Ketchikan Alaska in August
by Janette Boyd
Title
Ketchikan Alaska in August
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture
Description
Photo of colorful houss in Ketchikan, Alaska, named after a creek that flows through the town.
Textures courtesy of FAA Artist, Pamela Phelps http://pinesingerimages.zenfolio.com
Ketchikan (/ˈkɛtʃɨk�n/, KETCH-ih-kan) is a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States, the southeasternmost city in Alaska. With a population at the 2010 census of 8,050 within the city limits, it is the fifth-most populous city in the state.
Ketchikan's economy is based upon tourism and fishing, and the city is known as the "Salmon Capital of the World." The Misty Fjords National Monument is one of the area's major attractions. For most of the latter half of the 20th century, a large portion of Ketchikan's economy and life centered around the Ketchikan Pulp Company pulp mill in nearby Ward Cove. The mill closed in 1997 in the wake of the passage of the Tongass Timber Reform Act of 1990, which reduced timber harvest targets on the Tongass National Forest.
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January 27th, 2014
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Comments (13)
Dale Stillman
Janette, what a super result on this capture. I was there 25 years ago but don't recall any scenes like this. Back then though photography wasn't in my blood. A L/F.
Janette Boyd replied:
Thanks for the interesting comment, Dale! You might say I "tweaked" the image a little but it was pretty far off on the horizon, when I took it from the cruise ship!
Mary Carol Story
Love the colors and the texture! Alaska was already on my bucket list. This makes me want to go even more! Beautiful! lf
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you for the comment, like and fav, Mary! You have to go! It is so beautiful.
Chris Berry
What a gorgeous place! So colorful. It seems frozen in another time. This reminds me of paintings a friend makes, he lives in Alaska.
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
A lovely painterly image Janette! We added our Like! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Jan Dappen
love how you worked this...wonderful place and amazing image. Congrats on the features too. G+, t