exploring nature’s infinite connections
I got most of my way through editing my fox shots from this past weekend. The more I use Lightroom, the more I appreciate its features in being able to sort through a day's shoot and do very quick editing of the keepers, shots destined for the trashcan, and the best...
Anyone who has been following this blog for awhile knows that red foxes have evaded me for many, many years despite several efforts on my part to be hidden, in the right place at the right time, even using tracking during winter to find probable den sites. If not, you...
Today is Endangered Species Day. From the name, it is obvious what it is about, but if you want a little more info and background, you can head over to this site. So what do you do for this day? Well, the Endangered Species Coalition certainly has a lot of good...
Howard Grill had written previously (updated link) about some challenges he was facing in trying to come up with new ways to photograph trillium that is in bloom this time of year. I had commented on one of his original posts that I often face the same creative block...
In continuing my 'choose your battles wisely' commentary, I have another loon image to share. Although I am not quite sure what 'the moral' of this story is. I have gone back to photograph this loon now a total of 3 times. Two of the three resulted in some keeper...
I spent a couple of hours today with this bird, first time I have ever seen this species - a red-throated loon. So where is the red-throat you say? Well, this bird is in its winter plumage, so no red throat this time of year. It it pretty rare to see a bird like this...
I went out this morning looking for interesting ice patterns and the natural plant oils (bacterial films found in swampy areas) I posted about before that look like abstract paintings. There are a lot of swampy areas in the woods behind my house which should be good...
Season changes are a screwy time around Michigan, but they provide for some interesting subject matter for photography. Whether your interest is in melting ponds and snow (which offer great macro opportunities), or watching the winter ice thaw on the lakes - it is a...
Ever since first reporting on this owl at the end of January, today marked my 5th time coming back to this spot to see if I could catch the owl perched in a clearing. I had taken some photographs before, but this owl likes to keep tucked away in these red pines pretty...