exploring nature’s infinite connections
Perhaps you had a surprise today waiting for you in your email inbox? If you received an email from Facebook stating content you posted was removed for copyright infringement, perhaps even sent to "Facebook Jail" as a result, this post offers some education on why you...
Recently, friend Howard Grill posted in his ongoing YouTube series of "3-minute photo thoughts" a question about doing any "serious photography" while on family vacations. I thought I would launch a post about my own thoughts on this subject because it has a few...
Well, I made it to Month #2 of my month-end summaries. If you came here wondering what is a Monthly Leaf Pile, it is something I just recently started in April 2020 to look back on various happenings throughout the month. It is a way to reflect upon and also reveal...
The "Rule of Thirds" is a commonly known composition guideline that most photographers and artists are familiar with. Of course, the term "rule" shouldn't be taken literally, I suppose the label just flows better than "guideline of thirds." However, there is another...
I am pretty sure any photographer has been on the receiving end of this question from relatives or friends. Quite frankly, it is an easy question and a hard question to answer at the same time. So briefly, here are some of my thoughts on both. The Easy...
I am sure everyone has heard the saying by now that the best camera is the one that you have with you at the moment you need it. Well, it seems these days that statement could be revised to include the best photo lab as well. I have been having a great time exploring...
I am just back from a quick trip "Up North", and one of the stops was of course at my favorite place in Michigan - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. . (link is to NPS map) Sometimes photographers talk about how there are no 'grand landscapes' (aka. "out...
Mounting methods for artwork are usually an interesting topic because people always seem to be asking what is the best way, or best method, etc, etc. While I don't claim to know the best way, I can tell you that I have experimented with quite a few and ultimately...
I suppose this post addresses two particular aspects of my photography - an interest in graphical shapes in nature - and a diversity of subject matter that catches my interest. I know many nature photographers often have a singular goal in mind on any particular...