One a recent trip back to the U.P. I decided to drive out along some backroads I hadn’t been on in over 25 years. I found myself north of Deer Lake and took this photo next to the boat ramp that was put in when I was a kid. (The lake is on the other […]
Ishpeming
Wooden Web
While on a visit to my home town I made a stop at Deer Lake where I’d spent many hours of my childhood fishing and exploring. On this occasion I spent about 15 minutes there thanks to the mosquito convention that was apparently in town. What caught my eye here was the flowers, but the […]
Winter Wonderland
I feel like this photo, so far, captures best my feeling of what winter is like in my home town of Ishpeming, Michigan. Somewhere under the snow, there’s woods. The only thing that would have made me like this photo better would have been if I could have captured it on a bright sunny day… […]
Reflecting on Winter
Over a couple of days, I tried to get some photos of the snow on the trees in Ishpeming… a little early for November, but not unbelievable for the U.P. However, it was cloudy and dark every day I tried, which made it difficult to get a correct white balance. Or at least that felt […]
Teal Marble
On a recent trip to the U.P. I’d had dinner in Ishpeming with my two older sons, and didn’t have time to get back to Marquette to catch the sunset at Presque Isle. So I stopped at Teal Lake to see if I could find any shots there. The lakeshore on the Neguanee side is […]
Baby Lake Carpet
Growing up in Ishpeming, I spent a lot of time at the Al Quaal park a few blocks from my house. There were lots of trails in the woods we rode our bikes on and wandered through. In our middle school years we hunted chipmunks with bb guns and hide our dirty magazines there too. […]
At Deer Lake
This photo was taken from a spot where I spent many hours fishing when I was a kid. We’d ride our bikes down and spend the day seeing what we can catch. (The map is actually wrong – the part of the lake this is from is along the South shore of the lower of […]
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 […]
Hidden Faith
I’m not sure why, but I’m kind of fascinated with cemetery statues. Especially when they are older or are not being kept up well. In this case, I thought it was interesting that the shrub was growing over so much, it had been trimmed, but the people doing so weren’t really keeping it far enough […]