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Accessing and Working Isle Royale’s Lookout Louise

Posted on September 29, 2017, 9:08 am, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Carolyn and Rolf Peterson, who together have raised a family on remote Isle Royale, lamented that Ken Burns didn’t roam the national park, but instead just zeroed in on a single overlook. Which one did he choose? Lookout Louise. Expansive elevated views do not come easily on Isle Royale because of a combination of gentle […]
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Treasured Lands: Photography Tips and the Book as Object

Posted on September 22, 2017, 11:10 pm, by QT Luong, under Books.
I received the following question by email: “… I was wondering about the level of photography tips you offer in this book. I am primarily interested in learning some of your techniques (both while capturing the shot & post), and so that content to me is perhaps more important than the final photographs themselves (as […]
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Return of the Mountaineer

Posted on September 15, 2017, 5:40 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Mountaineering led me to photography and rock climbing brought me to California. About twenty years ago, my friend from France visited me and we went climbing in Yosemite, tackling the classic “Central Pillar of Frenzy” on Middle Cathedral. Like many in Yosemite, that climb follows cracks in the rock. Instead of pulling on holds, you’d […]
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