exploring nature’s infinite connections
The waning days of summer are finally upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere and one I am sure many of us don't care to repeat again. Michigan weather has a way of reminding us not to start counting those changing leaves just yet. Cherish those occasional cool,...
Just before a huge snowstorm hit us yesterday, I was able to spend some time in my yard trying to exercise my seeing. Like any other exercise, 'seeing' photographs requires poking those brain cells to keep them active. I haven't spent much time photographing since the...
Luminous Leaves | LE-10061 ~ Clinton River Park, Sterling Heights, Macomb County, Michigan Winter in Southeast Michigan has been quite crazy so far. Either it is freezing temps and blowing wind, or extremely mild in the 40-50 F range. We have received sporadic...
As November nears its close of another year, I am reminded again of the change in focus of subject matter that happens this time of year. Color is certainly scarce now in Michigan. Deciduous trees are mostly bare, and many plants show their signs of drying up awaiting...
Similar to portrait photography, not all photographs need to be of glamorous supermodels. I think nature photographers can also be guilty of choosing only the prettiest, most perfect petaled flowers or choosing the bird with flawless colorful plumage. And similar to...
That time of year has started in the Midwest, and soon we will be in the depressing season of gray and brown. A constant rain over the past day will likely force the last of any remaining fall color to the ground. Some subject material will remain on the ground for a...
Perhaps one of the toughest aspects of nature photography is the struggle to assemble nature's chaotic elements into some type of order that will make a 2-dimensional image effective. It is part of human nature to want to see things in an orderly manner. Therefore,...
So I am getting ready for work in the morning and looking out our bedroom window. The sun is just starting to come up. I notice the new leaves on a maple tree in our yard are glowing brilliant orange from being backlit by the sun. (This is a Crimson Maple, where the...