exploring nature’s infinite connections
Here is a short recap of some items you might find of interest for this week. Nature & Weather This week gave us a reminder that winter isn't quite over yet, despite many people yearning otherwise. Southeast Michigan was hit with another snowstorm....
I'd hate to let the month of September slip by and not post anything, I've been such a bad blogger this year. I may as well pick one of the recent hyped events to stay current. 🙂 Even though I had my expectations checked with reality, I did...
Every so often when researching some of the unique stones I have been photographing, I come across some interesting stories. Usually, it is after the fact because I usually search by what visually attracts me versus anything else. Also, it is usually after the fact...
Recently I came across this quote from conservationist and author John Burroughs (1837-1921) that quite astutely described the uniqueness of the winter landscape. "What a severe yet master artist old Winter is.... No longer the canvas and the pigments, but the marble...
Fall arrives today (for us here in the Northern Hemisphere at least - context is important!), and I spent some time hunting for images for my Facebook cover photo that I have been changing with the seasons. I have been doing this collage design for a couple of...
In Issue 104 of Lenswork magazine, Brooks Jensen's comments for this issue really resonated with me. He goes into describing the process of doing any creative project, and how more often than not, things typically don't work out the first time around, or the second,...
As I was processing this image this morning, I couldn't help but think about all of the little decisions that went into why it looks the way it does. The tone, the composition, the angle, the use of elements, the subject matter, the processing, the lighting, the...
With a bark so thick (30 cm!), and being largely impervious to disease, it should be no wonder why Redwood trees achieve their enormous heights and size. However, what they rely upon most is their environment, which is why they are limited to a few regions in...
I am quite backlogged on my Inspired by Stone project. I have been collecting various pieces of stone over the years such that my office is beginning to resemble a small rock quarry. The problem is, I have been collecting them faster than I have been able to...