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North vs. South Lake Huron

North vs. South Lake Huron

While working on a few photographs today of Lake Huron, I began to think about how different the landscape (lakescape?) and geology are between the lake's northern and southern ends. I suppose that is to be expected for a lake that is more than 200 statute miles long....

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Great Lakes Beach Rocks

Great Lakes Beach Rocks

This image is a variation of a beach rock photo I did nearly 10 years ago. Checking the time stamp, it was exposed about 15 minutes before the one I developed back then. It's a bit different in composition, with different varieties of rocks. I am not sure why it sat...

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The Many Faces of Lake Superior

The Many Faces of Lake Superior

A quote I stumbled on recently about the Great Lakes, and in particular Lake Superior struck a chord with me. I know I am not alone in thinking that calling these bodies of water "lakes" - even if prefaced by the adjective in the name, doesn't give them justice. We...

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2017 – A year of Despair and Dragons

2017 – A year of Despair and Dragons

I find it somewhat difficult to write about 2017 as I feel it is something we already have too much of.  The negativity, loss of hope, and the crazy news cycles makes you want to tune out.   Is it so frequent now that our response is simply an emoji reaction...

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Sands of Time

Sands of Time

I find it interesting the things that come to mind when I am editing my work. In this sand dune image, I was cleaning some dust spots off and noticing how the horizon line was slightly blurred. I remember it was quite windy this day, the persistent wind off of Lake...

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