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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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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Punxsutawney Phil groundhog

Punxsutawney Phil

I am pleased to have a groundhog image of mine appear in Sierra magazine for January / February 2010 (pg. 18), along with some good biology information about this little guy predicting how much winter may be left in February.    Let’s hope he sees his shadow in advance ok?      You can read the story online at the Sierra Club website here.

This was from my first DSLR the D2H at only 4.2 MP, but still more than enough quality for magazine use.    Despite how such a camera may be “shunned” today, I continue to get great use (and sales) out of these files.    The image runs in the magazine about 1/3 the page, is cropped just below the front claws, and looks just fine.

Sierra Jan/Feb 2010

Sierra Magazine

The issue also has some of Clark Little’s incredible wave imagery.   I have seen a lot of his great work in the press lately.    If you have never seen his work, you can see more of it at his website.

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  1. Diane - Daily Walks
    Diane - Daily Walks on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 4:33 PM

    Hey Mark, just saw this for the first time… congrats! Wonderful capture of this little guy!

  2. Gloria
    Gloria on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 10:51 AM

    Great photo of the little guy. Packed with personality! Congrats!!

    • Mark
      Mark on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 3:20 PM

      Thank you Gloria.

  3. Tomas Turecek
    Tomas Turecek on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 5:00 PM

    Congrats, Mark. The photo is really excellent!

  4. Aswirly
    Aswirly on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 3:41 PM

    Wow, that’s awesome!

  5. Mark
    Mark on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    Thanks guys.

  6. Earl
    Earl on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    Mark, congratulations on that photo — well deserved!

    It’s a wonderful photo and a great example that a good shot doesn’t necessarily need a lot of pixels.

  7. Ron Niebrugge
    Ron Niebrugge on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    Hey congratulations Mark!

  8. Jack Johnson
    Jack Johnson on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    Congrats, Mark – that’s very cool!

    – Jack