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Blue ice is in the headlines of various news stories about Great Lakes winters over the past 5 years or so. While it is often referred to as "rare," I haven't found any substantiating studies explaining why that is other than articles trying to gain attention in...
I find that when I am out photographing, there are certain things that tend to catch my eye. Ice globules or ice globs are one of them. I haven't had much success in photographing them though. They may catch my eye, but they always seem just out of reach. Ice Globules...
I think photographers are perhaps the only ones that might get a little excited when the forecast calls for an ice storm. I know I do, as long as I can avoid the normal anxieties that people have in these types of winter conditions with fears of lost...
As I take a break from my "imagination-run-wild" writing about dune dragons, I'll bring the topic more to the present with some of my first photographs for 2018. I've photographed winter on Lake St. Clair for the past 13 years or so. I keep going back because it...
It is hard to believe we are already approaching March. The forecasts in the Detroit area are calling for 60° F (16°C) in this second to last weekend in February. But the weather over this past week had me wondering if there was any buildup of ice at my favorite...
I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year for 2017! I missed going out last year on New Year's Day and decided at the last minute this morning to go check out one of my favorite spots. Michigan weather is quite erratic this time of year before we get into the...
“If all your life means to you is water running over rocks, then photograph it, but I want to create something that would not have existed without me." ~ Minor White I recently came across this quote from Minor White that really resonated with me. It puts quite...
This almost became the first winter that I didn't photograph a single landscape. It felt weird - a little bit guilt, a little bit relief. With the very mild El Niño winter, we were teased a lot here in Michigan. We would have multiple 45-50 deg F...
Anyone in the nature photography community knows that Iceland is one of the hottest go-to destinations right now. New workshops seem to be popping up everywhere, following a bit of a gold-rush type boom in pursuit of the beautiful and unique scenics that can be...