exploring nature’s infinite connections
One year ago, I wrote about a bit of a rabbit hole I stepped into regarding the name of a local city-owned nature preserve and confusion over some naming on the maps of a couple of streams that run through or around the Plum Brook Nature Preserve (aka. Sterling...
It's been a bit of a rare occurrence lately where I go to let our dogs out in the morning and am instantly struck by how beautiful it is outside. Like - run inside and grab your camera beautiful out. Even though there have been some nice sunrises this time of year, I...
One thing that has been on my to-do list for ages has been to photograph more of the Clinton River here in Southeast Michigan during winter. The amount of progress I made in furthering that goal this season: ZERO. I could probably make up a hundred excuses of why, all...
While archive mining today, I came across this undeveloped photograph from New Year's Day in 2008. It is difficult to remember the specifics of that day, but the photo does offer some strong hints as to what drew me outside. It is what I refer to as "sticky snow." We...
Yesterday was the first day I made any new exposures since November 20. We had a nice sticky snowfall overnight, so the woods behind us were quite beautiful. The kind of snow where every branch of every tree is coated in white and should make for some nice winter...
While going through some older work to edit, I found this image from a walk in the woods behind my house. The exposure was made on November 10, 2010, I only have vague memories of it. The fog in the image probably gives a clue as to why I was out wandering, just to...
Maybe it is a little too cliche to see such symbolism in this image, but it was what was on my mind when making the exposure and also in developing it. The forest floor was certainly in a state of change at the time. Plants pulling back, new forest feeding materials...
May can be just as colorful month as October when it comes to trees. They have a softer, more subtle palette than the more dramatic hues of autumn, but no less enjoyable. Like autumn, It is also short-lived, as the colors eventually transition to more homogeneous...
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...