On the way home from shooting along the Maumee river, I wanted to try to stop and catch the sun setting on the other side of a field of dandelions. It’s amazing how fast the sun moves when you’re trying to catch it. Fortunately, the cop who was parked just down the road didn’t take […]
Silhouette
Various kinds of outlines or shadows that make for something interesting as part of or the whole photo…
Dandelion Rainbow
Not sure what it is, but I love taking shots of dandelions with the sun or clouds behind it, from as low an angle as I can get. In this case, on a trip to the side of the Maumee river, I ended up with several shots of a similar setting, and I couldn’t make […]
Sunset Silhouette
At first I was really disappointed on the evening I stopped to take sunset photos at Presque Isle in Marquette… but I’ve learned over the years that sunsets are not always predictable. Usually not, in fact. And things can change very quickly. The evening I took this photo, it was 95% very bland, with soft […]
Sunset Float
This is the essence of peace and calm, to me. Lake Superior can be tough and dangerous, but also so calming and relaxing. Combine it with a sunset and it’s just good for the soul. This was taken next to Black Rocks on Sunset Point (Presque Isle) in Marquette, Michigan. I’m not sure who was […]
- Silhouette
- ...
Silhouette Sunset
After spending the day at the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area along Lake Erie, I realized the sun was close to setting, so I decided to hang around and catch some sunset shots. I found a place that was just North of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory (when you first turn in off the road toward Magee […]
Wishing I Was Outside
Another of my Android photos… taken in my home office with the sun creating a fun shadow on the wall across from my desk. I haven’t lived in that house for a while, but I found several great shadows over my time there. If you can’t be outside, at least you can think about being […]
Evening Flowers
One of the great things about using a faster shutter speed is you can get a more dramatic look, with the right combination of light and shadow. I’ve often used this with a setting sun in the background to get a fairly sharp but almost silhouette foreground. What really fascinates me is that this takes […]
Ski the Sky
Ishpeming is my home town. It’s also the home of the National Ski Hall of Fame. This statue is located right out front between the building and the highway. I’m not sure if the photo is set up in a way that it’s obvious it’s someone on skis, but I really liked the light and […]
- Random
- ...
Goodbye Jake
On one of my trips to Curtiss Park I happened to show up the same time that a Jake the Pirate doll was floating down the Saline River. I’d never heard of Jake before, but it seemed like a great opportunity for an artsier fartsier type of photo than I usually go for. 🙂 I […]