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Manido Falls

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Born and raised in Detroit, c. 323 ppm CO2, Mark Graf is a Michigan photographer, naturalist, and diver whose muse is summoned by exploring the endless connections in nature; land, sea, and sky.

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Friday, October 27, 2006

Despite my intentions of really getting out to explore my woods this fall, time constraints just haven’t let me get out there as much as I would like. Miserable conditions and other obligations leave me to dig around my image archives at night for old images I want to bring to the site. This one is pretty old – obvious by its image ID of WA483, shot on film (Agfa RSX!!) with a Nikon N70 in 1997. It is Manido Falls in the Porcupine Mountains of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I was browsing through my slide pages, and it just stood out to me as having an incredible moodiness.

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2 Comments

  1. micki
    micki on Monday, November 6, 2006 at 3:32 PM

    So beautiful and serene. I love the muted colors.

  2. Dan Creighton
    Dan Creighton on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at 9:56 PM

    Mark- Great mood in this image. Love the tones. It may be old but I can see why it stands out. It’s very “classic”.