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The Many Faces of Lake Superior

The Many Faces of Lake Superior

A quote I stumbled on recently about the Great Lakes, and in particular Lake Superior struck a chord with me. I know I am not alone in thinking that calling these bodies of water "lakes" - even if prefaced by the adjective in the name, doesn't give them justice. We...

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Michigan National Parks

Michigan National Parks

The US National Park system celebrates its 104th birthday on Aug 25, 2020. Here in Michigan, we are fortunate to have 5 National Parks and 2 other national sites managed by the NPS. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Lake Superior, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, near...

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Midwest Getaways and e-mags

Midwest Getaways and e-mags

I am tackling a couple of subjects with this post.  One is just sharing an article I recently licensed some images for in Cincinnati Magazine's May 2011 issue.  The other is how much I am enjoying getting magazines electronically now.   These two things came together...

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Trying Scary things

Rock pillars As Paul Burwell writes about in a recent post on things annoying to a wildlife photographer - weddings can be much scarier to photograph than some of the largest predators around.   I happen to agree with him.  🙂  But wedding and portrait photographers...

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

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...

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