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Henry Ford West Bloomfield

Henry Ford West Bloomfield

Mainstreet at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital in Southeast Michigan sets new benchmarks for hospital design This weekend marks the first public open house of a new hospital in the Detroit area, Henry Ford West Bloomfield.  I must say this is no ordinary...

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Stone Windows

Stone Windows

I have finally got back into my growing rock collection and actually revisited an older piece of Arizona Petrified Wood I have.  This small slice has some of the most incredible micro landscapes within it as you can see above. These two images are of the...

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New rock abstract pictures

I have uploaded some new rock images to my stone abstracts gallery: New rock pictures include: Picasso Marble Namibia Pietersite Red Mushroom Jasper Amethyst Sage (with dendrites that resemble trees) All are available as fine art prints, canvas, and for rock stock!...

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Large Prints

Large Prints

As much as I agree with much of Brooks Jensen's commentary (Podcast # LW0415) on print size, I can't deny there is some unmatched excitement when seeing some of your images printed very large. By large, I am referring to 20x30, 24x36, 30x45 (inches), and up. Now and...

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Blue Iris – Color of the Year 2008

Blue Iris – Color of the Year 2008

I recently read a news release from Pantone that announced their pick for Color of the Year for 2008 Blue Iris ( PANTONE.® 18-3943). Before I read this, I didn't know there was such a thing, that colors can have their spot on the pedestal like Man or Woman of the...

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Looking at Trillium in different ways

Looking at Trillium in different ways

Howard Grill had written previously (updated link) about some challenges he was facing in trying to come up with new ways to photograph trillium that is in bloom this time of year. I had commented on one of his original posts that I often face the same creative block...

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Negative space, shapes, and diversity

I suppose this post addresses two particular aspects of my photography - an interest in graphical shapes in nature - and a diversity of subject matter that catches my interest. I know many nature photographers often have a singular goal in mind on any particular...

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