Autumn Color in Michigan
Trees changing colors in full force in Michigan. Seen while returning from vacation along the Tunnel of Trees highway.
Autumn in Michigan
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Category Archives: Scenic
A few days in Yellowstone Park
Upper Falls on the Yellowstone river
So much to see in Yellowstone park. This is the upper falls on the Yellowstone river.
Spring Flowers
With the unusually warm winter now over, Spring is officially here. It sorta caught me by surprise when my friend posted pics of Blue Bells on her Facebook page. I wasn’t quite mentally ready for the season to begin. But Spring was here and I had to get out and see what was happening. A trip to one of the local parks revealed what the flowers already knew. Thousands of mergensia verginica were covering the ground with various shades of blue, pink and shades in between. Out came the 15 – 85 mm lens for some overview shots followed by the 100 mm macro. Down on my knees I crawled around looking at all the blossoms. This up close and personal perspective helped me find the best blossoms and perfect angles. It also made me more aware of the other flowers which I may not have taken the time to investigate. It’s a bit cool and breezy today, but the flowers won’t wait…
My NEW Photography site
Grand Canyon after hail storm
The next step. I have been a photographer most of my life. One of my first cameras was an Olympus Quickmatic. It used 126 style film cartridges and had a motor winder. Load the film and the winder would pull all the film onto the take-up spool. Snap a picture and it automatically wound the film for the next shot. when you reached the end of the roll, the film was already wound back into the cartridge. Along with the auto exposure and ability to use flash cubes, it was a pretty cool camera.
Now, like many others, I shoot digital. I use Canon DSLRs and a Nikon point and shoot. Historically, my images have been of the natural world with birds being the most frequent subjects. Lately, I’ve been focusing on people – a whole new experience!