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When you visit Lakenenland, one of the first things you’ll find (after the large dinosaur with a fish) is a gun boat in the pond by the entrance. I honestly hadn’t expected to see a boat with a machine gun that day. My guess is that if you’re duck hunting, this is probably more firepower […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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As much as geese are angry, ducks are skittish. I need to get a bigger zoom lens if I want to get more photos of these guys. This one took off right before I got into the position I was going for with the set up of the shot. I thought this ended up alright […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I’ve ended up focusing on this corner a few times, while visiting the remains of the Canal Locks in Maumee’s Side Cut Park. Depending on the previous rainfall, you can get some interesting shots of the man-made waterfalls at several spots, but I really like the combination of the green and roots and water. Download: […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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My first time to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens I think I went too early in the year – I’d expected more blooming things and there wasn’t really much. (I’d also been looking for a fairy display they supposedly had, but could not find any sign of it.) I still had fun exploring the trails, and […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Right before turning off on a road to explore the Laughing Whitefish area there’s a post office for Deerton, Michigan. Right near that, there’s a house that’s seen better days. Every time I see houses like this (there are many along the roads in the U.P. when you get out away from the towns) it […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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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 […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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While staying at the Seacoast Resort on a recent trip to the U.P., I took the opportunity to wander across the road to the Lake Superior shoreline there. The evening I checked in, the lighting was perfect for some longer exposure shots of the waves. While the “spaghetti effect” with waterfalls is very commonly seen, […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I’m not typically a fan of abstract photography, or artsy shots. But every now and then I find exceptions. It’s sometimes difficult during the fall to find interesting photos, because once the initial color changes are over, things are pretty drab in many places. This particular photo I liked because of the contrast between the […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I’ve tried a handful of times to visit Marquette’s Black Rocks (at Presque Isle) before sunrise, to catch the sun coming up over Lake Superior. I’ve only manage it once where there weren’t too many clouds to actually see some sun. As a result, I’ve played around a lot with long exposure images, since it […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I wasn’t really sure I liked the end result with this photo, but ironically when I printed it on canvas I found I liked it much better. On the computer screen, I think I feel critical because of the amount of editing and noise involved… but the texture of the canvas somehow smooths that out. […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Sometimes with a photo I go back and forth on whether I like it or not. This one is one of those. Ultimately, I’m drawn back by the combination of the sharp lines in the branches and the smoothness of the reflection. I also like the opposing lightness of the branches and the darkness of […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Very shortly after I got my new camera (in 2018) I brought it along with my mom and youngest son on a visit to the Botanical Garden in Madison, Wisconsin. I was terrified I was going to drop it in the pond, while trying to get a shot of one of these dragon flies. Fortunately, […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","max_pages":12}