Archive for August, 2009

Here’s another old and overlooked photo, from my 2008 Sturgeon Bay trip. This picture isn’t actually from Sturgeon Bay park. It’s at a small lake in Killarney. The area is known for its large cliffs and mountains made of quarts, which you can see in the Sturgeon Bay Gallery. This particular cliff is a poor... »

After a long and disappointing series of unsatisfying macros, I think I’ve finally came up with a flower closeup that  can top my last one! (See here. Yes, Wikipedia uses it.) This is an older photo, from May 29, 2009. I’ve seen it a hundred times and always just glanced over it without even... »

It’s exactly that – just a random tree. I thought the completely exposed root system crawling over that huge rock was interesting though. Upon closer inspection you can see that it’s actually two trees competing for the same soil, or lack thereof. I’m not even sure how this setup is physically possible, but it... »

really have nothing to say about this one. The picture speaks for itself. Do I really have to pull insightful commentary out of my ass for every post? »

To be honest, I’m not quite as pleased with this picture as I am with some of the sunsets I captured at Sturgeon Bay last year. (see gallery) Maybe it’s just because I’ve done this one to death. I am glad though that my composition is coming along. This particular setup is not something... »

What trip of mine would be complete without the requisite super wide panorama? Naturally, I had to take one before I left, and I could think of no better place than the Swan Lake trail at Grundy Lake provincial park. I would say without a doubt that this is the most amazing vista in... »

The post is in the title. Oh, and here’s a photo from Grundy Lake. More coming soon. »