exploring nature’s infinite connections
In May, I spent some time in an expansive dunescape on Michigan's western shore. Silver Lake Dunes is an exciting place near the small town of Mears, Michigan. "Expansive" is quite a relative term, though. If you look for it on a map of Michigan, it is just this tiny...
This is another aerial photograph, a nadir view, of the Silver Lake dunes in Michigan, taken at about 200 ft (61m) AGL. I admit I didn't see the shape of a human head when I first saw it from the air, but there was certainly enough intrigue about these patterns in the...
I noticed today an initiative in my Jetpack app about blogging prompts, which I don't usually participate in, but hey, new year, try new things. It is a daily theme, but I would like to check expectations upfront. First, I am in no way a daily blogger, and second, our...
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...
A quote I stumbled upon recently had me thinking about the concept of atmosphere when it comes to photographs. The quote is from Alfred Stieglitz, a photographer perhaps most well-known for activism in promoting photographs as pieces of art in the early 1900s. And...
On this Winter Solstice, temperatures have been somewhat typical here in Michigan. December always seems to be a bit of a roller-coaster ride of weather here as winter starts to assert its dominance. Not quite the winter wonderland yet, but trees have certainly...
Large format photography is something that never caught on with me. My loss I know. I suppose by the time my interest really kicked in with photography, I was so inundated with 35mm film equipment and wish lists that I never had much time to look into anything else. I...
Contemplating what draws us to certain subject matter can be quite a thought-provoking exercise. For many photographs, there is typically a careful, deductive thought process going on. Whether it is a conscious one or not also plays a part. With time often being a...
Next week I am scheduled to take my FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Recurrent Knowledge exam. It's hard to believe two years have flown by since I obtained my drone pilot license. This is necessary if you are involved with any commercial activity whatsoever with your drone....