This page contains a collection of articles I have written over the years. I don't publish them as often now since I have been primarily making updates to my blog, mini-articles if you will. However, from time to time, and when time permits - I will add something more extensive to this list - and of course annouce it via the blog news. I have received some great feedback on quite a few of them - the Printing Dogmas article is linked to from many sites around the net. I have received thanks for the Galapagos Trip report as well as the tips on taking your SLR underwater.

I have also copied my "featured images" mini-series to this page - images where I have written a bit more about the wheres, hows, and whys. It is another section of the site that has given way to blog updates, but I still plan to add to it from time to time.

Thank you for visiting - I hope you find something valuable within...

Select Image Current Image Water Drop on grass Longsnout Seahorse Song Sparrow in bullrushes Western Chorus Frog Bloodroot Scorpion Stonefish Sea Lions in surf Dandelion Seeds Marine Iguanas Schooling Boga Floating color Decorator Crab Smokey Mountains Atlantic Puffin Flowing water in fall Ice Curves Joshua Trees Leaf suspension Ice pockets & leaves Lilypads It all starts with a jump from this list...

Awonderful organization dedicated to preserving Michigan's rare species and environments, click here to read more.

Many "old school" film users remember the days of cleaning slides to prep them for scanning. Although dust is still somewhat of an issue with digital SLRS, it seems technology is rapidly advancing to address it. You can read the article focused on film here.

A not-so-perfect trip to the Galapagos Islands back in 2001. It certainly can be a land photographer's paradise, and a diver's paradise - but it can be challenging to meet the needs of both... read on here.

There may be better places in the world to photograph puffins, but Machias is no slouch in delivering a lot of birds right in front of you. Read on about this trip here.

Organization is key to storage and retrieval of any image collection. I wrote this article regarding my slide collection, and still use similar methods of organization today with digital. My MS Access database has since been converted to Bento for Mac (so I no longer support its sale) - and I still use it to assign catalog numbers to my final processed images. Read more here.

Being playful in the field is key to fueling creativity, and sometimes documenting just what is in front of you can get boring. Read on here about departing from the literal.

What? I just paid thousands for this electronic box and you want me to submerge it in water? It is not as scary as you think. Read on for some basics here.

We are in the dawn of digital imaging, and certainly the rules of the game are changing everyday. This article has received a lot of references and incoming links, much more than I would have ever thought. But I think it does to show how dogmas can strongly influence our willingness to simply try it for yourself in pushing the limits over just believing what you read in a book or some advice. Read on here.

Digital capture has brought so much to us as photographers - not all of it is equally embraced! Read on here.

Storage options are popping up new everyday with advances in technology. Costs of hard drives have dropped significantly for storage - making much of the cost data in this article obsolete. But the philosophy remains the same - read on...