Notes from the Woods

seeing · environment · exploration · photography
Three Bears

Three Bears

Somehow this evening I ended up in my unprocessed folder from my 2009 trip to Alaska.   As I poked around a bit reflecting back on how great it was spending so much time around bears, I decided to bring a few out for processing and putting up in my gallery. These...

read more
Nutrients and Pests

Nutrients and Pests

With a bark so thick (30 cm!), and being largely impervious to disease, it should be no wonder why Redwood trees achieve their enormous heights and size.   However, what they rely upon most is their environment, which is why they are limited to a few regions in...

read more
This is not Ice

This is not Ice

    This is not ice, but an assembly of order and chaos. This is not ice, but a depiction of environment. This is not ice, but where water fractals meet. This is not ice, but a bubble fortress surrounded by a shard army. This is not ice, but the decorated...

read more
Mangrove saplings

Mangrove saplings

While poking around for more images I wanted to process, I came across this shot from last March when we were down in Bonaire.   I thought this pond was interesting because it had a lot of young mangrove trees just starting to take hold.   I photographed this because...

read more
Mental Grabs

Mental Grabs

Let me know if you have something similar happen to you.    Frequently when I am heading out to photograph, I will be driving along the highway and some quick details will catch my attention.  It may be something quite fleeting and subtle.   Whatever it is, I do this...

read more
The Future is Reduction

The Future is Reduction

As news broke recently of how the population of human beings has reached 7 billion (plus or minus), I have often thought about how we haven't destroyed this planet yet.   Is it because human beings are so resilient to adapt to many different conditions, or nature's...

read more
Old trees on rocks

Old trees on rocks

Northern White Cedar on the rock face, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Photo ID TR9507 Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada | Tree Photo Gallery I have always found it fascinating that some trees are able to grow in seemingly inhospitable places.   No real soil to speak of,...

read more
Playing dead

Playing dead

My site has been 'playing 'possum' since last Thursday and was resuscitated yesterday.  Mouth hanging open, tongue hanging out, no breathing signs...the works...not a fun experience.  But after hours on phone support and much back and forth on support tickets, things...

read more
The Passionate Observer

The Passionate Observer

There are times when I am out photographing where it doesn't seem like I am being much of an artist in the traditional sense.   After all, artists create and interpret.   The traditional artist starts with very meager materials and forms them into something inspiring,...

read more