exploring nature’s infinite connections
Yes, it is another Earth Day today - and what a better start to Earth Day than to be up at 4:45 am to be on location prior to start of civil twilight. And what a morning it was! This particular spot near a lake in Milford, Michigan at Kensington Metropark was just...
Spring is always a great time of year for a nature photographer, as subject matter is literally erupting everywhere. The entire season is full of energy and renewal. Hopefully I can harness some of this energy into creating more intriguing imagery and discovering...
The Radiant Vista is a site I was recently introduced to by a fellow photographer and I immediately became addicted. This site offers video tutorials and many tips on aspects of Photoshop and photography. The site offers a lot of insight on unleashing the locked up...
A lot of my photography takes place locally, around a heavily populated southeastern Michigan. Despite the sprawl of suburbia, and mini-castles, condos, or strip malls that seem to occupy every corner, there remain a few places where one can stroll through the woods....
Occasionally I run across photoshop tips that are extremely useful, and for which I have an immediate need. Since Photoshop has about 1 million tips out there, it is hard to keep track of the particular ones you have used. I have decided I will be storing them in my...
This is a very cool program, very similar to Google Earth, but with a lot of unique features that give you other ways to look at our little rock in the universe. Ocean temps, topo maps, a lot of interesting stuff to play with. They even let you jump over to the moon...
Today my slides were finally returned from the Fuji Trucolor lab in Arizona - all 7 rolls of what I shot underwater in Dominica. The return to film felt a bit strange - from loading it in the camera, to pacing myself underwater with my limited amount of exposures,...
I have uploaded 36 new images from Dominica, at least those that were shot digitally. I am still waiting for film to be returned for the underwater shots. These images represent a variety of what Dominica has to offer, and yet only scratch the surface given our short...
Coincidentally, upon checking my email I found some recent discussion on the uw-photo mailing list about Dominica, so I posted these comments to the list; Hi all, It has been awhile since I have posted here, mostly because my underwater photo activity has been in a...