Photo Contest Winners, New Round Open
January 29, 2010 | Tags: Denali, Northern Lights, Photos
We had a lot of really great photos submitted in the final few months of 2009. According Inside Alaska visitors and Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau staff, the three photos below were the best.
Congratulations to Yvonne Bennett – First Place, Charlaine Williams – Second Place and W.O. Vinson – Third Place! Your prize packages have been boxed up and will be on the way soon.
Those who would like to enter our Fairbanks, Denali, Interior and Arctic Alaska Photo Contest for January through March 2010 can do so now by first reading our guidelines, then entering up-to-five images. Let us know if you would like any more information. We always appreciate your participation.
Vote Now: Final 2009 Fairbanks Photo Contest
January 7, 2010 | Tags: Dog Mushing, Ice Art, Moose, Northern Lights, Photos
Just when we started lamenting our lack of Photo Contest entries in October we began to see a major influx of terrific shots. Surf through this gallery of potential winners – then select your three favorites and cast your vote using the form just below the images. Your votes will determine the winners!
What are your three favorites?
- Cleary Summit Aurora (40%, 17 Votes)
- Autumn in Denali (33%, 14 Votes)
- Fall in Fairbanks Path (29%, 12 Votes)
- Open North American (26%, 11 Votes)
- Steese Highway Fireweed (21%, 9 Votes)
- Fairbanks Dog Pull (14%, 6 Votes)
- Clear View of Denali (12%, 5 Votes)
- Sky with Pink Highlights (10%, 4 Votes)
- Fall Moose Duel (10%, 4 Votes)
- Fairbanks Sunset (7%, 3 Votes)
- Bald Eagle (7%, 3 Votes)
- September Colors (7%, 3 Votes)
- Approaching the Mountain (7%, 3 Votes)
- Sunset on Birch Lake (7%, 3 Votes)
- Multi-Block Sculptures (7%, 3 Votes)
- Moon Over Fairbanks (7%, 3 Votes)
- Frozen Berries (7%, 3 Votes)
- Creamers Sand Hill Crane (5%, 2 Votes)
- Sledding the River (2%, 1 Votes)
- Blown Fireweed (2%, 1 Votes)
- Moose in Yard (2%, 1 Votes)
- Foot Bridge Downtown (2%, 1 Votes)
- Fall Landscape with Pond (2%, 1 Votes)
- Young Bull Moose (0%, 0 Votes)
- Interior Valley Overlook (0%, 0 Votes)
- Ferns at Creamers (-166%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Loading ...Santa’s Sleigh, New Fairbanks Guide, More on Twitter
December 14, 2009 | Tags: Christmas in Ice, Facebook, New Features, Photos
The past seven days have been very active week on Twitter and Facebook. These are some of our most popular posts:
- Santa’s sleigh lives at the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum in Fairbanks: http://ow.ly/K31A
- Great photo: ‘Fairbanks Fire Station at night’ – http://ow.ly/KJiT
- Just posted our brand new 2010 Visitors Guide. Twitter and Facebook friends are the first to have a look: http://ow.ly/K509
- What’s new around the Fairbanks CVB? We have an awesome new Facebook fan page: http://ow.ly/L3yK
- Great sunrise photo taken near North Pole, Alaska earlier this month: http://ow.ly/KJfz
- Be sure to check out Christmas in Ice, North Pole this year: http://ow.ly/L2Uf
- Planning on coming to Fairbanks? Check our daily vacancy list for accommodations: http://ow.ly/L2nJ
If you come across a Fairbanks, Denali, Interior or Arctic Alaska link you think we should share, let us know. Links to great photos, videos and articles from our area are top on the list. We also send links to Fairbanks events and travel deals.
Big on Twitter this Week: Denali, AKRR, Lance Mackey
December 4, 2009 | Tags: Denali, Lance Mackey, Photos, Railroad, Twitter
Lots of cool stuff to share on Twitter over the past few days. Be sure to click the ‘most clicked’ #2 this week, which contains a fantastic series of photos taken recently in Fairbanks, including aurora images and great pictures of a fox.
- Cool photo of an Alaska Railroad car at Denali Park: http://ow.ly/HeDH
- An awesome series of Fairbanks photos: ‘Thanksgiving Day – Gratitude in Photographs’ – http://ow.ly/HloT
- Dog mushing video captured a few days ago near Fairbanks: http://ow.ly/HeSF Gives you an authentic on-sled perspective.
- Fairbanks musher ‘Lance Mackey leads Alaska Sports Hall of Fame inductees’ – http://ow.ly/HlTN
- Art on display in Fairbanks: ‘First Friday draws new venues for the holidays’ – http://ow.ly/ICfm
- Jamaican dog musher training for the Iditarod with our very own Lance Mackey: http://ow.ly/HCRL
- It’s another Iditarod try for three time and reigning champion @LanceMackey – http://ow.ly/IFKY
Many of these links were posted on Facebook page too. Become a fan for regular updates.
Quick Immersive Gallery Demo
November 12, 2009 | Tags: Innovation, New Features, Photos, Video
We have been trying to explain some of the new features of ExploreFairbanks.com recently, beginning with the Immersive Photo Gallery. This video does a pretty good job showing you how it works:
Thanks to Louder Design for producing the video. Be sure you check it out now on ExploreFairbanks.com.
