic Park & Wilderness, Koyukuk-Middle Yukon, AK, USA) - 09/08/11 08:18:41 EDT

Alaska and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve　地球最後的淨土——阿拉斯加 -

Alaska and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve　地球最後的淨土——阿拉斯加 -

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