*NOTE* Thank you in advance for any comments/favs. Due to carpal tunnel I am very limited in my ability to respond to comments or favs - at this time.
I thought I’d share a few winter photos with my friends at DA.....just a little bit of what I’ve been up to. 
This is the natural sky color and how it looked to the naked eye at nightfall. The sky was cloudy in this photo which was taken right at 4:20 pm Alaska Standard time. The light from the sun - filters through the atmosphere at an almost horizontal level due to the suns' very low position on the horizon in our very short arctic days - and reflects this intense blue spectrum creating this striking blue sky in combination with the electric lighting along the pathway. In these far northern latitudes in the winter, darkness occurs VERY rapidly, changing from light to dark within several minutes so in order to get this sky coloring - one has to take shots very quickly.
Cannon Powershot S20 IS.
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`anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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I would love to visit Alaska! Maybe some day.I know from all of the photos you have sent in the past it looks just beautiful there!!!