Last summer I bought a new camera knowing I was going to South America on the Veendam and then Alaska on the Statendam. I got a Nikon D5000, a beginner level model, it’s my first digital single-lens reflux. Believe me, this one has more bells and whistles than I will probably ever use but I am working on getting off automatic.
Since I got to Alaska I have taken two photo safaris, one in Juneau (in a separate post to follow) and one in Haines, and I was delighted with both of them. I took