You can't really see that far when descending into the deep blue. On a really good day in the Caribbean you might be able to see 100 feet, perhaps more. Much less so in the Great Lakes, where seeing 25 feet is a really good day. It is quite the contrast to being on a...
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Favorite photographs from 2012
It is that time of year again to reflect back on the photographs I made this year. This marks the 6th iteration of this process, and I see no reason to stop. It is a bit of a tradition for me, and I know many other photographers also do the same as...
Little Cayman
Hey folks, we are back. It was a great week enjoying a getaway to this little island in the Caribbean. The sun was intense at times, humidity high and relatively calm seas. We ended up being quite fortunate as far as the weather. Our resort had to cancel diving...
Independence Day
Well, I started to write this post to try to tie in something about photography into the US holiday today, Independence Day. I thought there were some parallels in the paths we take as photographers and those that founded this country took. The writing started to...
The Power of Water
There is an interesting dichotomy between the shoreline and the life existing not too far away underneath the water's surface. The shoreline... a rough, textured crusty surface that is for the most part, dead rock. Remnants of animal life that used to exist around...
Bonaire Northwest coast
As I mentioned in my previous post, I really only had 1 morning on our diving 'day off' to do some landscape photography around the island. There are a couple difficulties in doing topside plus underwater photography in the same morning. For one, the only SLR I...
Bonaire underwater
Well, I am back now from my trip I mentioned in my previous post of Craving Saltwater. Consider the craving satisfied. While the white in this photo may slightly resemble the snow I came back to in Michigan, I can assure you it is far different in the actual...






