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Fireworks!

Hi there! It’s been a while. You may have noticed the new galleries I have added to this site. These contain just a sample of some of my favorite photos from the last few years. I hope you enjoy them.

This Fourth of July I did an experiment during our local fireworks. I was attempting to replicate a technique I had seen called focus pulling. I kind of got the t backwards, and ended doing…

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Limited Edition

Offering, until 10 are sold, the photo below that I call Falling Water, as a 16″ x 24″ canvas gallery wrap. Signed, numbered, dated and ready to hang. Each one in this offering is $300. US shipping only, please.

The first picture below is the actual photo, the rest are samples from the printing source to show what type of item this is, and a sample of it hanging to give you the scale.

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The Gardens...

The Gardens…

I live very close to Midland, Michigan. Basically right near the heart of the lower peninsula. Midland is, among many other things, the world headquarters of the Dow Chemical Corporation. Herbert Dow, the founder, built large gardens on the property of the family home. He wanted to be surrounded by nature, and have a place where his children and grandchildren could walk and play.

Today,…

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For The Birds

The owner of the camera store (do they still exist?), where I bought my DSLR and took my first classes on how to use the thing, once asked us “Why would anyone want to take pictures of birds?” I’m sure he was referring to the difficulty of capturing a nice picture of an animal that loves to keep moving. And he wasn’t wrong. Birds are a tough subject, best left to professionals who spend years…

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So Relaxed....

So Relaxed….

Don’t you wish you were napping on a nice warm, sandy beach right now too?

This monk seal was napping in front of our beach rental in Laie, Oahu. Still one of my favorite shots from that trip.

Enjoy!

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Cloud Rays

Hello! Continuing to play around with camera movement to make some more abstract images, I took advantage of the warm sunny spring afternoon this past weekend. There were white puffy little clouds over the lake, so I decided to work with them a little. I took several shots from different angles, using different camera movements.

With a 10 stop neutral density filter, it was really hard to…

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Coming Soon....

Coming Soon….

The spring rains have been coming for a while now, and my most recent walk in the field has shown me that they are doing there job. The plant life is slowly returning, and the grass is getting taller and thicker. It won’t be long now that my lunch time walks will have me surrounded by wildflowers, butterflies, and a lot of color. I can hardly wait to see sites like the one below….. stay tuned!

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Sunrise Colors

April has made it difficult to get any good sunrise photos. I drive a long way each morning for work, so the window of opportunity is usually pretty small, and there have been more than enough cloudy mornings. I did see, finally, a pretty nice sunrise a few days ago that gave me peak colors at a time and place where it was safe for me to stop and grab the camera.

I used my camera movement on…

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Maple Blossoms

Spring is slowly starting to take shape around us here in Michigan. The grass is getting greener, and the trees are getting nice spring buds and blossoms. Using my new technique of intentional camera movement, I took some photos in the yard a few days ago, trying to capture the beauty of some of these blossoms. How did I do?

All photos that I post are original and mine. All are available as…

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Morning Glory

I didn’t know what I would think of this image at first. In camera, I didn’t like it. It just didn’t offer much promise. Then I opened it in Lightroom and started tweaking things. Exposure, contrast, highlights, color… the more I played with it, the more I liked it. By the time I was done, it barely looked like a photograph anymore, and I think that’s why I liked it. I’ve never been able to draw…

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#tbt Waiting for these guys to come back to the feeder. #pileatedwoodpecker #tbt It’s cold. It’s raining. Here are some #squirrels #framedart #artbuyersandsellers #artbuyers #photoart #wallart #wallartphotography #walldecor #zenfolio #onlinestore #onlineshop #onlinephotogallery #nikonnofilter #puremichigan #madeinmichigan #michigrammers #artphotography #lakefieldphotography #printsforsale #fineart #fineartphotography #fineartphotographer #fineartphoto #fineartprint #fineartphotograph #fineartphotographers (at Sanford Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwa2LsHFQqm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=58w0m5k5xo6h