Notes from the Woods

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Georgian Bay photos

Georgian Bay photos

My second day photographing in the Bruce Peninsula was a bit more productive than the first.  The blowing rain was gone, but the wind was still present.  The bay was still going like the washing machine I described in my earlier post.   This is a pretty neat spot on...

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Gales of the Great Lakes

Gales of the Great Lakes

This past week I was fortunate to add on to a business trip to Canada a short visit to the Bruce Peninsula.   I have been to the Bruce Peninsula several times over the years, however, it was mostly visiting as a diver.  At the far northern tip, Tobermory is a very...

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Abstract Extractionism

Abstract Extractionism

I am quite backlogged on my Inspired by Stone project.   I have been collecting various pieces of stone over the years such that my office is beginning to resemble a small rock quarry.   The problem is, I have been collecting them faster than I have been able to...

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Right place at the right tide

Right place at the right tide

Being a midwesterner who rarely thinks about things like tide tables, that aspect wasn't immediately in my mind with our recent visit to California.    However, as I found out by "trial and error", it dramatically alters the ability to access certain areas...

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Absence of Noise

Absence of Noise

Sword Ferns and Redwoods, Redwoods National park, California One memorable aspect of a hike in Redwoods National Park was the complete absence of any noise whatsoever.   With these towering trees all around you and the density of the forest, it makes for quite a sound...

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Houda Point | Pacific Gateway

Houda Point | Pacific Gateway

Pacific Gateway | Houda Point, Trinidad Bay, California For anyone who has read this blog for a while, you already know the love I have for the ocean.   As thrilling as walking through old-growth forests with towering Redwoods was, any time spent on the ocean created...

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California Redwoods

California Redwoods

I am still sorting through images I like from our trip out to Northern California.   This particular shot was made on the last day.  We made one last stop in Humbolt Redwoods State Park hoping for some foggy areas.  I was still searching for ideas on ways to convey...

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Roosevelt Elk on Gold Bluffs Beach

Roosevelt Elk on Gold Bluffs Beach

I have to say this was probably one of the stranger things I have ever seen.   There are a few areas of Redwoods National Park that are typical grassy meadow habitat, typical elk habitat.   The park has a resident herd of Roosevelt Elk that inhabit a few of these...

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