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This is Michigan?

This is Michigan?

Normally when I am showing photos from various places around the state, and I come to images from a unique spot, say like Pictured Rocks, I often get statements of "This is Michigan?" from people who have lived here their entire lives.   For some place like Pictured...

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When the moment is right

When the moment is right

I have written a couple times in the past few months about feeling stuck in a rut.   Even though I had been out photographing quite a few times, I was returning with work that really didn't excite me very much.   I was even going to some new places for inspiration....

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Silver Lake dunes

Silver Lake dunes

I just returned from a short 4 day trip out to Michigan's west coast with a couple of primary goals in mind.  The first was to visit the Silver Lake sand dunes, which after 44 years in Michigan, you would think I had been there already.   As a matter of...

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