Gateway Arch. Ketchikan Alaska

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Gateway Arch. Ketchikan Alaska

Artist

Connie Fox

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Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo

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Known as the Salmon Capital of the World, as well as Alaska’s First City, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, dates back to 1883. That’s when a man named Snow built a salmon saltery. By 1900, with a population of 800, the town was officially incorporated. This is the main street into town, and it welcomes people with a gateway arch proudly proclaiming the town name in red letters and its two main claims to fame. About 8,000 people live within the city limits, with a total of about 14,000 including the outlying areas.

Shot on a rainy day, this moody scene is easy on the eyes. No brightness, but a lifestyle study that leads the eye through the frame. This image shows cars parked on the street but no people and no sky. A wide bank of tall evergreens lead the eye to mountains in the background. The foreground shows charming buildings, many with awnings, and a salmon market on one corner.

Ketchikan, formerly Newtown, is located on the western coast of Revillagigedo Island, near the southernmost boundary of Alaska. It is 675 miles north of Seattle and 235 miles south of Juneau. It is called Alaska’s first city because it is the first stop for northbound travelers to the area. For us, traveling southward from Fairbanks, it would be our last stop in Alaska before disembarking in Vancouver, B.C.

Nikon D80, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8 lens (circular polarizer) and ND filter, shot outdoors with available light and given a light artistic dry brush effect,

Copyright 2015-21 Connie Steitz Fox
All Rights Reserved

FEATURED on the homepages of Nikon Full Frame Cameras, Seen But Not Noticed, and Just Perfect, January 2021. Featured by Alaska in Photographs, Vertical Images, and No Place Like Home, February 2021; USA Photographers and ABC Group, March 2021.

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January 31st, 2021

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