Notes from the Woods

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Radar of opportunity

Radar of opportunity

Well, we have another storm front headed our way, should hit us later today I think.   There was a glimmer of hope we were on the tail end.  Everywhere I go it seems people are complaining about the long, hard winter this year - yearning for it to be...

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Emerald waterfall: Winter distraction

When I start working on particular print orders, I take the image ID numbers from the order and search by them in Lightroom to create a special collection for that particular order. .  Well, every once in awhile I come across images not related to the order, but...

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Pictured Rocks photos

While processing some images for a print job of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Northern Michigan, I found quite a few raw files that I never processed from a great shoot a couple years ago  I find this happens to me quite often - I try to edit as much as I can...

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Winter go away

I. am so very ready for winter to be over with  Even though I have accumulated some unique images during the winter months,  this year in particular I just haven't much of the motivation to get out    Michigan has been through a roller-coaster ride this season - with...

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Winter twilight

Winter twilight

Ok, so technically it isn't Winter yet. Only 20 more days to go. But hey, the leaves have fallen, the temperatures have plummeted, the hoses I left outside have frozen solid, and I'll bet if I stuck my tongue to a pole - it would stick real good. I am calling it...

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Rain, rivers, and unexpected finds

Here is another image from the exact same location as my previous post, just about 50 feet downriver from the waterfall. This wasn't even a spot I was planning on visiting - it was just a small picnic area that I happened to pull into in trying to a feel for the...

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Dreaming of fall

It seems like it has been a longer wait than usual this year, but fall has finally arrived. Probably because of a greater lull than usual in my summertime shooting. I plan on spending a bit more time with my multiple exposure techniques this fall. This is the image...

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Creative currency

Creative currency

As much as I like exploring new places, there is a certain risk you have to take that it is going to turn up a bust as far as image-making. It is not an easy thing to swallow at times. Wandering about, trying to get a feel for a place - and poof, the time is gone and...

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Sunny days? No thanks…

I am sure quite a few photographers can relate to this type of conversation on a bright, sunny summer day; Random person: "Nice day, eh?" Photographer: "So, so I guess.." Random person: "What do you mean?! There isn't a cloud in the sky" Photographer: "Yeah, that's...

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