exploring nature’s infinite connections
Some of the photographs I have always admired are clusters of trees that appear to be in harmony with each other. Forests in general are quite chaotic environments - and to find a composition of a group of trees that just seem to radiate some type of natural order...
I am pleased to have the cover of the Winter 2010 issue of Michigan Blue magazine. I just received my copies the other day. The image is of ice blocks on Lake St. Clair at one of my favorite winter spots to photograph. Morning colors can be spectacular,...
There are a lot of very large beech trees in the woods behind my home that I have photographed quite often. I have always been drawn into the characteristic white branches of the older trees. Like gray hair, I see it as a sign of wisdom, life...
This weekend my wife, our malamute Willow and I stayed with some friends at a cabin we rented near Traverse City, Michigan. It is a truly beautiful area. It wasn't primarily a photography trip, but more about taking in some of the remaining fall color there, some...
This shot is from this evening where I finally had some time to sit by a pond that is about a 5-minute walk from my backyard. Normally this pond has an assortment of very skittish wood ducks, Canada geese, and mallards. I have never been able to do much wildlife...
I was exploring some new areas near my house this past weekend where they have created a new hiking / mountain bike trail through my woods. I don't know where my mind was, but I was seeing shapes that were everything but what the real object was. And yet, I wasn't...
In a recent post by Seung Kye Lee, he wrote about a recent trip he had taken through Rondane National Park in Norway. Of course, he posted some phenomenal images as usual and offered some thoughts about the inspirations he takes away from this place. I admired...
With temperatures this week soaring towards the upper 90's (37 Deg C or so), and humidity levels well over 50% - I have been yearning for a cool down in Lake Superior. It is difficult to breathe with air this hot and thick. Unfortunately it wouldn't yield any...
In reviewing this image in post, I thought the composition might lend itself well with a texture blend. By itself I suppose it was fine, but I felt the need to do something a little different instead of a plain, out of focus background. This is the result. I...