Saltery Lodge Blog - Behind the Scenes at an Alaska Fishing Lodge

Fantastic Tours for Ketchikan Cruise Ship Passengers

Scott Kemp — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:59:51 +0000

For 2010, Saltery Lodge is offering some great new tours for people visiting Ketchikan on a cruise ship. Come out and see the lodge, the wildlife, and the scenic views from our waterfront lodge. We pick you up at your ship, give you a narrated van tour out of the north end of Ketchikan, [...]

Taming the Alaskan Hummingbird – The Story Behind “The Shot”

Scott Kemp — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:27:38 +0000

Finally, I have finished the video describing in full detail our experiences hand feeding hummingbirds in Alaska. Were it not for a little hummingbird I called “Rufous,” these pictures never would have happened. Thanks Rufous! Would you like to feed the hummingbirds? Check out our Ketchikan Tours available for cruise ship passengers at our lodge! Any [...]

12 Burning Questions about Adobe Photoshop Color Profiles (FAQ)

Scott Kemp — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:59:23 +0000

You have problem heard about them, but do you really know what a color profile is? What does that little box that comes up that asks what you want to do with “embedded color profiles” and “Convert Color profiles?” Huh? Just click OK and make the box go away? NO. You need to know. Ignorance is [...]

Photoshop Workflow You Can Use – 12 Must Follow Steps for Making Great Color Photos.

Scott Kemp — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:36:03 +0000

Did you take a great photo, and got it to look good on your computer screen, only to find out that after you publish it to the web, or give it to a friend, or print it at a photo printing place that the colors are all wrong? Then you need to follow these steps. [...]

Are you a Digital Professional? You need a Solid State Drive!

Scott Kemp — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:01:13 +0000

Once too pricey and too small for the average user, these solid state hard drives, which have no moving parts, are priced and sized for everyday professional users. After upgrading my Windows 7 64 bit machine to a Solid State Drive (SSD), I had a perceived increase in speed of at least 100% doing [...]

Only in Alaska

Scott Kemp — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:39:51 +0000

Bringing my family back to the lodge for the holidays is sometimes a real adventure. Last year we had our chains on driving through iced up roads on I-5 near Seattle, watching cars go into ditches and trucks jackknife. This year was less adventurous as far as travel goes, but only four hours after arriving in [...]

Hand Feeding Hummingbirds in Alaska

Scott Kemp — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:02:13 +0000

We get a lot of hummingbirds in June at Saltery Lodge. If you have ever had a humming bird feeder, you know how much fun they are to watch. This evening, it was particularly interesting. There was an adult male hummingbird that claimed the feeder for himself. This was not unusual by itself, as there [...]

Amazing Milkyway Galaxy Panoramic Photo

Scott Kemp — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:11:10 +0000

Check out an amazing 360 degree full spherical panoramic image that is over 120 mega pixels! Zoom and rotate all the way around and even find the Andromedia galaxy which is one of only a couple galaxies visible to the naked eye. See it here at our Night Photography page.

Jake’s Amputation and Indomitable Spirit

Scott Kemp — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:54 +0000

Meet Jake. A four year old black lab who wants nothing more than to fetch sticks, hunt birds, and keep the bears away from the lodge. A great family dog, Jake has been wonderful to my girls and our family. Always giving 100%, never asking for a rest. If you pick up a stick, Jake [...]

Jake the Dog attacks Shark

Scott Kemp — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:21:07 +0000

In 2007, my wife and I were standing on deck looking at the water. I saw what looked like a fish swimming on the surface of the water. It was about 100yds away, and I looked closer and saw that it was a pretty healthy sized dog shark! I commented to my wife how that [...]