exploring nature’s infinite connections
I never understood why this wildflower is labeled "purple" - I am thinking whoever named it had some color issues. Similar to normal large-flowered white trillium, I have photographed this species so much that it is difficult to think up some new way to portray...
I have finally spent some time catching up on some of my rock abstracts. This time I have added some Morrisonite photos to my gallery. Morrisonite is a particular type of jasper found in Oregon's Owyhee desert. The story has it that it was...
This is always an interesting time of year. Flowers are not quite ready to bloom yet except for the very early daredevils. Winter isn't sure if it wants to release its control. Michigan seems to go through a time of confusion, as if just starting to wake up from...
Five Mile Point Every time I work up an image for a client, I find I am going back into its depths and re-evaluating the processing I have already done on it. Depending on how long it has been since I prepared a particular image for print (or perhaps not even...
A robot certainly cannot create art, or can it? One definition of art is an interaction of experience of the artist, what they have learned and felt in relation to their artwork, and the experience of the viewer and all of their background that molds their...
There is a fantastic conversation between several well known photographers, recently recorded into a podcast by George Jardine. The topic is basically many thoughts about archiving of photographs, our organization of them, and why. Jay Maisel, Greg Gorman, Seth...
I just got back from a very quick photo trip for a couple days to the Cleveland area, about a 3.5 hr drive from where I live. I went primarily to photograph wood ducks in a spot known for their approachability, but also ended up being able to explore some other areas...
I came across a post today by Alec Soth, who posted a list from the book The Education of a Photographer, by Charles Traub. Check it out the list here. Some of my favorites from the list; DO's: "Do fifty of them ”you will definitely get a show" "Construct your images...
I heard a rather interesting story on NPR the other morning, a piece from their "This I Believe" series. It was a piece by poet George Bowering that described the connection of music in a way I had never heard or read before. Overall it was about much more, but I...