exploring nature’s infinite connections
a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.. Swamps were generally seen as useless and even dangerous.. These are a couple of definitions I pulled off the web regarding the word 'swamp.'...
I don't spend enough time in my own yard photographing the many critters that come to visit here. I have been pretty fortunate to catch a few rare ones, like the Coopers Hawk that was visiting for awhile. But I haven't really spent enough time photographing the more...
I went out this morning looking for interesting ice patterns and the natural plant oils (bacterial films found in swampy areas) I posted about before that look like abstract paintings. There are a lot of swampy areas in the woods behind my house which should be good...
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...
It is kinda strange to think about that this image was made the same day as the previous post on bark. The two almost look like they were taken at opposite ends of the world. Sometimes you really don't know what you are going to get on any particular outing. I was up...
A nice interview was recently done by Sierra Club Radio of Nicole Rowell Ryan, the late Galen Rowell's daughter. She discusses some of Galen's favorite images and some of the insights he passed onto her about seeing better images. So check it out - especially if...
This year I am considering imposing a restriction on myself as far as photographing fall colors. Last year I drove 10 hours away to photograph fall colors in the Smoky Mountains and Hocking Hills and spent little time right out my own back door. While walking my...
Fall Color season is upon us, who knows what this season will bring as far as the variety and intensity of color we will see this year. I have read some reports that the colors this year may be less vibrant due to a lower than normal rainfall this summer. These...
It has been awhile since my last posting of some new images. I have either been busy shooting, or busy with multiple print orders over the past several weeks - both of which are good things! Recently I had a new experience visiting Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore...