Notes from the Woods

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Lake Huron Icy Shore

Lake Huron Icy Shore

Lake Huron Winter shoreline | Nikon D800, 14-24mm #WI-9816 Today marked the first time I have been outside photographing since the official start of winter this season.   Only 8 days into it, so I suppose that isn't too bad.   I checked the graphical forecast for this...

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Retrospective 2013

Retrospective 2013

"Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop." - Ansel Adams Looking back on the work you have done over the last year isn't much different than harvesting.   Some apples are better than others, some have some worms, some perhaps...

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The Opal Coast

The Opal Coast

  I guess I never imagined going to this place until I saw what it was like.   Rich red desert sands border a lush coastline bordered with inviting blue water - what is not to like.   Despite being a developers dream land deal, the Opal Coast has remained largely...

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Back in the quarry

Back in the quarry

It seems like it takes awhile each year before I am prepared to go out photographing in the bitter cold.  These past couple of weeks in Michigan have been just that.  So instead I am following up on another of my year goals to start catching up on the rocks I have...

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After the leaves have fallen

After the leaves have fallen

I think it is pretty safe to declare at this moment that fall color is officially over.   Temperatures in Michigan have been below freezing for a few days now, and it is a good time to turn on a little old blues music, and catch up on some processing and organization...

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Appreciation of subtlety

Appreciation of subtlety

Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous. - Leonardo da Vinci About 4 years ago, I became interested in Scotch Whisky, after...

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Oakland County Fall Color in Michigan

Oakland County Fall Color in Michigan

As I mentioned in my last post, instead of traveling far from home for fall colors this year, I wanted to concentrate more on places that I haven't been to in awhile, or a spot completely new.   When you speak to a lot of people in Michigan about "going fall color"...

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Frosty Oak Savanna

Frosty Oak Savanna

This week, with some time off from the "day job," I have been visiting some spots I haven't been to in a number of years, hoping to check out some local fall color action.   As usual, I always seem to end up with something more interesting than what I had initially...

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Do You See What I See?

Do You See What I See?

I tend to be a fairly solitary photographer in the field, with not much around other than my subjects and me.  I usually have a lot going on in my head - mostly internal pressure to find something to photograph as I know something must always be out there, it is just...

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