exploring nature’s infinite connections
We are probably a few weeks away from seeing any trillium spring up in our woods around here. However, I recently developed this image from my archives as I've been thinking a lot about mother trees, also called hub or landmark trees, and their contributions to the...
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...
Spring seems like such a fleeting season here in Michigan. We strongly yearn for milder temps after what seems like an eternity of Winter but are not quite ready for the humidity and heat of Summer. We want to bask for a bit in the fresh energy around us. Though...
With the official arrival of spring coming this week (for us in the Northern hemisphere at least), I am seeing articles regarding spring planting tips for your yard. Whether you are a gardening enthusiast, or a photographer trying to maximize your opportunities...
"March of the Mayapple" Mayapple after fresh rainfall, West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve, Michigan A few weeks ago, I finally checked off a place I have been meaning to check out for some time. Some time ago, a client inquired if I had any images from the...
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...
First of all, for my first post for 2014, Happy New Year! And appropriately for my first post, I am continuing a 7 year tradition in following Pantone's Color of the Year. The 2014 Color of the Year is Radiant Orchid. An interesting, energetic color to say the...
This patch of lupine that I photographed recently had me thinking about isolated spots for photographing specific things. There may be a huge forest, woodland, field, prairie, or riverside that goes on for miles, but for very small sections of these places,...
Just an image for this post, not much else. This is a rendering of an image I made not long ago where I wanted to add further simplicity to a very cluttered scene. The end result - Indian Paintbrush looking rather ... painterly.