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Greetings,
 I know, this is really late. But I've got a good excuse: I was in Alaska for the first part of the month. This doesn't account for the fact that I could have written a newsletter before I left. But I had nothing interesting then.
I probably would have gotten this out two days ago but got caught up in watching Hisashi Iwakuma pitch a no-hitter for my beloved and hapless Seattle Mariners. I've been watching baseball since I was a little kid way back in the mid-60s and I've never before watched a no-hitter as it was happening. This was the fifth in Mariner history and the first in the American League since Seattle's own Felix Hernandez pitched a perfect game nearly three years ago.
I was in Iceland then so had a good excuse for missing it.
This picture is from the Sitka Historic National Park. I have to admit that this composition wasn't my original plan. But I saw an image by one of the Crossroads workshop students and was inspired by it to create my own.
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Crossroads Sitka Workshop
 Last week I was in Sitka helping out David Middleton and Brenda Berry with a Crossroads Photographic Workshop. The idea behind Crossroads is "photography for the greater good," where photographers who already have some skill learn how to take that next step into using their skills to do something meaningful with their photography.
It was a very, very good trip. Great people, fantastic photo opportunities, and a surprise or two.
I've got the whole report on my blog, so pop over there to find out more.
Read the Crossroads Sitka workshop report
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Meet my distant cousin
 This is Leonard Young, a member of Sitka's Tlingit tribe and a deacon at St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral. Turns out I'm related to him.
This was one of the best surprises during my trip to Sitka. And it's pretty cool story. You can read about it on my blog.
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Nikon 16-35 f/4
One of the dangers of attending a workshop is that you get to see, touch, and play with different equipment. I've been considering a wide-angle zoom to use with my D810 and as it happened, David Middleton is very high on the Nikon 16-35 f/4 VRII. He's been using it as his main wide angle zoom lens for a few years now and loves it. Coming from a pro like David, this means something.
So after careful consideration...
Ah, who am I kidding. I didn't consider it all that long. Yep, I ended up getting one. And as has become tradition for nearly ten years, when I get a new lens, the first picture I take is of Bailey.
I've not had the opportunity to really try out this lens since it just showed up yesterday, but I'll let you know what I think of it, probably after next month's auroras tour. Oh, and there's still space available!
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Whale Tail
 I know, that was a short newsletter (see excuses above). But hopefully you'll find plenty to keep you amused on my blog and looking over the Crossroads website.
It was pretty amazing being so close to Humpback whales. And we got to see and photograph a lot of them. I can't wait to go back to Sitka. Keep your eyes out for a possible future field workshop!
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