Old and New

An old Church clock tower is reflected in a modern glass and steel high-rise in beautiful downtown Toronto, Canada. Scanned from my original Kodachrome slide from 1984.

Rico

This is the the newest addition to our family, Rico. I caught up with him (not easy to do) on a sunny stair step in the foyer. I love the light on his fur, making him look almost angelic, which couldn't be farther from the real Rico!

Snowy Sentinel

This is one of my favorite images of all time. The light and shadow formed by four simple elements is so clean. This was taken just outside of Traverse City one late February day a few years back. It was very cold and crisp, and I remember being almost blind for moments at a time with the bright sun on that flawless blanket of snow that covered this huge field.

Turning

Autumn is my favorite season, and so I've probably got more than enough shots of the changing foliage. Still, I wanted to post this one. Even without anything special about the setting, I really liked the transition in the leaves, from summer green to early yellow and finally the red painted on the tips of the branches.

Sunflowers Forever

I wanted to spend a lot more time shooting in this huge field of sunflowers, but their were bees everywhere. Go figure!!

Makin' Waves

This shot was taken on an extraordinarily calm December day on Lake Michigan. It was early in the day and very cold. In fact, I remember some thin ice starting to form in a couple of spots very near this Gull. The splashing of his "bath", caused these beautiful concentric rings in the glassy water that spread out for probably a hundred yards...not all visible in this shot that has been scanned and cropped from my original Kodachrome slide.

Melting Away

Occasionally I will divert my attention to the abstract. It's not for everyone, but I like to look for interesting patterns and shapes in common items. This was a view I had of a roof section at a home we owned back in Michigan. Sometime during a winter thaw, the sun threw an angle on the roof and melted away what it could, and left this pattern of snow.

Ludington Light

The Ludington light stands sentry as a weather front rolls in off of lake Michigan. I took this shot from the deck of the S.S. Badger as we departed for Manitowoc, Wisconsin and yes, it was a rough crossing!

Driftwood

Cedar groves often hug the shorelines, and even overhang the shallows of many northern Michigan lakes. And when they fall, their bleached bones can make some interesting artforms.

Inside Out

This is a very different perspective which, unless it is explained, very few people can correctly identify. Stained glass? A painted mural? A mosaic? Nope. This is the inside of a hot air balloon as it's being inflated. I crawled in next to the burners to take the shot. It was a bit warm, but the colors with the daylight outside were irresistible!