Expanding your photography often comes down to light. Light is what photography is all about. One of my favorite ways of doing this is shooting very early in the morning, before the sun is up, or in bad weather where there’s no sunshine. In this case, I’d gone out to the blackrocks area on Presque […]
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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 […]
Treezing
While I tend to only shoot images with an obvious subject or subjects these days, I’m still sometimes fascinated with images that focus on patterns or textures. This was taken back in my early days with my first camera, through a window of my car idling on the side of US2 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. […]
River Texture
The pareidolia face is a fun part of this, but mostly I liked the side by side textures of snow to ice to water, as well as the color balance. The sparkled reflected sun on the water helps tie the two sides together as well. While I typically tend to focus on larger landscape type […]
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Icy Falls
The typical waterfall shot is best done on a cloudy day with a tripod and a long exposure. But I often have fun doing a fast exposure shot for a much different effect. Instead of smooth spaghetti water you get a sharper more frozen look. Especially good on a day when the sun is bright […]
Branching Out
What I like about this photo is the pattern, and the contrast between the dark branch and white snow/sky. It was a cloudy snowy winter day in Saline, Michigan, a few years back. This isn’t really an “abstract” image, but I think it has abstract qualities to it. It reminds me of the old images […]
Stoic Pines
As much as I love Lake Superior, I can’t imagine trying to stand next to it season after season. These trees are tougher than they look. This was taken on a quick stop during my travel out of town after a weekend visit. The weather was getting pretty intense and I was trying to beat […]
Yin and Yang
On my last trip to Marquette, the road that runs around Presque Isle hadn’t been opened for the season yet, so I had to walk about a mile to get out to the area near Black Rocks. I was glad I did, since there were some interesting ice/snow formations that were gone within two days […]
Snowy Beach
I seem to end up with my favorite photos either on my way into Marquette or on my way out. I tend to stop often (which my youngest isn’t a fan of when he’s with me) so I can wander. It’s a great way to stretch the legs after the long drive up, though a […]