exploring nature’s infinite connections
We are fortunate to have a number of designated wilderness areas in Michigan, which can be easy to forget when you live close to one of the sprawling metropolitan areas that seem to keep expanding. It is a constant source of sadness for me to see local woodlands...
Back in March, I posted about how the era of my Mac Pro desktop came to an end with the purchase of a Mac Studio and Studio Display. With a good 3 months of use under my belt, I thought I'd collect some of what I've experienced in an update post. However, I am quite...
Matteuccia struthiopteris, or Ostrich Fern, is a fern we have in abundance in our yard. Every year they seem to find a new spot to pop up. They are quite prolific. It doesn't seem to matter sun or shade as they are a forest understory native species, though I suppose...
This is a piece of dinosaur bone I purchased a while ago when I was going a bit crazy with seeking out interesting patterns for my Stonescapes series of images. I was attracted to the unique pattern and colors, something I was completely unaware could happen with...
I've kept the files I've used to make prints over the years for the longest time. The other day I deleted them - all of them. I was doing some digital housekeeping and found these archived print files were taking up some significant drive space. I initially kept them...
While mining what seems to be a never-ending archive of photos, I stumbled on this photograph of a deer from a park about 30 minutes north of me. And while keywording the image in Lightroom, filling in other metadata, and then doing some slight finishing development...
This macro abstract photograph is of a gemstone known as Marra Mamba Tiger Eye, only found in Western Australia. The striking blood red color is from the Hematite content in the rock. I find it fascinating the suspected age of this little eye-catching wonder. I've...
My collection of warbler photographs is not very large, not very large at all. Sometimes I wish I spent more time on them, then again that pretty much applies to a lot of different subjects. That combined with the fact that warbler photography is, at least for me,...
Sometimes I think my blood is part seawater, which is a strange statement coming from someone born in Detroit. Typically the closest we get to salt would be salt & vinegar chips or the salt mines underneath the city that help with icy roads. But with each and...