Tyler Malone Photography

Sunset, Eagle Glacier, Junuea, AK

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:57 -0600

This location is about a 4.5 mile walk out to a lake and Eagle Glacier Cabin. The view was probably the best I saw all summer while in Alaska. It had everything: a lake with mist hanging over it, towering mountains with snow, a glacier, and pink clouds at sunset. The hike was one of the best too, traveling through moss covered trees, running beside marshes, and sunshine breaking through the clouds.

Mt. Bradley Over Sandy Beach

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:36 -0600

The dominating peak on Douglas Island across from downtown Juneau is Mt. Bradley. At least that is the most recent and official USFS name for it. For much longer it has been known as Mt. Jumbo. This photo shows the peak on the right looking over Sandy Beach and dock pylons from the Treadwell Mines. Treadwell operated between 1880 and 1922 mining gold. The sand which makes up the beach is the product of crushed ore to release the gold.

West Glacier Trail

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:30 -0600

West Glacier Trail in Juneau takes you to the west side of Mendenhall Glacier where you can find ice caves to explore. The hike is 6.5 miles round trip and is fairly easy, but gets interesting when on reach the land the glacier has retreated from in the past 50 years. The landscape is still mostly jagged rock. The only markings for the trail are piles of rocks, and in a few places I was climbing up a cliff and down the other side to make my way. Looking down and I would still see the striations from the ice grinding over the bare rock. From the photo you can see how the landscape starts to change from right to left as you make your way closer to the glacier. Several little pools like this one are scattered around and are home to beavers. In fact, there was one swimming in the shadows of this particular pool. Mendenhall Lake is the other body of water just beyond the pool.

Bla-DOW!

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:43 -0600

Zoom, POP!

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:41 -0600

Ka-BOOM

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:26 -0600

I absolutely love doing this. From the July 4th celebrations in Juneau, AK Maybe one or two more to come.

Happy 4th of July from Juneau

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:22 -0600

Fireworks and bonfires were scattered up and down Gastineau Channel on the night of July 3rd. Juneau, AK has it's big night display on at 12am on the 4th of July because that is the only time on the 4th in which it is dark enough. So people begin their own personal celebrations on the night of the 3rd.

Downtown Juneau Abstract

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:45 -0600

I made this on the same night I made the pano Downtown Juneau from Douglas Island (Night). I put this to a vote on Facebook against another abstract and this one seemed to be the favorite. For the story how these photos were made check out the pano which was previously posted.

Downtown Juneau from Douglas Island (Night)

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:02 -0600

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While I am living up here in Juneau, Alaska, I am staying in a condo right across from downtown on Douglas Island. I have a beautiful view of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts as the backdrop to downtown, Gastineau Channel, and the harbor where the cruise ships dock. Shortly after arriving up here I noticed the glow that stays in the sky up to about midnight. I knew I had to photograph it when I had the right sky for it. Tonight I was sitting at my computer in the living room playing Plants vs. Zombies when I happened to glance out the window at 11:26 pm. There was the moment I had been waiting for; the clouds had turned into very faint wisps and the glow above the mountains was a gentle blue. I rushed to the windows in the style of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" , surveyed for about 1.5 seconds, turned, grabbed my camera and tripod, and rushed out the door leaving the computer as is with game and music playing. Because of the proximity to the channel our house is, I was in a great position inside of 10 minutes walking and snapping the first photos. I only needed about a dozen to have what I imagined in my head - I even played with abstracts a bit on a couple of them. I was back inside by midnight.

Goodnight Moon

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:47 -0600

In March of this year Nashville witnessed a Super Moon: a moon in which it's orbit is as close to the Earth as it can get. I photographed the moon on that night, but whether it was the location or the fact I couldn't quite make my equipment operate correctly, I wasn't satisfied with the shots. This photograph is from a few nights later from the front yard of my house in East Nashville.