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Going back through my archives I found a few images where I took a series of exposures because of a severe dynamic range issue. I knew that this particular shot was going to be a little problematic for me because I really wanted the details to pop in the driftwood. To get the driftwood […]
Last year, I completely missed the bloom of bloodroot. While walking my dog this morning, I noticed it was already springing up on the side of “Wildflower Ridge.” This ridge is a small section of Clinton River Park in Sterling Heights that has an abundance of spring wildflowers. There is a complete progression […]
While processing some images for a print job of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Northern Michigan, I found quite a few raw files that I never processed from a great shoot a couple years ago. I find this happens to me quite often - I try to edit as much as I can from a […]
I heard my first Red-winged Blackbird of the season today. Despite a lot of snow on the ground, at least it is one small sign spring won’t be too much longer. If not, these birds are in for a long wait. He was probably calling out to complain “Why did I come back […]
I am so very ready for winter to be over with. Even though I have accumulated some unique images during the winter months, this year in particular I just haven’t much of the motivation to get out. Michigan has been through a roller-coaster ride this season - with frequent snow storms followed by spring like […]
