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Leaf Creatures, part four

Leaf Creatures, part four

As I have been accumulating photographs of these strange little beings in my yard, I have been thinking about a good way to group them together. So here is a brief slideshow of some of my work to date. I hope you enjoy it. (Best viewed in HD - you can even turn your...

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The Secret of Seeing

The Secret of Seeing

For the Spring 2020 issue of Michigan BLUE magazine, I am pleased to share an article I wrote and provided all photographs for, including the cover. The piece has some of my thoughts on wandering and seeing mixed with my personal experiences as a diver. My interest in...

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Pondering a view from GN-z11

Pondering a view from GN-z11

Rabbit holes; They take us to some interesting places, cause us to think about some interesting things. With this and perhaps an ongoing series of posts, I'll bring you along down into the rabbit holes of some of my thoughts and explorations. Oh yes! There will be...

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Twenty Nineteen

Twenty Nineteen

True story, I started this post with some placeholder text of "blah blah blah" so I could go back and look at some of my recent yearly favorites posts to avoid being a repetitive idiot. After reviewing 2016-2018, I have some news for you - I think I can already check...

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From the sketchpad

From the sketchpad

I've been a doodler for as long as I can remember. I still have some childhood doodles that reflect times where I had a pencil in my hand and my mind went wandering. More than likely - I was supposed to be paying attention to something else. "Droids" - I had a...

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Ice Globules on the Clinton River

Ice Globules on the Clinton River

I find that when I am out photographing, there are certain things that tend to catch my eye. Ice globules or ice globs are one of them. I haven't had much success in photographing them though. They may catch my eye, but they always seem just out of reach. Ice Globules...

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Intimate Landscape Roots

Intimate Landscape Roots

I'd like to think that if Eliot Porter was still around, he would be an interesting guy to go photographing within the woods of Michigan because of his renowned ability to see intimate landscape photos.   In contrast to the grand scenics of the West, where large...

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Stay Curious

Stay Curious

Questions.   Thousands and thousands of questions.   Ever since I can remember, this has been one constant in my life.    Could this be why I was drawn to math and science?    After all, a constant craving for answers cannot go completely...

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Luminous Leaves

Luminous Leaves

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...

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