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Forests Forever

Written by Mark

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.

Friday, December 22, 2006

I happened to come across this website created by Fujifilm that is really quite impressive. It is not only very well designed, educational, and interactive, but carries a great message about in preservation of our forests for 100 and 1000 years to come. I believe for every bit of forest we lose, we give up a part of our souls. Someday we may find there is little left to give, and we will have to live with what we have become. Kudos Fuji.

Forests Forever site

See you in the woods!

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5 Comments

  1. Jimmy

    This is just beautiful…seeing green this time of year makes me want spring to come quicker.

  2. Ethan Meleg

    Mark, this is one of the most beautiful forest photos I’ve ever seen – magical and painterly!
    happy holidays!
    Ethan-

  3. Gloria

    Hey Mark! Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones! I love this shot, and what a good idea for blog content. I always wonder what to add to mine and this is good stuff.

    Have a great holiday and a wonderful 2007!

    Gloria

  4. micki

    This is so lovely and “dreamy.” A great misty shot with wonderful saturated greens.

    I’ve got the Fuji site loading now.

  5. Cindy

    whatt a beautiful etheral photo- now stop this, I have no space left on my walls ;)(I had cousins just here to visit and the ALL loved the 2 marsh fog prints.. so your work is being appreciated by all who visit, not just myself & hubby)
    thanks for sharing the link my friend, and happy holidays to you and yours.. and I *will* see you someday in the woods.
    (I’m going to try to setup a coppermine gallery over the next week or so, so you may get a ‘help! what the heck am I doing?!’ email… I’ve got to simplify my galleries and have beeen putting it off forever.. but am not a codehead.. more like a blind bat bouncing off the walls, but I’m bored to smithereens and have to have something to do besides sit)
    Happy Holidays to you and Lisa!