Ladies - need a camera bag that protects, isn't hideous and holds other essentials? I found one and recently took it to California for a week. See how it did and what I got into it!
A serious camera bag that’s seriously stylish
Ephemerally yours
What covers the forest floor only to disappear completely until next spring? Trout lily of course!
Bounty’s beginning
The winner in the first to bloom race is hepatica! One of my favorite wildflowers captured in my own yard.
Between
Mud season got you down? You can still make beautiful photographs if you find what's unique about this in-between season.
A Forgotten Story Writ in Logs
An up close exploration of an abandoned log cabin from the early 1900s.
A lot of words about being minimal
Winter is a great time to develop your eye for the minimalist image. Tips, strategies and processing ideas to get you started.
Once was home
More houses left alone and empty, a wish they could talk and an idea of how they might be given voice.
Barn Finds
Whether abandoned or still in use, Wisconsin abounds in barns. Images and processing techniques for these iconic structures.
You can’t go home again
When I lived in NH, I photographed old cemeteries lot. They're some of my favorite places and you could hardly go a mile without passing one, complete with stone walls, some gorgeous gates and mausoleums. Alas, Wisconsin only became a state in 1848 and so consequently not many are old enough to have the same artistry, charm... Continue Reading →
Experiments in photographing moving water
Do you always use long exposure for moving water photos? Sometimes a faster shutter speed is a better approach.
So you got a wicked long lens
Are all the animals hiding from you and your long zoom? Practice for the day that polar bear looms large!
Dreaming with my eyes open
Tips, techniques and ideas to find compelling abstract images that aren't your typical fall photography.
Figuring out Fall
Finding my feet during my first Wisconsin fall. It was overwhelming, but leaving behind my preconceived ideas helped me really see.
Found Glory
Newly fallen leaves make for great subjects in the autumn. And luckily you don't have to go farther than your backyard!
The Lazy Fall Photographer
Sometimes the most iconic images can be found right at home. Good for the Lazy Photographer in all of us.
Entering falltime
Didn't find that perfect autumn scene? Neither did I, but I have some ideas on how to get meaningful fall images without foliage.
Happy Halloween
This doesn't happen to me often, that I run into kind of eerie scenes in the woods. I mean the life of a nature photographer is about living things, right? But I found these eerie little vignettes within a few minutes of each other, so Happy Halloween everyone!
Veterans Memorial Park
Seeing beyond my expectations - how a New Hampshire photographer adapts to Wisconsin.
Techniques for using a diffuser with macro photography
Examples of how a diffuser can improve your close up and macro photography.
Two near disasters and coping with direct sun
Exploring a section of the Ice Age trail in (gasp!) full sunlight! Tips and techniques to get the best images even in direct sun. Plus an old habit saves my gear!
Hydrocybe cantharellus
A mini photo study of the mushroom hydrocybe cantharellus, aka chanterelle waxcap.
