Appalachian Observations – Experiences and lessons learned from the perspective of a WV artist, engineer, and mountaineer. by Gabe R. DeWitt

Alpine Glow on Matanuska Glacier

Matanuska Glacier

"To the lover of pure wildness Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world." ~John Muir to Matanuska Glacier I arrived in Anchorage late one afternoon (my first trip to Alaska - March 2013), got a few supplies (beer and firewood),…
wakeboarding on Cheat Lake

Wakeboarding

  My friends Ryan and Eric took me out wakeboarding on Cheat Lake last summer, and it's taken me over a year to get around to editing/posting the photos. Thanks for the patients guys! I had more fun shooting photos of Ryan and Eric…

Little Planet Panorama - using Polar Coordinates

  The effect that creates the little planet like images is technically referred to as a Stereographic Projection! It's fun math to think about, and the visual product is intriguing to look at. What happens is a normal image with normal…

Capturing Lightning

A quick how-to on capturing lightning photos... STEP 1: know that the elements won't wait... A good philosophy for photography in general is to always ask "if not now, then when?" High vantage points are always good for capturing lighting,…

Blood Moon

I'm going to try see if I can catch a bit of the lunar eclipse tonight...  capturing it back in 2008 was a pretty stellar experience. Perhaps my D800's 36 megapixel FX sensor and high ISO abilities will allow for a little extra detail this…
Best Northern Lights Photo, aurora borealis,

Pretty Lights - Alaska 2014

  The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, captured during some of the last peaking activity of 2014. This video is comprised of still images from my D800 and a GoPro, taken March 13th-22nd. It'll be another 11 years until…

Aurora Borealis time lapse - from March 2013

This photo compilation is a highlight of a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I captured these images between March 10th-16th, 2013 north of Fairbanks, Alaska. I planned my Alaska adventure during the highest probability of solar storms...and to…

The 2 best iphone camera apps, and they happen to be free!

  I mostly use two applications to take and process the images I capture with my iPhone 4s. At the moment I feel they're the best iPhone camera apps, and they're both FREE... Capturing the Moment  The first app is Photosynth.…
Summit of Mt Hood

a WV Mountineer on Mount Hood

In the last year I've started getting into mountaineering (apart from growing up as a WV Mountaineer)... beginning with my first attempt on Mount Hood in late July of 2012. This bit of story is about last years said attempt, and this year's…

I'm on Instagram

I've added an Instagram gallery link to my webpage. These are all iPhone photos, made via a couple free apps that help capture the ambiance of a moment. I'll post an example soon as to how I compose and edit some of my mobile shots.