Welcome to My Michigan (The Mitten)
I took a fifteen year break from photography to spend as much time as possible with my family. Now that the kids are out of school and I find myself with more free time I have decided to join the digital age and pick up where I left off.
For me photography is a labor of love. It helps me see everything in a new light and a new way. Everyday events become forever memories. Insects, flowers, animals and birds become magical and mystical. My eyes see a whole new world around me, sometimes alien but always beautiful. This is what I love to do, winter, spring, summer and fall, immersed in the great out of doors with a camera in my hand.
Come and join me on my expeditions. And just maybe, like many others, you will come away "Smitten by the Mitten".
Thank you for stopping by.
Jim
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Another World
Last week I posted a photo of the Silver Dollar Plant. I decided to tweak it a bit and turn it into something abstract.
River Otter
I was very happy to be back in the kayak both days this weekend. Saturday the wind blew me all over the place, but the weather was better on Sunday. I saw two of the biggest bucks I have ever seen, but they saw me before I could even think about taking a pic. This is the first time I have been close enough to get a good photograph of a River Otter. This fellow put on quite a show for about 15 minutes and then disappeared.
Very graceful in the water.
I'm in no hurry.
Peek-a-boo.
Bye bye Jim.
Maple River IR
Today I decided to battle the wind and kayak on the Maple River. It was a very dark and dreary day.
Center of MSU Campus
This is a 360 degree panorama that has been "flattened". Chittenden Hall is just left of the big tree. Beaumont Tower is barely visible left of center, and to it's right, behind the light post, is the Library. The Union would be on the far right edge.
Dead End
No Place to go!
This is a reflection from a puddle. It is flipped and turned upside down.
More Campus Color
Some more shots of the fall color around the MSU campus. These photos were taken with an iPhone 5.
The Judith A. DeLapa Perennial Garden.
The south side of Berkey Hall.
In front of Berkey Hall looking east toward the Broad Art Museum.
Northern Lights
Just a tad bit of color around 9 pm.
Canon 10-22mm @ 10mm, Canon 7D
Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG, Canon 5DII
Overhead
This is what it looks like if you lay down under a Shagbark Hickory Tree and look up at the sky.
