exploring nature’s infinite connections
In the wake of environmental documentaries like "The Inconvenient Truth," there is a new documentary coming out in the next month or so about sharks called "Sharkwater." (link is to film's site). Probably most of us has seen one shark documentary or another - ala...
Season changes are a screwy time around Michigan, but they provide for some interesting subject matter for photography. Whether your interest is in melting ponds and snow (which offer great macro opportunities), or watching the winter ice thaw on the lakes - it is a...
Ever since first reporting on this owl at the end of January, today marked my 5th time coming back to this spot to see if I could catch the owl perched in a clearing. I had taken some photographs before, but this owl likes to keep tucked away in these red pines pretty...
Howard Grill took on some interesting discussion about an article in the recent Camera Arts magazine. So visit Howard's blog and read the article link he has. If anything, it is certainly a different point of view whether you choose to agree or disagree. I don't know...
I was sent a link to a very interesting site today, dedicated to the study of the wolf and moose population on Isle Royale. For those of you not familiar with Michigan's UP area - this is an island on the western end of Lake Superior. There are some facinating photo...
Like most nature photographers, my 'pod is usually tied to my hip. It is a pretty rare occasion that I go shooting without it. (except when I forget it at home - but that is another story!, ahem) For many years now, my Gitzo 1348 carbon fiber tripod has been my...
There is something inherently interesting about using the latest technology and software to mimic the effect of something old. One such technique I came across recently mimics the output of an old 1988 Russian Lomo camera. Upon more research about this 'look' and the...
Ever since I read Tony Kuyper's tutorial on luminosity masking, I have a really hard time staying away from them, particularly for landscape shots with a lot of tonal range. And with my recent fiddling with Lightroom, which offers a tremendous amount of control...
I have been away from the blog for a week with either a bad stomach flu or I ended up with food poisoning last weekend. Feeling better now, but boy did it kick my butt. So in some of my downtime I have been rumaging through all of my uncataloged images and trying to...