Notes from the Woods

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Spring Sprung

Spring Sprung

Well, whaddayaknow, Spring will be coming to Michigan after all.  After hitting the record snowfall mark in Detroit just last week, there were doubts.   Spring energy is certainly in the air now, and wildflowers are reaching up with some pent-up energy.   Snow be...

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Monochrome Escapism

Monochrome Escapism

One aspect I have always enjoyed about black and white photography is the sense of escapism that comes with these types of photographs.   As many fine art photographers of the past have demonstrated, the removal of color tends to remove many of the confines of...

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Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive – Sleeping Bear Dunes

Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive – Sleeping Bear Dunes

This image is from my "sand dune" fall trip this year, only instead of Silver Lake dunes where most of my shared images have been from, this is from the more popular and well known Sleeping Bear Dunes.   I am just now getting around to processing the shots I intended...

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Going both ways

Umm... no - get your mind out of the gutter.   I am referring to black & white vs. color photography!   As much as I like to think a photograph speaks to me as wanting to be black & white from the start, quite often it just doesn't happen that way.  I will...

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Winter go away

I. am so very ready for winter to be over with  Even though I have accumulated some unique images during the winter months,  this year in particular I just haven't much of the motivation to get out    Michigan has been through a roller-coaster ride this season - with...

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Black and white bird photography

Black and white bird photography

Bald Eagle Portrait in black and white, Howell Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Michigan Black and white photography is prevalent with landscapes, people, photojournalism and so many other types of subjects. Why is it then that we rarely see black and white images of...

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