I’m often amazed at how long I can go without looking up at the sky! Some days my world can end up being about five feet in front of me,…
Liz and I visited our good friends, Paul and Barb, at their place on Lake Champlain. The weather was glorious even if tough light in which to make photographs. Paying…
Liz and I visited an old friend of mine this week, a small stream in Middlesex where I’ve made thousands of photographs over the past 25 years. There have been…
Nature overflows with patterns, whether growing branches, ripples in a pond or the fan of petals on a flower. Many are images of some sort of tension. None is “perfect”—such…
After ten months of posting every day, I’ve been a bit less regular in the past month. Why? On several recent trips (Alaska and Michigan) internet was simply not possible on…
I often enjoy seeing the patterns in the natural world. These are not always uniform or predictable. What sometimes amazes me most, when looking through the viewfinder of my camera,…
John Shaw, the well-known nature photographer, once reminded us in a workshop to stick around after the sun had dropped below the horizon. He said the best of the sunset…
The beaches of Lake Michigan, especially farther north, are spectacular. Liz and I have walked several this week, enjoying the water, sand, light, stones and, of course, the company. I…
I remember as a kid being fascinated by “invisible”writing techniques, in part because they involved exotic things like lemon juice and candle soot. I was amazed to find circles and…
In addition to morning walks in the dunes, afternoon dips in Lake Michigan and eating some great food, my week has been filled with Liz’s family. What a lucky man…
Still Learning To See 