Category: landscape
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Dawn’s First Light
After seeing many sunrises, watching and waiting for sunrise still excites me. The colors in the sky are breath-taking as they change with dawn’s first light. Even on stormy mornings, the sun still rises behind the grayness of clouds.
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Abandoned Amusement Park
Charlestown, Indiana and I’ve been there! Rose Island is an abandoned amusement park located along the Ohio River. It is accessible from a foot bridge in Charleston State Park.
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What Lays Ahead
Part of the fun of hiking a trail for the first time is not knowing what lays ahead. The sound of bird song and rustling of leaves encourages me to head deeper into the woods.
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Contrasts in Nature
Two landscapes showing contrasts in nature from two US states. The first was captured at Rogers Lakewood Park in Valparaiso, Indiana. After a light snowfall overnight, I watched the sunrise on a chilly morning in December of 2022. Below, we traveled southwest across the United States to Saguaro National Park.
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Mountains of West Maui
Looking across from Maui’s Wailea Beach to the wind farm in the mountains of West Maui. Wailea Beach is a perfect place for relaxation on the beach. On the other hand, the mountains of West Maui have several trails to hike. Changes in elevation provides a workout for the adventurer..
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Topsy Turvy Trees
Even on a cloudy day along Kent Lake at Kensington Metropark, reflections provided a world of topsy turvy trees. On a brighter day, the sunshine drew me to Huron Meadows Metropark in Brighton, Michigan. The pier at Maltby Lake was entirely surrounded by green from above and below.
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The Road to Adventures in Maui
Before the summer is over, we will be heading back to my favorite place in the world – Maui. This photo was taken in 2019 as we were heading to our hotel from the airport. I just had to stop when I saw the sun bursting through the trees.
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How Far Can You Go
A total of 13 parks make up the Huron-Clinton Metroparks in the Detroit, Michigan area. As of May 1, there is a challenge going on to encourage people to get to all 13 Metroparks. There are incentives along the way but the biggest one comes at the end.
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Chasing the Light
As a nature photographer that I am often find myself chasing the light. On stormy days, that includes staying ahead of the raindrops. Since nature photographer look for the best light at all times, does that make us storm chasers?
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A Morning of Serenity
Hints of green, warmth, and light bouncing off clouds resulted in a morning of serenity. On this day, the shores along Kent Lake at Kensington Metropark were quiet, without crowds. In a few more weeks, the sounds of families enjoying the playgrounds and beaches will be filling the air.
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Hike, Click, Hike
Exercise and fun? Really? The most fun way to exercise is when it doesn’t feel like exercise, don’t you think? For me, that is hike, click, and then hike some more. Before long, I’ve covered two to six miles and taken pictures to look back on.
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Tiers of Sunrise
Wake up, wake up! Did you miss the sunrise? If you did, I’ve got a one for you to see. This image was taken just a few steps from our home back in October of 2024. Enjoy the tiers of sunrise over Michigan.
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Minimalist to the Max
Is it even possible to be a minimalist to the max? You see, if you were to ask me to describe myself in one word it would be “minimalist.” Minimalism seems to pour out into everything I do, including my photography. I enjoy capturing the simplicity of the outdoors.
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Darkness to Light
Morning person that I am, mornings are absolutely the best part of the day for me. Watching the sky go from darkness to light is a delight every time. Rogers Lakewood Park The first image above was captured yesterday at Rogers Lakewood Park in Valparaiso, Indiana. The lake still has a thin layer of ice but I…
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Captured Along the Way
There’s one huge benefit from taking a camera with me everywhere I go. Wonderful memories are brought back when looking through photographs captured along the way. In today’s coolness of a foggy day, I turned to the remembrance of warmth from the sunny trails of Arizona. Photography always succeeds in slowing me down to take in…
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Snowy Peacefulness
A morning with warmer temperatures and fog that quickly floated away, brought a sense of snowy peacefulness to the Great Marsh – Indiana Dunes National Park. I enjoyed of wonderful morning of quietness with no other souls on the trail. “A snowflake is one of God’s most fragile creations, but look what they can do when…
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Now what?
As expected, I woke up to a curvy and somewhat steep, sloping driveway covered with ice. That means that I am not able to start my day out on the trails. Now what? On mornings like this, I can easily feel crotchety, like this grumpy vulture that I met at the Phoenix Zoo. I quickly reminded myself that…
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Warmth of Sunshine
After a night of snowfall and cold temperatures, I felt a need for the warmth of sunshine. Three sunrises, three places, same feeling of warmth. First one was capture along the Great Marsh, Indiana Dunes National Park. The sun was bursting between the palm trees at the Wailea Beach Resort in Maui on the second image. Lastly, a…
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Go the Distance
Making an effort to go the distance from here to there and the place where I stop is rarely planned. The people I meet along the way and the things I see and learn from is the thrust that keeps me moving forward one step at a time. Cee’s Which Way Challenge – Colors of…
