exploring nature’s infinite connections
There are quite a few wildflowers around Michigan that I would consider 'rare finds,' such as these showy lady slipper orchids that I shot this weekend. In fact, it is even rarer that you would happen to stumble upon these by yourself just 'walking in the woods.' ...
What a strange spring, everything this year seems to be about 2 weeks early. Went to shoot Lupines this weekend that were in full bloom at the same time last year, and all were past.
I have expressed my love/hate relationship with technology a few times in this blog and in some of my articles. A few recent events just emphasize this relationship in my mind. Unfortunately, once you jump into processing your images on a computer, you can't...
I was fortunate enough to catch Al Gore on Fresh Air while listening to NPR last week. Fascinating and frightening, it sounds like it is a film not to miss. Here is a link to the story; Inconvenient Truth - NPR I already put the film on my Netflix list, looking...
Great Blue Heron in tamarack pines
In doing my edits and reviews of images lately I occasionally come across some subjects that just don't seem complete. Images where some post processing is necessary to capture the original feature that attracted me the most. In particular with this geranium, what...
I found this image rather humorous, like most images of chipmunks can be! But mostly because of the look this little guy was giving me, almost as if he thought I was going to steal the nut he was carrying. It makes you wonder if animals have other objects that they...
Ever since I listened to Craig Tanner's excellent podcast (now defunct) talking about the various stages of twilight, I have had this graphic in my mind. I finally sat down one day and created the illustration in Photoshop. While Craig describes exactly why it is...
My typical workflow after a day of shooting, or even after an extended trip, consists of downloading all the images from my compact flash cards, or perhaps off my portable hard drive. I will then use an image browser to start the culling process. After the edit, I...