exploring nature’s infinite connections
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...
Thoughts about individualism and community weave in and out of this Leaf Creature series. While their individual characteristics manifest from the physical isolation of the black backgrounds and unique shapes, they will always be connected functionally to the mother...
As I have been accumulating photographs of these strange little beings in my yard, I have been thinking about a good way to group them together. So here is a brief slideshow of some of my work to date. I hope you enjoy it. (Best viewed in HD - you can even turn your...
"We adore chaos because we love to produce order." ~ M.C.Escher Crimson Maple leaves in my backyard, Michigan I always loved M.C.Escher's pieces when I was a kid, and not quite sure why I thought of him when photographing these leaves. Perhaps it is related to...
Fall Red Oak, Highland Recreation Area, Highland, Michigan Hello, my name is Mark, and I am a bad blogger. There, now that I am on the road to recovery, I can take another piece of low hanging fruit for post fodder and whine about the weather. Yeah,...
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...
Let me know if you have something similar happen to you. Frequently when I am heading out to photograph, I will be driving along the highway and some quick details will catch my attention. It may be something quite fleeting and subtle. Whatever it is, I do this...
Eastern Redbud leaves (Cercis canadensis), photo ID # LE9372 from Leaves & Leaf Pattern Gallery My approach to searching for patterns in nature is fairly simple. I look for the defining repeating elements, but then I need something to break it up, to create...
This weekend my wife, our malamute Willow and I stayed with some friends at a cabin we rented near Traverse City, Michigan. It is a truly beautiful area. It wasn't primarily a photography trip, but more about taking in some of the remaining fall color there, some...