Top Five Fairbanks Photo Links on Twitter
November 11, 2009 | Tags: Bear, Chena River, Denali, Photos
Another terrific series of photos received the most clicks on the Fairbanks Twitter account this month. Here are the top five, with one bonus link that is getting a lot of traffic over the past few days.
- Very interesting Mt. McKinley photo taken from an airplane: http://ow.ly/zjma
- Beautiful and non-typical Alaska Arctic photo of Mt. Dillon in the Brooks Range: http://ow.ly/vftH
- This is what you may see today, if you were ‘Hiking along the Chena River’ in Fairbanks: http://ow.ly/vfxv
- Visitor captures a couple of great photos of a Grizzly momma bear and her cub near Denali: http://ow.ly/vvmm
- Breathtaking images from Denali – http://ow.ly/xm6k
This only-in-Alaska post has been re-tweeted eight times. For non-Twitterers – that means people have repeated it on their page with a credit to us:
- Interesting Fairbanks photo: ‘You know your in Alaska when the DOT holds up a stop sign with Duct Tape’ – http://ow.ly/ALXC
ExploreFairbanks.com Immersive Gallery Follow-Up
November 5, 2009 | Tags: Innovation, New Features, Photos, Updates, Video
Yesterday’s post regarding the Immersive Gallery feature on our new website prompted a comment from Jay Baldemor of Louder Design. He offered a few additional user tips:
- While zoomed in to any photo or video, you can click on the center “visit this page” link to launch a new window where that photo or video is found, whether it’s a gallery page, article, business listing or event!
- Change your wall background color or image with a single mouse click!
- Don’t forget to check the other galleries by clicking the other checkboxes — The Immersive Gallery opens with only the Photos & Videos displayed by default.
The best way to get acquainted with our Immersive Gallery is to experience it for yourself. We will be doing some work on adding photos over the next few days, so we hope you’ll check back later too!
Favorites on the New ExploreFairbanks.com – Part 1
November 4, 2009 | Tags: Innovation, New Features, Photos, Video
Not all “new” websites are created equal. Some believe putting new paint on an old barn automatically makes it remarkable. We do not subscribe to that notion. Instead, we set out to re-think many of the key elements of our site, developing better ideas for presenting information about Fairbanks, Denali, Interior and Arctic Alaska. Louder Design did all of the heavy-lifting, with bothersome, consistent guidance from our team. In this series, we’d like to show you some of our favorite aspects of the all new ExploreFairbanks.com.
The Immersive Gallery with Full Screen Option
If you came to look at pictures or videos, we want you to see them without distraction. The Immersive Gallery gives you that opportunity. First, click the Immersive Gallery button (shown below) – then if you like, enlarge your view with the full-screen icon near the bottom right and see a wall of images from the category of your choosing. Click and drag to effortlessly cycle through the collection – then select a specific photo or video for larger viewing.
Every photo added to our albums in the future will appear in this immersive gallery that will eventually number in the hundreds. Magnificent mountain and wildlife shots, panoramic landscapes, event and attraction images and more. There are also some off-the-cuff video segments that were originally posted here on Inside Alaska and a few other surprises along the way.
As always, if there is anything else we can do to make this feature better, easier to use or even more impressive, let us know. We are very serious about making your experience the best it can be.
Tweeted This Week: Great Photos, Stories
October 31, 2009 | Tags: Denali, Photos, The Arctic, Twitter
These eight tweets received the most clicks on our Twitter account over the past week. Photos from Denali and the Arctic were top on the list, along with some links to brand new pages on our recently-launched website.
- Our Fairbanks and Interior Alaska photo contest is still open. Enter five of your favorites today: http://ow.ly/xflv
- Breathtaking images from Denali – http://ow.ly/xm6k
- Authentic Alaskan Stories: hear from people who call Fairbanks home – http://ow.ly/wUGP
- HDR Photo of the Day…Denali through the Trees – http://ow.ly/wTSQ
- Midnight sun prevents fireworks each summer, that means we save big light shows for crisp winter evenings: http://ow.ly/wUvT
- The Jolly Old Elf makes his list and checks it twice just 15 miles from Fairbanks: http://ow.ly/wUjy
- Amazing polar bear closeup from @alaskaphoto in the Arctic: http://ow.ly/xGhi
- See the brand-new photo and video gallery on our site. Be sure to check out the Immersive Gallery (top right button) – http://ow.ly/wiuT
Follow us on Twitter now @insidealaska.
Top Tweets for Early October
October 12, 2009 | Tags: Denali, Moose, Photos
Here are seven of the most clicked links from our Twitter account over the past week or so. Most of photos from around the area.
- Alaska tourism experts flock to Fairbanks for conference – http://ow.ly/t0CD
- Wow. Killer Denali photo of the day: http://ow.ly/pZSD
- Absolutely fantastic Autumn in Interior Alaska photos from Patrick Endres: http://ow.ly/plu6
- “Bullwinkle here is happy to have some peace and quiet after a busy summer…” – http://ow.ly/rXJq
- F-16 Fighting Falcon Aggressor from Eielson AFB soaring above Interior Alaska: http://ow.ly/q00U
- Awesome new photos from Denali National Park: http://ow.ly/qnmT
- Photos from a trip on the ‘Denali Park Road 2009′ – http://ow.ly/qAhF
As another note of interest, our clicks on Twitter have gone from the hundreds per month to the thousands! Thanks for all your support.
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