exploring nature’s infinite connections
The Great Lakes are a bit below normal as far as ice cover for this time in January at only 2.9%. But similar to past years, a lot can change in just a matter of a couple weeks. The little tilted heart-shaped lake down by Detroit is Lake St. Clair, where I do a lot of...
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...
If the headline of this post has a hint of someone reeling a little from an open wound, I'd say perhaps you are not so far off. To date, I have filed DMCA takedown requests with Facebook to address over 200 copyright infringements. All of these involved a single image...
A confluence of historical stories, science, and circumstance is where this story left off in Part 3. Nine dragons shot down from the sky in banishment. This rare solar event initiated nine of those absorbing energy in 2017. All of them are in a...
I had another opportunity this weekend to photograph at night and try out some concepts I was thinking about. I had imagined this photograph before making it, the trick was finding the right time and place. With a new moon this weekend, and perfectly clear skies...
It probably goes without saying that many photographs you see have a lot of thought and meaning behind them that most viewers will probably never know about. The viewer takes in the visual content in and interprets it through their own set of filters and...
Lake Huron photos Lake Huron is the closest of the Great Lakes to where I live. I can reach the closest access point in about an hour. It tends to be my go-to place whenever I feel the need to reconnect with one of the big lakes, even if it is just a little segment...
Michigan Light Pollution map, from Blue Marble It is 1:30 a.m, and the alarm goes off on my phone. I told my wife I might want to drive to see if I could see any of what's left of the Camelopardalid meteor shower. I said, "I'll set my alarm, and I'll either wake up...
Lake Huron Winter shoreline | Nikon D800, 14-24mm #WI-9816 Today marked the first time I have been outside photographing since the official start of winter this season. Only 8 days into it, so I suppose that isn't too bad. I checked the graphical forecast for this...