exploring nature’s infinite connections
The evening of October 10, 2024 ( a KP index of 9!) brought another spectacular solar storm our way, triggering displays of the Aurora Borealis across Michigan and elsewhere. The Aurora Borealis appears more frequently at lower latitudes because we are likely...
This macro abstract photograph is of a gemstone known as Marra Mamba Tiger Eye, only found in Western Australia. The striking blood red color is from the Hematite content in the rock. I find it fascinating the suspected age of this little eye-catching wonder. I've...
Sometimes I wish I had a more systematic way of mining my archives. The logical assumption would be to simply go through month by month looking for photos that I haven't developed yet or forgotten about. But the reality is I usually do it much more serendipitously,...
Every so often when researching some of the unique stones I have been photographing, I come across some interesting stories. Usually, it is after the fact because I usually search by what visually attracts me versus anything else. Also, it is usually after the fact...
It seems like it takes awhile each year before I am prepared to go out photographing in the bitter cold. These past couple of weeks in Michigan have been just that. So instead I am following up on another of my year goals to start catching up on the rocks I have...
I have finally spent some time catching up on some of my rock abstracts. This time I have added some Morrisonite photos to my gallery. Morrisonite is a particular type of jasper found in Oregon's Owyhee desert. The story has it that it was...
As fascinating as I find the colors of the rocks I have been photographing, sometimes it helps to take the color away to just be amazed by the patterns. This is a macro abstract of Amethyst Sage, evoking thoughts of some fantasy world. I move from seeing a mountain...
These macro abstracts of the rare stone Pietersite reminded me of the primordial fires that helped form this planet. I can't help but imagine that fire being frozen in time in these rocks. Given it is found only two places in the world - Namibia, Africa - where...
I have finally got back into my growing rock collection and actually revisited an older piece of Arizona Petrified Wood I have. This small slice has some of the most incredible micro landscapes within it as you can see above. These two images are of the...