After a couple of days of re-grouping, shopping and re-organizing I’m ready to join my partner David and friends Debbie, Kerry, Ken and George, for another great adventure in Alaska. This time it is going to be a bit more rugged… left behind the comfort of a nice warm and especially dry room in the lodge we are going camping in Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park.

The weather forecast is not very promising… in fact we end up having the worst weather in history of this region!

Who said that being a wildlife photographer is an easy job??? Honestly sometimes it really sucks! Wet clothes, wet shoes, wet equipment, condensation in the lens, no light, dehydrate food, no shower and an open air toilet among grizzly bears and nasty bugs biting your butt…

During these uncomfortable days you really have to see well beyond the logistic difficulties. Stop moaning and enjoy what nature has to offer… then when you open your eyes you realize how life is good and how lucky you are to be blessed with such wild beauty all around! The bears are amazing creatures. Watching them fill me with incredible peace and awe. They don’t care if it is raining or it is sunny, life for them is dictated by the rhythm of nature. Sleep, eat, play, fish, nap, nurse … they don’t care about you…

When the weather is not co-operating you’ve to come up with some imagination and creativity. It is not easy. In low light you have to compromise speed and ISO and sometimes it is simply impossible to make it works… In these 15 days in Alaska I’ve shot roughly 6’500 images. More than half of them are gone in the first selection… unsharp, soft, blurred, too noisy images…. At the end I think I will be really happy if I get 100 images out of it!

Here some of the keepers!

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The wonderful views in a sunny day!

Our home for ten days.

Stormy sunset

At dusk

Alert

Going fishing!

Play time

Opss… couldn’t hold it…!!

Not only grizzlies… close encounters with a wolf!

At sunrise… going fishing

GOT IT!

Thanks to David, Debbie, Karry, Ken and George for sharing this wet but incredible adventure!

courtesy of Debbie Garside www.truenorthfineimages.com

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I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MY WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN

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http://manfrottoschoolofxcellence.com/2010/06/18/interview-with-daisy-gilardini/

The skills of the world’s best photographers and video operators are brought together

by Manfrotto in an innovative on-line platform.

The end of March has seen the launch of a new online tutorial platform called

the Manfrotto School of Excellence, which will allow users to log on and access the

experience and know-how of the world’s most famous photographers and videographers.

www.manfrottoschoolofxcellence.com

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Nell’ambito di un progetto di studio sullo sviluppo sostenibile, la scuola media di Giornico, mi ha invitata a presentare la mia conferenza sulle problematiche relative ai cambiamenti climatici.

Una cinquantina di allievi hanno partecipato alla serata.

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KUONI VIAGGI il più grande tour operator Svizzero invita i suoi clienti ad una serata all’insegna delle bellezze delle Regioni Polari e le problematiche relative ai cambiamenti climatici.

Erano quasi trecento i partecipanti a questa serata: incalliti viaggiatori, amanti della natura incontaminata, persone sensibili alle problematiche ambientali ed amanti della fotografia.

ENGLISH

KUONI TRAVEL the leader tour operator in Switzerland organized a conference to celebrate the beauty of the Polar Regions and rise awareness on the problems related to climate changes.

Almost three hundreds people joined the event: passionate travelers, nature lovers, environmentalists and photography lovers.

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foto cortesia di Michela Vismara

foto cortesia di Michela Vismara

Un grazie particolare a KUONI VIAGGI e tutti i sui collaboratori per avermi dato l’opportunità di condividere con i suoi appassionati clienti le mie avventure, esperienze di vita nonché le mie speranze per un futuro più rispettoso del nostro prezioso pianeta.

Special thanks to KUONI TRAVELS and all its partners to have given me the opportunity to share with its clients my adventures, life experiences and hope for a better future.

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Lugano – Switzerland

Switzerland with its four official languages (German, French, Italian and Romanch) is known worldwide for its polyglotism.

We start learning a second language at primary schools and at secondary schools we are studying French, German and English (beside our first language – in my case Italian).

In order to promote the use of a foreign language as well as open the student minds to other cultures, in the last few years a group of very active teachers in Lugano is organizing a “Festival of the languages”.

During a week the students have the opportunity to follow various activities but all in a foreign language: cooking lessons, theatre, circus and conferences on various subjects.

This year I was asked to be part of this great event with my presentation on Global warming and climate changes (in English).

Almost 400 students joined my talk and I was delighted to see how the young generations are sensitive to these problems…

THERE IS HOPE!

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foto cortesia di Rosetta Poerio