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Gales of the Great Lakes

Gales of the Great Lakes

This past week I was fortunate to add on to a business trip to Canada a short visit to the Bruce Peninsula.   I have been to the Bruce Peninsula several times over the years, however, it was mostly visiting as a diver.  At the far northern tip, Tobermory is a very...

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Midwest Getaways and e-mags

Midwest Getaways and e-mags

I am tackling a couple of subjects with this post.  One is just sharing an article I recently licensed some images for in Cincinnati Magazine's May 2011 issue.  The other is how much I am enjoying getting magazines electronically now.   These two things came together...

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Warblers and Mussel spit

One might find it hard to link these two things, but it just so happens they are somewhat linked in this photograph.   This image is a result of my trip to Magee Marsh to photograph warblers, and mistakenly not checking the weather forecast before I headed down there...

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Rock collecting

Rock collecting

I processed this image recently, although I actually made the exposure back in August 2008.   I worked with it quite a bit to give it some depth and dimension.   I wanted it to look like you could pick one of the rocks up off the page and put it in your...

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Rocks rock!

Give a nature photographer a good beach lined with plenty of rocks and they will be busy for hours. The variety of compositions and subject matter can be endless. Beach rocks are always best photographed in bright overcast light to avoid harsh shadows and reflections....

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