exploring nature’s infinite connections
I think photographers are perhaps the only ones that might get a little excited when the forecast calls for an ice storm. I know I do, as long as I can avoid the normal anxieties that people have in these types of winter conditions with fears of lost...
In the Detroit Area, it is pretty rare to see a lot of pre-Thanksgiving (US Holiday) accumulations of snow. Normally around this time in November, we've seen our first dusting or so. Detroit's earliest snowfall record date is October 12, 2006,...
Over the years, I have tested and used A LOT of HDR software, always preferring the more natural looking scenes with a touch of drama for visual excitement. Because it became so overused, a lot of people began to hate on anything to do with the name "HDR" in it...
As I take a break from my "imagination-run-wild" writing about dune dragons, I'll bring the topic more to the present with some of my first photographs for 2018. I've photographed winter on Lake St. Clair for the past 13 years or so. I keep going back because it...
One of the characteristics I like about photographing here on Lake St. Clair is that the location lends itself to simplicity of the winter landscape. Many people who see these photographs comment that it looks like some far away place, like in the Arctic. ...
It is hard to believe we are already approaching March. The forecasts in the Detroit area are calling for 60° F (16°C) in this second to last weekend in February. But the weather over this past week had me wondering if there was any buildup of ice at my favorite...
For anyone that uses Lightroom frequently, occasionally you find yourself in the middle of some old photographs in your catalog. This happened to me today and I found this photograph that I had taken just outside my backyard. My backyard backs to the Clinton River...
I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year for 2017! I missed going out last year on New Year's Day and decided at the last minute this morning to go check out one of my favorite spots. Michigan weather is quite erratic this time of year before we get into the...
“If all your life means to you is water running over rocks, then photograph it, but I want to create something that would not have existed without me." ~ Minor White I recently came across this quote from Minor White that really resonated with me. It puts quite...